PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Union Dwelling Minister and senior BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated the Bharat Mata Mandir at Amaragiri in Ishwaramangala of Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
The Mandir, constructed at a value of ₹3 crore by the Dharmashree Pratisthan Belief, is the second temple for Bharat Mata after the one in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari. Pratisthan administrative Dharmadarshi Achyutha Moodethaya mentioned the temple has been constructed on 2.5 acres of land belonging to the belief. The temple goals to commemorate Bharat Mata’s nice warriors to instill patriotic fervour among the many individuals. A six-feet idol of Bharat Mata and three-feet tall statues of jawans and farmers have been put in on the temple.
Earlier, Shah visited Sree Panchamukhi Anjaneya temple at Hanumagiri. He was accompanied by State Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP veteran chief B S Yediyurappa and State occasion president Nalin Kumar Kateel MP.