HISTORY ABOUT ANTARVEDI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE:- This famous temple is located at the place of confluence where Vasistha Godavari joins the Bay of Bengal. This temple was constructed in 15th or 16th centuries by Pallava kings and later Peddapuram Reddy kings. The present structure is said to be built by Kapanati Krishnamma of Agnikula Kshatriya clan in 1823. The temple...

The legend associated with Gunja Narasimhaswamy Temple is that Narasimha appeared in the dream of a washerman telling him that his idol lay beneath the stone on which he washed clothes everyday. The deity told him to build a temple for him and asked him to look for gold coins beneath the stone which could be used for the...

Mahamaham is a Hindu Kumb Mela festival celebrated every 12 years in a town called Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. Hindus consider taking a holy dip at the Mahamaham tank on the day of Mahamaham as sacred. The last Mahamaham was celebrated on March 6, 2004, with people from various places taking the holy dip in the Mahamaham tank. At...

Sri Swayambulinga Swamy Temple at a distance of 52 km from Kanyakumari and 70 km from Tirunelveli, Sri Swayambulinga Swamy Temple is situated at Uvari, a beautiful coastal village in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu. It is one of the popular pilgrimage places near Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli. Distance (From Kanyakumari): 52 Kms Visited From: Kanyakumari Trip Duration (Including Travel): 3 Hours Place Location: At...

Vedaranyam Vedaranyeswarar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and is based in a small town in TamilNadu Vedaranyam and at a distance of 45 km from Nagai. This temple is referred in the Tamil canonical art work of 7th century, which is a poem written by Tamil saint. Distance (From Thanjavur): 106 Kms Visited From: Point Calimere Trip Duration (Including Travel): 1 Hour Place...

Batte Vinayaka Temple is one of the oldest shrines of the district. This Temple attracts large number of devotees on Sankashtahara Chaturdashi, Ganesha Chowthi and other auspicious days relating to Lord Ganapathi. The idol of Lord Ganesha is probably the only deity facing towards north. But, wearing a small piece of cloth around its waist and bells and plaited...

Yoga Narasimha Narasingam temple Located 8kms East of Madurai off the Melur Highway and 4kms North of the Thiru Mogur Kaalamegha Perumal Divya Desam at the foot of the huge Yaanaimalai (elephant hill) is the Yoga Narasimha temple in Narasingam (Y. Narasingam). This place is referred to as the Gaja Giri Kshetram and this temple is known as ‘Kodavarai Koil’...

Sri Mahalinga Swamy Temple is one of the Panchakrosha Sthalas. The Ammbal Shrine is one of the Sakthi Bheetas. Chakkara Maha Meru is installed here. Uma, Vinayaka Muruga, Thirumal, Lakshimi, Saraswati, (Deities), Vashista, Agasthya, Pattinathar, Badragiriyar, Romarishi, Kapila, Markandiya rishi, (Saints). Sivavakiya (Siddhar) Varagunadeva, Sukeerthi, Veerasena, Chitrakeerthi, Uvanasuvan, Maandada, Vasuman., Anjatthuvasan (Kings), Nandagan (Brahmin), Vedas, Airawatha (Elephant vehicle of...

Dedicated to Vishnu, the temple of Srirangam's vast complex has seven enclosures formed by huge rampart walls and 21 elaborate towers. Srirangam is the foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras) of Lord Vishnu . It is also considered the first, foremost and the most important of the 108 main Vishnu temples (Divyadesams). This temple is also known...

Keesaragutta Temple is located in the Keesara village. Also called Ramalingeshwara Swamy Temple, it is dedicated to Lord Shiva and his companions Bhavani and Siva Durga. Situated on the top of a hill in the Rangareddy district, this temple attracts a huge number of devotees every day. Also known for its architectural importance, this temple is an ideal place...