Kaiwara, a historic town in the Kolar District of Karnataka State was known as Kaiwara Nadu in the bygone ages. It was ruled by Nikirili Chola Mandala during the Chola era. However Kaiwara existed right from the Satya-yuga and has been a holy city and a […]
5 Read MoreRangasthala is located in the Chikkaballapur District of Karnataka. This temple has been built by the Hoysala kings and recently renovated by the efforts of devotees. Sri Moksha Ranganatha is the presiding Deity in this temple. The abode of Lord Moksha Ranganatha Veiled in the mountain […]
9 Read MoreKurukshetra is the birthplace of Bhagavad-gita. The great Mahabharata War occured in Kurukshetra before which Lord Sri Krishna spoke Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna. Even before the Mahabharata War, Kurukshetra has been a place of pilgrimage. Krishna says in Bhagavad-gita, “dharma-kshetrekurukshetre”; How Kurukshetra became such a prominent place of […]
8 Read MoreDwaraka was an opulent kingdom of Lord Krishna. This city of Dwaraka was constructed by Vishwakarma, the architect of devatas. Krishna constructed Dwaraka in order to protect the residents of Mathura from the attacks of Jarasandha and Kalayavana. The construction of Dwaraka Krishna constructed Dwaraka city in […]
2 Read MoreDwarka city lies on the banks of the sacred Gomti river by the Gulf of Kutch in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat (India). Dwarka implies ‘the city of gates. It also means the doorway to liberation. It has the distinction of being one of the […]
14 Read MoreSrirangapatna was earlier known as Srirangapuri. This town is on an island being surrounded by the River Kaveri. It is known for the temples of Sri Ranganatha, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, Sri Gangadhareshwara, Sri Jyotirmaheshwara and the other small temples. Amongst them all the main temple is […]
1 Read MoreKarighatta is a blackish hued beautiful hill situated at a distance of 10 kms from the historical town of Srirangapatna. The hill is situated amidst the green fields and forests, on the sacred banks of River Lokapavani. Mysteriously this is the only hill in this area. […]
26 Read MoreMaddur is a small town situated on the banks of Shimsha River in Karnataka State. It lies south-west to Bengaluru at a distance of 81 kilometers. It is also known as Arjunapuri and Kadamba-punya Kshetra. This town has three famous temples – Sri Ugra Narasimha Temple, […]
13 Read MoreAvani is mostly known to the childless couples who visit this place to receive a blessing from Goddess Parvati. What is less known about Avani is that this place has been threaded into the Uttara Ramayana of Valmiki and had been his ashrama in Treta-yuga. Importance […]
21 Read MoreBhadrachalam known as the Ayodhya of South India. It is situated on the bank of the sacred river Godavari in the Indian State of Telangana. It is the house of Sri Vaikuntha Rama – the four handed Deity form of Sri Ramachandra, a very unique form […]
3 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.