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The decorated image of Bharat Mata inside the Bharat Mata Mandir, Haridwar
Bharat Mata Mandir, Haridwar. Photo: Nilesh shukla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Ghats

Bharat Mata Mandir during the Haridwar Kumbh 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Bharat Mata Mandir is a temple to Mother India in the Sapt Sarovar area of Haridwar, founded by Swami Satyamitranand Giri. ETV Bharat reports that it has eight floors and that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi inaugurated it in 1983.

EvergreenChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

The building and its displays do not change from year to year. The details here come from news reports (PTI in 2019 for the founder, ETV Bharat in 2019 for the floors and the 1983 opening); no official page was found. Opening hours are not confirmed, and arrangements for the 2027 Kumbh are not announced.

It is a modern temple of national heroes, saints and deities, not one of Haridwar's Panch Tirth and not a bathing ghat. We found no government or temple-trust page for it, so this page keeps to what news reports say.

Bharat Mata Mandir at a glance

  • Where

    Sapt Sarovar Road, near Sapt Sarovar, Haridwar, the official Kumbh website says.1,2

  • Known for

    A temple to Mother India founded by Swami Satyamitranand Giri, with eight floors of national heroes, saints and deities.3,2,1

  • Daily ritual

    Not published yet. Opening hours are not confirmed by an official source.

  • Steps and access

    Not published yet. Lift access is not confirmed by an official source.

  • Nearest official help point

    Proposed on the official Kumbh map: the nearest lost-and-found point is in sector Saptsarovar-18.4,5

  • Kumbh 2027 status

    No ritual role and not a bathing place. The temple's arrangements for the Kumbh months are not announced.6

On a Kumbh day

  • The temple has no ritual role in the Kumbh. The official website lists eleven snan days at Har Ki Pauri, 14 January to 20 April 2027 (Provisional).
  • The official Kumbh map proposes a lost-and-found point in sector Saptsarovar-18, the nearest to the temple.
Sources for these facts (6)
  1. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Temples (Directories), Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website
  2. ETV Bharat: Bharat Mata Mandir in Haridwar: where Bharat Mata is worshipped (Hindi) (2019)
  3. Press Trust of India (via The Tribune): Swami Satyamitranand Giri passes away; President Kovind, PM Modi condole (2019)
  4. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Lost and Found Centers (Directories), Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website
  5. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Interactive Mela Map data (points of interest), Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website
  6. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)

What you see inside, floor by floor

ETV Bharat’s 2019 report describes the eight floors like this. We could not check the displays against an official source.

From the ground up

  1. First floorAn image of Bharat Mata, with a map of India.
  2. Second floor (Shoor Mandir)Heroes of India, with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Guru Gobind Singh, Maharana Pratap, Shivaji, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
  3. Third floor (Matru Mandir)Women of India, among them Meerabai and Savitri.
  4. Fourth floorSaints, with statues of Gautama Buddha, Tulsidas, Kabir, Rahim and Sai Baba.
  5. Fifth floorScenes from the different faiths and regions of India, with wall paintings.
  6. Sixth floor (Shakti Mandir)Forms of the goddess, with Durga, Parvati, Radha, Kali and Saraswati.
  7. Seventh floorThe avatars of Lord Vishnu.
  8. Eighth floorA temple of Lord Shiva.

What you do here

Darshan, floor by floor

ETV Bharat describes eight floors: Bharat Mata with a map of India on the first, then heroes, women, saints, the faiths of India, Shakti, the avatars of Vishnu and Shiva at the top.1,2

Sources for these cards (2)
  1. ETV Bharat: Bharat Mata Mandir in Haridwar: where Bharat Mata is worshipped (Hindi) (2019)
  2. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Temples (Directories), Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website

Getting there

ETV Bharat places the temple in the Sapt Sarovar area of Haridwar. We found no official route or distance from Har Ki Pauri, so ask locally or use a map.

Opening hours, any entry charge and lift access are not confirmed by an official source. Check locally before you go.

Bharat Mata Mandir and the Kumbh

The temple has no ritual role in the Kumbh and is not a bathing place. The Kumbh baths are at Har Ki Pauri and at the ghats the mela administration opens on each bathing day; the Haridwar ghats guide explains the wider holy area.

Eleven bathing days are listed on the official website (Provisional); see the dates page. The temple’s own arrangements for those months are not announced. Amrit Snan days usually draw the most pilgrims to Haridwar; follow police and mela instructions on the day.

Go deeperWho founded the temple, and what is confirmed1 min read

In 2019 PTI reported the Vice President’s tribute to Swami Satyamitranand Giri as the seer who founded the Bharat Mata temple in Haridwar.

ETV Bharat says the building took about 11 years and that Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister, inaugurated it in 1983 and dedicated it to the nation. We found no official record of these details, so treat them as reported, not confirmed.

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Questions people ask

Who built Bharat Mata Mandir in Haridwar?

Swami Satyamitranand Giri founded it, as PTI reported in 2019. ETV Bharat says Prime Minister Indira Gandhi inaugurated it in 1983.

How many floors does Bharat Mata Mandir have?

Eight, about 180 feet high, according to ETV Bharat. Each floor has a theme, from Bharat Mata on the first floor to a Shiva temple on the eighth.

Where next

How to reachTrains, buses, roads and the last stretch
Where to stayAreas, camps and what to check
First visitA simple order for getting ready
Ghats and placesWhere the bathing happens

Sources

3 sources · checked 16 Oct 2026
  1. Swami Satyamitranand Giri passes away; President Kovind, PM Modi condole · Press Trust of India (via The Tribune) ·
  2. Bharat Mata Mandir in Haridwar: where Bharat Mata is worshipped (Hindi) · ETV Bharat ·
  3. Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·