About Veerabhadra Swamy Temple – Lepakshi is culturally and archaeologically significant as it is the location of shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Virabhadra which were built during the Vijayanagara Empire period (1336–1646). The temples are the location of mural paintings of the Vijayanagara kings Kannada inscriptions. It was built in 1530 AD and was also […]
About Guntupalli Buddhist Temples is famous as an ancient place and historically. Although these Buddhist caves are popularly known as the Guntupalli Caves, they are actually adjacent to the town of Jilakarragudem. Buddhism has been a popular way of life in Andhra Pradesh since the time of the Buddha. The ruins of many Buddhist structures […]
About Palakollu is one of the 5 shrines known as Pancharamala in Andhra Pradesh. The famous Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple – Palakollu is located here and is dedicated to Lord Rama Seethamma Varla. The temple was built during the Chalukya period in AD. Built-in the 10th-11th century. The dome of the temple is 9 storeys […]
About Someswara Swamy Temple – Bhimavaram is one of the five Pancharama Kshetras that are sacred to the Hindu God Shiva. Shivaling in this temple is small unlike in other Pancharamas. There is a specialty in this temple: Shivaling will change its color according to Lunar aspect. At the time of Pournami (full moon nights) shivaling […]
18 Shakti Peethas Of 101 places where the body parts of Lord Shiva’s consort Sati fell, 51 shrines are important. Of these, 18 are the most important body parts. We recognize and worship them as Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas. One is in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (the temple was destroyed), the other is in Sri Lanka and the […]
About The famous Shiva temples in Andhra Pradesh are known as Pancharamas. The Skanda Purana for the formation of the Pancharamas describes their place as follows. Formerly a demon named Tarakasuru, he performed great penance for Lord Shiva and acquired the soul sex of Lord Shiva. With this, the gods proudly tortured the gods in […]
BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir – Pune It’s a spiritual volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service. It possesses rich history. Bhagwan Swaminarayan established Swaminarayan Sampraday over 200 years ago in Gujarat and later formalized by His third spiritual successor Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj […]