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| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi<br />
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| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| district = [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]<br />
| location = [[Lalita Ghat]], [[Varanasi]], India<br />
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'''Lalita Gauri Mandir''' ({{langx|hi|ललिता गौरी मंदिर}}), also known as '''Lalita Mata Mandir''', is one of the important and historic temples in the holy city of [[Varanasi]].<ref name="Nine forms of Goddess Gauri">{{cite news|title=Nine forms of Goddess Gauri|publisher=Shri Kashi darshan|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://www.shrikashidarshan.org/packages/kashi-darshan/nav-durga-nav-gauri-darshan-yatra.html}}</ref><ref name="Lalita Mandir">{{cite news|title=Lalita Mandir|publisher=Kashiyana.com|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://www.kashiyana.com/m/pages/rghat.aspx?id1=20141203183311&id=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925155542/http://www.kashiyana.com/m/pages/rghat.aspx?id1=20141203183311&id=0|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This temple has great religious importance in [[Hinduism]] and is dedicated to the goddess [[Lalita Gauri]] (form of Goddess [[Parvati]]).<ref name="Ghat of Goddess">{{cite news|title=Ghat of Goddess|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/This-ghat-of-Goddess-Lalita-is-in-a-shambles/articleshow/13415603.cms}}</ref> The Mandir was constructed in early 19th century. The temple was constructed between 1800–1804 by [[Rana Bahadur Shah]]. Lalita Gauri Mandir is situated on the [[Lalita Ghat]] and the ghat was named after this temple.<ref name="Ghats of Varanasi">{{cite news|title=Ghats of Varanasi|publisher=Shri Kashi darshan|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://www.shrikashidarshan.org/about-varanasi/ghats-of-kashi/2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925151417/http://www.shrikashidarshan.org/about-varanasi/ghats-of-kashi/2/|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Devi temples">{{cite news|title=Devi temples|publisher=Varanasi temples website|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://varanasi-temples.com/category/devi-temples/page/2/}}</ref><ref name="Devotees throng Lalita Gauri Temple">{{cite news|title=Devotees throng Lalita Gauri Temple|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Devotees-throng-Lalita-Gauri-Temple/articleshow/12446197.cms}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
King of Nepal, [[Rana Bahadur Shah]] took exile in [[Varanasi]] from 1800 to 1804 and titled himself as "Swami Nirgunanda". During his exile, he decided to build a ghat to house replica of [[Pashupatinath Temple]] in [[Varanasi]]. The spot chosen was Lalit Ghat, which was named after the Lalita Gauri mandir. Shah constructed a Nepali Mandir along with the Ghat.<ref name="Nepali Mandir">{{cite news|title=Nepali Mandir|publisher=ixigo.com|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=https://www.ixigo.com/nepali-temple-varanasi-india-ne-1652334}}</ref><ref name="A piece of Nepal in Varanasi">{{cite news|title=A piece of Nepal in Varanasi|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-piece-of-Nepal-in-Varanasi/articleshow/5938486.cms}}</ref><br />
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==Significance and religious belief==<br />
Lalita Gauri is the third form of Goddess Gauri (who is a form of Goddess [[Parvati]]).<ref name="Nine forms of Goddess Gauri"/><ref name="Goddess Parvati">{{cite news|title=Goddess Parvati|publisher=Mahashivratri.org|accessdate=25 Sep 2015|url=http://www.mahashivratri.org/about-goddess-parvati.html}}</ref> It is believed that a person who worships Lalita Gauri, will attain wealth and prosperity.<ref name="Devi temples"/><br />
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==Location==<br />
Lalita Gauri mandir is situated on the Ck.1/67, [[Lalita Ghat]], 5 kilometers South-East of [[Varanasi Junction railway station]] and 300 meters East of [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Priyanka|date=2018-06-21|title=Lalita Gauri Temple, Varanasi|url=https://www.bharattemples.com/lalita-gauri-temple-varanasi/|access-date=2021-11-23|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Hindu temples in Varanasi]]<br />
*[[Nepali Mandir]], [[Varanasi]]<br />
*[[Durga Mandir, Varanasi]]<br />
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