The 1000 pillar Jain Temple of Moodabidri is an uncrowned world heritage site in the outskirts of Mangalore. Located in Moodabidri which is also called Jain Kashi, the 1000 Pillar Jain Temple, is a 2 storied structure built on Granite and is a splendid specimen… Read More »1000 Pillar Jain Temple, Moodabidri near Mangalore
Durga Parameswari Temple at Kateel near Mangalore is a very beautiful temple built over the River Nandini. During the rainy season, the temple looks magnificent as Nandini flows below her with full gusto. Kateel Durga Parameswari Temple is also a patron of Yakshagan form of… Read More »Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple
The Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple is one of the 108 Shakti Peethas mentioned in the ancient Indian scripts. Legend says that Karveer or modern day Kolhapur is the permanent abode of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Mahalakshmi. Shri Dattatreya the incarnation of the holy trinity of Lord… Read More »Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple
Jyotiba Temple, Kolhapur is situated over 3000 feet above sea level in the Panhala hills of Maharashtra. Jyotiba Temple, Kolhapur is a Jyotirlinga and very popular among devotees from all over India. The Jyotiba Temple is a sight to behold during the full moon days… Read More »Jyotiba Temple, Kolhapur
Sri Gokulam Goshala is a unique Goshala near the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. Built to protect Cows, Sri Gokulam Goshala lies inside the Premises of Vittal Rukmini Samsthan. What is unique here is that the Cows are from Brindavan, Dwarka and Govardhan. Hence these… Read More »Vittala Rukmini Goshala, Govindapuram
Sri Ranganatha Temple of Srirangapatna is one of the most famous Vishnu temples of South India. Part of the famed Pancharanga Shetrams, the Sri Ranganatha Temple is located on the banks of the river Cauvery in the historical town of Srirangapatna. A remarkable fact about… Read More »Sri Ranganatha Temple, Srirangapatnam
It is an old Hindu saying that everyone must visit Pushkar at least once in their lifetime. Among the 400 temples around Pushkar in Rajasthan, the one devoted to Brahma is the only one of its kind in the world. The charm of this sleepy, lakeside settlement… Read More »Pushkar- Camel Fair Rajasthan
One day in the 12th century AD, Sri Ramanuja, the great Philosopher and Saint, had a dream where the Lord asks him to go to a mountain and unearth an idol. Ramanuja indeed found an idol of the Lord and named it Thirunarayanan. The place… Read More »Melkote- Temple near Mysore