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  Sri Venkatachalapathy Swamy Temple is located at Krishnapuram Village in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu State. Venkatachalapathy is this temple's main deity, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The sanctum houses the image of Venkatachalapathy in standing posture 4 ft (1.2 m) and is made of granite sporting four arms. Two of his arms hold the conch and Chakra, while the other two sport Abayamudra and Kadahasta.   Venkatachalapathi Temple has 5 tiered Rajagopuram the temple's gateway tower is 110 ft. (34 m) tall. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple occupies an area of 1.8 acres and is surrounded by a granite wall. The temple is a storehouse of Nayak architecture and has a Teppakulam.    The statue of Venkatachalapathy in a standing position with four arms is kept in the sanctum. His four arms are adorned with the Abayamudra and Kadahasta, while two of them are holding the Sankhu and Chakra. For the goddesses Sridevi and Bhudevi, there are se...

  Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple is located in Thenneri Agaram Village in Kanchipuram district of Tamilnadu State. The main deity of this temple is Srinivasa Perumal who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Goddess. Goddesses Sri Devi and Bhoodevi are consorts of Lord Vishnu. The temple is facing in the East direction and has a three-storied Raja Gopuram, two Madapalligal (One for Srinivasa Perumal and another one for the annual use of Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumal) and Mandapangal.   The temple was built 1200 years ago. Varadaraja Perumal of Kancheepuram visits this temple, along with others in the area, once a year in the processional deity form.   Many people who have had successful marriages come here to perform Thirukalyanam for the Perumal. It is thought that by offering Kalyanotsavam to the Perumal, every obstacle caused by astrological issues, Rasi Doshams, etc., will dissolve.   Timings 6.00 am to 12.00 noon 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm How to re...

  In the month of Shravan, Babadham becomes more significant. Numerous thousands of worshipers visit the Baba Baidyanath shrine during this time. Most of them travel to Sultanganj, located 105 kilometers from Babadham, initially. The Ganges runs north of Sultanganj. The pilgrims carry the holy Ganges water on their shoulders while carrying water from this location in their Kanwars. They recite Bol Bam as they travel 109 kilometers to the Baba Baidyanath temple in Babadham. When the Kanwarias arrive in Babadham, they first bathe in the Shivaganga to cleanse themselves before going inside the Baba Baidyanath temple, where Ganges water is offered to the Jyotirlingam. 2023 Dates: July 4 to July 17, 17 August to 31 August. 

Padmini Ekadashi is observed during the waxing phase of the moon (Shukla Paksha) only in the Adhika Masam or an extra month added to the Hindu lunar calendar. It is also known as Kamala Ekadasi. King Kartavirya was the ruler of the kingdom of Tretayuga. The king had been married to a thousand queens only on the pretext of having a son that could rule his dynasty. Hence to get a son, the king had performed several austerities for over ten thousand years but to no avail. Thus, he set out to the forests. Knowingly, Padmini (one of the thousand queens of Kartavirya) followed him and met Anasuya (Maha Pathivrata) on the way. On enquiring about any vrat that could help in conceiving a baby, Anasuya asked her to observe two Ekadashis that fall in the Adhika Masam. As directed, both Kartavirya and Padmini observed the fasts. Soon after, Lord Vishnu appeared before the couple and further informed them that they would soon be granted their wishes as they had observed vrats in the month consi...

Astottara Sata Kalasabhishekam will be observed in Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple on August 1 on the occasion of Pournami.   Later in the evening, there will be a procession of Utsava Murties along the mada streets followed by Pushkarini Harati.

Sri Tulasi Mahatmya Utsavam will be observed in Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati on July 30. On the auspicious day of Suddha Dwadasi, this festival will be observed. In the morning Sri Govindaraja will take a celestial ride on Garuda Vahanam along the temple streets. Later Asthanam will be performed where in archakas will recite Tulasi Mahatmyam Shlokas and episode.

  Sri Muktidham Mandir is located in Nashik city of Maharastra State. In Muktidham temple, Lord Krishna is the Main Deity. Apart from Sri Krishna there are also idols of all major Hindu Gods and Goddesses in temple.   Apart from the replicas of all the twelve Jyotirlingas and temple of Sri Krishna there are also idols of all major Hindu Gods and Goddesses like Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Rama, Lakshman, Sita, Hanuman, Durga, Ganesh. Further, the complex also houses a dharamshala, which can accommodate at least 200 pilgrims. Thousands of Hindu devotees visit Muktidham Temple during Kumbh Mela.   Muktidham Mandir was constructed in Rajasthan Style of architecture. The walls of Krishna temple have paintings depicting scenes from life of Krishna and Mahabharata. These were painted by a noted painter Raghubir Mulgaonkar. Unique to this temple are eighteen chapters of Bhagavad-Gita written on the walls. The temple is prominent for its walls that carry the inscriptio...

  Sri Sundarnarayan Swamy Temple is located in Nashik city of Maharastra State. Sundarnarayan is this temple's main deity, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu with Goddess Shri Lakshmi and Goddess Shri Saraswathi who are placed in the sanctum of the temple.   Sundarnarayan Temple has a Lord Vishnu's temple and the reason for the name "Sunder" is that he once became ugly by the curse given by Jalandar's (wicked demon) wife Vrinda. Due to the curse, Lord Vishnu turned black and ugly. He then took bath in Godavari and thus was relieved from the curse. Hence Lord Vishnu is called as Shri Sundar Narayan here.   The temple presents imposing architecture especially the vaulted niche, which strikes a chord with the Mughal sculpture. This temple is facing in East direction and constructed with Stone. The main deity Lord Vishnu flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati is placed in the sanctum. The pillars of the temple are decor...

  As a practice, to undertake cleaning works and civil repairs of Swamy Pushkarini in connection with ensuing brahmotsavams scheduled in September and October this year, the Srivari Pushkarini will remain closed from August 1-31 for cleansing purposes. TTD has also subsequently canceled Pushkarini Harati till the completion of these works. Normally there is no stagnation of water in Pushkarani because of the presence of an efficient recycling system with which a ratio of fresh water is recycled regularly. The TTD water works department conducts a cleaning drive of temple tank waters and after repairs, water with a Ph value of 7 is refilled.

  Sri Kandha Kottam Temple is located in Parry’s Corner in Chennai City of Tamilnadu State. Lord Muthukumaraswamy is the presiding deity and he is the incarnation of Lord Subramanya Swamy. He is two feet high facing in the East direction Goddess Valli and Deivayanai are the consorts of Lord Murugan Lord Murugan graces with his Padukas Lord Murugan is the deity for Planet Mars, there is a special shrine for the planet in the temple. Sri Kandha Kottam Temple faces in the East direction with 5 tiered North facing Rajagopuram. Kandaswamy Pookkadai has a Mandapam called Parivedan Mandapam, an Artha Mandapam, and a Mukha Mandapam. The temple has a koneru named Saravana Poigai.   In the Seventeenth century, there were two ardent devotees of Lord Murugan Mari Chetty and Kandapandaram, who used to visit Thiruporur Sri Kandaswamy Temple, a famous center situated on the Madras-Mahabalipuram Road. Once when they reached Thiruporur they were very tired and decided to take a r...

  Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple is located in Periyakulam town in the Theni district of Tamilnadu State. Lord Subramanya Swamy is the presiding deity and graces the devotees with his six merciful faces. Goddess Valli and Devianai are the consorts of Lord Subramanya Swamy. Lord Shiva, Mother Ambica, and Lord Muruga grace the devotees from this single temple.  Lords Nataraja, Ekambareswara, Jambukeswara, Dakshinamurthi, Juradeva, Bhairava and Vishnu, Sun, and Moon with their consorts, Saptha Kannikas, planets Rahu and Ketu grace the devotees from separate shrines in the prakara.  Speaking volumes of the skill of Chola temple architecture, the pillars have the sculptures of Agora Veerabadra, Rudra Thandavamurthi, Manmatha, and Mother Durga.   Saint Arunagirinathar had Sung Thirupugazh Hymns on Lord Murugan of this temple. The temple was built in the Chola style of architecture. It has 5-tiered Raja gopuram. This temple has three Kodimarams facing each shrine r...

  Lord Shiva is said to have had several incarnations which have very deep meanings and stories behind them. Let us find out about Lord Shiva’s 10 incarnations and the stories behind them. The stories concerning the different incarnations of Lord Shiva have been explained in Shiva Purana   1. Sharabh Avtar Lord Vishnu took the avatar of Lord Narasimha to kill the demon Hiranyakashyap. After killing Hiranyakashyap, Narasimha was not at peace with himself. Then Lord Shiva incarnated himself as Sharabh. Lord Shiva appeared in the form of half deer and half bird Sharab. Sharabha was an animal with eight legs and was more powerful than a lion. Sharabh ji prayed to pacify Lord Narasimha, but he did not calm down. In this form, he reached Lord Narasimha and praised him, but Narasimha's anger did not calm down. Then Sharab ji wrapped Narasimha in his tail and flew away. After this Narasimha ji calmed down and apologized to Sharabhavatar. 2. Pippalad Muni Pippalad Muni h...

  Sri Adikesava   Perumal Temple is located in Sriperumbudur of Kanchipuram district in Tamilnadu State. Sri Adikesava Perumal is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and faces east direction in this temple It is the birthplace of Ramanujacharya. Arulmigu Adikesavaperumal & Sri Bhashyakara Swamy Temple faces East direction, has a 5-tier Rajagopuram, and is Built in a Dravidian style of architecture. Once you enter the temple you will find the Dwajasthambam. A Golden Mandap was built by the Maharaja of Mysore. Kudraikal Mandapam, Thanga Mandapam Ouyali Seva Mandapam, Kannadi Mandapam,Yoga saalaa, 16 Kaal, 4 Kaal Mandapam is there opposite to 100 Kaal Mandapam. A beautiful painting of Manavala Mamunigal doing Kalashepam is placed and a small bronze idol is placed in the pillar. Temple consists of two theerthams named Ananthah Sarasu, and Bhashyakar Eri.   In the Kailasha Lord Shiva once danced, and Lord Shiva was deeply involved in dancing he was doing Avesha Narthanam...