Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple

Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple, also known as Birla Mandir, is located in New Delhi on Mandir Marg. The temple is dedicated to the goddess of prosperity Lakshmi and her consort Narayana (a form of Vishnu). Construction lasted from 1933 to 1939 on the initiative of industrialist Baldeo Das Birla. The temple was opened with the participation of Mahatma Gandhi, who set the condition that access to the temple should be open to all, regardless of caste and religion.