Month: August 2012

Kashi Vishwanatha Temple In Karnataka

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Kashi Viswnath temple situated in Varanashi  also known as Banaras, kashi In Uttar Pradesh , India. Legend maintains that Lord Shiva manifested himself in the from of a lingam at 12 holy cities in India, Varanasi being one of them. About Kashi Vishwanatha Temple : Kashi Viswnath temple situated in Varanashi  also known as Banaras, kashi In Uttar … Read more

Naganatha Temple In Karnataka

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Naganatha Temple in the city of Karwar is one of the must tourist destinations. The interesting feature of this temple is that an anthill is worshipped here.

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Bramha Jinalaya In Karnataka

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Bramha Jinalaya is essentially a Jain Basadi. It was constructed in the year 1007 A.D. during the reign of the Kalyana Chalukya ruler Irivabedanga Satyashraya (source: ASI board in front of the temple). The garbagudi of the Jinalaya has ornate pillars on either side. There’s idol of Mahavira in center, idol of Padmavathi in left and Parshavnatha in right.

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Lakkundi In Karnataka

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Lakkundi, full of ruined temples like Mallikarjuna, Virabhadra, Manikeshwara, Nanneshwara, Lakshminarayana, Someshwara, Nilakanteshwara and many more.Lakkundi is a place of antiquarian interest with as many as 50 temples, 101 stepped wellsand 29 inscriptions, spread over the period of the later Chalukyas, Kalachuris, Seuna and the Hoysalas.

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The Underground Temple at Hampi, Karnataka

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The Underground Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Prasanna Virupaksha and was built many meters below the ground level. For this reason, almost all the time the sanctum and the core parts of the temple are under water, restricting entry to the inner areas.

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