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Vishalakshi Temple is also known as the Vishalakshi Gauri Temple. It is a most famous Hindu temple located at the Meer Ghat on the bank of the holy River Gange in the Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Vishalakshi Temple is regarded as a Shakti Peetha where Sati Devi's face had fallen in this place. In the Puranas, it is mentioned that the Varanasi city will exist even after the Pralaya.  Vishalakshi of Varanasi is mentioned as first of 108 Shakti Pithas in the list in the Devi Bhagavata Purana. The face of Sati is described to have fallen here. This is the only instance where a...

Festivals at Arunachaleswarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai. Several festivals dot the Tiruvannamalai temple town's calendar. Each occurrence of the full moon is a celebration in itself, as hundreds of thousands throng to circumambulate the Annamalai Hill called as Giri Valam, considered to be a representation of Annamalaiyar himself. Tiruvannamalai celebrates four annual Bhrammotsavams (10 day festivals) the most famous of which is the Kartikai Bhrammotsavam (in the Tamil month of Kartikai Nov 15 - Dec 15). The Arudra Darisanam in the month of Margazhi (Dec 15 through Jan 15) is a celebration of the cosmic dance of Shiva. Thai Poosam festival...

Kashmir Saraswati Temple - Sharada Peeth is situated in Kashmir LOC. The shrine was once regarded as a major centre of higher learning of Vedic works, scriptures and commentaries. It has a great history of over 5000 years of Indian heritage.  Kashmir Saraswati Temple is regarded as a Shakti Peetha where Sati Devi's right hand had fallen in this place. Right now there are only ruins of the temple  Significance of Saraswati Temple: Saraswati Temple is famously known as Sharada Peeth translates to "the seat of Sharada", the Kashmiri name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. The earliest available references to Sharada Peeth are found in the...

Jogulamba Devi temple is situated in Alampur in Gadwal, Telangana. Alampur is the meeting point of the sacred rivers Tungabhadraand Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kashi (also Navabrahmeshwara Theertha).  Significance of Jogulamba Devi: Jogulamba also known as Yogamba temple  is regarded as a Shakti Peetha where Sati Devi's upper teeth fell in this place. Here Goddess Jogulamba is seen seated on the Corpse with scorpion, frog, and lizard on the head. She is seen in a naked avtar with her tongue stretched outside, an avtar of fierce goddess that grants Siddhi in Yoga and hence called Jogulamba. This word is...

Mahalakshmi or Mahalaxmi famously knowns as Shri Ambabai Temple situated in Kolhapur on the banks of the Panchganga River, Maharashtra.  The main deity of the temple is Goddess Mahalakshmi. Above the Mahalakshmi sanctum is a shrine with a Shivalingam and a nandi. There are also shrines of Venkatesha, Katyayani and Gowri Shankar – facing the north, east and the south. There are number of other shrines in the courtyard including Navagrahas, Surya, Mahishasuramardini, Vitthal-Rakhmai, Shiva, Vishnu, Tulja Bhavani and others. Significance of Goddess Mahalakshmi: Mahalkshmi Idol: Mahalakshmi idol in this temple is very beautiful, attractive and 3 feet in height. Here Mahalakshmi...