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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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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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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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Shamlaji Temple, Gujarat:

Saloni Choudhary,

Shamlaji, likewise spelled Shamalaji, is a significant Hindu journey place in Aravalli region of Gujarat province of India. The Shamlaji sanctuary is committed to Vishnu. Several other Hindu sanctuaries are found close by. The current sanctuary committed to Shamlaji, a type of Vishnu was maybe begun in the eleventh century in Chaulukya style, however the current design dates from the fifteenth sixteenth hundreds of years.

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