The VarasiddhiVinayakar Temple in Besant Nagar, Chennai, is a famous Vinayaka temple located nearby the Besant Nagar Beach. The temple provides free food to the poor and conducts regular pujas. Devotees can pay the prescribed amount to the temple office, for performing pujas and homams during festival occasions. This temple is situated opposite to Besant […]
Temples/Holy Places
Famous Mutts in India
Here is a list of few Famous Mutts in India. Shri Uttaradi Mutt is one of the important Dvaita Mutts established by Sri Madhvacharya and organized by his disciples Padmanabha Tirtha, Jayatirtha and their successors. The Uttaradi Mutt is an important Mutt for the Madhvas and the Vaishnavas. The Uttaradi Mutt has been preserving the […]
Uppiliappan Temple, Kumbakonam
Uppiliappan Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam of Tamil Nadu. The temple is praised in the DivyaPrabandham, a sacred vaishnavite text. It is one of the 108 DivyaDesams dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Here Lord Vishnu is worshiped as Uppiliappan and Mata Lakshmi as Bhumi Devi.The temple is believed to have […]
Ardhanareeshwara Temple, Srisailam
Ardhanareeshwara Temple inside the Srisailam Bhramarambika Mallikarjunaswamy Temple is a sub temple in this complex. In fact, it is not a temple but an idol installed in the open place. This idol is in the northern side of the main temple. This is the oldest idol. Details and period of the idol remains unknown yet. […]
Vellore Dhanvantari Temple | Walajapet Sri Dhanvantri Arogya Peedam in Tamil Nadu
Sri Dhanvantari Bhagavan Temple is situated in a village of Wallajapet of Vellore District of Tamil Nadu. The temple is administered by Sri Dhanvantari Arogya Peedam, and the temple is more than 500 years old. The other shrines of the temple are Lord Vinayaka, Mahishasuramardhini, Vaastu Bhagavan, Indra, Agni, Vayu, Varuna and Kubera. Here Dhanvantari […]
History of Simhachalam Temple (Sthala Puranam)
Here is the history of Simhachalam Temple (Sthala Puranam of Simhachalam Varaha Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple). Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple of Simhachalam is located in Visakhapatnam district (Vizag) in Andhra Pradesh. Sthalapuranam The local Sthala purana contains a religious historical account of the foundation of the Temple which relates to the well-known story of the demon […]
Chennakesava Perumal Temple, Chennai
Chennakesava Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the George Town, Chennai. It is dedicated to Lord ChennaKesava Perumal, a form of Lord Vishnu. Chenna Malleeswarar Temple is situated nearby the Vishnu Temple. They are twin temples. Chennapattanam is believed to have been named after the ChennaKesava Perumal Temple. It is believed that during […]
Vaitheeswaran Koil, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
Vaitheeswaran Koil is a sacred temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Tamil Nadu. In this temple, Lord Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the “God of healing” and it is believed that by praying to Vaitheeswaran, our all types of physical and mental diseases will be cured. The presiding deity is Sri […]
Kailash Mansarovar
Mount Kailash is a highest peak in the Kailash Range.The mountain is located near Lake Manasarovar and Lake Rakshastal. In Hinduism, it is believed to be the sacred abode of Lord Shiva, who resides there along with Mata Parvati, Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya. Along with them, lot of sages, divine attendants of Lord Shiva and […]
Mylapore Saibaba Temple, Chennai
The Holy Sainath temple is situated at Mylapore, Chennai. This temple was fully constructed during the year 1952 with the great efforts of Sri Narasimha Swamiji, who was an ardent devotee of Sai Baba. He lived a simple and a saintly life and dedicated his entire life towards doing service to Sri Shirdi Baba. He […]
Muktilingam
A Jyotirlinga also called as Jyotirlingam and Muktilingam, is another form of Lord Shiva. By worshipping the twelve Muktilingams, we would get salvation after our death. Usually Shiva would be worshipped in the form of Lingam, and Jyotirlingam means Lingam which contains shining in its appearance, and it would appear with full of brightness.Actually there […]
Muthumariamman Koil, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Tambaram, Chennai
There is a famous Muthumariamman Temple situated at Agaram, Chennai – 600 082, located nearby Thiru.Vi.Ka Bus Terminus. Though the temple is small in size, but the deity present in the main shrine is very powerful. The Holy mother goddess Muthumariamman would show affection on her devotees like our own mother, and by seeing her […]
Rakkayi Amman Temple, Madurai
Rakkayi Amman Temple is situated on the top of the famous Alagar Temple in Madurai. In this temple, Ma Rakkayi is worshipped as the main deity, and the sacred Teertha located here is believed to have been the holy Ganga water itself, and it is called as Noopura Ganga. The holy temple tree is sandalwood […]
Kurinji Andavar Temple, Kodaikanal
Kurinji Andavar Temple is situated in the coolest place, Kodaikanal, where chill weather prevails during all the seasons. Kodaikanal is a hilly region which is situated in Dindigul District in Tamil Nadu. This marvellous temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan. The name Kurinji Andavar refers to Lord Muruga who dwells in the hilly region. In […]
Thiruvannamalai Girivalam Mahatmyam | Significance of Arunachalam Giri Pradakshina
Girivalam means circumambulation of holy mountains. Among the circumambulation of various mountains, circumambulating the holy Arunachala hills is considered as a holy task, and by doing that, we would get good results in our lives. Arunachala hills are worshipped as a form of Lord Shiva. During the first Kritayuga, this holy mountain appeared in the […]
Temple Tank | Temple Pond | Pushkarini | Kundam | Kalyani | Sarovaram | Tirtham
Temple tanks are also known as Temple pond, Temple wells or reservoirs which would form part of the temples. They are also called as pushkarini, kalyani, kunda, sarovara, and tirtha. Some temple tanks are considered as very pious and holy, and they are meant to cure various diseases of the devotees, when they take bath. […]
Ernakulam Shiva Temple | Ernakulathappan Temple
There is a famous temple for Lord Shiva, and it is situated in Ernakulam, Kerala, and it is considered as one of the most sacred temples of Kerala. In this temple, Lord Shiva is worshipped in the name of Ernakulathappan. And it is believed that Lord Shiva at this temple protects the entire Ernakulam City, […]
DivyaDesams | 108 Sacred Vishnu Temples
DivyaDesams are the 108 sacred Vishnu temples, and these temples were sung by the great Alvar Saints in the holy text, ‘Nalayira Divya Prabandam’, which is considered as sacred texts by the devotees of Lord Vishnu.Out of the 108 temples,106 temples are situated in the earth, and the remaining two is situated in Sri Vaikunta. […]
Palivela Umakoppeswara Swamy Temple (Uma Koppulingeswara Swamy Temple)
Palivela Umakoppeswara Swamy Temple (Uma Koppulingeswara Swamy Temple) is one of the famous Shiva Temples in Andhra Pradesh. The temple is located at a distance of 90 km from Kaninada, 50 Km from Rajahmundry and 25 Km from Amalapuram. In the past this pilgrim center became famous as one among the pilgrim centres of Bhima […]
Do’s & Don’ts at Srikalahasti Temple
Here is the list of Do’s & Don’ts at Srikalahasti Temple – Recommended things and avoidable things at Sri Kalahasti Temple, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Srikalahasti is famous for Rahuketu Pujas, Sarpadosha puja, Nagadosha poojas.. Do’s & Don’ts Do’s Worship your ista or Kula Daivam before you start of Srikalahasti Concentrate on Lord Srikalahastheeswara Swami […]