Lok Sabha Question No. 4237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Temple 360 Digital Platform
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4237 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## TEMPLE 360 DIGITAL PLATFORM

## 4237.  SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  app/website  known  as  Temple  360  digital platform, where anyone can visit a temple of one's choice anytime and from anywhere within the country and outside;
- (b) the details and number of temples which have been included into it and services extended through the app/website to users, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  suggestions  or  called  from  the  public  for inclusion of additional temples and features for improving it to make more user friendly; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Yes, Sir.  Government has launched website temple360.in.
- (b) Total 35 temples are included in the website temple360.in.  A State-wise list of temples is annexed.  Initially, the website aims to bring 24x7 experience of immersive spiritual journeys  and  temple  darshans  through  live  camera  feeds  with  further  expansion  to provide services of  E-Prasad, E-Arti, E-Sringaar,  E-Donation etc.
- (c) &(d)  The updation of a website is a continuous process and Government takes note of public suggestions while doing such updation including inclusion/deletion of names of temples.

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## Annexure

## State-wise details and number of temples included in temple360 website

| S.No.   | State            |   No. of Temples | Temple Names                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Bangalore        |                1 | The Iskcon Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2.      | Bihar            |                1 | Thawe Mata Mandir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3.      | Delhi            |                2 | Matri Mandir Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple (Birla Mandir)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4.      | Goa              |                1 | Shri Kamakshi Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5.      | Gujarat          |                3 | Dakor Temple Dwarkadhish Somnath                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6.      | Haryana          |                5 | Shri Geeta Birla Mandir, Kurukshetra Agroha Dham Mandir Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Mandir ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Damodar Mandir Jagannath Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh |                2 | Chintpurni Temple Shree Naina Devi Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                2 | Omkareshwar Maa Sharda Devi Maihar Shakti Peeth                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 9.      | Maharashtra      |               11 | Trimbakeshwar Ghrishneshwar Shree Jyotiba Temple Shri Tulja Bhavani Temple Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Shree Karveer Niwasini Ambabai Temple Sri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir And SansthanTemple Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Temple Shri Brahmachaitanya Gondavalekar MaharajMandir Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple |
| 10.     | Rajasthan        |                3 | Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple Mandir Shree Govind Devji Iskcon Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11.     | Uttar Pradesh    |                4 | Kalyani Devi Shaktipeeth Mandir Alopi Sankari Devi Shakti Peeth Temple Sri Krishna Balrama Temple Takshak Teerth                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         | Total            |               35 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |