Category Archives: Temples

INTRODUCTION Mata Annapoorneshwari is an aspect of Mata Parvati, and her famous Annapoorneshwari Temple is situated at Horanadu, on the banks of the Holy River Bhadra at Karnataka. According to legend,once Lord Shiva removed one of the heads of Lord Brahma, in order to destroy his ego. Due to that, Lord Shiva had suffered from severe hunger. Hence he went […]

INTRODUCTION Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, and in this Temple, Mata Kali is worshipped as the main deity and it is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. It is the popular temple next to Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, Kolkata. The surroundings of the temple contain a rich scenery and greenery, and lot of transport, boarding […]

INTRODUCTION UlagalanthaPerumal Temple also known as Trivikrama Temple is a  temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Tirukovilur, Tamil Nadu. It was constructed with great architectural skills, and the importance of this temple is mentioned in the Divya Prabandham. It is one of the 108 Divya desam, and Lord Vishnu is worshipped as Ulagalantha Perumal and his consort Mata Lakshmi as Poongothai. The temple is constructed by Chola […]

INTRODUCTION Gnayiru Sun god temple also known as Sri Pushparatheswarar temple is situated at the Gnayiru village and it is considered as one of the sacred navagraha temples located at Chennai and dedicated to Lord Surya Bhagawan and the main deity is Lord Shiva, who is known as Lord Pushparatheswarar. For visiting this temple, bus […]

INTRODUCTION Nidhivan Temple in Vrindavan, is situated near Mathura, and it believed that even today, in this temple, daily night Lord Krishna is visiting here, and dancing with Mata Radha and with other Gopikas, who are in the form of trees, would be changed into Gopikas, once Lord Krishna arrives at this place.And they would […]

INTRODUCTION Pozhichalur is situated near Palavaram and it has an ancient Shiva temple built by Chola Kings. The main deity in this temple is Sri Agatheeswarar and Goddess Sri Anandhavalli. This ancient and marvelous temple is one among the Navagraha temples of Chennai dedicated to Lord Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan. It is believed that the great […]

Famous Temples of India BadrinathTemple : The Badrinath temple also known as Badrinarayan is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Badrinath was re-established as a major pilgrimage site by AdiShankara in the 9th century. Lord Vishnu is found here in a meditative posture flanked by Nar and Narayan. Badrinath is a significant pilgrimage centre for the Vaishnavites. It is […]

INTRODUCTION Navagrahas are occupying the main place in our life. We are able to live in this world, through their grace only. Navagrahas are considered as demi gods and are even worshipped by the great rishis, sages and saints. In order to get prosperity and to get rid of our problems, it is advisable to […]