We have covered thus far 22 temples here, out of which I had occasions to visited 13 of them. Mere writing about them has given me immense thrill, JOY and limitless PRIDE, considering the great vision, planning, execution and sacrifice of probably millions of people to keep them in tact even today… that thought gave me immense joy…. That I tried to covey through those blogs. Since I have visited half of them, it added to my joy and satisfaction in recalling.
There are many other
temples to cite. The limited purpose here is to indicate the rich religious
culture and heritage our ancestors tried to preserve very, very painfully,
with much sacrifice and at great human cost. It is necessary for the new
generation to be aware of them and preserve them for posterity.
Parents should help
in this endeavor ( None else may do so). Missing that will be costly in
the long run.
|
Temple name |
Blog no |
Dedicated to- |
|
1. Kashi Viswanath Temple |
64 |
Lord Shiva, Varanasi, UP |
|
2. Rameswaram Temple |
65 |
Lord Shiva.. Tamil Nadu |
|
3 Padmanabha Swami Temple, |
66 |
Lord Vishnu at Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala |
|
4 Somanath Temple |
67 |
Lord Shiva, Gujarat |
|
5 Meenakshi Temple |
68 |
Goddess Parvati, Madurai, TN |
|
6 Sri Krishna Temple |
71 |
Lord Vishnu, Guruvayur, Kerala |
|
7 Bhojeswar Temple |
72 |
Lord Shiva, Near Bhopal, MP |
|
8 Brigadareswara Temple |
73 |
Lord Shiva, TN |
|
9 Dwarakadheesh temple |
74 |
Lord Vishnu/Krishna, Gujarat |
|
10 Kailashnath temple |
75 |
Lord Shiva, Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
|
11 Ranganathananda Swamy temple |
76 |
Lord Vishnu, TN |
|
12 Virupekesha Temple |
77 |
Lord Shiva, Hampi, Karnataka |
|
13 Jagannath Temple |
78 |
Lord Vishnu/Krishna, Puri, Orissa |
|
14 Chamundeswari Temple |
79 |
Goddess Chamundeswari /Parvati |
|
15 Dakshineswar Temple |
80 |
Goddess Kali/Parvati, Kolkata, WB |
|
16 Venketeswara Temple |
81 |
Lord Vishnu, Tirupati, AP |
|
17 Mathura Sri Krishna Temple |
83 |
Lord Vishnu/Krishna, UP |
|
18 Vithala Temple |
84 |
Lord Vishnu/Krishna, Maharashtra |
|
19 Vaishnodevi Temple |
85 |
Goddess Durga/Parvati, Jammu |
|
20 Lingaraja Temple |
86 |
Lord Shiva and Vishnu, |
|
21 Kedarnath Temple |
87 |
Lord Shiva Uttarakhandand |
|
22 Angkor Wat Temple,
Cambodia |
88 |
Originally built as Vishnu temple, later converted to Buddhist Shrine over centuries. |
· While studying modern subjects, these temple heritage also should be taught to the kids by the parents without fail, then only the culture and traditions will survive.
Each Hindu owes that responsibility to the
society and his religion.
·
What is your take
on this? Do you concur?
Be happy. Be safe.
ॐ तत् सत
8 AM
Excellent information Sir🙏
ReplyDeleteIn modern India the credit for construction of grand temple and developing temple town of Ayodhya will go to BJP when in 2023 the work will complete. Already much redevelopment has taken place in Varanasi and Uttar Kashi and such work must continue. All the great temples and the towns you mentioned in your blog must be rejuvenated similarly to become centres of Hindu renaissance.
ReplyDeleteExcept Vaishnodevi and Angor wat, I have darshan of all other temples, some more than once. Add in next blog- Amarnath, Ahobilam, Tiruttani, Kancheepuram, SriRanganatha- all three, Pancharamas in A.P. also Hariharaputra- Ayyappa. To name a few. South India is full of ancient Pandya, Chera, Chola, Hoyasala, Vijayanagara, Kakatiya dynasties. Some of them received UNESCO tag also. I faintly remember to have seen a big treatise book on Indian temples and sculpture. I am certain that your research brain will do it now.
ReplyDeleteAll the best dear Bala. I am proud to have a scholar friend. Regards.
A great initiative to collect temple literature which many of us do not know. We mechanically visit even without knowing why we are there. Your series on temple can eventually be made into a book. Regards.
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