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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Hindu Temples | | | |  Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Ellora Caves - The Hindu cavesThe Hindu caves, constructed beginning in the 7th century, represent a different style of creative vision and execution skills. These are temples many carved from the top down. Some were of such complexity that they required several generations of planning and coordination to complete.
Cave 16, called The Kailasa or Kailasanatha Temple, is the unrivalled centerpiece of Ellora. This gargantuan structure – designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva – looks like a freestanding, multi-storied temple complex, but it was carved out of one single rock, and covers ...
See also:Ellora Caves, Ellora Caves - The Buddhist caves, Ellora Caves - The Hindu caves, Ellora Caves - The Jain caves, Ellora Caves - Pictures Read more here: » Ellora Caves: Encyclopedia II - Ellora Caves - The Hindu caves |
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| | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Tirunelveli - Nellaiappar Temple Nellayappar temple, a famous temple of the Hindu god Shiva, is situated here. The Goddess deity is called 'Gandhimathi Ambal'. There are many sculptures in and on the various temples. The Nellayappar temple is infact bigger than the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple, but the latter is more famous due to its historical imporatance and tourist attraction. In addition to Panchappathi, Thiruchendur were Ayya Vaikundar incarnated from the sea is als ...
See also:Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli - Location, Tirunelveli - The city and its twin, Tirunelveli - Origin of Tamil, Tirunelveli - Halwa, Tirunelveli - Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli - Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli - Education, Tirunelveli - Popular Nellai dishes, Tirunelveli - Other Places, Tirunelveli - Papanasam 42 km, Tirunelveli - Deivacheyalpuram 27 km, Tirunelveli - Kazhugumalai, Tirunelveli - Tenkasi 53 km, Tirunelveli - Srivaikuntam 37 km, Tirunelveli - Manapad 70 km, Tirunelveli - Krishnapuram 13 km, Tirunelveli - Kulasekarapattinam 68 km, Tirunelveli - SANKARANKOVIL54 km, Tirunelveli - See Also, Tirunelveli - External link Read more here: » Tirunelveli: Encyclopedia II - Tirunelveli - Nellaiappar Temple |
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| | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Kneeling - Social and religious customs Socially, kneeling, similarly to bowing, is associated with submission and obeisance, particularly if one kneels before a standing person: the kneeling position renders a person defenseless and unable to flee. For this reason, in some religions, in particular by Christians and Muslims, kneeling is used as a position for prayer, as a position of submission to God. In north Indian Hindu temples, many Hindus kneel before the icon after saying a short personal prayer, and usually touch the ground with their forehead. (This is a contrast to south Indian temples, ...
See also:Kneeling, Kneeling - Practical reasons, Kneeling - Social and religious customs Read more here: » Kneeling: Encyclopedia II - Kneeling - Social and religious customs |
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| | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Tirumala - Tirupati - Tirumala Tirumala (తిరుమల), the abode of the Hindu God Lord Venkateswara, is situated on a very ancient ridge of mountains in a southern district of Andhra Pradesh. It houses the richest Hindu temple, monitored by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. The word Tirumala can be split into Tiru + Malai(in Tamil). Tiru meaning sacred and Malai meaning Hill. One has to go through 7 mountains to reach the temple. The temple is open for more than 22 hours in day, and it usually takes anywhere from 2 to 20 hours, depending on the season, to get to the Sanctom sanctorum fr ...
See also:Tirumala - Tirupati, Tirumala - Tirupati - General, Tirumala - Tirupati - Tirumala, Tirumala - Tirupati - Tirupati City, Tirumala - Tirupati - History of the Shrine, Tirumala - Tirupati - Festivals, Tirumala - Tirupati - Tonsure, Tirumala - Tirupati - Some facts Read more here: » Tirumala - Tirupati: Encyclopedia II - Tirumala - Tirupati - Tirumala |
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| | | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Kanaka Dasa - Overview In the 16th century, the laws of the time prohibited lower caste people from entering into the sanctum sanctorum of Hindu Temples, and in Kanaka Dasa's case it was Udupi Sri Krishna Temple. According to one legend, however, a portion of the wall of the temple is said to have broke, the Krishna murti turned around, and by Krishna's grace, he was given darshan of the murti. The window is now called 'Kanaka Kindi'.
Like Tukaram, his life demonstrated that devotion to God was the sole criteria for acceptance, not ancestry. For m ...
See also:Kanaka Dasa, Kanaka Dasa - Overview, Kanaka Dasa - Biography, Kanaka Dasa - Major works Read more here: » Kanaka Dasa: Encyclopedia II - Kanaka Dasa - Overview |
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| | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Kokkamangalam - History In the first century, Kokkamangalam was a prosperous Hindu village. According to tradition, St. Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus, landed at Kodungalloor, an ancient port on India's Malabar Coast, in the year 52. He founded Christian communities in Kokkamangalam, Kodungalloor, Kollam, Chayal, Niranam, Parur, and Palayoor before he was martyred in Mylapore. The Apostle Thomas performed a miracle in Kokkamangalam, and converted several local Hindu families to Christianity. A church was erected near the village's Hindu temple. The present chu ...
See also:Kokkamangalam, Kokkamangalam - History, Kokkamangalam - Apostle St.Thomas Pilgrim Center Kokkamangalam Read more here: » Kokkamangalam: Encyclopedia II - Kokkamangalam - History |
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| | | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Ujjain - Places to Visit See also: Ancient monuments in Ujjain
Ujjain is a holy city for Hindus and has many places to visit for the religiously inclined. The Mahakal Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlings, is the most famous and venerated Shiva temple. Other temples include Harsidhhi (Durga Temple), Chintaman Ganesh, Gadh Kalika, Kaal Bhairav and Magalnaath. Ujjain, being an ancient city, is home to many monuments that have survived from the ancient period. The most stunning example is the Kalideh Palace on the outskirts of the city, which is a fine pi ...
See also:Ujjain, Ujjain - History, Ujjain - Climate, Ujjain - Geography, Ujjain - Transportation, Ujjain - Places to Visit, Ujjain - Economy Read more here: » Ujjain: Encyclopedia II - Ujjain - Places to Visit |
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| | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Walkeshwar Temple - Legend Legend has it that Hindu god, Ram paused at that spot on his way from Ayodhya to Lanka in pursuit of the demon, Ravana who had kidnapped his wife, Sita. He is said to have constructed the original lingam of sand, after having tired of waiting for his brother, Lakshman to bring a idol. The name is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit name for an idol made of sand - Valuka Iswar, an avatar of Shiva.
When Ram was thirsty, as there was no fresh water readily available (except sea water), he shot an arrow and brought Ganga over ...
See also:Walkeshwar Temple, Walkeshwar Temple - Legend, Walkeshwar Temple - History, Walkeshwar Temple - Worship Read more here: » Walkeshwar Temple: Encyclopedia II - Walkeshwar Temple - Legend |
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| | | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Elephants of Kerala - Elephants in festivals
Almost all of the festivals in Kerala include at least one richly caparisoned elephant. The elephants are decorated with gold plated caparisons, colourful umbrellas, alavattom, venchamaram, necklaces, etc. during the festivals.
Many Hindu temples in Kerala keep elephants. Most of them are donated by devotees. For example the famous Guruvayur temple in Kerala has more than 40 domesticated elephants and they have constructed a sanctuary in Punnathur Kotta, 3 km from the temple for their elephants. One of the famous elephants name ...
See also:Elephants of Kerala, Elephants of Kerala - Elephants in daily life, Elephants of Kerala - Elephants in festivals, Elephants of Kerala - Elephants in captivity, Elephants of Kerala - Caring elephants, Elephants of Kerala - Ornaments used for elephants, Elephants of Kerala - Woman mahout in Kerala, Elephants of Kerala - Books to read Read more here: » Elephants of Kerala: Encyclopedia II - Elephants of Kerala - Elephants in festivals |
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| | | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Vijayanagara - History The Hindu Vijayanagar empire was founded by Hakka and Bukka who were brothers of the Kuruba clan. Hakka, (later named Harihara), and Bukka (later known as Bukka Raya), from 1336 onwards. It is known that their original base was located in the area. The capital was probably first placed at Anegondi, now a small village on the north side of the Tungabhadra, opposite the Vitthala temple. As the empire began to expand and prosper under Bukka Raya, the capital was established at the more defensible and secure location of Vijay ...
See also:Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara - Vijayanagara, Vijayanagara - History, Vijayanagara - The Sacred Center, Vijayanagara - Virupaksha Temple, Vijayanagara - Krishna Temple, Vijayanagara - Ugra Narasimha, Vijayanagara - Sugriva's cave, Vijayanagara - Kodandarama Temple, Vijayanagara - Vittala Temple, Vijayanagara - The Royal Centre, Vijayanagara - Ramachandra Temple, Vijayanagara - Underground Temple, Vijayanagara - Lotus Mahal, Vijayanagara - Pushkarani, Vijayanagara - Elephant stables Read more here: » Vijayanagara: Encyclopedia II - Vijayanagara - History |
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| | | | | Hindu Temples: Encyclopedia II - Serampore - The town grows There were three main phases in the process of urbanisation of Serampore:
The Pre-urbanisation phase (the period before 1755);
The Urbanisation phase (from 1755 to 1854); and
The Industrialisation phase (1854 to 1947).
Before the Mughal period, the region between the Saraswati and Hoogli rivers was a thriving local community. Various ruins of Hindu temples are still found in Serampore, such as:
Henry Martin's Pagoda,
The temple of Radhaballabhjeu in Ballabhpur (eighteenth century),
The Ram-Sita temple in Sripur and
The temple of Gauranga in Ch ...
See also:Serampore, Serampore - The early town, Serampore - The town grows, Serampore - The Danes, Serampore - Marshman & Carey arrive, Serampore - Later years, Serampore - Marshman & Carey Read more here: » Serampore: Encyclopedia II - Serampore - The town grows |
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