My first introduction to Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneshwar was during my course on Indian Art at National Museum. In a lecture on the North Indian Nagara Style of temple architecture, the Lingaraja temple was shown in detail as the best example of Nagara temple architecture. As the speaker explained each and every aspect of this […]

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Situated on the Western coast of India, Udupi the land of temples welcomes devotees with open arms. At the heart of this Parshurama Kshetra, lies the Sri Krishna Mutt Udupi along with ancient Chandramoulishwara and Anantheshwara temples. History of Sri Krishna Mutt, Udupi Even before the establishment of this popular temple, Udupi was already a […]

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“Of all the regions on earth, Bharata Khand is the most distinguished. And of all the countries of Bharata Khand, Utkala boasts the highest renown. Its whole extent is one uninterrupted tirtha. Its happy inhabitants live secure of reception into the world of spirits. Those who can even visit it, and bathe in its sacred […]

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Vadakkumnathan Temple is one of the important and oldest temples of Kerala. It is situated in Thrissur, an important religious town of the state. It is considered to be the first among the 108 Shiva temples established by Parashuram in ancient Kerala The temple is dated to be more than 1000 years old. Origin of […]

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I first heard of Biraja Devi at Jajpur when I read the Adi Shankaracharya’s Stotra describing the 18 Shaktipeeth across India. He calls it Odyaan Peeth, a word that comes in many Shakta texts like Lalita Sahastranama. Then at a presentation on Puri Yatra at Indica Yatra Conference, I heard about the 4 Khsetras or […]

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Vrindavan was just a Van or forest once upon a time. Indian scriptures mention 12 forests in Braj Bhoomi and Vrindavan was one of them. It was a forest on the banks of Yamuna where Sri Krishna played with the Gopikas of this land. This is where he stole their clothes on the Cheer Ghat. […]

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Vaikuntha Perumal Temple is the most prominent Vishnu Temple located in Shiva Kanchi. Like Kailasanathar temple this is also a temple extremely popular with the students and scholars of history, art history, and temple architecture. So, I also ended up reading a full book on this temple before my Kanchipuram trip. The long descriptions of […]

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Kailasanathar Temple in Kanchipuram was the third big temple I visited after the Kanchi Kamakshi Temple and Ekambareswar Temple. Both the earlier temples were so full of Shakti or the devotional energy that I was still wrapped in that when my auto stopped in front of Kailasnathar temple. An array of bronze Murtis stacked on […]

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Sringeri gets its name from Rishi Shringya, son of Rishi Vibhandaka. In fact, the full name is RishiShringra Giri, Giri meaning mountain. The etymology and the name tracing back to the days of the Rishis tell us that this place has been inhabited for a very long time. Sringeri, as we see it today, owes […]

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Kanchipuram has two distinct parts – Shiva Kanchi and Vishnu Kanchi, and the city revolves around the temple of Kanchi Kamakshi. So, the followers of all three major sects of Hinduism have a stake in the city. Let me take you to Vishnu Kanchi where many ancient Vishnu temples are located. How many – well, […]

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