Temple History

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 . Temple entrance 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 Brahmaramba. It is the one of the only three temples in India in which both Jyotirlinga and Shaktipeeth is revered. The legend is that Kumar Kartikeya, the younger son of Lord Shiva once got angry and came to the Kronch Hills from Kailash. Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati came here and stayed on with the name Arjun and Mallika. Thus the p...

Akshardham or  Swaminarayan Akshardham complex  is a  Hindu temple , and a spiritual-cultural campus in  Delhi , India. [1] [2]  Also referred to as  Akshardham Temple  or  Swaminarayan Akshardham , the complex displays millennia of traditional  Hindu  and  Indian culture , spirituality, and architecture. Inspired by  Yogiji Maharaj  and created by  Pramukh Swami Maharaj , it was constructed by  BAPS . [3] The temple [4]  was officially opened on 6 November 2005 by  Pramukh Swami Maharaj  in the presence of Dr.  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ,  Manmohan Singh ,  L.K Advani  and  B.L Joshi . [5] [6]  The temple, at the centre of the complex, was built according to the  Vastu shastra  and  Pancharatra shastra . In Akshardham Delhi, similar to its predecessor  Akshardham Gandhinagar ,  Gujarat , the main shrine is the focal point and maintains...

The  Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple  or  Thiruvarangam  is a  Hindu temple  dedicated to  Ranganatha , a reclining form of the  Hindu deity  Maha  Vishnu , located in  Srirangam ,  Tiruchirapalli ,  Tamil Nadu , India. [4]  Constructed in the  Dravidian Architecture , this temple is glorified by  Alvars  in their  Divya Prabhanda [5]  and has the unique distinction of being not only the foremost among the 108  Divya Desams  dedicated to Vishnu. [4] , but also the largest functioning  Hindu  temple in the world. It is one of the most illustrious  Vaishnava  temples in  South India  rich in legend and history. The temple has played an important role in  Vaishnavism  history starting with the 11th-century career of  Ramanuja  and his predecessors  Nathamuni  and Yamunacharya in Srirangam. [8]  Its location, on an i...