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MAGNIFIENT TEMPLES OF INDIA

Enjoy a pilgrimage tour of Holi places of India

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ááDakshineswar Kali Temple, Dakshineswar, near Kolkata, West Bengaláááááááááááááááááááááááá

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Kedarnath temple, Kedarnath, Uttarakhandááá

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Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, Dharmasthala, 75 kms from Mangalore, Karnatakaáá

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ááDakshineswar Kali Temple, Dakshineswar, near Kolkata, West Bengaláááááááááááááááááááááááá

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Kedarnath temple, Kedarnath, Uttarakhandááá

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á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á áLord Kalabhairaveshwara Temple, Adichunchanagiri Math, 95 Kms from Bangalore, Karnatakaá

ááSri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, Dharmasthala, 75 kms from Mangalore, Karnatakaá

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Trimbakeshwar Temple , Nasik , Maharashtraáá á

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Sri Krishna Temple, Guruvayur, Keralaá á

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Sri Shantadurga temple, Ponda, Goaáá

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Suchindram Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. á

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Sri Madhuru Madananteshwara Siddivinayaka Temple, Madhur, 50 kms from Mangalore, Keralaáá

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Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple Tiruvananthapuram, Keralaááá The best part of the temple is the the huge idol of Lord Vishnu sleeping over the snake is turning into gold weighing almost 700 kg!á It is believed that when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India in the middle ages, the people of the then kingdom invented a black coatingá which would not wear out even by the strongest chemicals. They coated the large idol with this so that the plunderers wont comeá to knowáthat its made up of gold. they were unable to remove the coating after the invaders left. But recently,á in the past 10 yrs or so the coating is finally wearing out little by little.á áá áá áá Sri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, Karnatakaá á áá áá áá Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Andhra Pradeshá áá áá áá áá Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Mangalore, Karnatakaá áá áá áá áá Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple Corridor, Rameshwaram, Tamil Naduá áá á áá áá Sri Ranganathaswamy Kovil Temple, Srirangam, near Trichy, Tamil Naduá áá áá áá áá Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Thiru Kovil, Madurai , Tamil Naduá áá áá áá áá Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Naduá áá áá áá Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Naduá áá áá áá áá Bragadeeswarar temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.á áá The Gopuram of this Temple does not cast any Shadow.á áAlso, the Vimaanam, top of the Gopuram of this temple, is made of one Single Stone.á áá áá áá áá Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Naduá á áá áá áá Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Temple, Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradeshá áá áá áá áá Sri Kalahastheshwara Temple, Kalahasti, Andhra Pradeshá áá The Only Hindu Temple in the world which is opened even duringá Lunar and Solar Eclipses as the Graha Doshas do not effect this Temple .ááá áá áá Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kancheepuram, Tamil Naduá áá áá áá áá Arulmigu Sarangapani Temple - Kumbakonam, Tamil Naduá áá áá áá áá Tiruchendur Sri Subrahmanya Swami Devasthanam, Tiruchendur, Tamil Naduá áá áá áá Sri Sharadamba Temple, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri (101 kms from Mangalore), Karnatakaá áá áá áá Sri Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebidu (Near Hassan), Karnatakaá áá áá áá áá Sri Chennakesava Temple, Belur (Near Hassan), Karnatakaá áá áá á áá á Chamundeswari Temple, Chamundi Hills, Mysore, Karnatakaá áá áá áá áá Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple, Udupi (60 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka.á áá áá áá á áá Murudeshwara Temple , Murudeshwar, 165 kms from Mangalore, Karnataka.á áá á á

Lord Kalabhairaveshwara Temple, Adichunchanagiri Math, 95 Kms from Bangalore, Karnatakaááá

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Trimbakeshwar Temple , Nasik , Maharashtraáá á

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Sri Krishna Temple, Guruvayur, Keralaá á

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Sri Shantadurga temple, Ponda, Goaáá

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Suchindram Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. á

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Sri Madhuru Madananteshwara Siddivinayaka Temple, Madhur, 50 kms from Mangalore, Keralaáá

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Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple Tiruvananthapuram, KeralaáááThe best part of the temple is the the huge idol of Lord Vishnu sleeping over the snake is turning into gold weighing almost 700 kg!áIt is believed that when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India in the middle ages, the people of the then kingdom invented a black coatingáwhich would not wear out even by the strongest chemicals. They coated the large idol with this so that the plunderers wont comeáto knowáthat its made up of gold. they were unable to remove the coating after the invaders left. But recently,áin the past 10 yrs or so the coating is finally wearing out little by little.á

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Sri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, Karnatakaáá

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Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Andhra Pradeshá

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Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Mangalore, Karnatakaá áá

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Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple Corridor, Rameshwaram, Tamil Naduá

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Sri Ranganathaswamy Kovil Temple, Srirangam, near Trichy, Tamil Naduá

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Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Thiru Kovil, Madurai , Tamil Naduá

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Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Naduá

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Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Naduá

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Bragadeeswarar temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.áThe Gopuram of this Temple does not cast any Shadow.á

áAlso, the Vimaanam, top of the Gopuram of this temple, is made of one Single Stone.á

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Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Naduá á

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Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Temple, Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradeshá

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Sri Kalahastheshwara Temple, Kalahasti, Andhra PradesháThe Only Hindu Temple in the world which is opened even duringáLunar and Solar Eclipses as the Graha Doshas do not effect this Temple .ááá

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Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kancheepuram, Tamil Naduá

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Arulmigu Sarangapani Temple - Kumbakonam, Tamil Naduá

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Tiruchendur Sri Subrahmanya Swami Devasthanam, Tiruchendur, Tamil Naduá

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Sri Sharadamba Temple, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri (101 kms from Mangalore), Karnatakaá

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Sri Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebidu (Near Hassan), Karnatakaáá

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Sri Chennakesava Temple, Belur (Near Hassan), Karnatakaáá

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Chamundeswari Temple, Chamundi Hills, Mysore, Karnatakaáá

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Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple, Udupi (60 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka.á

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Murudeshwara Temple , Murudeshwar, 165 kms from Mangalore, Karnataka.á