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Swarved Mahamandir is a charitable meditation centre in Varanasi, opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 December 2023 during the centenary celebrations of the Akhil Bhartiya Vihangam Yog Sansthan. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore, it claims to be the largest meditation centre in the world.
The building rises seven storeys and covers about 3,00,000 sq ft, with room for 20,000 people to sit at once. Its walls are clad in pink sandstone, and some 3,137 verses of the Swarved appear on walls of Makrana marble. It is crowned by a lotus dome with 125 petals and also houses a research centre for consciousness studies.
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Where it is
25.40° N 83.07° E
