Indian_Temples

Not just one or two, every segment of this Puri Jagannath Temple is a wonder and miracle. None of the scientists couldn't decode the mysteries here. We all know about the famous Chardham Yatra, Puri Jagannath Temple is the first place to visit in Chardham yatra. Let us see the Origin of this Temple: Puri Jagannath Temple is one of the oldest temples of Lord Jagannath- the Incarnation of  Lord Vishnu. This Temple is located in Puri in the state of Odisha. Here we can see three Idols i.e. idols of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra Devi, and Balarama. Lord Brahma came here and installed these Idols!!  (let's dig deep into the story). In the 12th century, there was a king called Indradhumnya. He had a desire to see God that how he looks like, to fulfill his desire he did Yagnas (Fire ritual) and immense worship to Lord Vishnu then one day Lord Vishnu came to his dream and said " In few days huge wooden blocks will be coming to the Seashore from Bay of Bengal sea so collect those blocks

Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple: This Hanuman temple is located on the top of the hill on the banks of the river Tungabhadra. As I said in my earlier post, on this hill itself Lord Rama met Lord Hanuman for the first time. It's exactly 2kms from  Virupaksha temple .   Lord Hanuman idol is installed by Sri Vyasarajaru (Madhwa Saint), the Rajaguru of Vijayanagara Kingdom. History of Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple: Once Sri Vyasarajaru took a holy bath in the Tungabhadra river and sat at one place and started prayers to Lord Hanuman, before praying he took charcoal and drawn outline of Hanuman. After his prayer, the outline got vanished and the real monkey came from that place and went away. The second day also the same thing happened and this continued for 12 days. Sri Vyasarajaru didn't understand what's happening, then he closed his eyes and did Dyanam (meditation), later he got to know that this is the place where exactly Lord Rama met Lord Hanuman for the first time. (Such a d

 Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabadra River. It is also called Pampa kshetra or Kishkindha Kshetra. To know the importance of this place then we have to go back to Tretha Yuga, Hampi is the place where Lord Rama and Lakshmana met Lord Hanuman for the first time. In the Sri Krishnadevaraya administration, Hampi was considered as one of the beautiful city in India. Let us see some interesting facts about each temple in Hampi: 1. Kodanda Rama Temple: Kodanda Rama temple is one of the oldest temples in Hampi. It is a huge idol of Lord Rama, Sitadevi and Lakshamana carved in a single big stone by King Sugriva. By this, we can conclude that temple was from Tretha yuga. This is the place where Lord Rama made the coronation(Patabhishekam) of Sugriva. 2. Virupaksha Temple: This temple was built by Vijayanagara  King Sri Krishnadevaraya  in the 7th Century. The main Gopuram is 165 feet in height with 11 floors.  The idol of Lord Shiva here is Swayambhu (self-proclaimed) and giving da

When we all hear about Lord Maha Shiva the first word that strikes us is "Jothirlinga". Yes, now we will explore one of the Jothirlinga i.e.  Sri Trimbakeshwar Temple considered as one of the oldest Shiva temples. This temple comes across at Brahmagiri Mountain, Nasik, Maharastra. The place where the Holy river Godavari originated. One of the best places covered with full of greenery mountains.  Let's go through some amazing facts about this Temple: 1. Before reaching the main temple we will come across the Kushavrata tirtha (Pond). Considered as divine tirtha, The River Godavari which is originated above the Brahmagiri mountain will be coming directly to this tirtha and there is the belief that one who takes holy a dip here will surely clear all their sins. 2. People who visit the temple will be mesmerized by the old traditional sculptural artwork. You can see the beautiful Gali  Gopuram and will be amazed by seeing Nature, greenery mountains around this Gopuram. This te

Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy is a self-proclaimed (Swayambhu) incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu. This Temple is located in a dense forest at Ananthagiri hills, Vikarabad, Telangana. Here are Some Amazing Facts about this place: .   Stated in Vishnupuranam, Long back in Dwapara yuga, Rishi Markandeya went in search of a peaceful and pleasant place for doing Japam(Meditation) of Lord Vishnu, at this time Lord Brahma came and suggested this place called Ananthagiri. Then Rishi Markandeya came here and did immense meditation (Japam) for 1400 years and pleased Lord Vishnu.                     Beside  Garbha Gudi there is a cave that is connected to Kasi. Rishi Markandeya used to go to Kasi and bring holy water from the Ganga river and did abhisheka for Anantha Padmanabha Swamy. Even at present, one who visits this temple can see this Cave. One day on Ashada Shudha Ekadashi Rishi Markandeya couldn't go to Kasi at early hours then lord himself made Ganga river to come at this place.