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Ugadi Festival
Ugadi is originally known as Yugadi. It is the beginning of a New Vedic Year for the followers of Chandramana Almanac – the lunar calendar. The great Mathematician Bhaskaracharya calculated that the new year begins from the sunrise of Yugadi festival. Ugadi is a widely celebrated […]
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Koneshwaram Temple, Srilanka
Koneshwaram Temple in Srilanka is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Konanatha Swami and his consort Parvathi Devi as Mathumai Ammal. The temple is located on Swami Rock (a promontory) in Trincomalee, a port city in the Eastern province of Srilanka. Also called as Thirukonamalai Konesar Temple […]
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Vishnupada Temple, Gaya
Vishnupada Temple of Gaya is famous all over the world for conducting Shraddha rites for the ancestors. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu housing His actual lotus footprint. The very word ‘Vishnupada’ implies the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu. Located on the banks of the […]
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Sita Kund, Gaya
Sita Kund in Gaya is the place where Sita Devi did the pind-daan offering to King Dasharatha. Located on the eastern bank of the Falgu river in Gaya city of Bihar, India, it is one of the most important holy sites in Gaya. Not just Sita […]
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Nagapooshani Amman Temple, Srilanka
Nagapooshani Amman Temple in Nainativu of Srilanka is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, where the silambu i.e. anklets of Sati Devi fell. The temple is dedicated to Parvathi Devi known as Nagapooshani Amman or Indrakshi Amman. It is located on the Nainativu island in the […]
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Vitthala Temple, Pandharpur
Vitthala Temple is the heart of Bhakti movement in central India. The temple is located in Pandharpur dham of Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It stands on the banks of the celebrated and sacred river Bhima which appears like a crescent moon as it […]
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Sapta Hari Temples, Ayodhya
Sapta Hari Temples are the seven prominent Vishnu temples of Ayodhya dham in Uttar Pradesh, India. We usually hear about the Sapta Puris i.e. the seven sacred cities of India, among which, Ayodhya dham is a part. Here, we have Sapta Hari temples within one of […]
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Ashwath Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Hubli
Ashwath Lakshmi Narasimha Temple in M K Hubli is the temple dedicated to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. This is a holy Narasimha Kshetra in Karnataka located on the banks of Malaprabha River. Across Dakshina Bharata, there are innumerable temples of Lord Narasimha. One such temple is Ashwath […]
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Vadabhandeshwara Temple, Malpe
Vadabhandeshwara Temple is one of the few temples of Balarama in Bharat, outside the Vrajabhumi area. Vadabhandeshwara village is in the vicinity of the Malpe Port in Karnataka. The Deity of Sri Balarama was installed by Srila Madhvacharya. Who has not heard the name of Udupi […]
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Nuwara Eliya, Srilanka
Nuwara Eliya in Srilanka is generally referred to as ‘Little England’ for its cool climate and connection to the British when they ruled over Srilanka as a colony. But far older and deeper than the British connection is its connection to the Ramayana era. Located in central […]
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