Vishesh Temples Srikalahasteeswara temple – The Kashi of South Disha Devadiga, January 31, 2022January 31, 2022Srikalahasteeswara Temple (also known as Srikalahasti Temple) is one of South India’s most well-known Shiva… Continue Reading
Temple Purana Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple, Karnataka : Saloni Choudhary, November 24, 2021November 24, 2021The 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. Continue Reading
Shiva Temples Thyagarajaswamy Temple – The only Nitya Pradosham Temple Sneha Singh, November 16, 2021November 16, 2021The only Nitya Pradosham Temple in the world is Thiyagarajaswamy Temple in Thiruvarur. Continue Reading
Shiva Temples Peer Kho Cave Temple, Jammu & Kashmir Pratik Dave, October 28, 2021October 28, 2021The Peer Kho Cave Temple, also known as ‘Riksharaj Gufa’ is a cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva situated on the banks of the Tawi River in the Shivalik Range of Jammu district, Jammu & Kashmir. In the backdrop of igneous rocks and acacia forests, the temple is believed to be constructed in the 15th Century AD by the Raja Ajaib Dev of the Dogra regime. Continue Reading
hindi Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai : Saloni Choudhary, October 27, 2021October 27, 2021Kapaleeshwarar 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. Continue Reading
Shiva Temples Thirunallar Saneeswaran Temple – Shani Navagraha Sthalam Saloni Choudhary, October 27, 2021October 27, 2021Popularly known as Darbaranyeswara Temple, Shri Thirunallar Saneeswaran Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva who is represented here in the form of lingam. Situated in the Thirunallar town of Karaikal district, Puducherry, this shrine is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams where Lord Shiva is worshipped as Darbaranyeswara. Continue Reading
Shiva Temples Shri Eklingji Temple, Kailashpuri Pratik Dave, September 27, 2021September 27, 2021Eklingji Temple is situated in the Kailashpuri town of Udaipur, the city which is regarded as the ‘City of Lakes’ in India. According to Hindu Ithihas, the presiding deity of this shrine, which is a four-faced black marble statue, is believed to be the ruling deity of Mewar Riyasat i.e.., Princely State with the Maharana being as the Dewan of the State. Continue Reading