Aghanjar mahadev temple is situated at a distance of 5 km from Dharamshala and in the Khaniyara village near manji river at the foothills of dhauladhar. This Shiva temple is very unique,very old and is illustrious for its scenic beauties. It is believed that this temple was created by pandavas. It i...
Anjani Mahadev is a holy temple of Devi Anjana Mother of Lord Hanuman in Manali where the main attraction is ice Lingam formed by flowing water from mountain. It is said that Devi Anjana meditated at this place. During winters when temperature decreases and the water flowing from the mountains fall ...
Around 30 km from Kangra District, Baglamukhi Temple is a Siddha Peeth close to both Jwala Ji and Chintpurni Devi Temple. The deity, Baglamukhi is one of the 10 Mahavidyas and believed to be the destroyer of all evils. Yellow colour is the most favourite colour of the Goddess. That is why the temple...
Baijnath Temple is a revered shrine of Himachal Pradesh. Located at a distance of 16 kms from Palampur in the Beas valley, Baijnath Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. In the porch of the temple, the two long inscriptions state that before the present temple, there was a shrine of Lord Shiva at the s...
Built in the 16th century and dedicated to Krishna, this temple has a small collection of carved panels from other area temples in its courtyard. A curious feature of the temple is the depiction of amorous scenes of Khajuraho type on the exterior of the temple. In the niches outside the temple are d...
The temple of Bhadra Kali is located at the height of 3800 ft on a place called Bhalei. The temple deity is a black stone idol of Goddess which stands 2 ft tall and is enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. Chamunda Devi Temple is nestled in a spectacular position on the spur of Shah Mada...
A medieval shrine, Bhagsunath is Shiva Temple situated about 3kms from Mcleodganj. The temple has been highly revered by the Hindus and the Gorkha Community. The sacred shrine is famed for its two pools that are believed to have healing properties. The legend has that King Bhagsu built this temple a...
The Bhootnath Temple is an ancient temple and one of the famous temple in Himachal Pradesh. The controlling deity is the Great Lord Shiva and was built when State Capital was shifted from Bhiuli to present place. Bhootnath Temple, with an idol of a manifestation of god Shiva is synonymous with Mandi...
Brajeshwari Devi temple is situated in Nagarkot,Kangra district of Himachal pradesh. It is 11 km away from nearest railway station.This temple is dedicated to goddess Brajeshwari. Acccording to legend after Goddess Sati sacrificed herself in the honor of Lord Shiva in her father Yagya. Lord Shiva to...
In Hinduism, Chamunda or Camunda is an aspect of Devi, the supreme mother goddess. The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda, two monsters which Devi killed.The famous temple of Ma Chamunda is in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The temple depicts scenes from the Devi Mahatmya, Ramaya...
Chintpurni ji is a major pilgrimage Centre and one of the Shakti Peethas in India. The Chintpurni shakti peeth Chhinnamastik shakti peeth is located in Una district Himachal Pradesh state, surrounded by the western Himalaya in the north and east in the smaller Shiwalik or Shivalik range bordering th...
The temple of Gauri Shankar is situated immediately below the Naggar Castle in Naggar. The temple is believed to be the last monument of the GurjaraPratihara traditions. The temple is famous for its splendid Shikhara Style architecture.Gauri Shankar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and famous for s...
Hidimbi Devi Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple, is located inManāli, a hill station in the State of Himāchal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian epic Mahābhārata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar fo...
Amongst the 51 Shaktipeethas, Jwala Devi temple happens to be an important temple in Himachal Pradesh. Jwalaji/jawalaji flame or Jwala Mukhi flame mouth is probably the most ancient temple discussed here besides Vaishno Devi. It is mentioned in the Mahabharata and other scriptures. There is a natura...
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the Rud...
❖ Maa Sheetala is the Hindu Goddess known to cure the dreaded disease.The deity is believed to be the Goddess who protects children from small pox and gives them a healthy life. ❖ Stationed on the bank of river Beas, Bhimkali temple is an important religious site in Mandi. The main deity of the temp...
Shri Bhima Kali Temple is a temple at Sarahan inHimachal Pradesh inIndia, dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali. The temple is situated about 180 km from Shimla and is one of 51 Shakti Peethass. According to a legend, the manifestation of the goddess is reported to the DakshaYajna incident when ...
❖ Maa Hari Devis Temple is situated atop a hillock in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. The temple interestingly enshrines only the eyes of Goddess Hari Devi, worshipped by the faithful. ❖ Jatoli gets its name from the long Jata hair that Lord Shiva has. Considered as Asias highest Shiv temple, t...
Hari Rai Temple is famous for it’s stunning bronze image of Lord Vishnu in the form of Chaturmurti An aspect of Vishnu when he has a body of human being and heads of a man, a lion, a boar and a demon. ❖ Chaurasi Temple is located in the center of Bharmour town and it holds immense religious importan...
❖ Maa Jalpa Mandir is a temple situated on a hill top, the hill is approximately 500m high and is 7Kms away from the district place Rajgarh. he temple has a huge lobby and a stautue of mata, along with the mata temple a small temple of Hanuman ❖ Ardhnarishwar Temple is a sacred temple of Hindus and ...
Jakhoo Temple is an ancient temple in Shimla, dedicated to the Hindu deity Hanuman. It is situated on Jakhoo Hill, Shimlas highest peak, 2.5 km east of the Ridge at a height of 2,455 m above sea level. Each year, a festival is held on Dussehra, before 1972 the festival used to be held at Annadale.
❖ The Shiva Temple, though built a little later, actually looks older because of its stonewalls and the idols carved on them.❖ Hatkoti Temple” is located at Jubbal Hatkoti, 100 K.M. from Shimla the capital of the Himachal Pradesh. Temple is located in village Hatkoti of tehsil Jubbal distt Shimla of...
❖ Kali Mata Mandir is one of the famous temples which is situated in the Shamti which is about 5 km from the solan on rajgarh road, in this temple there is a statue of Kali Mata are placed. Here every year so many people came this temple. ❖ Within the huge periphery of the Mohan Shakti Heritage park...
❖ Surrounded by breathtaking mountains atop the Prospect Hill, the Kamna Devi Temple is a beautiful religious spot. It is believed that anyone coming to Shimla must pay a visit to this majestic temple as people say that Goddess Kali fulfils the desires of all her devotees who travel up the hill and ...
Laxmi Narayan Temple is one of the most popular temples of Chamba that is known for its great historical significance and architectural marvel. There are also other temples in the complex like Radha Krishna Temple built by Rani Sarda wife of Raja Jit Singh in 1825, Shiva Temple of Chandragupta built...
Mahakali Temple, a very famous holy place in Naldehra, is located on the banks of the serene Mahakali Lake. The main deity of Mahakali Temple is the Goddess Maha Kali. It stands with all its godliness and might on the banks of a river called Mahakali.
The Masrur Temples, also referred to as Masroor Temples or Rockcut Temples at Masrur, is an early 8thcentury complex of rockcut Hindu temples in the Kangra Valley of Beas River inHimachal Pradesh, India. The temples were carved out of monolithic rock with a shikhara, and provided with a sacred pool ...
According to a legend, Goddess Sati burnt herself alive in Yagna, which distressed Lord Shiva. He picked the corpse of Sati on his shoulder and started his Tandava dance. This horrified all deities in the heaven as this could lead to holocaust. This urged Lord Vishnu to unleash his Chakra that cut t...
❖ Sandhya Devi Temple is an 8th century place of worship located at Jagatsukh in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh The presiding deity is Sandhya Devi Goddess of the evening, a 120cm stone idol consecrated in the sanctum. ❖ Gayatri Temple at Jagatsukh near Manali in Himachal Pradesh. It is dedicate...
❖ Siddhewshwari mata temple is dedicated to goddess durga. ❖ The Shoolini Mata Temple is dedicated to Shoolini Mataan incarnation of Goddess Durga. The shrine is one of the prime attractions of Solan. It is also believed that the town of Solon was named after Shoolini Mata, who is the presiding deit...
❖ The Siddh shambu mahadev temple of Mandir is dedicated to Lord shiva. ❖ Mahamrityunjaya Temple in Mandi is one of the oldest Lord Shiva temples in Himachal Pradesh, India. The temple is one of the rare temples where Lord Shiva is worshiped as Tryambaka, the threeeyed one.
Tara Devi temple is one of the most visited religious places in Shimla. It is installed at a height of 7200 feet above sea level and situated around 11 km away from Shimla city.
The Tarna Devi temple is a divine shrine dedicated to Goddess Shyama Kali – incarnation of Goddess Parvati. Temple is perched at an elevation 300 feet above the sea level in the middle of the dense forest. Spectacular view of snowcapped mountains is one reason to be there. The temple is also known b...
❖ Triloknath Temple houses the threefaced image of Lord Shiva and is located in area of Purani Mandi .Trilokinath temple is one of the oldest temples in the town with typical architecture. ❖ Panch Vakhtar is a popular Shiva temple in Mandi. The temple is situated at the confluence of the Beas and Su...
Commonly known as Mahadevi Tirth, Vaishno Devi temple in Kullu is situated on the banks of Beas river. Named after the wife of Lord Shiva, Parvati, the magnificent temple was built in the year 1966 by a saint named Swami Sewak Das Ji Maharaj Devotees travelling to this side of Himachal Pradesh are l...
❖ Vishveshwar Mahadev Temple is an ancient shrine, located about 200 meters off the KulluMandi road in Bajaura, Himachal Pradesh. The temple is 15km away from Kullu town. This pyramidedstructured temple is positioned on the banks of the Beas River. The controlling deity is Lord Shiva. Bajaura Temple...
The Bhojeshwar Temple is an incomplete Hindu temple in Bhojpur village of Madhya Pradesh, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it houses a 7.5 feet 2.3 m high lingam in its sanctum.The temples construction is believed to have started in the 11th century, during the reign of the Paramara king Bhoja. The constr...
Birla Mandir is situated at the highest point of Bhopal, atop area Hills dedicated to goddess Lakshmi. Birla Mandir not only provides a spiritual experience but also a panoramic view of the breath taking picturesque city of Bhopal. It is a place where one can have an overview of the entire Bhopal ci...
Chitrakoot is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a town of religious, cultural, historical and archaeological importance, situated in the Bundelkhand region, bordering Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Chitrakoot Dham Karwi is a nea...
Durga Mandir also known as Durga Kund Mandir, Durga Templeand also monkey temple, is one of the most famous temples in the holy city of Varanasi. This temple has great religious importance in Hinduism and is dedicated to the Maa Durga. Durga Mandir was constructed in 18th century by Bengali Maharani...
Gufa Mandir is located at Lalghati, near the Idgah hill which is about 5kms from the city center. Gufa Mandir is a temple believed to be discovered by late Swami Narayandas during the year 1949. The large temple complex of Gufa Mandir with many natural caves, houses beautiful idols of Lord Shiva, Ra...
Gupt Godavari is a pair of caves, in which there is a tiny entrance, through which one can barely pass. Water trickles down in streams through the other cave, which can rise up to the length of our knees. It is said that Lord Rama and Lakshman once held their secret meetings, which is validated appa...
❖ Hanuman Dhara is a great shrine dedicated to Lord Hanuman, in one of the wooded hills of Chitrakoot, about 5 km from Ram Ghat. As per legend, Hanuman flew to this hill with his tail on fire, after destroying Lanka. To cool his extreme anger he stood under a stream of icy water flowing out of the r...
Varanasi or Kashi is older than traditions. Varanasi presents a unique combination of physical, metaphysical and supernatural elements. According to the Hindu mythology, Varanasi liberates soul from human body to the ultimate. It is the Ganga Ghats of Varanasi that complement the concept of divinity...
Kailash Yatra is a famous place of pilgrimage and the Kund is a big lake of cold, crystal clear water having a circumference of 1.5 miles. Kailash kund also known as Vasuki kund, is abode of Nagraj Vasuki and is situated at a height of 15000 ft. above sea level. Every year thousands of pilgrims from...
Kailash yatra in Bhaderwah starts every year from Gatha Previously named Ghoshta to Kailash Kund. Every year this yatra starts in the month of Bhadu on Dewadshi Thethi in krishan pakh according to Bikrami Samwat i.e. in late days of August. Shri Vasuki Nag , reached Kailash kund at the time when Gar...
Shri Narsingh Ji Mandir is an Ancient temple and was established more than 1700 years ago in Ghagwal, town of samba District of Jammu and Kashmir state. Around 1700 years back, few saints came to this holy place and took shelter near to these five trees .These five trees had been dried. In the morni...
Navdevi temple is around 8 Kms from katra. It is in an ancient cave and one need to crawl a short distance inside the cave to reach the sanctum , . There are 9 small pindies inside the cave. Before entering the cave there is a naturally formed shivlingam and on the walls images of ganapathy etc all ...
Omkareshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Shiva. It is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is on an island called Mandhata or Shivapuri in the Narmada river the shape of the island is said to be like the Hindu ॐ symbol. There are two main temples of Lord Shiva here, one to Om...
Salkanpur Temple is located in Sehore district near Budhni, Salkanpur Temple is at a distance of 70 km from Bhopal by road and nearest railway station isHoshangabad which is on the BhopalItarsi route. Salkanpur temple is devoted to goddess Durga and the presiding deity here is Ma Durga Beejasan one ...
In Hindu tradition Triveni Sangam is the confluence of three rivers. Sangama is the Sanskrit word for confluence. The point of confluence is a sacred place for Hindus. A bath here is said to flush away all of ones sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth.
Sankat Mochan Temple is dedicated to the Lord Hanuman. This temple is also called as the Monkey temple because of the presence of lot of monkeys inside the premises. It is one of the holy temples of the Lord Hanuman and the main location for Hindus for their many religious as well as cultural festiv...
Sarnath, 10km from Varanasi, is one of the most revered Buddhist pilgrimage centers. It is believed that after attaining the Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, it was here that Lord Buddha preached his first sermon, sanctified as Maha Dharm Chakra Parivartan.
Khori means cave Guffa and Shiv Khori thus denotes Shivas cave. This natural cave is about 200 metres long, one metre wide and two to three metres high and contains a self made lingam, which according to the people is unending. The first entrance of the cave is so wide that 300 devotees can be accom...
Shiv Kuti or Shiv Koti. Mythological place where Lord Rama on his way to exile from Ayodhya, worshiped Lord Shiva after crossing Ganges. There is an old Shiva temple on the banks of Ganges adjacent to Rambag a riverside resort set up in 1898 by Ramcharandas Tandon. ❖ Nag Basuki Temple, Allahabad is...
Alarnatha Temple or Alvarnaath is a temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Brahmagiri, Odisha,near Puri. When lord Jagannath cannot be seen in Puri people believe that Lord Jagannath during this time manifests as Alarnath Dev, at the Alarnath temple in Brahmagiri, which is about 23 km from Puri. ...
The Goddess Bali Harachandi is considered by people as one of the Astasaktis of Odisha. Bali Harachandi temple is an important Sakta pitha of the Puri District. This temple has relation with Sri Jagannatha temple of Puri in respect of a ritual on the Mahanavami day in the month of Asvina devotees wh...
Buddha Amarnath ji “Chattani” is an ancient and unique Shiva temple where the devotees have a dip in a spring that flows at a position directly lower than the temple with regard to purification and then have Darshan of immortal Lord Shiva. The devotees from far off places come to pay their obeisance...
Ujjain situated splendid Shri Harsiddhi Temple is one of the ancient places of India and it is the 13th Shaktipeeth among the 51 Shaktipeeths of Mata Sati. ❖ Mangalnath Temple often is the highly admired shrine situated in Ujjain District, Madhya Pradesh. In keeping with Matsya Purana, Mangalnath is...
Built by the ISKCON International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1991, this temple serves as an alternative to Lord Jagannath temple of Puri as that temple is restricted to Indians.This temple is believed to offer abode to Lord Jagannath himself. ❖ Sakshigopal Temple formally known as Satyabad...
Ratha Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha , India. It is the oldest Ratha Yatra taking place in India and the World, whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapil...
The Kal Bhairav temple is a Hindu temple located in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to Kal Bhairav, the guardian deity of the city. Located on the banks of the Shipra River, it is one of the most active temples in the city, visited by hundreds of devotees daily. Liquor is o...
Kedargauri Mandir alias Kedar Gauri Temple, devoted to Lord Shiva Kedareswar and Goddess Gouri Kedar Gouri is one of the ancient temples at Bhubaneswar, situated behind the Mukteswar Temple. Kedar Gauri temple is one among the eight Astasambhu temples in Bhubaneswar.
The correct name is the Amreshwar temple. It is a protected Ancient Monument with good architectural stone work. Since the time of Maharani Ahilyabai holkar who expired in 1795, 22 Brahims paid by the Holker state, daily performed Lingarchan Puja. Each Brahmin was Provided with a wooden board having...
Jammu known a city of temples has the most important place called Panjthirthi in the historic times and this place is still having its mythological importance due to its famous temples which have the history of hundred of years. Based at the bank of Tawi river, panjthrithi is an abode to several tem...
Ram Mandir, in the heart of Bhubaneswar, near Kharavel Nagar, Janpath, is a temple housing beautiful images of Lord Rama, Lord Lakshman, and Goddess Sita. The high rising spire of the main temple visible from many parts of the capital city, is its main attraction. Built and managed by a private trus...
Ramnagar is a historical town of Jammu division of JK state specially known for the historic hindu shrines. Many devotees who come to Vaishnodevi visit the different temples of the place. Ramangar is abode for different temples.
In north of India, the devotees of Sai baba has a very popular shrine by the name of Sai Mandir in the Talab Tillo area of Jammu city in JK state. The temple is considered to be most visited place by the devotees of Sai.
The 10th century Sidheshwar Temple, situated northwest of Mukteswar temple, houses an attractive standing figure of Lord Ganesh. The sanctum of the temple, built in pancha ratha style is surrounded with fivedivisional walls which is further subdivided into two parts. These walls are decorated with K...
The word Mahashivratri stands for The Great Night of Lord Shiva. The festival is celebrated predominantly in North Indian states like UP, Bihar and Jharkhand during the month of Phalguna, which lies in the month of February or March
Machel Mata is a Goddess Durga shrine popularly known as Machail Mata being located in the village Machel, from where it derives its name, in Kishtwar District of Jammu region in India. It may be noted that Goddess Durga is also known by the name Kaali or Chandi.
It may be noted that Goddess Durga is also known by the name Kaali or Chandi. The temple history is entwined with the conquests of Zorawar Singh Kahluria, who in 1834 sought blessings of Machelmata, before crossing the mountains and Suru River Indus, with 5000 men for vanquishing an army of local Bo...
Hindi
02 January 2021
Travel, Spiritual, Documentary
Heeramani Singh
