Lord Ganesha, also called Ganapati, Vinayaka and Vighneswara, is the great son of Shiva and Parvati, and undoubtedly the most worshiped God in India. Before doing any auspicious work Ganesha... Read more
The Garuda Purana says: अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची अवन्तिका ।पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायकाः ॥ Meaning: Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya or Mayapuri or Haridwar, Kashi or Varanasi... Read more
Vishnu Kshetras Lord Vishnu being one of the main Trinities, his temples are situated in most of the indian cities and villages, either as Vishnu temples or as any of his dasa avataras like... Read more
The Ekambareswarar Shiva Temple at Kanchipuram in Tamilnadu, is one of the Pancha Tatwa temples. Lord Shiva here is in the form of Prithivi Lingam or earth element. The present temple comple... Read more
Amarnath, In the holy cave of in Jammu and Kashmir the Shivalinga is a snow-built natural one. The Devi is also snow-built and is near this Shivling. She is called Mahamaya Shakti and also c... Read more
As lord Shiva is one of the 3 great trinities, most of the towns and villages have a Shiva temple. We have already mentioned the most famous ones given in the scriptures here. Giving here an... Read more
Amararama or Amaralingeswara At Amaravati, on the banks of River Krishna, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, is one of the five Pancharama Shivalinga temples. The Shivalinga here was installed by Lord... Read more
Pancha Maha Bhuta temples are five temples dedicated to Shiva. Each place represents a manifestation of Lord Shiva as one of the five main elements of nature: earth, water, fire, air, and sp... Read more
According to the legend in the scriptures, demon Tarakasura after doing great Tapasya was gifted an Atma Linga by Lord Shiva which was a very powerful one.Later Tarakasura committed many cri... Read more
Badrinath Temple of Lord Vishnu, also known as Badarikashrama is at Badrinath in Uttarakhand, Chamoli district on the banks of river Alaknanda . It is one of the Char Dhams or four holiest p... Read more


