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and that the depiction of India as a Hindu goddess implies that it is not just the patriotic but also the religious duty of all Hindus to participate in the nationalist struggle to defend the nation. This association has caused controversy with devout Muslims, whose belief in the
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elaborated its meaning in idealizing and idealist terms, along with Hindu philosophical traditions and devotional practices. It represented an archaic spiritual essence, a transcendental idea of Universe as well as expressing Universal Hinduism and nationhood.
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in 1936. Mahatma Gandhi said, "I hope this temple, which will serve as a cosmopolitan platform for people of all religions, castes, and creeds including
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in 1936 by Shiv Prashad Gupt and was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. This temple does not have any statuary but only a marble relief of the map of India.
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flag was also started being included during this period. In 1930s, the image entered in religious practice. The Bharat Mata temple was built in
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in 1909. In the decades following, she appeared throughout India in popular art: in magazines, posters, and calendars, becoming a symbol of
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and religions. Most visitors to the temple are foreign tourists. Indian Muslims have opposed the chanting of her name, because in
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in 1983. Floors are dedicated to mythological legends, religious deities, freedom fighters and leaders.
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the vision of India as Bharat Mata has profound implications for the politics of Hindu nationalism
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in 1936. The temple has a large marble relief map of India on its floor, but originally lacked a
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Bharat Mata's third temple will be built in Kurukshetra, 5 acres of land will be near Jyotisar
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Everyday Nationalism: Women of the Hindu Right in India: The Ethnography of Political Violence
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The temple is located in Michael Nagar on Jessore Road, barely 2 km away from the
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showing "Bharat Mata" (Mother India) with her diverse progeny and the rallying cry "
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There are a handful of Bharat Mata temples in India. The first was inaugurated by
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Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions
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Visualizing space in Banaras: images, maps, and the practice of representation
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In the 1920s, it became a more political image, sometimes including images of
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wearing saffron-colored robes, holding the manuscripts, sheaves of rice, a
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The Sound of Dog-Whistling: 'Vande Mataram' itself is not communal.
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Specters of Mother India: the global restructuring of an empire
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and sincere eyes; and gifts Shiksha-Diksha-Anna-Bastra of the
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A modern illustration of Bharat Mata, commonly used in posters
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keeps them from assigning divinity to any god other than
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Everyday Nationalism: Women of the Hindu Right in India
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The relief map of India as Bharat Mata, carved out of
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This article is about the national personification of
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What's wrong in saying Bharat Mata Ki Jai: Congress
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She was popularised by the 1004:The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India 384:which was first published anonymously in 1866. 556:Indonesia's several dozen national armed units 490:of Bharat Mata during his visit with his guru 2212: 1413: 750:to construct the next temple of Bharat Mata. 8: 884: 882: 625:and Durga Prasad Khatri, was inaugurated by 546:("Victory for Mother India") is used by the 308:; it proclaims the temple to be open to all 129:Few temples in India, first inaugurated in 2219: 2205: 2197: 1420: 1406: 1398: 1288:, Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony, pp. 100–, 1053:, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009, 703:in order to mark the 140th anniversary of 640:Bharat Mata at Jatiya Shaktipeeth, Kolkata 245:in 1904, in the style associated with the 70: 934:. Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi, India. 621:The Temple, a gift from the nationalists 352:The image of Bharat Mata formed with the 968:, Manu Goswami, Orient Blackswan, 2004, 323: 224:in 1905, she was highlighted during the 791: 432:portrayed Bharat Mata as a four-armed 48: 7: 1394:Prof. Pritchett, Columbia University 585:("Wings of The Motherland") and the 356:of the late 19th century. A play by 1157:"It is Jai Hind for Army personnel" 522:, Kalyani Devaki Menon argues that 486:. He also says that he has got the 889:Roche, Elizabeth (17 March 2016). 799:McGregor, R. S. (1993). "bhārat". 25: 1439:Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan 1386:The life and times of Bharat Mata 1207:. www.polri.go.id. Archived from 987:, Mrinalini Sinha, Zubaan, 2006, 847:Singh, Ramendra (April 3, 2016), 27:National personification of India 2370: 1367: 1483:Personification of the Americas 801:Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary 612:Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth 482:. 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Index

Mother of India
India
Abanindranath Tagore
Bharat Mata (painting)
Mother India
National personification
India

Bharat Mata
Abanindranath Tagore
sari
lotus
lion
Varanasi
Mahatma Gandhi
English
national personification
India
Bharat
mother goddess
saffron
sari
national flag
lotus
lion
Bengal
Bengali language
Anandamath
Durga
Kali

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