Category Archives: Temples

Sri Yoga Narasimha Temple – Yoga Narasimha Temple – Lord Narasimha

Yoga Narasimha Temple is situated in Sholingur, Tamil Nadu. It’s original name was Gadikachalam or Chozhasimhapuram. It is believed that a person who spends 24 minutes in the temple attains salvation in the end. Lord Narasimha is the presiding deity … Continue reading

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Venkatachalapathy Temple | Sri Venkatachalapathy Temple – Sindhupatti

Venkatachalapathy Temple is a famous Hindu temple situated in Trivandrum, Kerala. It is also known as Srinivasar kovil, Perumal Kovil, Iyyengar Kovil or Desikar Sannidhi. The temple was built in 1898 and is the only temple in Kerala dedicated to … Continue reading

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Sri Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Temple – Prasanna Venkatachalapathy

Prasanna Venkatachalapathy temple is a famous Vishnu temple in Tamil Nadu. The Papavinasam theertham is opposite to this temple. There is no shrine for Goddess or co-deities in the temple since all the importance is attached to Lord alone. Tirumanjanam … Continue reading

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Shri Janaki Narayana Perumal Temple – Solavandan

Janaki Narayana Perumal Temple is situated on the bank of Vaigai river and is amidst a fertile environment called Janakayambathi. The place is known for the penance performed by King Janaka seeking Sri Rama for his son-in-law. The idols of … Continue reading

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Sri Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple – Thiruthangal

Sri Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple  is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is located in Thirukkurungudi , Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu. The temple is classified as “Divya Desams”. It is the 48th among the … Continue reading

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Temples of Mukhalingam – Madhukeshwara Temple – Mukhalingam Temple

The temple of Mukhalingesvara, anciently known as the Madhukesvara, stands in the centre of the village, Mukhalingam. It is a splendid ornate fane. Also in the village in the Aniyanka Bhimesvara, which is comparatively plain. In the outskirts of the … Continue reading

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Rudresvara Temple of Palampet – Rudreshwar Temple – Shree Rudreshwar Temple

The Rudresvara temple in Palampet, today a hamlet in Warangal district, is one of the achievements of the Deccan builder. It stands near a great lake of 175 sq. km.. An earthern dam, 610 m long, over 10 m wide … Continue reading

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Bugga Ramalingesvara and Chintala Venkataramana temples of Tadpatri

The Bugga Ramalingesvara and the Chintala Venkataramana temples in Tadpatri, in Anantapur district, were built in the golden age of Vijayanagar art, the former in the last quarter of the fifteenth century, the latter in the second half of the … Continue reading

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Bhimesvara Temple of Draksharama – Bhimesvara Temple – Bhimeswara Temple Andhra Pradesh

The Bhimesvara temple in Draksharama, a town in East Godavari district, is one of the five celebrated arama fanes of Andhra Pradesh. The Linga of the Lord, together with that of Mallikarjuna in Srisailam and that of Kalesvara in Kalesvaram … Continue reading

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Temples of Alampur – Alampur Temple

Alampur, called the southern Kashi, stands on the left bank of the Tungabhadra river, in Mahbubnagar district. It is close to Kurnool town. A few kilometers away the Tungabhadra and the Krishna are in junction, of the type of confluences … Continue reading

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