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Category Archives: Temples

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple-History, Festivals, Pooja Timings.

Shirdi-Sai-Baba-Temple

Shirdi, a small yet well-known town near Nashik in Maharashtra, has become concomitant with the highly revered fakir Sai Baba. Anyone who decides to visit this spiritual land of Sai will be completely enamored by his holy teachings and great deeds towards humanity. Whether one is an ardent believer of Sai, a Sai bhakta, or […]

Badrinath Temple : History, Architecture,Significance pooja Timings.

Badrinath Temple

Tirth Yatra to Char Dham in India not only purifies the soul but is also believed to play a pivotal role in one’s journey as a human to achieve Moksh(salvation) by the Hindus. Badrinath, a Char Dham locale, is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in India, in the Garhwal Hill tracks of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand. The majestic temple is at a height […]

Golden temple :History,Rituals and Festivals, Pooja Timings

Golden Temple

Guru govind dooo khade, kaake laagoon paany… balihaaree guru aapane, govind diyo bataay… I still remember this Doha of Sant Kabir Das from my school days. He asks, whose feet will we touch first as a gesture of honor if both Guru and Govind (God) are in front of us? Then Sant Kabir says the Guru deserves […]

Gangotri Temple: History,Story, Pooja and Darshan timings, rituals

Gangotri Temple

Gangotri Temple is the birthplace of the river Maa Ganga, one of the four Chota Char Dham of India. We Indians love and worship our nature. We treat the trees, animals, mountains, and rivers as Gods. It is said that during the era of Pre Vedic-Period, people found their God in nature. Even the terracotta […]

Kedarnath Temple :History,Mythology,Temple Rituals, Pooja Timings

kedarnath temple

Kedarnath Temple      Kedarnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India. The place of devotion and spirituality. The bird’s nest for Sadhus and the sacred place of Mahadeva, the Lord of Gods. Who is Shiva? Everyone admires him for different reasons. For some, he is the destroyer of evil and the supreme God […]

Srikalahasti Temple:History,Temple Structure,temple Rituals, Pooja Timings

srikalahasti temple

Srikalahasti Temple Introduction Have you ever heard about worshiping Lord Vayu (The Air God)? No! right, but it’s true. In a nation having diverse cultures and traditions, we also worship Lord Vayu in the form of Lord Shiva in Srikalahasti Temple. The temple is located in Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh. Further, the temple is […]

Kamakhya Devi Temple:History,Belief and mystery,mythology,

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Maa Kamakhya  or Kameswari, is the renowned Goddess of Desire. Her famous shrine is located in the heart of Nilachala Hill, situated in the western part of Guwahati, the Capital City of Asom in North East India. Maa Kamakhya Devalaya is considered the most sacred and oldest of the 51 Shakti Peethas. It is the […]

Mehandipur Balaji Temple: Mythology, History, Temple Rituals, Pooja Timings

Mehandipur Balaji Temple

Mehandipur Balaji temple is a temple in the Dasua district of Rajasthan, India, dedicated to Hanuman ji. It is situated between the Dausa district and Karauli District. Here Hanuman ji is known as Balaji.  Rajasthan – A state more famous for Haunted places than temples. But one temple is believed to be a temple where […]

Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple:Puja Timings, Mythology, Architecture

Kanchi Kamakshi Amman

Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu is one of the 51 Shaktipiths devoted to Kamakshi Devi. The word Kamakshi is a formation of 3 words, ‘Ka’ which means ‘Saraswati’, ‘Ma’ which means ‘Laksmi’, and ‘Akshi’ means ‘eyes’. The name concludes as the god lives in Kanchi Kamakshi Devi with Devi Lakshmi and Devi […]

Akkanna Madanna Mahakali Devi Temple: History, Architecture, Temple Timings

Akkanna Madana Mahakali Devi Temple

A 330 years old temple built by two Brahmin brothers Akkanna and Madanna at Hyderabad, known by their names, Akkanna Madanna temple is dedicated to Devi Kali. The History Behind The Madanna Mahakali Devi Temple The two Brahmin brothers, Akkanna and Madanna were the ministers of the court of Tana Shah who ruled Golconda between […]