Swaraj Bhavan
The Nehru family's older house at Prayagraj, lived in until 1930 and renamed Swaraj Bhavan.
- Where
- Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.4601, 81.8606
Get the Swaraj Bhavan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Swaraj Bhavan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Swaraj Bhavan
Anand Bhavan 0.1 km
The Nehru family's house at Prayagraj, bought by Motilal Nehru and kept now as a museum of them.
Allahabad Museum 1.6 km
A museum in Chandrashekhar Azad Park holding Bharhut sculpture and Nehru's papers.
St Joseph's Cathedral, Prayagraj 1.6 km
A Gothic cathedral of 1879 in the civil lines, with Italian marble and stained glass.
Alopi Devi Temple 2.1 km
A temple at Alopibagh with no idol, where a wooden cradle hung under a red cloth is worshipped instead. Many hold it to be the Madhaveshwari Shakti Peetha of Prayag, though some give that name to the Lalita Devi temple nearby.
Allahabad Fort 3.7 km
Akbar's fort at the confluence, holding an Ashokan pillar, and mostly army.
Triveni Sangam 5.3 km
Where the Ganga and Yamuna meet in visibly different colours, and where the Kumbh Mela draws the largest gatherings on earth.
Kosambi 49 km
The capital of the Vatsa kingdom in the Buddha's time, with the rampart, an Ashokan pillar and a monastery mound still on the Yamuna bank.
Vindhyachal Temple 69 km
Vindhyavasini's temple above the Ganga at Mirzapur, one of the Shakti Pithas.
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Questions
Where is Swaraj Bhavan?
Swaraj Bhavan is in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Anand Bhavan (0.1 km), Allahabad Museum (1.6 km), St Joseph's Cathedral, Prayagraj (1.6 km).
How do I get the Swaraj Bhavan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Swaraj Bhavan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Swaraj Bhavan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttar Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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