Baba Chhaturmal Lal Mandir Project has been designed as per norms of Indian Temple
Architecture and Hindu Vastu Shastra.
Two Structures are planned on a rectangular plot;
1. Temple and
2. Ashram building.
The Temple is located in the East side of the plot entered from the main road on the east side.
Pleasant landscaping will be created in the front and around Mandir.
The Temple Building is planed in three floors
1. Ground Floor: Multipurpose Hall which will be used as dinning Hall also
2. Temple Floor: Sabha Mandap (Prayer& Meditation Hall) and Garbha Griha
(Deity’s Sanctum).
3. Mezzanine Floor with balconies around from three sides to accommodate more
devotees at time of big functions.
1. Ground Floor: There are four entrances to ground floor Hall, two from front and
two from sides. Samadhi of Baba Chhaturmal is in Garbha Griha along with
Jyot (Flame) at front. Sri Balimbe (Holy water well) is positioned
at left side of Hall. This Multipurpose Hall floor is of about 5,000 square feet built up
area. Devotees can take darshan of Balimbe holy water. This holy water is planned to
circulate through pipe line and add in drinking water tank. Devotees can get blessing of this holy
water while drinking this purified sacred water.
2. Temple Floor: Sabha Mandap (Prayer& Meditation Hall) and
Garbha Griha (Deity’s Sanctum). The temple planed in three parts, 1. Purva Dwar
(East side entrance porch) 2. Sabha Mandap (Prayer Hall) and 3. Garbha
Griha (Deity’s Sanctum). There are three entrances to temple. Main from East, second from
North and third from South direction. Lift will be provided for elderly and disable devotees. Main
entry with double height entrance porch with wide marble steps and two massive columns. These two
columns are designed more intricately keeping basic form like original columns in Jhulelal temple in
Sindh, Pakistan. Sabha Madap Hall floor is about 5,000 square feet built up area. This open Hall
will hall only four columns in side. These columns will be decorated artistically with intricate
marble carving work. Marble statues of will many deities and saints will be carved over these
columns. Side walls will be decorated with statues of various saints and religious signs. There will
be totally nine Deities Garbha Grihas, which will be ornamented richly with best quality marble and
semi precious stones. Ceiling of main Shikhar (dome) will be intricate decorated keeping original
stain glass ceiling of Jhulelal temple at Sindh, Pakistan in mind. Many devotees can not visit
original Jhulelal temple at Pakistan; but they should get feel of that temple here in this temple in
India. Marblr flooring work is in progress. Good quality marble is bought from Makarana, Rajasthan
after visiting various places by main Sewadharies along with temple architect. Statue of
main Deity Sri. Jhulelal will be placed centrally along with Sri. Kanwaramji and Sri Baba
Chhaturmal in Main Garbha Griha at front of the main entrance door. The other eight
deities will be placed in intricate artistic white marble carved Garbha Grihas. These Deities are
1) Shree Ganeshji, 2) Shree Ramji Pariwar, 3) Shree Radha Krishna, 4) Shree Vithoba Rukmini,
5. Sri. Durga Mata 6) Sri Hanumanji. All Deities will be facing East direction. Sri. Grantha Sahib
and Sri. Shivji Parivar also will be places at left and right sides of all deities. Water
from Shivlinga Jaldhari will flow towards north direction. Various statues of gods and saint will be
carved over marble columns and interior walls to create religious atmosphere. Remaining main Gods
like Sri Brahma, Sri. Indra, Navagriha and other Dashavtars will be carved over pink stone cladding
to exterior walls. Brief description will be written over wall about all Deities placed.
3. Mezzanine floor of about 3,000 square feet built up area is
additionally provided to accommodate more devotees in main functions. It has given grand look to
temple with more height. Centre roof like pyramidal Shikhar is giving more height to temple
building. This additional height will give proper quantity and circulation of fresh air.
The temple structure will be clad in heavy intricate artistic white marble carving work from
interior and best quality pink coloured sand stone from exterior side. Statues of Navagraha and
Dashavtars will be carved over exterior pink stone cladding.
Names of Navagraha as Hindu mythology are as follows: 1. Surya, 2. Soma, 3. Mangala, 4.
Budha, 5. Guru, 6. Shukra, 7. Shani, 8. Rahu and 9. Ketu.
Names of Dashavtars are 1. Sri. Matsyavtar 2. Sri. Kurmavtar, 3. Sri. Varahavtar, 4. Sri.
Narsinhavtar, 5. Sri. Vamanavtar, 6. Sri. Parshuramavtar, 7. Sri. Ramavtar, 8. Sri. Krishnavtar,
9. Sri. Budhavtar, 10. Sri. Kaliavtar.
Temple building will have main Shikhar (Dome) for main Deity along with eight other Shikharas
(Domes). These Shikharas will be constructed in RCC and pink sand stone cladding with intricate
carving will be done over those. All necessary God’s statues and religious signs / attributes will
be placed over all Shikharas to make Temple building most auspicious.
Two small pavilions are planned in front of the temple building. One will be used for shelter to
Tulsi Vrindavan and other for Navagraha. The temple compound flooring and its pavilions will be in
the midst of a pleasant landscaping of assorted plants to create a peaceful atmosphere.
The Ashram building is adjoining the temple on the west side. This building will provide A-grade
accommodation to the visiting guests. This building will be constructed after completion of the
Temple building. The ground floor accommodates the Reception, Office room, Caretaker’s room, Pujari
room, kitchen and Store room, etc. Exterior finishing of the guest house building will be white in
matching with the temple building.
Mr. Vinod Chandwani, Mr. Abu Pai and Mr. Jawahar Kotwani are taking keen interest in building
construction work in all respect. There is trust committee of other powerful supporters who are
taking care of finance and account. There are many Sewadharies (Devotees) who give their valuable
time for this sacred work. Many trustees and Sevadharies along with temple architect visited main
Sri. Jhulelal temple in Pakistan specially to get darshan and inspiration for this new temple work.
The project when realized will be a biggest monument and a pilgrimage cum tourist
destination of Sri. Jhulelal in India enabling a number of devotees from the world to visit this
place and procure blessing of Sri. Jhulelal along with other Deities in the Temple.