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Kurma Jayanthi Gavi Ranganatha Swamy  (Lord Vishnu in Kurmavathara) Gavirangapura is a small village near the town of Hosadurga in Chitradurga. This village is famous for Sri Gaviranganatha Swamy where Lord Vishnu is sculpted in the form of a tortoise. Sri Gaviranganatha Swamy Temple is actually a cave temple (the sanctum is a cave) which is now a well-developed temple-complex. Here, Lord Vishnu is worshipped in his Kurmavathara and, hence, it is a unique temple in Karnataka. The garbha-griha is actually a cave on the hillside. The beautiful idol of Lord Vishnu in the form of a giant tortoise is on the floor, at the centre of the cave. The idol is believed to be an udbhava murthy (self-generated) with all the features of a tortoise. Silver eyes have been fixed on the eye sockets. Lord Vishnu’s signature naama is placed on the forehead, and a silver conch and chakra are kept on the left and the right.  The idol is always covered with garlands of marigol...
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Sri Shivaditya a Sun Temple Om Surya Devam Namaste Stu Grihaanam Karoona Karam | Arghyam Cha Falam Sanyukta Gandh Maalyaakshatai Yutam | ADITYA TEMPLE, ’ a beautiful temple of the Sun God and Shiva is located at Ramak village of Champawat district in Uttarakhand. It is one of the famous and rare temples of Sun God, which was established by the kings of Chand dynasty in the 16th century.  The architecture of the temple looks like the Konark Sun temple located in Orissa. Lord Surya is the head of the planets. He is the central fulcrum moving all the planets in their respective orbits. Therefore, he is the Lord of all movement in the universe. Surya illumines the world and makes everything bright. But for him, the world would have been ever condemned to darkness. Therefore, he is heralded as the Lord of light.  Legends also believe that during the exile, Pandavas visited this place and worshipped god ‘Shiva’ and consecrated the pious ‘Shivalinga’ her...
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Simhachala Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple Simhachalam means lion hill. The temple is located on a hillock.  Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, the lion-man incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is the presiding deity of the temple. The temple is one of the eighteen "Narasimha Kshetras", the shrines of Lord Narasimha, in India. One of the most exquisitely sculpted shrines of Andhra Pradesh, Simhachalam temple is situated 16 km from Visakhapatnam (Vizag) city among thickly wooded hills on the Simhachalam Konda. Legend has it that the Ugra form of Narasimha as he killed the demon Hiranyakashipu was so fierce that the image is kept covered by sandal paste throughout the year Sthalapuranam The local Sthala purana contains a mythical account of the foundation of the Temple which relates to the well-known story of the demon King Hiranya - Kasyapa and his son Prahlada. Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksha who are brothers and mighty demon lords bent upon disturbing the pea...
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Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple is situated in Kudupu village, which is 10 Kms away from Mangalore City . This temple is dedicated to Lord Anantha Padmanabha (another form of Lord Vishnu) and famous for serpent worship. The annual festival Shashti falling in December is celebrated here . Nagarapanchami, another festival -   an offering of   milk to Lord Naga is also celebrated with great devotion. Mythology (Story from Purana) Once there was a Brahmin Vedic scholar called 'Kedar' who was a very orthodox, kind and a religious follower. As he did not have a child he was deeply worried. Thinking that the blessing of Saint is the ultimate resort for having a child he wandered everywhere searching for one such saint. Finally his search fructified when he contacted one such holy Saint called 'Shringa Muni' near a small river 'Bhadra Saraswathi Thirtha' in midst of a big forest. He prostrated before the saint...
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Shani Dev Temple Kharsali Uttarkashi  Shani Dev   Temple is nestled in  Kharsal i  village of  Uttarkash i district in  Uttarakhand . It is the first temple site in the Char Dham Yatra circuit to be visited by the pilgrims. The Shani Dev temple is highly revered by the locals as they believe that the temple was built by the mighty Pandava brothers of the epic Mahabharatha. Religious Significance of Shani Dev Temple As per Hindu mythology, Shani Dev collectively hailed as the ‘God of Karma and Justice’ is the son of Surya. Yamuna is the daughter of the Sun God and his consort Chhaya, having one sister Sangya, and a brother Shani Dev, Yamuna Devi also has two cousins Yamraj and Gangotri; and during the first week of the month May every year on the occasion of “AkshyaTritiya”, Lord Shani Dev comes to be with his sister Yamuna at Yamunotri. He returns to Kharsa...
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