Sooda Sri Subramanya Temple is located in Sooda village near Karkala, Udupi district, Karnataka. The main deity of this temple is Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya), the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Along with him, the temple also worships Vasuki Maha Nagaraja, the divine serpent. Lord Subramanya here is believed to protect devotees from serpent-related…
Sri Krishna Swamy Temple is located inside the sacred Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple complex at Tiruchanur (Alamelumangapuram), about 5 km from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), it is one of the most ancient Krishna shrines in the region. The main deity is Lord Sri Krishna in Padmasana (lotus posture). The…
Bharat Mata Mandir, also known as the Mother India Temple, is a unique 8-storey white structure situated near the river Ganga in the heart of Haridwar. Founded by Swami Satyamitranand Giri and inaugurated in 1983 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, this temple is dedicated to Bharat Mata as a symbol of unity, integrity, values, and…
Sri Bhadrakali Ammanavara Sametha Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple is located in Devarahosahalli village, Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka. The shrine sits atop a small hill surrounded by lush green landscapes that resemble a forest. The main deity is Sri Veerabhadra Swamy, a fierce and protective form of Lord Shiva created to destroy evil and…
Tembe Swami Temple is located in Narasobawadi, a holy village in Shirol Taluk, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. The temple stands on the sacred confluence of two rivers — Krishna and Panchganga — making the surroundings very peaceful and spiritually powerful. The present temple dedicated to Sri Vasudevanand Saraswati (Tembe Swami Maharaj) was built in the early…
The Traffic Ganesha Temple, also known as the Vahana Ganapathi Temple or Patala Ganesha Temple, is situated on Kasturba Road in the heart of Bengaluru, Karnataka. The temple is believed to be more than 600 years old, making it one of the oldest Ganesha temples in Bengaluru. Local tradition says it dates back to the…
Baba Dhaneshwar Nath Shiva Temple is situated in Murli Pahad, also known locally as Mundli, in the Rajmahal area of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, worshipped here as Baba Dhaneshwar Nath. The Lord is represented in the form of a Shivling. The temple architecture is simple and traditional,…
The Madathur Subramanya Swamy Temple is situated in the Madathur village, near Venniyur, in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is believed to be around 500 years old in its current structure, though its sacred significance and worship traditions date back further to the Pandya period. Over the centuries, it has been rebuilt…
Suryanjaneya Temple is located in Suryapura village, Koratagere Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka. The presiding deity is Lord Suryanjaneya Swamy, a rare combination of the Sun God and Hanuman. As per local tradition, devotees first visit the Gutte Ganapati Temple before coming here for darshan. The temple is believed to be more than 600 years old….
Lakshmi Mata Mandir is situated in the sacred pilgrimage town of Dakor, in the Kheda district of Gujarat. Lakshmi Mata temple is very close to the famous Shree Ranchhodrai Temple, the main Vishnu shrine in Dakor. The temple is believed to be several hundred years old, though not as ancient as the main Ranchhodrai temple….
