Indian_Temples

  Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple, Kanipakam. Here the Lord Vinayaka idol is self-incarnated (Swayambu). Located in Kanipakam, Chitoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The story behind this Temple: Long back there was a village called Viharapuri there lived three physically disabled brothers one was deaf other was dumb and another was blind. They used to work as farmers and cultivate a small piece of land and earn money. One day the well went dried and there was no water for cultivation. They decided to dig the well further down so that they get water. While in process of digging the well one of the brothers hit a huge stone with an iron rod, soon after this blood started rushing from the stone. Meanwhile, the three brothers got rid of their disabilities and became normal persons due to the touch of holy blood. They called villagers and with their help, they dug deep into the well and they found Lord Ganesh's idol. Amazed!!! Yes, people were amazed by this and started offering prayers and lots...

  Japali Hanuman Temple: Japali Hanuman Temple is one of the oldest temples in Tirumala and it is said that when Lord Rama, Devi Sita, and Lakshmana were in aranyavasa, they lived here for a period of time. This is the place where Lord Hanuman gave darshan to Jabali muni and the idol inside the temple was installed by no one, it was a self-proclaimed (Swayambhu), Lord himself appeared on the stone.  Wow... interesting right?  come let's dig deep into the story!!! Many years ago there was a muni(Saint) called Jabali who was the bhakta of Lord Hanuman and he performed enormous prayers and Japa (meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name). Lord Hanuman was pleased with his worship and gave darshan to him by appearing on a huge rock. That is the idol which is there inside the garbhagudi of the Japali temple.  This temple is surrounded by 2 ponds, Rama kund in front of the temple and Sita Kund on the backside of the temple. This temple is surrounded by tall grown ...

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...

 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-p...