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Kavinpuram Devi Temple is located in the South Indian state of Kerala, near the towns of Pala and Ramapuram in Kottayam district. [1] It is unique among the temples of India as its main idol features both Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati. Typically, a Hindu temple has individual idols for Shiva and Parvati located separately within it. The joint ...
Inside the Temple a view of Shanaleshwara Swayambhu lingam 'decorated for evening worship' Inside the Shanaleshwara Temple is the Swayambhu lingam of Lord Shiva. [3] [4] [5] Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu. Swayambhu lingams are Self-created or natural lingams, discovered in the place where they now stand.
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
The central deities are Shiva and Vishnu, making up the two main shrines of the temple. [4] The sacred image of Shiva is located centrally-left and the sacred image of Vishnu is located centrally-right. [4] An altar of Ganesh is right outside the Shiva altar and Durga and Laxmi are in the middle of the Shiva and Vishnu altar.
In fact, it is a place where Shakti peeta and jyotirlingam are together. It is the holiest of all Shiva temples. The main deity is known by the name Vishwanath or Vishweshwara meaning Ruler of the universe. The temple town, is considered the oldest living city in the world, with 3500 years of documented history, is also called Kashi. 10 ...
Kedarnath Temple (Sanskrit: केदारनाथ मंदिर, IAST: Kēdāranātha Mandira, lit. ' temple of the God of the field ') is a Hindu temple, one of the twelve jyotirlinga of Shiva. The temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range [1] near the Mandakini river, in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Sri Moolastaneswara Swamy Temple is the oldest Sri Shaiva Kshetra, from 11th Century. It is located at Mulapeta on the west side of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. [1] It is dedicated to one of the variations of Lord Shiva. Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated there. The traditional festival activities of Karthika Masam is the famous ...
Shivoham Shiva Temple is a Hindu temple, situated on Old Airport Road, Bangalore, India, dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. Built in 1995, it features a 65 feet (20 m) statue of Shiva. [ 1 ] The temple attracts an estimated 500,000 worshippers and visitors each year, including between 100,000 and 150,000 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri .