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The Bade Baba Temple is the oldest temple at Kundalpur. The original was erected during the eighth century, while the idol it houses dates back to the post-Gupta period.[1] [4] According to an inscription [5] of Vikram Samvat 1757, the temple was re-discovered by Bhattaraka Surendrakirti of Mulasangha-Balatkaragana-Sarasvati Gachchha and was rebuilt from ruins by his disciple, with assistance ...
Antarikṣa Pārśvanātha Tīrtha is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Shirpur (Jain) town in Akola district, Maharashtra, India.Most popular for the main deity which is supposedly a 'floating' black-colored idol of Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, this temple has been a center of devotion for Jains as well as of disputes between the Śvetāmbara and Digambara sect of Jainism.
The Kalpa Sūtra is the most ancient known Jain text with the 24 tirthankar, but it lists 20; three, including Parshvanatha, have brief descriptions compared with Mahavira. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Early archaeological finds, such as the statues and reliefs near Mathura , lack iconography such as lions and serpents.
It is unique as the deity faces north and is aptly called Vadagurusthalam (the guru's place of north). The oldest Dakshnimurthy temple is situated in Poonthottam village in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. It is estimated that this temple is nearly 1000 years old and the idol of the deity was fixed on the day of mahakumbamela that took place 1000 years ago
Trimurti Mandir, left altar comprises a 12th-century old Shantinatha idol in Kayotsarga posture, [7] Parshvanatha idol in the center and a white color Mahavira idol on the right altar. [12] Nandishwardweep, representing an aspect of Jain cosmology was built in the 1980s. Shantinatha and Aranatha idols are installed on both sides of the entrance ...
The ancient idol of Shri Chamunda Devi is a common subject of interest among travellers, photographers and devotees alike. Apart from the plenty of tourists who visit the Chamunda Devi Temple as a major tourist attraction of Palampur, the local residents of the hill town consider it one of the holiest places of worship in the area, especially ...
Nidhivan (Hindi: निधिवन), (meaning, Sacred Forest) is one of the sacred sites of Vrindavan, situated in the Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [1] It is considered as the most prominent site dedicated to the pastimes of the Hindu deities Radha and Krishna and their cowherd companions, the Gopikas.
Narsinh Mehta (1414–1481), also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat; Nayakanahatti Thipperudra Swamy (c. 15th–c. 16th century), also known as Nayakanahatti Thippeswamy; Nayanmars Saints (700–1000) Neem Karoli Baba [27] (c. late 19th or early 20th century – 11 September 1973) Nigamananda Paramahansa [28] (18 August 1880 – 29 November ...