Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam

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Temples in India - Lord Shiva Temples in India

Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
Kumbeswarar Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India. The famous Hindu festival of Mahamaham is associated with this temple. The huge temple with built over an area of 30181 sq feet is reported to be more than 1300 years old.
Shri Adhi Kumbeswara is the presiding deity of Kumbakonam and Manthrapeeteswari Mangalambika is the lord's Consort. The t
 

Varatharaja Perumal Thirukovil, Poonamallee

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Temples in India - Lord Vishnu Temples in India

Varatharaja Perumal Thirukovil, Poonamallee

 

Located 25 kms from Chennai on the Bangalore Highway is the 1100 year old Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Poonamallee. This place is also referred to as Pushpaporu Kshetram and Poovirantha Kshetram.

Construction

The temple is believed to have been built in the 10th Century AD during the reign of the great Chozha King Paranthaka Chozha ( 907-954 AD). Inscriptions dating back to this period r

   

Silent Valley National Park

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Gardens in India

Silent Valley National Park

The Silent Valley National Park with an area of 90 sq km is located in the Northeastern corner of Palakkad district. It rises abruptly to the Nilgiri Plateau in the North and overlooks the plains of Mannarkkad in the South.

The core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the Silent Valley National Park. Despite its name, the Silent Valley (the clamour of Cicadas is conspicuously absent here) is a rich

 

Queen of Hills Ooty

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Hill Stations in India

Queen of Hills Ooty

Called the Queen of Hill Stations picturesque, green Udhagamandalam better known, as Ooty is the most popular hill station in the South. Ooty Located in the Western ghats at a height of 2240 mtrs. Udhagamandalam is the headquarters of the Nilgiris district where the two ghats ranges meet.

Nature has been generous with this region, which is by far the most beautiful in the state. Apart from coffee

   

Ekambareswarar Temple, Kancheepuram

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Lord Shiva Temples in India

Ekambareswarar Temple, Kancheepuram
Ekambaranathar temple is situated in this holy town of Kancheepuram, one of the Panch Bootha Sthalangal of God Shiva. This vast temple covers an area roughly 40 acres. It is one of ancient temple reported to be in existence from the year 600 AD. Pallava, Chola and Vijanagara Kings have contributed to the building of this temple. The presiding deity Shiva is worshipped here as Prithvi Lingam (Linga
 

Eachanari Vinayagar Temple

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Lord Ganesha Temples in India

Eachanari Vinayagar Temple

Vinayaga symbolises Ohm Pranav manthara is a presiding deity of this temple, and this temple is situated 10km away from Coimbatore to Pollachi en route. The Moolavar of this temple is actually made for the installation at Perur, Arulmighu Patteswarar Temple and since the cart carrying Moolavar struck-down at this place from Madurai and Eachanari become the blessed place of Lord Vinayaga. Hence the

   

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