Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a temple of Shiva located in Mylapore, a suburb ofChennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The form of Shiva’s wife Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal (from Tamil, “Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree”). The temple was built around the 7th century CE and is a good example of […]
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Fifteen km west of Coimbatore, on the Western Ghats, situated in a lush, green milieu is the temple of Marudhamalai. Said to belong to the 12th Century, the temple is surrounded by the hilly range on three sides. Several buses ply between Coimbatore and the foothills of Marudhamalai, from where devotees board mini buses to
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The Sri Karinjeshwara temple is situated in the town of Karinja, in the Dakshin Kannada district, is one of the most honoured pilgrim spots in Karnataka. This temple is situated in the Bantwal taluka and is atop a hill in the Karinja village.
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This famous voluptuous temple stands next to the famous Brihadisvara temple at Tanjore. Gangaikonda Cholapuram has been regarded as the reproduction of Brihadisvara Temple that was been built by Rajaraja Chola, father of Rajendra Chola. Gangai Konda Cholapuram was erected to outshine the temple made by the father. The temple is renowned for having the
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Ekambaranathar temple is the famous temple which is situated in this holy town of Kancheepuram, one of the Panch Bootha Sthalangal of God Shiva. Well known as the “City of Temples”, Kancheepuram which is one of the seven great holy centers of ancient India. It was a royal capital once, a flourishing Buddhist and Jain
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Rajasthan is one of the most famous attractive tourist destinations in India for both domestic and international tourists. Situated in the heart of Rajasthan and surrounded by the mountain by all sides, 132 km south-west of Jaipur and 198 km east of Jodhpur one of the most famous tourist destinations of Rajasthan is Ajmer.Pushkar is
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The multi-dimensional attraction of Rajasthan tourism is the main factor for attracting such a large number of tourists. Rajasthan offers natural beauty, historical importance, religious significance and a lot of fun. This helps in increasing the total number of tourists in Rajasthan. The temples in particular are very attractive to regular tourists as well as
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There are many notable holy places in Agra of which Moti Masjid in Agra occupies special position of distinction. It is held that one who has visited the St. Basils Cathedral in Moscow will feel that it contains close structural resemblance with that. Sitting in the compound of the Agra Fort where river Yamuna is
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Being the first mosque to be built after the independence of Jaunpur from the Islamic caliphate in India, the Atala Mosque was given royal treatment setting up a new monumentality to the traditional jami’. The majestic pylons of the portal of its main prayer room, the three unequal domes above its roof and the large court
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The Venkataramana Swamy Temple was built by Maharajah Chikka Devaraya Wodiyar. The temple is 300 years old. Some of the best characteristics of the Dravidian temple art is depicted in the temple. The temple is situated adjacent to Tipus summer palace. The beautiful stone pillar which is supported by lion brackets was ruined by the
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