Despite India’s often confronting, chaotic cities assaulting the first-time visitor with an ambush of disorienting sensory confusion, on the banks of the Ganges, in the foothills of the Himalayas and by the Goan coast, you’ll find places of pure stillness. Even within her livewire cities, temples and monuments dedicated to spiritual devotion offer solace to those searching for a holiday interwoven with a little self-contemplation. The cities of Varanasi, Amritsar, Ajmer and Goa are good places to start for a soul-searching pilgrimage to spiritual India, with opportunities for introspection aplenty.
Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba Baidyanath dham and Baidyanath dham is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlinga is installed, and 21 other temples.[1] According to Hindu beliefs, the demon king Ravana worshipped Shiva at the current site of the temple to get the boons that he later used to wreak havoc in the world. Ravana offered his ten heads one after another to Shiva as a sacrifice. Pleased with this, Shiva descended to cure Ravana who was injured. As he acted as a doctor, he is referred to as Vaidhya ("doctor"). From this aspect of Shiva, the temple derives its name.
"Jagannath Temple" redirects here. For other uses, see Jagannath Temple (disambiguation). Shree Jagannath Temple at Puri Jagannath Temple, Puri The Shree Jagannath Temple at Puri Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Puri Deity Jagannath Festivals Ratha YatraChandan YatraSnana YatraNabakalebara Governing body Shree Jagannath Temple Office, Puri, Odisha, Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, Puri Location Location Puri State Odisha Country India Jagannath Temple, Puri is located in OdishaJagannath Temple, Puri Location in Odisha Geographic coordinates 19°48′17″N 85°49′6″ECoordinates: 19°48′17″N 85°49′6″E Architecture Type Kalinga Architecture Creator Indradyumna
The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. The name of the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Malayalam translates to "The City of Lord Ananta",[1] referring to the deity of the Padmanabhaswamy temple. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the Chera style and the Dravidian style of architecture, featuring high walls, and a 16th-century gopura.[2][3] While the Ananthapura temple in Kumbla is considered the original seat of the deity ("Moolasthanam"), architecturally to some extent, the temple is a replica of the Adikesava Perumal temple in Thiruvattar.[4]