Chikka Tirupati or Bangara Tirupati is a very well known temple in Karnataka. Sri Prasanna Venkateshwara Swamy Temple which is the original name, is in Kolar district in the state of Karnataka. The temple took revival in the Chola period. According to Sthala Purana, this was […]
0 Read MoreNageshwar Nath temple in Ayodhya is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is located at Swargadwar near Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya. After the disappearance of Lord Ramachandra, the city of Ayodhya was lost. King Vikramaditya restored the sacred city. Based on the Nageshwar Nath temple […]
0 Read MoreNandigram is located around 22 kms south of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh (India). Bharata, one of the brothers of Lord Ramachandra ruled Ayodhya from Nandigram during Lord Rama’s 14-year exile in the forest. This is reflected in the following shloka mentioned in the scriptures: अयोध्या दक्षिणेभागे नंदीग्रामो […]
2 Read MoreAprameya Swamy Temple is in Mallur Town of Ramanagara district in Karnataka. It is about 63 kms from Bengaluru, and located on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway. Just a mile from Channapatna town, the tall Rajagopura of Aprameya Swamy Temple beckons devotees’ attention. The curious devotee, who pulls […]
0 Read MoreHanuman Garhi or Hanuman Gadi, is dedicated to Bhakta Hanuman in Ayodhya. It is located near the Ram Janmabhoomi in the center of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh (India). Lord Hanuman protects Ayodhya, especially Ram Kot i.e. Lord Rama’s fort palace, while residing in Hanuman Garhi. It […]
1 Read MoreMani Parvat in Ayodhya is a divine hill made from gems originally that were brought from Janakpur following the marriage of Lord Rama and His four brothers Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. The word ‘Mani’ implies gem. This place is also known as the lila sthali of […]
0 Read MoreKalkunte village is in Bengaluru rural district in the state of Karnataka. It is also known as Kalkunte Agraharam. Agraharam is the community of temple priests settled around the temple. It is like a gated community of pujaris whose focus is the worship of Lord only. […]
0 Read MoreGoshark Kunda is a big and prominent kunda in Ayodhya named after King Gosha of the Ikshvaku dynasty. It is located to the south of the Urvashi Kunda and north-west of Dasharatha Kunda near the Panchkosi parikrama path in Ayodhya city of Uttar Pradesh, India. This […]
4 Read MoreRam Ki Paidi is a series of sacred ghats on the banks of the river Sarayu in the holy city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, India. There are thirty two bathing ghats at Ram Ki Paidi where devotees come and take a holy bath. Devotees come […]
0 Read MoreGuptar Ghat is located on the banks of the sacred Sarayu river in Ayodhya. It lies near the famous Sarayu-Ghaghara confluence in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Guptar Ghat is known as Gopratara Tirtha in the scriptures. Lord Rama chose this holy place to end His earthly […]
0 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.