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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Dragon Palace Temple<br />
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| image = File:Dragon Palace Temple.jpg<br />
| image_size = 300<br />
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| caption = The Dragon Palace Temple in Kamptee<br />
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| location = [[Kamptee]], Maharashtra, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|21|12|29.9|N|79|12|11.1|E|}}<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]]<br />
| deity = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| functional_status = Open<br />
| website = {{URL|https://dragon-palace-temple.org}}<br />
| founded_by = Ogawa Society<br />
| year_completed = 1999<br />
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The '''Dragon Palace Temple''', also known as the '''Lotus Temple of Nagpur''', is a [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Kamptee]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The temple was established in 1999 with funds from the Japan-based Ogawa Society, a charitable trust.<ref name=":0">Nichiren Shu News<br />
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The 4th Anniv. of Dragon Palace Temple in Nagpur, India Celebrated<br />
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http://nichiren-shu.org/news/id11/</ref> The temple complex encompassing the Dragon Palace houses a carved [[sandalwood]] [[murti]] that is associated with the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], and the building is a [[Pilgrimage|pilgrimage site]] for practitioners of the faith.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharatonline.com/maharashtra/travel/nagpur/dragon-palace-temple.html|title=Dragon Palace Temple-ragon Palace Temple Nagpur, Dragon Palace|publisher=Temple Kamptee Nagpur|website=www.bharatonline.com|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.maharashtradarshan.in/religious-places/dragon-palace.html|title=Maharashtra Darshan {{!}} Dragon Palace|website=www.maharashtradarshan.in|language=EN|access-date=2018-02-05|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721021616/http://www.maharashtradarshan.in/religious-places/dragon-palace.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dragon-palace-temple.org/?page_id=1485|title=About Ogawa {{!}} World Famous Dragon Palace Temple|website=dragon-palace-temple.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The Dragon Palace Temple was founded in 1999 on land purchased by [[Sulekha Kumbhare]] and Noriko Ogawa. Kumbhare was at the time serving as the mayor of Kamptee, while Ogawa was the president of a Japanese company with business connections in the area.<ref name=":0" /> Ogawa was also the head of the Ogawa Foundation, a charitable trust that contributed to Buddhist charitable causes. The foundation envisioned the Dragon Palace Temple as both a place for Buddhist education and meditation, as well as a symbol of Indo-Japanese friendship.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> This original plot of 10 acres was expanded by 40 acres in 2003.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nagpur]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhism in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhist temples in Maharashtra]]</div>KARTIK