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SRI MANJUNATHA TEMPLE

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SRI MANJUNATHA TEMPLE Location:- Dharmasthala, Dakshin Kannada – Karnataka – India Dharmasthala is an Indian temple town on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the Belthangadi taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India. It is also a panchayat village, and it is the only village in its gram panchayat. The town is known for its Dharmasthala Temple which houses the shrine of Shiva, Manjunatha, Ammanavaru, Chandranath and the Dharma Daivas (guardian spirits of Dharma) namely Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and Kanyakumari. The temple is unusual in that it is run by a Jain administration and poojas are conducted by Hindu priests of Madhva order. Lakshadeepa, the festival of lights, is the annual festival of Dharmasthala in November–December. On an average the flow of pilgrims is about 10,000 people a day. A mechanised kitchen provides free food for all pilgrims and there are guest houses with modern amenities. Dharmastala represents religiou
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UDUPI SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE

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UDUPI SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE Location :- Udupi - Karnataka, India Udupi Krishna Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Krishna and Dvaita Matha located in the city of Udupi in Karnataka, India.  The matha area resembles a living ashram, a holy place for daily devotion and living. Surrounding the Sri Krishna Matha are several temples namely the Udupi Anantheshwara Temple which is over a 1,000 years old. The Krishna Matha was founded by the  Vaishnavite  saint Jagadguru  Shri Madhwacharya  in the 13th century. He was the founder of the  Dvaita  school of Vedanta. It is believed that Madhwacharya found the  murti  of Sri Krishna in a large ball of gopichandana. As told by Sri Madhwacharya, in his Tantrasara Sangraha, the murti is placed Pashchimabhimukha. All the other murtis in other Ashta mutts are facing Western side as well. Once  Kanakadasa , a pious worshipper and devotee of  Lord Krishna , was staying in a makeshift hermitage in front of Krishna
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Sri MOOKAMBIKA Temple

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SRI MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE Location :- KOLLUR - Karnataka, India The Kollur Mookambika Temple is located at  Kollur ,  Udupi District  in the state of Karnataka in India.  It is a Hindu temple dedicated to mother Durga devi or Saraswati known as Mookambika Devi.  Goddess Mookambika is Shakthi devi, the supreme mother goddess in Hinduism. She is worshipped in three different forms such as Maha Kali (goddess of power) in the morning, Maha Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) in the noon and Maha Saraswati (goddess of knowledge) in the evening. Mookambika temple is among the most important shrines for Hindus in India. Mookambika Temple is also one of the most legendary temples. Mookambika Kollur is a small village of about 6 sq. kms in area at the foot of Western Ghats. Kollur Temple itself is generally known as 'Mookambi' or 'Moogambigai' in Kerala and Tamil Nadu respectively. Though the Kollur Mookambika Temple is in Karnataka most of the devotees visiting the Mookam
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VAISHNO DEVI TEMPLE

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VAISHNO DEVI TEMPLE Location :-  Katra – Trikuta Mountains - Jammu and Kashmir - India Vaishno Devi , also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta and Vaishnavi, is a manifestation of the Hindu Mother Goddess  Mahalakshmi . The words "maa" and "mata" are commonly used in India for "mother", and thus are often used in connection with Vaishno Devi. Vaishno Devi Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess, located in  Katra  at the Trikuta Mountains within the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Temple or Bhawan is 13.5 km from Katra and various modes of transportation are available from katra to Bhawan, including Ponies, Electric vehicles and paalkhis operated by 2 or 4 persons. Helicopter services are also available up to Sanjichhat, which is 9.5 km from Katra.     A pilgrimage to the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimages of our times. Popular the world over as ‘Moonh Maangi Murad
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AMARNATH TEMPLE

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AMARNATH TEMPLE Location :- Amarnath – Jammu and Kashmir - India Amarnath hollow is a Hindu altar situated in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hole is arranged at an elevation of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), around 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir and came to through Pahalgam town.  The altar frames a vital piece of Hinduism, and is thought to be one of the holiest holy places in Hinduism. The hole is encompassed by cold mountains.  The cavern itself is secured with snow the vast majority of the year aside from a brief timeframe in summer when it is open for pioneers. A great many Hindu devotees make a yearly journey to the Amarnath cavern on testing rocky territory to see an ice stalagmite framed inside the hole. Amarnath is a 150 feet high and 90 feet long surrender found almost 145 km east of Srinagar. Situated in a Himalayan chilly valley at a tallness of roughly 4,000m the cavern has four ice developments, which are considered puppets of var
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LEKSHMI VARAHA MOORTHY TEMPLE

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LEKSHMI VARAHA MOORTHY TEMPLE Location :- Sree Varaham – South Fort – Trivandrum, Kerala, India As you know in India there are very few temples belongs to Lord Varaha.  This lord was third avatar of Lord Mahavishnu.  In best of knowledge - Kerala there are two famous temples belongs to Varaha.  One is situated at Kuttippuram – Panniyoor of Northern Kerala.   It is known as ‘Panniyoor Sree Varaha Temple’.   Another one located at Capital city of Kerala – Trivandrum. According to the Hindu mythology – During the period of origination of Universe - whole Universe was flooded with water.  So the Lord Brahma – who has the divine responsibility of creation of new things in the universe created a new Lord.  It had a face of a ‘Pig’ with a human body.  It was an extremely big creature with four hands holds ‘Conch’, ‘Chakra’, ‘Mace’ and ‘Lotus’ like Lord Vishnu. All Devas started to praise the Lord Varaha.  He jumped into the flooded water in the Universe and
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Pazhavangadi Mahaganapathy Temple

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PAZHAVANGADI MAHA GANAPATHY TEMPLE This great temple is situated at  East Fort  in the heart of  Trivandrum  – Capital City of Kerala, India. The main Deity of the temple is Sri Mahaganapathy ( Ganesha ). The main idol is installed in a seated posture with the right leg in a folded stance. The temple is situated in close proximity to the  Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple . Other Deities worshiped at the temple include  Dharmasasta ,  Goddess Durga  and  Nagaraja . The temple sculptures include 32 different forms of Lord Ganesha. The original Idol was maintained by  The Nair Brigade initially at  Padmanabhapuram  and later when they were shifted to  Thiruvananthapuram  they installed the Idol and the current temple came into being. After the integration of the Travancore army with the Indian Forces, the temple is being maintained by the  Indian Army . The main Vazhipadu (Offering) is the breaking of coconuts at the temple. Other offerings associated with Lord Ganes
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