Temples in India

A trip to North India’s most revered places of worship fall short without including the Vaishno Devi Mandir. Mata Rani, Vaishnavi, and Trikuta are names given to goddess Vaishno Devi. She is considered to be the manifestation of the Hindu Goddess Durga/Parvati. The temple is located in Katra, nestled in the snowy Trikuta mountains of Jammu and Kashmir. The Vaishno Devi temple is one of the most popular sites in India. It has millions of devotees walking up the mountain to pay gratitude and seek the blessings of the goddess. Moreover, the Vaishno Devi temple cave holds idols of over 33 Hindu gods. Vaishno Devi Temple is said to be very powerful and mystical. Hence, there are followers who make it a point to visit the goddess regularly despite the harsh journey to the temple. Different modes or transportation aid the devotees in reaching the Vaishno Devi temple. Electric vehicles, ropeway, palki, and even ponies help ease the journey. Also, there are helicopter services up to Sanjich

Kopeshwar Shiv Temple, Khidrapur  which lies near the border of Maharashtra-Karnataka. Just zoom in the following photos of the temple towards the idols, statues, monuments on the walls. You will see how the faces of them have been  chopped off  with a sharp tool, probably an axe. The ancient Kopeshwar temple at Khidrapur in Kolhapur District is dedicated to Lord Shiva and sits on the bank of River Krishna. There are reasons to believe that even though the construction of Kopeshwar temple started sometime in 7th century AD, the work remained incomplete largely due to constant skirmishes between warring rulers of the region. The renovation was completed only in the 12th Century by the Shilahara and the Yadava Kings. This temple is in four parts, all interconnected through vestibules. The first structure you enter through is the Swarga Mandap (Heavenly Hall). The architecture of Swarga mandap is unique. This mandap is round in shape and is constructed with the support

Sri Kalahasti is famous for its Vayu linga, representing wind. This is one of the very famous Shiva temple located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India at a distance of about 36 km from the well-known Tirupati temple. Lord Shiva is worshipped here as an embodiment of one of the Pancha-mahabhootas (water, fire, earth, space and air). Of these 5 elements, Sri Kalahasti temple is famous for the element ‘air’ and the other four sthalam/ divine locations are Chidambaram depicting space, Kanchipuram depicting Earth, Tiruvanaikkaval depicting water and Tiruvannamalai depicting Fire. It is known historically that the temple was constructed by the Pallava dynasty in the 5th century and the then Chola kings in 10th century renovated and constructed the main structures. Huge amounts of donations and contributions were received from the great kings of the ruling dynasties including the period of Krishnadeva Raya. Currently local government maintains the temple's ongoing maintenance.

Vasuki naag Temple First let me tell you who is vasuki naag. The snake that you see on the neck of lord Shiva is Vasuki naag . He is also the king of bhadarwah , that is why Bhadarwah is known a land of naag. ( Naag = Snake) Veiw of  Vasuki Naag Temple. This temple is approximately 2000 years old . The idols were created by a single stone.( Pure Black ) . Actually among these two idols one is of  Vasuki Naag.  and other one is  Jimut Vahan Ji  ( He was the king of Bhadarwah during that time , he was was the one who saved life of  Vasuki Naag  by sacrificing his own body the lord  Garuda .  ) ( It's a long story I am not going deep into this . ) You can see in the picture that these Idols are little bit tilted with any support But from front they look straight . Even though Bhadarwah ( seismic zone 5 ) is prone to earthquake but still these Idols haven't affected from any earthquake quake even being tilted. On the day of Makar Sankranti every year the

Tungnath  is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world and is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the mountain range of Tunganath in Rudraprayag district , in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Tunganath (literal meaning: Lord of the peaks) mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys. It is located at an altitude of 3,680 m (12,073 ft), and just below the peak of Chandrashila . The temple is believed to be 5000 years old and is the third (Tritiya Kedar) in the pecking order of the Panch Kedars. It has a rich legend linked to the Pandavas, heroes of the Mahabharat epic. ● According to Hindu history Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati both reside in the Himalayas: Lord Shiva resides at Mount Kailash. Parvati is also called Shail Putri which means 'daughter of hills'. ● The Tunganath is indelibly linked to the origin of the Panch Kedar temples built by the Pandavas. The legend states that sage Vyas Rishi advised the Pandavas t

There is one such temple in Panagal village Nalgonda District in Telangana. It is called “Chaya Someshwaralaya”. Chaya means Shadow and there is one mystery related to Shadow that is why it is called “Chaya Someshwaralaya”. Why It is Mysterious: Mysterious because of its Architecture in Gharbalaya. Although there is no pillar opposite to Shivalinga, the shadow will reflect inside the inner sanctum of the temple. Let you walk through: In inner sanctum, you can see that shadow of the pillar. This is the main temple and here if you observe there is no pillar. In this pic, you can clearly see the Shadow inside the inner sanctum. Five pillars in the temple are placed in a way that the sun reflects on those pillars and form a shadow in the inner sanctum. Below given is the panoramic view of the temple. Translation: Panagal was ruled by Kunduru Cholas between A.D 1040 till A.D 1290 and their kingdom is stretched from Nalgonda to Mahabubnagar, they