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Parshuram Temple

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The temple was once constructed by means of initiative from Swami Paramhans Brahmendra. He was once the Guru of Siddi Yakutkhan of Janjira, Kanhoji Angre of Kolaba, Peshwa of Pune, Chatrapati Sahu Maharaj, Tararani of Kolhapur. He was once additionally admired with the aid of the Portuguese and English for his presence in Peshwa and Angre's courts. Siddi Rasul Yakut Khan gave monetary assist to build Parshuram Temple in 1700. He gave Pedhe and Ambdas villages as Inam (prize) to Swamiji to incur day by day fees of the temple.  Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj gave 5 close by villages as Inam (prize). He constructed three temples, a Deepmahal (a tall stone shape used to mild oil lamps as an presenting to God) and a motel for the pilgrims at Parshuram. Kanhoji Angre gave Mahalunge, Dorle, Kalambuse, Nayari, Virmade, Anewadi and Dhawdashi Inam (prize). In 1726 Siddhi demolished the temples by way of blaming Swamiji for giving away their elephant to Kanoji Angre, which was once now not true. Th...

Revansiddha Temple

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Revansiddha Temple is a holistic devine temple committed to Lord Sri dev Revansiddha, (Renukacharya-the first panchacharya). It used to be constructed in the' sixteenth century and lies infrequently three furlongs away from the village Renavi. Renavi is celebrated for an ancient temple devoted to Revan Nath( Revan Siddh), a saint of repute, stated to have been below the distinct favour of Lord Sri. Dattatreya and lil a remarkable favored of the Lingayats, due to the fact Lord Sri dev Revansiddhanath met Sri Siddheshwar Maharaj, important Saint of Lingayat at Gurubhet in Sholapur town & gave Diksha. The temple is a conspicuous object on the south facet of the Chiplun-Karad-Bijapur street as quickly as the plateau is reached. To the east of this sacred shrine is Urul Siddh and to the west in a tunnel is Visvaradya. The story runs that the Revan mountain used to be previously composed of 5 metals. White crystals are determined in abundance on the mountain and these are used as...

Muktidham

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Muktidham is a marble temple complicated honouring a number of Hindu gods. It is a famous traveler appeal located in the Nashik Road suburb of the town of Nashik in the State of Maharashtra in India. It is privately operated via a have faith and used to be constructed thru a beneficiant donation via the late Mr. J.D. Chauhan-Bytco, a nearby industrialist. The temple used to be situated in the 12 months 1971. It has replicas of 12 Jyotirlingas, which have been constructed as per dimension of authentic deities and have been sanctified through sending them to their respective pilgrimage centers. Further, there is a temple devoted to Lord Krishna in the Muktidham complex. The partitions of Krishna temple has art work depicting scenes from lifestyles of Krishna and Mahabharata. These have been painted by way of a stated painter Raghubir Mulgaonkar, whose offerings have been employed through the founder of Muktidham, Jairambhai Chauhan. Also special to this temple are eighteen chapters of Ge...

Mandhradevi

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Mandhardevi Kalubai temple is close to Wai (Satara District, Maharashtra, India). Located on a hill 4,650 toes above sea level, the temple, some 20 km from Satara, overlooks the picturesque Purandar fort. Devotees attribute surprising homes to a grove round the shrine. Local lore has it that the temple is greater than four hundred years historical and was once constructed at some stage in Shivaji's Maratha rule; no specific date on the building is available. The title of the land is in the title of Lord Mandeshwar and Kaleshwari Devi. Most of the yr there is little visitor traffic. The nearest foremost fitness centre is six kilometres away and a most important clinic is at Satara town. The idol of Kalubai sports activities two silver masks and silk finery. The masks are carried in a procession by way of individuals of the Gurav family, viewed as the hereditary custodians of the shrine. Members of this household take turns to habits rituals.

Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga

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Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple or Srisailam Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deities Shiva and Parvati, located at Srisailam in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is significant to the Hindu sects of both Shaivam and Shaktam as this temple is referred to as one of the twelve Jyothirlingas of Lord Shiva and as one of the eighteen Shakti Peethas of goddess Parvati. Shiva is worshiped as Mallikarjuna, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Bhramaramba. It is the one of the only three temples in India in which both Jyotirlinga and Shaktipeeth is revered.

Kopeshwar temple

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Kopeshwar Temple is at Khidrapur, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. It is at the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka.It is additionally reachable from Sangli as well. It used to be constructed in the twelfth century with the aid of Shilahara king Gandaraditya between 1109 and 1178 CE. It is committed to Lord Shiva. It is to the east of Kolhapur, historic & inventive on the financial institution of the Krishna river. Apart from the legend, the identify may have originated from the historic title of the town, which used to be "Koppam". The city witnessed two principal battles. The first one took region in 1058 CE between Chalukya king Ahavamalla and Chola king Rajendra. The Chola king Rajadhiraja was once killed all through the battle, and coronation of 2nd king, Rajendra Chola took vicinity proper on the battlefield. The 2d warfare took vicinity between Shilahara king Bhoj-II and Devagiri Yadav king Singhan-II, at some stage in which king Bhoj-II used to be captured with...

Mammiyoor Temple

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Mammiyur Mahadeva Temple is a Shiva temple situated in Guruvayoor, Thrissur district of Kerala, India. Every devotee who goes to Guruvayur Temple is supposed to go to Mammiyoor also, as the ritual goes. Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple premises. The temple is a part of the 108 famous Shiva temples in Kerala and one among the five Shiva temples around Guruvayoor. The main deity is Lord Shiva, who is installed in the concept of 'Uma Maheshwara' - His form with Goddess Parvathi on his left. There is a shrine for Lord Vishnu also here. The sub-deities are Lord Ganapathi, Lord Subrahmanya, Lord Ayyappan, Goddess Kali and Serpent deities. This temple is managed by Malabar Devaswom Board. Daily three poojas are conducted. Puzhakkara Chennas Mana is the hereditary Thanthri of this temple too. Shivaratri and Ashtami Rohini are the major festivals.

Kopineshwar Mandir

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Kopineshwar Mandir is a temple committed to the Hindu god Shiva and is viewed as the shopper god[citation needed] of Thane. The Shivalinga interior the temple is regarded as one of the greatest in Maharashtra, India. The temple was once constructed via the Shilahara dynasty. It used to be renovated and rebuilt in 1760. The corridor in the front of the garbha griha used to be rebuilt in 1879 through elevating money and donations. It used to be later once more renovated in 1996.The temple was once previously on the banks of the Masunda Lake(Talao Pali) however is presently separated via the Shivaji Road which reaches to the Thane railway station. The temple has two entrances- one positioned contrary Masunda Lake and every other inner the Jambhli Naka market.

Sreevallabha Temple

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Sreevallabha Temple is a highly orthodox Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Sreevallabhan. It is one of the oldest and biggest Temples of Kerala, and has been a major destination for devotees all over India for centuries. Located in Thiruvalla city, this ocean of orthodoxy is well known for its architectural grandeur and unique customs that can be found in no other temples. There are stone-wooden carvings and mural paintings inside the temple. Being one among 108 Divya Desams, Sreevallabha temple has been glorified by Alvars and many other ancient works. It is considered to be the vallabha kshethram mentioned in Garuda Purana and Matsya Purana. Kathakali is played daily in the temple as an offering, pushing it to the top in India in terms of places where Kathakali is staged in largest number of days per year Lord Vishnu appeared here as Sreevallabhan for sage Durvasa and Khandakarnan. Pleased by prayers of an old Brahmin lady Sreevallabhan incarnated as a b...

Ekambareswarar Temple

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Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of earth, or Prithvi. Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareswarar or Ekambaranathar, and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Prithvi lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Gowridevi Amman. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple also houses Nilathingal Thundam Perumal temple, a Divyadesam, the 108 temples revered in the Vaishnava canon Nalayira Divya Prabhandam. The temple complex covers 25 acres, and is one of the largest in India. It houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the s...

Kalaram Temple

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The authentic temple of Lord Rama used to be very old, estimated to be of the Rashtrakuta Period from seventh to eleventh centuries. However ,antiquity of the Rama idol threw mild on the truth that it was once extra 2000 years.The authentic temple used to be destroyed was once notably destroyed by way of Muslim rulers and it remained in demolished condition. However, for the duration of the first Islamic assault on the Temple, the idol of Lord was once thrown in the Godavari River by means of the Temple Brahmins in order to keep it. The new temple was once funded by using Sardar Rangarao Odhekar, and was once rebuilt round 1788.Once , Odhekar had a dream that the statue of Rama in black shade used to be in the Godavari River.He carried out day trip of reviving the idol and miraculously obtained it. Odhekar took the statue from river and constructed the temple.Odhekar's day trip is an vital section of Nashik's history. There is a statue of Sardar Odhekar in the temple....

Madhur Temple

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Madhur temple was originally Madanantheswara (Shiva) Temple and as the lore goes, an old women called Madaru from local Tulu Moger Community discovered an "Udbhava Murthy" (a statue that was not made by a human) of shiva linga. Initially, the Ganapathy picture was drawn by a boy, on the southern wall of the Garbhagriha(sanctum sanctorum) while playing. Day by day it became big and fat; so that the boy called Ganapathi as "boddajja" or "bodda ganesha". The legend of Kumble seme says Tipu Sultan wanted to demolish the temple like Adooru Mahalingeswara temple during his invasion of Coorg, Tulunadu, and Malabar. But after drinking water from the well of the temple, he changed his mind on attacking and demolishing the Garbhagudi and marched towards Malabar. But to satisfy his soldiers and Islamic scholars he made a cut with his sword symbolizing the attack. The mark is still visible on the building that is built around the temple well. The temple archi...

Bhimashankar Temple

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Bhimashankar Temple is a Jyotirlinga shrine positioned 50 km northwest of Khed taluka (alias ), close to Pune, in India. It is placed 127 km from Shivajinagar (in Pune) in the Ghat place of the Sahyadri Mountains. Bhīmāshankar is additionally the supply of the river Bhima, which flows southeast and merges with the Krishna river close to Raichur. The different Jyotirlinga shrines in Maharashtra are Trimbakeshwar close to Nashik and Grishneshwar. 

Allamprabhu Temple

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The Allamprabhu is a special temple. Situated on a stunning hill close to a surprising lake, the strong point of this temple is that "both Hindus and Muslims pray in this temple".[citation needed] This location is placed at 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) from Bhoom, a small city in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. Historically, Bhoom used to be underneath Nizam of Hyderabad. On September 17, 1948, the forces of Nizam of Hyderabad surrendered to the Indian forces. This temple is a fantastic instance of how "Hindu and Muslim populace lived peacefully in India in the pre-British era" 

Thindal Murugan Temple

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Arulmigu Velayuthaswamy Thirukovil alias Thindalmalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Murugan, located on Thindalmalai hillock near Erode. The primary deity is Sri Velayudhaswami. The temple houses a golden chariot Temple Car, used to carry images of gods in ceremonial processions. It is about 7 km from Central Bus stand at Swastik Circle, 8 km from Erode Junction. The Temple is well connected to by local buses running in-between Central Bus Terminus and Perundurai.

Karpaka Vinayakar Temple

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Karpaka Vinayaka Temple or Pillaiyarpatti Pillaiyar Temple is an ancient rock-cut cave shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesha, located at Pillayarpatti in Tiruppathur Taluk, Sivaganga district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Pilliyarpatti is located 12 kilometers far, east to Tiruppathur, 3 kilometers far, west to Kundrakudi Murugan temple and 16 km far, west to Karaikudi, and 47 km far, north-east towards Sivaganga town, the district head-quarters. The presiding deity of the temple is Karpaka Vinayakar. In the cave temple, there are rock cut images of Siva and other gods as well as several shrines. The Āgama texts found on stone inscriptions in the temple help to date the temple between the years 1091 and 1238 B.C.

Thyagaraja Temple

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Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Vanmiganathar, and is represented by the lingam. Daily poojas are offered to his idol referred to as Maragatha lingam. The main idol of worship is Lord Thiyagarajar, depicted as a Somaskanda form.His consort Parvathi is depicted as Kondi. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written in Tamil by saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple complex covers 30 acres, and is one of the largest in India. It houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with four stories and a height of 30 metres (98 ft). The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Thyagaragar (Veethi Vidangar) and Neelothbalambal (Alliyankothai) being the most prominent. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its...

Ghuisarnath Temple

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Ghuisarnath or Ghushmeshwarnath Temple is a Hindu temple placed on the financial institution of Sai River at Lalganj Ajhara, Pratapgarh, India. The temple is located at a distance of about forty five km from Pratapgarh & a hundred forty five km from Ayodhya, in Bela Pratapgarh. This marvelous temple committed to Lord Shiva, is the core of people's trust & spirituality. It is reflect onconsideration on one of the twelve Jyotirlinga discover point out in Shiva Puran.

Jarai-ka-Math

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The temple is a repercussion to the energetic temple-building exercise which grew to be a attribute characteristic of the Chandellas. The temple is devoted to Devi (Amba or Durga) whose multifarious types are represented in the profusely carved sculptures along the temple walls. The temple stands on increased floor dominating its surroundings. The predominant photo of the deity is lacking from the sanctum sanctorum. Only the pedestal, and the jeweled proper foot of a woman positioned on a lotus stalk, remains. This element is historically related with the goddess Tara or Mateswari. The placement of a miniature, sixteen-armed photo of a goddess on the central lintel of the entrance in addition helps the conjecture that the temple is devoted to a goddess. Erotic sculptures, akin to these at Khajuraho, additionally grace the Jarai-ka-Math.