Temples

Poonamallee called as Pooviruntha Valli or Poontha Malli in Tamil is situated near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It used to be a small village once. As the place is abundant in flowers, it is also called as Pushparanya Kshethram.

Kathmandu, the capital of the Hindu predominant country Nepal has abundant temples. Every nook and corner of the city is adorned with temples big and small. This article is about a few of the prominent temples in Kathmandu city.

Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple is ascribed to the worship of Sri Manjunatha, one of the manifestations of Bhagwan Shiva. It is situated at Dharmasthala, a town in Karnataka. The phrase “Dharmasthala” means the place of righteousness.

Sri Shakthi is the incarnation of Sri Parvathi Devi. She also has manifestations as Sri Durga Devi, Sri Bhavani Devi and other Sri Shakthi forms. There are innumerable temples for the worship of Sri Shakthi Devi. A few of the temples are covered in this web-site.

Thiruvallur is the town near Chennai in which one of the 108 Divya Desam temples ascribed to Bhagwan Maha Vishnu exists. The temple is called Sri Vaidhya Veera Raghava Swami Devasthanam.

There are innumerable temples throughout the World dedicated to Sri Muruga, who is also hailed as Sri Karthikeya, Sri Kumara, Sri Subramanya, Sri Guha and other several names. Sri Muruga Sanctum is part of every Shiv Mandir in South India. The list of articles on a few of Sri Murugan Temples published in the web-site are provided.

Dakor is famous for the cluster of temples surrounding the Gomathi lake. The prominent amongst the temples is Sri Ranchhodraiji Mandir which is ascribed for the worship of Bhagwan Krishna. As per the legend, the Murthi of Sri Krishna is said to come from Dwaraka.

Indreswar Temple which also is called as Someswar Temple is situated near Arumandhai which is 7 to 8 kilometers from Red Hills near Chennai. It is situated on the left side enroute Gnayiru Temple in Gnayiru village.

Siruvapuri is a village situated at about 40 kilometers from Chennai and is situated off 3 kilometers from Chennai Tada Highway. The name Siruvapuri is derived from the words Siruvar Por Puri which means that both Luv and Kush, the kids of Bhagwan Ram had fought with Him at this place not knowing who He was. The place is also called as Chinnambedu.

Malai Mandala Perumal Temple is situated on a hillock at Chadhuranga Pattinam near Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. The temple has special divine references. Chadhuranga Pattinam is also called as Sadras.