Hindu Deities
Ayodhya – The Birthplace of Sri Ramachandra
Ayodhya is one of the seven sacred cities of Bharata Varsha, which lead one to the gateway of liberation. These seven cities are known as moksha-puris; other cities being Mathura, Kashi, Ujjain, Kanchipuram, Dwarka and Haridwar. Ayodhya is more celebrated due to its fame as the […]
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How to Visit Char Dham in a Budget Trip by Public Transport
Are you worried about your tour to visit Char Dham? Well, now you should not as most of your worries are reduced in my travelogue below. I visited Char dham in the July of 2016. It was my first visit to this holy land – the […]
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Srirangam temple – the largest functioning temple
Srirangam temple is the foremost of the 108 divya desham kshetras. It is the largest functioning Hindu temple of the world and the heart of Srivaishnavism. Srirangam temple houses the Deity of Lord Vishnu known as Lord Ranganatha Swamy, who is reclining on the coils of the […]
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Dakor – the abode of Sri Ranchhodraiji
Dakor is situated in Kheda District of Gujarat State and is well known for the temple of Sri Ranchhodraiji (Spelt as Ranchhod Rai Ji). Dakor is approximately eighty four kilometers south-east of Ahmedabad and easily be reached by the road transport. It is one of the […]
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Namakkal – A City Around a Mountain
Namakkal is situated 52 kms south of Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is surrounded by the Kollimallai Mountain Ranges and buzzes with devotees of Lord Narasimha and Bhakta Hanuman throughout the year. As soon as one enters the city of Namakkal, […]
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Kaiwara – A Town with the History from Satya-yuga
Kaiwara, a historic town in the Kolar District of Karnataka State was known as Kaiwara Nadu in the bygone ages. It was ruled by Nikirili Chola Mandala during the Chola era. However Kaiwara existed right from the Satya-yuga and has been a holy city and a […]
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Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is the birthplace of Bhagavad-gita. The great Mahabharata War occured in Kurukshetra before which Lord Sri Krishna spoke Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna. Even before the Mahabharata War, Kurukshetra has been a place of pilgrimage. Krishna says in Bhagavad-gita, “dharma-kshetrekurukshetre”; How Kurukshetra became such a prominent place of […]
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Dwaraka was an opulent kingdom of Lord Krishna. This city of Dwaraka was constructed by Vishwakarma, the architect of devatas. Krishna constructed Dwaraka in order to protect the residents of Mathura from the attacks of Jarasandha and Kalayavana. The construction of Dwaraka Krishna constructed Dwaraka city in […]
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Dwarka – The Kingdom of Lord Sri Krishna
Dwarka city lies on the banks of the sacred Gomti river by the Gulf of Kutch in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat (India). Dwarka implies ‘the city of gates. It also means the doorway to liberation. It has the distinction of being one of the […]
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Karighatta – The Tirupati in Karnataka
Karighatta is a blackish hued beautiful hill situated at a distance of 10 kms from the historical town of Srirangapatna. The hill is situated amidst the green fields and forests, on the sacred banks of River Lokapavani. Mysteriously this is the only hill in this area. […]
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