Author: Dr. A Pranesh

Lankeshwar temple is an ancient Shiva temple in the western part of Guwahati. It is on the way to airport and close to Guwahati University. Lankeshwar is on the top of a hill and has about 450 steps. The climb is very beautiful and a temple of Shani (Saturn) is found on the way. A…

Kshanambika Devi Sri Chakra Temple is located in Srirangapattana town in Mandya district of Karnataka. Srirangapattana one of the oldest and the previous capital of Wodeyar rulers is situated about 125kms from Bangalore and 20 kms from Mysore. While driving from Bangalore, on reaching Srirangapattana, we find a circle. Take the Bandikeri road which turns…

Kankalitala temple is situated about 9 kms. from Bolpur. It is located on Bolpur- Labhpur road, on the banks of river Kopai, in Birbhum district of west Bengal.  Sati devi’s waist is believed to have fallen in a pond adjacent to the temple. Hence the main temple has no idol but has a photograph of…

Kali temple at Kalighat, Kolkata is situated on the bank of river Adi Ganga. The name Kolkata is believed to have come from Kalighat. Kalighat was a ghat or a landing point for a boat to the sacred temple of Kali. In the course of time, the river has moved away and the present temple…

Devaramane is a tiny village, located in Mudigere taluk, Chickamagalur district, Karnataka. It is about 20 kms from Mudigere town. The road is motor able up to temple. About a kilometer before the temple, on the left side of the road, there is a small cattle path for about 200 meters, which leads to a…

Bhairav or Kaal Bhairav is an important deity of Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. It is a fierce attribute of Shiva associated with destruction. As per Shiva Purana, Brahma arrogantly asks Vishnu to worship him as he is the supreme creator. This angers Shiva and he thereby severs Brahma’s fifth head. Thereafter Brahma had only four…

Jhula devi temple is located near Chaubatia gardens, Ranikhet, and is about 7 kms from town. The main temple is about 700 years old but the present temple was renovated in 1935. It is believed that, 700 years ago, Chaubatia was a dense forest and wild animals like Tigers and Leopards could be seen. They…

Hole Anjaneya temple located on the banks of river Shimsha, in Maddur town of Mandya district, Karnataka. Maddur is about 80 kms from Bangalore. While driving from Bangalore, one has to take a left deviation from the highway. This road goes to Maddur town. Just 10 meters from this deviation, take a left turn. There…

Thiruvannamalai Temple is located in Thiruvannamallai district of Tamilnadu. It is about 185 kms from Chennai and 210 kms from Bangalore. The town is situated to the east of Eastern ghats and the temple located on the base of Annamalai hills. The town Thiruvannamalai is named after Annamalaiyar, the principal deity of the temple. During…

Varanasi or Kasi is an ancient town mentioned in Rig Veda. The etymology of the word Kasi is from the Sanskrit verbal root kas means to shine- Kasi as the city of light or a luminous city of knowledge and learning. The town Varanasi is located in between the river Varuna at the Northern side…