Holy Places In India

Temple or Mandir is a holy place for Hindus for performing prayers to the Hindu Gods. In India it is believed that without a temple, a town or a village is not considered as complete for residing. The Mandir is considered as a home of God, or the particular Deity. In a temple the idols of a deity or deities are installed after performing pujas as per Vedas. This puja is called as Murti Sthapana. All the temple activities revolve around the sacred idol installed upon the altar. For each temple a priest or group of priests is appointed who perform puja at the temple daily as per Hindu traditions. One of the main purposes of the temple is to create a spiritual atmosphere so that the devotees can seek blessings from almighty. Temples vary considerably in size, beginning with tiny outdoor shrines and humble village Mandirs. The larger temples are elaborate with a large number of priests living within or nearby. The temple of Balaji in Tirupati is considered to be the largest, with a total staff of over 6,000. There are a number of architectural styles, but the chief ones are North Indian (Nagara) and the South Indian (Dravida). Details for temple construction are laid out in certain scriptures such as the Vastu-shastra and the Shilpa-shastra. Most of the temples are built with money collected from the devotees and such donations are considered as pious. In this section of holydrops.com information about famous temples of India are posted. This information includes how to reach there by road, rail or air, story behind the origin, famous festivals etc. Members can share their experience with the world about a temple which will further enable other members of holydrops.com to know more e.g. where to stay, what to avoid, local conveyance etc.

Omkareshwar Temple

Omkareshwar Temple is situated in Madhya Pradesh. Omkareshwar Temple is situated on the mountain Mandhata by the banks of Narmada River. Omkareshwar Temple is on...

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Mahakaleshwar Temple

It is situated in Ujjain. Mahakaleshwara Temple is located by the banks of river Kshipra, in the dense Mahakal forests in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. It is an import...

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Mallikarjun Temple

 Mallikarjun Temple in Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. Mallikarjun Temple is situated on Shri Shaila Mountain by the bank...

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Somnath Temple

Somnath Temple Jyotirlinga is situated at Somnath Patan (the south coast of Saurashtra), near Veraval in (Prabhas Kshetra) Kathaiwad district in Gujarat. Somnath is considered to...

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Kamakhya Temple

Kamakhya Temple is situated on Nilachal Hill, eight km west of the city Guwahati,Assam The Kamakhya Temple is a shakti temple (shakti peeth) is on...

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Salasar Balaji Dham

Salasar Balaji is a religious place for the devotees of Lord Hanuman. It is situated in Churu district of Rajasthan. Salasar Dham attracts innumerable Indian worshipers throughout the year. On Chaitra Purnima and Ashvin Purnima large fairs are organized every year where more tha...

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McLeodganj

McLeod Ganj, McLeodGanj, or Mcleodganj, is a suburb of Dharamshala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Situated on the Dhauladhar Range, whose highest peak, "Hanuman Ka Tibba", at about 5,639 metres (18,500 feet), lies just behind it, it is known as "Little Lhasa" or "Dhasa" (short form o...

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Jagannath Temple

Jagannath Puri Dham or Jagannath Puri or even Puri as it is called, is situatedon the sea shore of the Bay of Bengal in the State of Orissa (India). It is one of thefour Holy Kshetras of India including temples at Rameshwaram, Dwaraka, Badrinath and Puri. The Jagannath Temple in Puri is a famous Hin...

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Tirumala Venkateswara Temple - Tirupati

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 580 kilometres (360 mi) south of state capital, Hyderabad and 157 kilometres (98 mi)...

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Vaishno Devi

In Hinduism, Vaishno Devi, also known as Mata Rani and Vaishnavi, is a manifestation of the Mother Goddess. According to a Hindu epic, Maa Vaishno Devi was born in the South of India in the home of Ratnakar Sagar. Her worldly parents had remained childless for a long time. Ratnakar had promised, the...

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