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The Temple
situated in Meerut Cantt. area is devoted to Lord Shiva. It is said that
the spark of the first war of independence of India 1857 first fell and
then raged into a flame from here. Soldiers of the Kali Paltan, a part
of "British Army', often come to quench their thirst from the well in
the Temple premises. It was the taunting by the chief priest of the
temple on the matter of disputed cartridges sealed by.
Cow fat
that instigated the soldiers to a violent reaction and the fall out of
that spark was the revolt against British rule on 10th of May, 1857.
Sources:
www.up-tourism.com
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Getting There
Indira Gandhi International
Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) also known as Delhi Airport which is
located 109 km away, is the nearest airport serving the city of Meerut in
Punjab. On your arrival at the Delhi Airport, you can hire a cab. It would
take you about an hour and a half to reach Meerut if you take the National
Highways 24 followed by NH 58.
Meerut City, or Meerut City Junction, is the main railway station in
the city of Meerut. It is a junction one lines goes from here to Khurja
Junction and connect to Kolkata-Delhi Line, the line is double and
electrified from Delhi to Meerut City, serving the city and the Meerut
District.
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