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Alampur Sri Jogulamba Temple  is the 5th Shakthi Peetham in India. This is the most famous and Powerful temple of Goddess Shakthi. Goddess Parvathi Devi is the principal deity of this temple called Sri Jogulamba Ammavaru. This temple is a group of temples dedicated to  Nava Brahmas .  Lord Bala Brahmeswara  is the presiding deity among Nava Brahmas here.  The Nine  Brahma temples here are  Bala Brahma ,  Kumara Brahma ,  Arka Brahma ,  Veera Brahma ,  Viswa Brahma ,  Taraka Brahma ,  Garuda Brahma ,  Swarga Brahma , and  Sri Padma Brahma .  The Sacredness of Alampur Temple is mentioned in the  Skanda Purana .   Goddess Jogulamba is seen seated on the corpse with a scorpion, frog, and lizard on the head. It is considered the 5 th Shakti Peeta among 18 Shakti peetams in the country. Sati Devi’s Upper teeth row part had fallen here. It is said that Brahma undertook severe penance for L...

Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple is located at Jainath Village in Adilabad district in the State of Telangana. Lakshmi Narayana Swamy is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Here idol is 6 feet height. The sun rays would touch the feet of Lakshmi Narayana Swamy on the full moon day after Dasara. The Temple Gopuram is very moderate in height and built-in Jain style of architecture. The pillars inside the temple are extensively carved with beautiful sculptures and The outer walls of the temple and the vimana over the sanctum exhibit wonderful pieces of artwork. The temple has several stone inscriptions depicting the history of the temple along with slokas inscribed on it. The temple is built with Black Stone.   Numerous devotees attend the Laxmi Narayana Swamy Bramhotsavam, which is held in (October/November). This temple was built during the 11 th to 13 th centuries. Temple Timings : 7.00 am to 8.00 pm How to reach the Temple : 19 km from Adilabad 380 km from Hyde...

Sri Laksmi Narasimha Swamy temple  is located in the town of  Kadiri  in the Anantapur district.  Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Here standing posture consists right hand with Chakra and the left hand with Shankam. Goddess Lakshmi Devi is a consort of Vishnu Sweat comes out of the idol after Abhishekam. Lord Maha Vishnu took the form of Narasimha Swamy to kill the Hiranya Kasyapa. Even after killing the demon, he started roaming around forests and hills with anger. At Sthothadhri hill which is near Kadiri Town, Devas along with Prahaladha prayed to calm down Narasimha Swamy. Narasimha Swamy is pleased with the prayers and withdraws their anger at this place. Hence Narasimha Swamy Temple here is called Prahalada Sametha Narasimha Swamy Temple. East, West, and South Raja Gopuram (Temple towers) were built during the period of the Vijayanagar dynasty. As said in the inscriptions, Kopanna who worked for Kempanna Odayar while buil...

Sri Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple is located at Tadipatri town in Anantapur District. This Temple was built in the 16 th Century. Ramalingeswara Swamy is the incarnation of Lord Shiva. The Lingam is Swayambhu placed on a pedestal in the sanctum, here water is seen flowing out of the pedestal all the time. The temple received its name from a perennial underground stream (Bugga in Telugu) from which water perpetually flows into the sanctum sanctorum at the location where the Lingam is consecrated. The main entrances to the temple are on the south and west. The temple's western, northern, and southern gopurams were constructed by the Vijayanagar kings. The most elaborate sculpture, with intricate carvings, is found on the north gopuram, despite its incompleteness. On the temple walls, there are intricately detailed miniature carvings of the entire Shiva Purana. On the walls are also scenes from the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. A miniature stone chariot at this temple res...

Ambalapuzha Sri Krishna temple is located in the Alappuzha district in Kerala State. Here presiding deity is lord Krishna. The temple was built during the 15 th Century. The idol is likely to be Parthasarathi with a whip in their right hand and a Shanku in their left hand. Sree Krishna Temple is built in Kerala style of architecture and has a temple pond. The inner walls of the temple are adorned with the paintings of Dasavatharam, the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu. This temple Idol was made with Black granite stone.   History says that Lord Krishna once appeared in the form of a sage in the court of the King who ruled the region, challenging him to win the game of chess competing with him. Being a chess enthusiast the King gladly accepted the invitation. The King asked the sage to choose the prize and the sage being a modest man wished for a few grains of rice. The grains were placed in the squares on the chessboard. Every square will have to double its predecessor. T...

  Manikaran Shiva Temple is located in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh State. Lord Shiva is worshiped here in the form of a Shivalinga that is entirely carved out of black stone.   It is also said that the demi-gods came down from the heavens to worship Lord Shiva.   A good number of temples, Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib, and hot springs form the religious pattern of the place and attract several people. There are three hot springs where one can take a bath, one being inside the Gurudwara itself and the other two being privatized by the guesthouses. Different sections for men and women are made at the bathing place. The water in these springs contains sulphur which is capable of curing diseases. The hot springs again have religious and spiritual beliefs connected to them.   Many myths and legends surround Manukaran, both Hindu and Sikh. The place is believed to have taken its name from the Sanskrit word 'Mani' meaning precious gemstones as the follo...

Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is an ancient temple in the town of Trimbak, in the Trimbakeshwar tehsil in the  Nashik District of Maharashtra. It is dedicated to the god Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The origin of the sacred  Godavari River is near Trimbak. The Linga of Trimbakeshwar temple consists of three heads and is covered with Silver. The Trimbakeshwar Temple is the only Jyotirlinga where the actual linga is present in a cavity. Trimbaka or Trayambaka are the names of the Linga that is located here. Its three tiny thumb-sized Lingas, which stand in for Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh, give rise to its name. Additionally, some people think it's because Lord Shiva has three eyes. This temple was created in the Nagara architectural style and was built facing east. The temple has a tall Shikhara that is internally square, and this Shikhara has a giant amalaka, which is a lotus-shaped stone disc with a golden Kalas...

Kalighat Kali Temple  is located in  Kalighat in    Kolkata City of   West Bengal State.  It is one of the 51  Shakti Peetha temples. Goddess Kali is this temple’s main deity, an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. The idol of Goddess Kali is made of black stone and decorated with gold and silver. The image of the deity appears incomplete. On the initial level, the face of the goddess was made and further tongue and hands made of gold and silver were added to the image.   Lord Shiva is worshipped as the husband of Goddess Kali Mata It is believed that the toes of Sati's right foot fell at Kalighat. The Kalighat Kali Mandir is a well-known example of Bengali architecture, which imitates the mud and thatch-roofed huts found in rural areas. The main temple in Kalighat is a four-sided structure with a short dome. This dome-shaped structure has a smaller, identically shaped projection on top. A chala is the name for each sloped roof side. ...

Karthigai deepam or Masik Karthigai is a festival celebrated in Tamilnadu by the devotees of Lord Shiva. Devotees also worship Lord Subramanya on this day. According to Hindu mythology on this day Lord Shiva converted himself into an endless flame to prove his supremacy to Lord Vishnu and Brahma. On this devotees decorate their homes with kolam and light with oil lamps after sunset. It is a festival celebrated in Tiruvannamalai. 2023 Dates May 19, Friday June 15, Thursday July 13, Thursday August 09, Wednesday September 05, Tuesday October 03, Tuesday October 30, Monday November 26, Sunday December 24, Sunday

  The annual Teppotsavams in Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple at Tiruchanoor will be observed between May 31 to June 4.   Due to Teppotsavams, TTD has canceled Arjita Kalyanotsavam and Unjal Sevas during these five days.