Nriga Kunda, Dwarka
Nriga Kunda is a very small place in Dwarka. 99% of devotees do not know about its very presence including the Dwarkavasis. It is very unforunate that this place in Dwarka lies unnoticed by the devotees. Although a very small well, it is the best of […]
Panchanada Tirtha, Dwarka
Panchanada Tirtha is a set of five sweet-water wells located on an island amid the sea, at the confluence of the sacred Gomti river and the Gulf of Kutch in Dwarka, Gujarat (India). It would be more appropriate to say that it lies right behind the […]
Bet Dwarka
Bet Dwarka is the only remaining part of the sacred Dwarka fort-city built by Vishwakarma on the order of Lord Sri Krishna, after reclaiming the land from the Sea God. The other bigger part was consumed by the sea 5000 years ago immediately after the disappearance […]
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Kashi Vishwanath Temple is in the Vishwanath Galli of Varanasi by the western bank of the sacred river Ganga. Sri Kashi Vishwanath is one of the three presiding Deities of Kashi or Varanasi. After the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor by His Excellency Prime Minister […]
Krittivaseshwar Temple, Kashi
Krittivaseshwar Temple in Kashi is one of the Pancha Lingas of Kashi as mentioned in the Kurma Purana. The other lingas being Omkareshwar Linga, Vishwanatha Linga, Madhyameshwara Linga and Kapaardeeshwara Linga. The Krittivaseshwar Linga is described as the best of the Shivalingas in Kashi as per […]
Omkareshwar Mahadev Temple, Kashi
Omkareshwar Mahadev Temple is described as one of the finest shivalingas by Lord Shiva himself in the Kashi Khanda of the Skanda Purana. Kashi as one of the most holiest of all the kshetras on this Earth, has got crores of shivalingas. Many lifetimes are not […]
Annapurna Mandir, Kashi
Annapurna Mandir is dedicated to Annapurna Devi, who is Parvathi Devi herself. She blesses the residents of Kashi with enough food and other nourishment. Annapurna Devi finds mention in the Skanda Purana and Devi Bhagavatam. The temple is also called Annapurna Mata Mandir and Annapurna Mandir. […]
Dandapani Temple, Kashi
Dandapani Temple is a very important temple in Kashi along with the likes of Kaal Bhairav Temple and Kashi Vishwanath Temple. It is in the Vishwanath Galli area of Kashi very close to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Lord Dandapani was appointed by Lord Shiva as the […]
Kashi – The oldest living city
Kashi is older than the civilization itself. It is twice ancient than the history known to the mankind. The mysterious feeling, I get when I am in the streets of Kashi is beyond words. When I pass through the ‘gallis’ of Kashi, it gives me joy […]
Vishalakshi Temple, Kashi
Vishalakshi Temple in Kashi is a Shaktipeetha dedicated to Parvathi Devi, the consort of Lord Shiva. Being one of the 51 Shaktipeethas, the eyes or earrings of Sati Devi fell here. Vishalakshi implies ‘wide eyes’. Hence, as per the name, the eyes may have fallen here. […]