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10 Ancient Magnificent Sculptures of Hindu Gods

Pratik Dave,

The Undavalli Caves, a monolithic example of Indian rock-cut architecture and one of the finest testimonials to ancient viswakarma sthapathis, are located in Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The caves are located 6 km southwest of Vijayawada, and 22 km northeast of the Guntur City of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance.

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Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur

Pratik Dave,

Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, also known as Tiruchendur Murugan Temple is the second of the six Arupadai Veedu, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is situated in the Tiruchendur town of Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. According to Hindu Purana, the temple was earlier known as Jayanthipuram, being the fourth Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu to get ISO certification. Tamil literature describes the meaning of Tiruchendur as a sacred and beautiful town.

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Real Ramayana Places – Rama Vanvaas Sthalam (Part 2)

Pratik Dave,

It was at this place where Lakshmana made a kutiya (hermitage) for them to stay. The still water of river Mandakini and floral beauty made this place the most ideal for Shri Rama to do Tapasya. Bharata, who was unaware of all this scenario created by Maa Kaikeyi whose ears were poisoned by her maid ‘Manthara’, came to meet his brother Shri Rama at Chitrakuta. He urged him to return to the kingdom and accept the crown of Ayodhya Maharaja. However, Maryada Purushottam could not go back on his word and disrespect his father, cementing the tag that he got. On seeing the firm determination of Shri Rama, Bharata decided to return back to Ayodhya with Shri Ram’s charan paduka (footwear), which he would worship every day and be placed on the throne on his behalf. Bharata was the caretaker of the Ayodhya Saamrajya for the next 14 years.

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Vahanas – The Rides of Hindu Deities

Disha Devadiga,

Hindu Gods and Goddesses travel in a specific animal or bird. Vahanas, or Vehicles, are the names given to these modes of transportation. They serve the same purpose as modern-day vehicles that may travel by air, land, or sea. These divine vehicles are either animals or birds, and they represent the many spiritual and psychological forces that each deity carries. Vahanas are used by the gods in both warfare and travel.

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Real Ramayana Places – Rama Vanvaas Sthalam (Part 1)

Pratik Dave,

यत्क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम् – the shloka used by Mahrishi Valmiki to initiate writing the legend of Ramayana, making this itihas an eternal part of our values and traditions. This shloka means that a pair of krounchas (heron) were separated with the male bird being killed by the hunter because of his desire, desire to hunt innocent animals and birds for pleasure and business purposes. ‘Desire’ was the core and prime reason for the whole Ramayana. Maa Kaikeyi expressed her desire to make his son ‘Bharata’ the Maharaja of Ayodhya Saamrajya and asked Shri Rama to go into exile for 14 years away from their kingdom. For the sake of his father’s (Maharaja Dashratha’s) promise that he made to Kaikeyi, Shri Rama left for vanvaas and that’s how we got our ‘Maryada Purushottam’.

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Guruvayoor Temple, Kerala:

Saloni Choudhary,

Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple is a Hindu sanctuary devoted to the Hindu god Guruvayurappan (a four-armed connection of the Hindus god Vishnu), situated in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India. It is one of the important holy place for Hindus of Kerala and is frequently referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta. which means the “Heavenly Abode of Vishnu on Earth”. . The main deity is a four-armed standing Krishna carrying the conch Panchajanya, the plate Sudarshana Chakra, the mace Kaumodaki and a lotus with a Holy basil garland. This image addresses the grand form of Vishnu as revealed to Krishna’s parents Vasudeva and Devaki around the hour of Krishna’s birth; subsequently Guruvayur is otherwise called “Dwarka of South India”.

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Sringeri Sharadhambal Temple, Karnataka :

Saloni Choudhary,

Sri Adi Shankaracharya established the Sringeri Sharada Temple in the eighth century. It housed a standing sandalwood sculpture of Shardamba introduced by Adi Shankarachaya until the fourteenth century, when the Vijayanagara rulers and Sri Vidyaranya (twelfth Jagadguru) installed a situated gold sculpture of Sri Shardamba. The old temple of Sri Sharada, the presiding divinity of Sringeri, has a great history that starts with Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada’s foundation of the Dakshinamnaya Peetham. Initially, it was a basic holy place with the Murti of Sharada made of sandalwood introduced over the Sri Chakra cut on a stone by Sri Adi Shankara. Sri Bharati Krishna Tirtha and Sri Vidyaranya consequently had a temple constructed in the Kerala style, with a timber and tiled rooftop.

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Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple, Karnataka :

Saloni Choudhary,

The Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna plays an important part in giving beach town Gokarna the reputation of a pilgrimage centre. The temple is devoted to Lord Mahabaleshwar, a form of Lord Shiva. The temple is named after the stunning 6 ft. tall Atma Linga situated inside the temple on a square molded dark stone dais (Shaligrama Peetha) with an opening at the centre. The devotees can just get a glimpse of the highest point of the linga until the day of Ashta Bandana Kumbhahishekam in every 40 years when it is seen completely.
The principal god at this shrine is a 1500 year old antique stone sculpture of Lord Shiva.

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Maa Baglamukhi Temple, Himanchal Pradesh :

Saloni Choudhary,

Bagalamukhi or Bagala is one among the 10 mahavidyas (great knowledge goddesses) in Hinduism. Bagalamukhi Devi crushes the devotee’s misguided judgments and delusions (or the devotee’s enemies). She is moreover called Pitambara Maa in North Bharat. Bagalamukhi Devi is one among the 10 Hindu Goddesses of force. The sanctuary of Bagalamukhi is found at the entryway of Kotla Fort near Kangra. it’s accepted that the love of Bagalamukhi not exclusively lessens the capacity of the enemies, but makes them defenseless too. Baglamukhi sadhana and siddhi puja being performed at the famous Baglamukhi sanctuary, inside the town of Bankhandi, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh state.

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Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai :

Saloni Choudhary,

Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu sanctuary committed to Lord Shiva situated in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian province of Tamil Nadu. The form of Shiva’s consort Parvati revered at this sanctuary is called Karpagambal is from Tamil Nadu (“Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree”). The sanctuary was built around the seventh century CE and is an illustration of Dravidian architecture. The sanctuary has various hallowed places, with those of Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal being the most conspicuous. The sanctuary complex houses numerous corridors. The sanctuary has six day by day customs at different occasions from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and four yearly celebrations on its schedule.

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Annapoorani Temple, Horanadu

Saloni Choudhary,

The Annapoorneshwari Temple is a Hindu shrine committed to the goddess Annapoorneshwari (Annapoorna), situated at Horanadu, India, 100 km from Chikmagalur in the thick forests and valleys of the Western Ghats of Karnataka. It is located on the banks of stream Bhadra. The word Annapoorna is a made of two words Anna significance rice grains or food and Poorna meaning great and complete. Subsequently, Annapoorna means total or wonderful food. Sri Annapoorneshwari is considered to be a manifestation of Goddess Parvati, wife of Lord Shiva.

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Ardhanareeswarar Temple, Thiruchengode :

Saloni Choudhary,

Arthanareeswarar sanctuary is an antiquated Hindu sanctuary, situated in Tiruchengode, in the southern Indian province of Tamil Nadu. The sanctuary is devoted to Arthanāreeswarā, the special half-male ,half-female form of Lord Shiva. The god here is otherwise called Madhorubagan and Ammaiyappan (mother-father). The well known Chenkottu Velavar Temple, devoted to Lord Murugan, is additionally arranged on a similar slope. One more name for the Arthanareeswara Temple is Thirukodimada Chenkundrur.

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Masani Amman Anamalai, Tamilnadu :

Saloni Choudhary,

One of the extremely interesting Amman sanctuaries in India, is Masani Amman sanctuary. This sanctuary is based upon the cremation ground, and the sanctum of Goddess Amman is likewise based upon the cremation region and thus the Amman is called as Masani Amman by local people and later it turned into the name of the sanctuary. This sanctuary is situated at Annaimalai close to Pollachi. It takes 1.30 hrs from Coimbatore to arrive at this sanctuary. The idol of the goddess is seven feet in length and is in tremendous sleeping position, her head is in East side and her feet faces the West. It is an extremely unique type of Amman, no other Amman in India is found in resting position. Toward the end of the god’s feet, a sculpture of Asuran is found, close to it around two feet high model of Masani stands gloriously.

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Palitana Jain Temple, Gujarat

Saloni Choudhary,

Located on the bank of stream shetrunji in the district of Bhavnagar, Palitana is a 1200 years of age spot of journey. Its a widely acclaimed place. The name Palitana is acquired from Padaliptpur – Palittanak Acharya Pradaliptasuri’s follower Nagarjuna assembled the town and gave it the name Padliptapur. The sacred spot is situated at the height of 1800 ft. on mountain Shetrunjya. After ascending 3475 stage, one can reach to the Derasarof Shri Adishwar Bhagavan.

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