Udupi Sri Krishna Temple
According to mythology, when Lord Krishna’s wife Rukmini requested her husband for the idol of Balkrishna, the child form of the Lord,...
Gudimalla Parasurameswara Shiva temple
The temple is said to be 2000+ years old. The deity is a 5 feet shiva linga with Shiva standing on the shoulders of an asura (ignorance)...
Markandeshwara hill temple, Vakkaleri village, Kolar, Karnataka
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was built in Chola period. The temple links with the pre-historic Markanda purana. Markandeya...
Pancha Bhoota temples
Life and the various species originated by the combination of planetary globes and the five manifestations of nature namely earth, water,...
Omkareshwar & Mamleshwar
Once, sage Narada spoke to Mount Vindhya about Mount Meru's greatness. Meru stands so tall that the Sun shines on his peaks. Mount...
Badrinath & Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
As per the Bhagavata Purana, Lord Vishnu has incarnated himself as sages Nara and Narayana and has been in deep meditation at Badrinath...
Padmanabhaswamy temple. Tiruvananthapuram
The legendary sage Vilvamangalathu Swamiyar was a great devotee of Vishnu. After several years of meditation, Lord Vishnu appeared in...
Mumurtivasam, Kanchipuram (Abode of the Trio) - Ekambareshwar, Kanchi Kamakshi, Varadaraja Perumal
The Ekambareshwar (Shiva) temple, Kamakshi Amman (Parvati) temple and the Varadaraja Perumal (Vishnu) temple together are popularly known...
Srirangam Ranganatha Swami temple, Tamil Nadu
Lord Brahma once performed penance to see Lord Vishnu’s original form. After several years of penance, Vishnu appeared in front of Brahma...
Shakthi Peethas - Goddess Sati's parts
Goddess Shakthi separated from Lord Shiva to help Lord Brahma in creating the universe. In order to re-unite with Shiva, Shakthi was born...
