Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
RAIL BAZAAR · ALIPURDUAR JUNCTION
Fifty Years of Faith
A sacred home built by the local railway community of Alipurduar Junction, West Bengal.
Darshan
Stand before the Lord
The inner shrine is the heart of this house of worship. Come quietly, and remain for as long as the hall allows.
The Temple
A Sacred Home in the Lap of the Dooars
The temple stands in the Dooars, the sub-Himalayan landscape at the foothills of Bhutan. Amid forests, rivers and distant hills, this Lord Venkateswara temple in West Bengal offers devotees a place of stillness.
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple stands at Rail Bazaar, beside Alipurduar Junction in North Bengal. The station is widely known by the railway code APDJ. Devotees and visitors to Alipurduar come to this South Indian shrine of Lord Venkateswara, also remembered here as Balaji Temple.
Discover Our Temple
Seva
Offer Seva
Request a prayer in your name. The temple administration will confirm the date and the applicable offering.
Suprabhatam Seva
Begin the sacred morning with prayers offered at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy.
Request this sevaArchana
A special offering in which the devotee’s name, Gotra and Nakshatra are included in the prayers.
Request this sevaFriday Abhishekam
Sponsor the sacred Abhishekam performed every Friday for the blessings of Lord Venkateswara.
Request this sevaBirthday or Marriage Anniversary Puja
A special puja performed to seek the Lord’s blessings on a birthday or marriage anniversary.
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Annadanam
Annadanam — Sharing Prasadam, Sharing Grace
Feeding a guest is an offering of service. Families may ask to sponsor Annadanam on a chosen day.
Contribution amount and date will be confirmed by the temple administration.
Sponsor AnnadanamNitya Seva
Sri Venkateswara Nitya Seva
Devotees may support daily worship, prasadam, temple upkeep, Annadanam, and cultural life.
Choose an offering amount when you write. No amount is pre-selected here.
Become a Nitya Sevak50
1977–2027
Faith
Fifty Years of Faith
50
Fifty Years of Faith
In 2027 the temple marks fifty years from the establishment recorded on the foundation plaque. The commemorative year will honour the local railway families of Alipurduar Junction who raised this shrine. Programme details will be published after confirmation.
Gallery
Temple Gallery
Photographs of worship, community and the precinct at Rail Bazaar.
Temple entrance
Inner sanctum
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple — Present Day
Prayer hall
Lamps on the temple floor
Temple community
Temple at Rail Bazaar, Alipurduar Junction
Worship in the hall
Community
Our Temple, Wherever You Are
Devotees connected with Alipurduar now live across India and the world. Stay close through updates, memory and service.
Visit Us
Visit the Temple
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple — the Balaji Temple at Rail Bazaar, Alipurduar Junction, West Bengal — welcomes devotees with time, modest dress and a quiet presence. Darshan hours vary; travellers from outside Alipurduar are advised to write before planning a visit.
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Rail Bazaar
Alipurduar Junction
Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Offer / Support the Temple
An offering made with devotion helps sustain worship, service, hospitality and the care of the temple. Online giving is not open on this website.
May Lord Venkateswara bless every devotee who remembers this shrine, whether standing in Rail Bazaar or offering prayers from afar.