Vaikuntha Ekadashi is one of the grandest festivals celebrated in almost all the Vaishnava Temples all over India connected to the Sri Sampradaya or the Ramanuja Sampradaya. The festival marks its advent every year during the auspicious month of Marghashirsha when the sun is in the […]
0 Read MorePanchanada 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 […]
2 Read MoreKashi 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 […]
1 Read MoreAdi Keshav Temple in Varanasi is the oldest temple in Kashi. The temple is dedicated to Lord Keshava, a form of Lord Vishnu. Kashi has Sixteen Keshava temples out of which Adi Keshav Temple is the most prominent one. In fact the adi pati of Kashi […]
1 Read MoreDwarkadhish Temple is the main attraction of Dwarka city located in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat (India). Also called the ‘Jagat Mandir’, it houses the Deity of Lord Dwarkadhish. Lakhs of devotees flock to this famed temple every year to catch a glimpse of the […]
1 Read MoreNaimisharanya is one among the eight self-manifested holy places on this planet which are also known as ashta svayam-vykta kshetras. It is also revered amongst the great forests of Bharatavarsha. The followers of Ramanujacharya Sampradaya count it amongst the 108 Divya Desham Kshetras. Above all Naimisharanya […]
1 Read MoreVeni Madhav Temple is ranked as the main temple of Prayagraj as per the Matsya Purana, Padma Purana and Agni Purana. This shaligrama vigraha of Lord Vishnu is the presiding Deity of Prayagraj and He is present here as Lord Veni Madhav. Hence, it acquires the […]
0 Read MorePrayagraj is a very famous place of pilgrimage in India. It is referred to as ‘King of all Tirthas’. It is also known by the names Sangam Nagari, Kumbha Nagari, Tambu Nagari, etc. It has a history dating million and even billions of years. The name […]
0 Read MoreEkadashi Gufa is in Badrinath, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Devotees visiting Badrinath must not miss this holy cave. Ekadashi Gufa is not very prominently spoken of as many other holy places. But it plays a vital part in the Vedic culture as Ekadashi Devi […]
3 Read MoreThiruvellarai Temple is one of the 108 Sri Vaishnava Divya Deshams and a part of the Cholanadu Divya Deshams around Srirangam. Thiruvellarai Temple is approximately 1.5 million years old, older than the Srirangam Temple. It is the divine abode of Lord Pundarikaksha Perumal also the homeland […]
13 Read MoreTirtha Yatra means sadhu-sanga, hari-katha, vigraha-aradhana, dhama-seva, prasada-sevana, dana-kriya and bhajana. One has to take association of devotees, hear the lilas of Hari, worship the Deity, serve the Lord in the holy place, partake prasadam, give in charity and perform bhajans. The purpose of Tirtha Yatra is to reconnect ourselves with God.