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Ratnavali Shakti Peeth is situated on the banks of the Ratnakar River at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal. Here, the idol of Maa Sati is called ‘Kumari’, and the lord Shiva is worshipped as ‘Bhairav’. It is locally known as Anandamayee Shakthi Peetha. Ratnavali Shakti Peeth is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, where the…

Lord Dattatreya is the unique embodiment of the holy trinity—Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara—in a single body. The temple of Dattatreya is located at Dattatreya Square, an important heritage site in the eastern part of Bhaktapur, Nepal. The temple was built in 1427 A. D. by King Yaksa Malla but the present structure is from time…

Vinayaki, the female form of Lord Ganesha, is located at Cheriyanad near Alappuzha in Kerala. This rare female form of Vinayaka is known as Vigneshwari or Vallabha Ganeshaani, as described in the Mantra Shastras. The Vinayaki temple is one of the many deities at the Cheriyanad Sree Balasubramaniya Swamy Temple, which is considered the Desadeva…

Sri Tuluveshwara Temple is located at Basrur 9 kilometres from Kundapura in Udupi district-Karnataka. This town was previously known as Vasupura, since Emperor Vasu governed this region. The temple is about 1000 years old and lacks any stone wall or shelter. It is said that a banyan tree has been providing shelter to the Shiva…

Veludayanpattu Shivasubramaniar Temple is a Murugan temple located in the village Veludayanpattu in Neyveli town – Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. History says that this temple was built around 800 years ago by Chitra Gadava king of Pallava dynasty. Lord Muruga offers his blessings along with Devayanai and Valli and is thus fondly called ‘Valli…

Bidda Anjaneya Temple is located at Gubbi in Tumkur District- Karnataka, with a history of around 400 years. Many people in the Kali Yuga believe that worshipping Hanuman protects one from Saturn’s influence. Others worship Anjaneya. It is believed that this Biddhanjaneya helps lift and redeem devotees who are downtrodden and despairing Unlike other temples…

Viratra Vankal Mata Temple a 900-year-old temple of Mother goddess Vankal situated on a hilltop called Viratra, located in Barmer of Rajasthan.The idol of this temple is so unique that merely seeing it purifies the mind of all negative thoughts and fills the body with positive energy. Vikramaditya worshipped at the Shaktipeeth of Hinglaj Mata…

Keshav Rai Temple is a Temple situated on the Chambal River in Keshoraipatan- Rajasthan. It was built in 1641 by Rao Raja Chattar Sal of Bundi. Lord Krishna is seen here in the form of Keshav Rai Ji Maharaj. The temple stands on a strong base of a very big platform. The grand and imposing…

Mekekattu Nandikeshwara Temple is situated around 20 kilometers from Kundapura town in Karnataka.Mekekattu Nandikeshwara Temple lies in the limits of Udupi taluk, situated in a remote place near Saibra Katte. The place is very close to Barkur in Shirya village. Believed to be over 1000 years old, the main deity of the temple is Nandi…