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The 20-storied Gopura at the Murudeshwara temple. Two life-size elephants in concrete stand guard at the steps leading to it. Murudeshwara Temple was built on the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Laccadive Sea. It is dedicated to Shiva, and a 20-storied Raja Gopura was constructed at the temple in 2008. The ...
The temple is located in foothills in Tirukachur a village in Kanchipuram district. The temple has a flat gateway tower and all the shrines of the temple are enclosed in concentric rectangular granite walls. The temple occupies an area of around 1 acre (0.40 ha). The central shrine houses the image of Marundeeswarar in the form of Lingam. The ...
Marundeeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva, located in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai adjacent to the beach of Bay of Bengal. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams where two of the most revered Nayanars ( Saivite Saints), Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar , have glorified the temple with their verses during the 7th century CE.
Murdeshwar railway station is a station on Konkan Railway.It is at a distance of 596.005 km (370.3 mi) down from origin. [clarification needed] The preceding station on the line is Manki railway station and the next station is Chitrapur railway station.
The Idagunji Temple is one of the prominent temples in South India, independently dedicated to Ganesha. [ 8 ] The Ganesha of Idagunji is the chief patron deity ( Kuladevata ) of the Havyaka Brahmins , who are Smarta by sect. [ 9 ] Bandhis, a Dalit community of Karnataka, seek blessings of the deity, after conclusion of amicable marriage ...
Shivagange was the principal seat of the Gowda rulers, the founders of Bangalore. Portraits of Kempe Gowda I (dated c.1608) and his two brothers are installed in the rock cut chamber of the temple. Gavi Gangadhareshvara [43] Bangalore: Bangalore c.1600 The cave temple was built by Kempe Gowda I in the 16th century. Kollur Mookambika [44] Kollur ...
The Magudeswarar Temple in Kodumudi is a large Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India. This is the sixth temple in Kongu, the region praised in the Thevaram hymns. [1] it is situated on the banks of the river Kaveri. The sage Agastya is associated with this temple.
Gokarna is a small temple town located in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in southern India, [1] It has a population of around 20,000. Shiva is the most worshipped deity in the town. Gokarna's main temple, Mahabaleshwara, is dedicated to Shiva. The temple houses what is believed by some to be the earliest Shiva lingam (Atmalinga).