Teen Murti Bhavan - Etymology

Etymology

The house is named after the Teen Murti ("three statues") Memorial by British sculptor, Leonard Jennings, which stands on the road junction in front of its extensive grounds. The memorial was built in 1922 in the memory of the Indian soldiers from three Indian princely states, namely; Jodhpur, Hyderabad and Mysore who served present day Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestine during the World War I under British India Army.

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