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This is a relatively new temple made of white marble with beautiful carvings. It covers a vast area in Jaipur city and is built in a contemporary manner. Birla Temple is completely constructed with the finest high-quality white marbles. In addition to having statues and paintings of Hindu deities, the temple has pictures of famous philosophers from around the world including Socrates, Confucius and Zoroaster. No bags (besides purses), food, cameras. No photos allowed in the temple, but rules are not enforced outside.
Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple located in Jaipur, India, and is one of many Birla mandirs. It was built by the B.M. Birla Foundation in 1988 and is constructed solely of white marble. It is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and god Vishnu (Narayan), whose images appear inside, along with other Hindu gods and goddesses and selections from the Gita and Upanishads. It is located in Jaipur's Tilak Nagar neighborhood, near Moti Dungari hill.
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Pearl Hill
This temple, dedicated to Lord Ganesha, is the main centre of religion for Jaipur people. Moti Dungri, meaning Pearl Hill, is a small hill that hosts a temple and a palace. It is said that this temple was built before construction of the rest of the city was begun, so as to protect the city.
With a capacity of 30,000, this hosts the Rajasthan team and Rajathan Royals in IPL.
The largest park in Jaipur, at the middle of the city. A big lush green beautiful garden and Rambagh Polo Ground and golf club nearby makes it an enjoyable place. The park also has a 4 km long jogging and walking track. A number of migratory and native birds visit the park during the year. Furthermore, there's a 269 ft tall flag of India flying at the middle, one of the largest in India.
The seat of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). The building was built in 1994-2001 to replace the Sawai Man Singh Town Hall as the seat of the legislature. The exterior features jharokhas, chhatris, Kamanis, baradaris, arches, todis, etc., all examples of traditional Rajasthani architecture.
These are at the heart of Jaipur. This auditorium is spread over 9.8 acres and includes a computer centre, interactive science museum, an information processing centre, library, a processing planetarium, eight research divisions, a dissemination cell and an auditorium. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 1,350 and is among the largest in India. This auditorium is built up to international conference standards. However, people visiting Jaipur for leisure are likely to be most interested in the Planetarium (all shows in Hindi) or Science Museum (under renovation as of November 2015) that are part of the complex.
Statue Circle is exactly what it sounds like: a roundabout that contains a statue that is beautifully lit up at night. It is the life-size statue of the Great Ruler and Founder of Jaipur, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II