Dwarkadish Temple As per the Legend, Lord Krishna killed the demon Kamsa (his maternal uncle) in the wrestling area and made Ugrasena (his Maternal Grandfather) as the king of Mathura. Knowing Kamsa’s death, his father-in-law, demon Jarasandha started attacking Mathura along with this friend Kalyavana. They together invaded on Mathura 17 times. Keeping the safety […]
Somnath Temple Gujarat This temple stands 1st in the row of 12 Jyotirlinga Temples. As per the Legend, Chandra ( Moon God) married 27 daughters for Daksha Prajapati. Among 27 wives, Chandra used to spend much of his time with Rohini. The other wives complained to their father about Chandra’s approach. Daksha requested Chandra to treat […]
Shani Shingnapur Temple As per the folklore, Shinganapur was flooded with heavy rains. An Idol reached Shinganapur along with the flood waters. The Idol struck to a berry tree. When the normal life restored, the cowherds reached this place for grazing their cattle. Cowherds noticed an Idol between struct between the branches and poked the […]
Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple Temple is dedicated to Lord Siva. Lord Siva here called by Mahabaleshwar. As per the Legend, Demon King Ravana did penance for Lord Siva and got Atma Linga to fulfil his mother’s request. Sun was setting while on his way to Lanka. Atma Linga not supposed to keep on the Earth, so […]
Ajgaivinath Temple Sultanganj As per the Legend, Lord Siva was given his bow here, known as Ajgaivi, and so the place came to known as Ajgaivinath. The ancient name of the place was Jahangira which was derived from the name Jahnu Muni. Jahangira is derived from the name of Jahnu giri (the hill of Jahnu). Traditionally Sultanganj formed a part of the great Anga state. […]
Koncheswar Temple The temple is a square building, the dimension of which on the outside is 27 ft 6 inches square with a chamber inside 11 feet square. The entrance is to the East. The height is nearly 70 ft. It has two storeys. The lower storey is vaulter in the Hindu fashion, that is it […]