Trishakti Mandir sector 49 D Chandigarh – Trishakti Darbar

Trisharkti Mandir (temple) in sector 49 Chandigarh is a beautiful temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Maa Trishakti. Temple is located on the road site on Mohali stadium to Chandigarh road. Trishakti Mandir is also known as Trishakti Darbar.

Every year all the big and small Hindu festivals are celebrated in the temple and various Hawana and Yajnas are also performed timely. Devotees from Chandigarh tri-city and nearby areas participate in the festivals, Hawanas and Yajnas actively. Many of the devotees are active members of the Trishakti darbar community.

Major attraction of temple is the Navratra celebration. Navratra or Navratri is celebrated twice in a year when prayers are performed daily along with bhandara (Langar) on the final Navratri.  Bhagat Ashok ji, Shree Shashi Mata ji and Gaurav ji are the faces behind the Trishatki mandir glory. You can contact them anytime for more information about the temple.

How to contact Trishakti mandir onlie: Here are various ways you can get associated and connected with Trisharkti mandir or Trishatkti darbar.

• Website: http://trishaktidarbar.org/default.aspx
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trishakti.darbar
• Twitter: Coming soon
• Email: info@trishatkidarbar.org
• Phone:0172 2673677
• Address: Trishakti Mandir, Sukhna Path, Sector 49  Chandigarh, 160047, India
• Yutube:  http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9RZVY9BSFe5iyA1kNeiLQ

Hope you all like this blog post. Jai Mata Di

Please also take a look art one of the videos from Trishati Mandir Darbar.

Brajeshwari Devi Temple, Kangra Devi Mandir, Himachal Pradesh

Brajeshwari Devi temple in Kangra in one of the most visited temples in Himachal Pradesh, the hilly state n northern part of India. Brajeshwari devi temple is also known as Kangra Devi temple or Kangra Devi Mandir among various locals and the pilgrims. Mandir is word used in Hindi for temple. Some of the pilgrimages from the Uttar Pradesh or central India visiting the temple also refer to temple and Nagarkot temple reason being that Kangra was known as Nagarkot in the past.

Legends Associated with temple: According to Indian Hindu mythology, it’s said that the right breast of devi Satti fell here and making this place a Shakti Peeth. Devi Shakti sacrificed herself to the Yagna first for the honour of her Husbadn Lord Shiva. Saddened by this Lord Shiva carried the bdy of the goddess and started doing Tandav or Tandava (the dance of destruction). It’s said that in order to stop Lord Shiva from destrotying the universe Lord Vishnu interfered and cut down the into 52 parts(using his weapon Sudershan Chakra) that fell on various separate locations. All those place become places of worship or Shatki Peeths, Kangra Mandir or Brajeshwari Devi Temple is one of those 53 sacred places. Other legends associate with the temple say that thousands of years ago demon called Kalikala (Kalikut) used to trouble the sages. Thus for help the sages performed a Chandi Yagna to please the goddess however they forget to perform aahuti (offer ghee in the fire chanting Mantras) to the Indra (King of Devatas). Indra became angry and used his weapon Varja to stop the Yagna, terrified by this Sages asked devi for help and at the same time devi appeared and not only swallowed the Vajra but also killed the demon Kalikala. After that the Vajreshvari temple was established in this region.

Temple History: The current temple is more that thousand years old and was built in 1905 after the earth quake in the same year destroyed the temple completely. However it wasn’t the first time temple was destroyed; the Brajeshwari Devi Temple was known for its wealth of gold, silver, diamonds and pearls all over and thus invaded by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1009 and Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1360. Later it’s said that Mughal Emperor rebuilt the temple to its original glory. However according to historical writers the original temple is said to be built by Pandavas during the time of Mahabarta after the goddess ordered them to build the temple in their dream.

Temple has a unique architecture with three tombs and is surrounded by stone wall in a fort like structure. The main entrance gate has a drum house which is also known as Nagarkhana. Inside the main temple goddess Brajeshwari is worshipped in the form of pindi. Surrounding the main temple are other temples where other gods are worshipped like Bhairav temple. People say that whenever the town is in trouble the idol of Bhairav god gets sweat. Dhyanu bhagt’s idol is also there, during the Akbar’s time Dhyanu bhagat offered his head to the Devi.

Temple Festivals:

• Lohri or Makar Sakranti – During this time every year the Pindi of the goddess is covered with butter as an mark of history when gods used butter to heal the wounds of the goddess that she got while fighting the demon Mahishasur.
• Navratras: Temples also see a huge crowd during Navratris that are celebrate twice a year by Hindus.
• Datta Jayanti
• Holi
• Diwali
• Hanuman Jyanti
• Godhadebuwa Jayanti
• A huge fair in honor of Goddess Vajreshwari is also held every year on the new moon day of Chaitra month of Indian Hindu calendar. On the next day palki carrying the picture of goddess is taken out in the town.

How to reach: The temple is situated in the heart of the Kangra city, which is very well connected to the world whole year. Private and state government buses run daily to Kangra. One can also use taxis from the neighboring states to reach the temple. Nearest railway station Kangra is a narrow guage railway line also know as tourists as toy train. Nearest broad guage railway station is Pathankot which is around 100 kilometers from Pathankot you can take taxi, bus, small train (narrow guage – toy train) to reach the temple in 3 to 4 hours. Gaggal is the nearest airport which is about 13 kilometers from the Kangra town, however since there aren’t regular flights being operated so you may need to plan accordingly.

Best time to visit: Throughout the year you can visit the temple, however during Navratris you can see a huge crowd as pilgrims from all parts of the country visit the temple at that time of offer prayers.

Nearby places to visits: Kangra has many other pilgrimage and tourists destinations to offer like Jwala ji temple, Chintpurni Temples, Chamunda devi temple. Dharamshala and Palampur are popular trourist destinations. One must also not forget to visit famous Kangra fort, trekking to Jyanti Devi temple, famous rock cut temple of Masroor and Gupta Ganga fountain.

One important and lesser know thing about the temple I forget to share with you is that if you are facing any legal issue in any court then you can take oath at the oath stone near the front door of the temple and its guaranteed that you will get justice.

You can find more information about temples in India at http://www.indiatemples.co.in

Brihadeeswarar Temple Thanjavur - Rajarajeswaram Temple Tamil Nadu

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Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu is one of the famous temples in the area. Temple is also known as other names like Rajarajeswaram Temple or The Peruvudaiyar Koyil. Lord Shiva is worshiped here. This temple is said to be the first granite stone temple in the world (Temple built completely of granite stone). Temple is one of its kinds and is surrounded by walls and the tower of the temple is approximately 66 meters high. Temple was built around 1003 to 1010 and is a prized architectural site to visit. Thus the temple is more than a thousand years old.

You can guess the glory of the temple architecture from the fact that this temple is listed by UNESCO as one of its heritage site and is one of the tallest temples in the world. Temple is surrounded by a number of painted sculptures from outside and interior has a huge idol of Hindu god, lord Shiva.

Like all Shiva temples statue of Nandi (the bull of Lord Shiva) is also in the temple. The statue of Nandi is build out of a single rock and is 16X13 feet in dimensions. The vimana of the temples is built in such a way that it never casts is shadow on the ground during noon. Also the vimana is sixty feet tall and many times keep people wondering how this heavy structure was lifted and fixed at the top during that time.

Who built Brihadeeswarar Temple?

Temples was built by King Rajaraja Chola of the Chola dynasty. The architect Sama Varma designed this temple. It took around 12 years to build the temple. It’s believed that the wish to built such a huge temple came to the heart of king Raja Raja during his stay at Sri Lanka. Some other believes that the king once had a dream about the temple and then he later ordered building it.

And subsequent rulers following the king Rajaraja Chola also added to the enhancement of the temple. One important fact that I’d like to share about the temple is that point where the tower of the temple stands, according to Indian mythology represents center of the universe.

How to reach:

The place is well connected and one can reach by air, rail or road easily. One can get buses or taxi etc from nearby places like Trichy, Chennai, Coimbatore and many other major cities of the sate Tamil Nadu. Nearest railway station is Thanjavur Junction and one can reach by trains from cities like Madurai, Trichy, Chennai, Nagore, Tirunelveli etc. If yur prefer air travl then nearest airport you can land is Tiruchirapalli Airport which is at a distance of 65 kilometers from the temple.

Attractions:

* Every month the day of ruling star is treated as a festival day. Reason being ruling star symbolizes time of birth of Rajaraja

* Annual Festival: Celebrated during the month of May (Vaishaka month of Indian calendar) during this time the deity is bathed from water soaked with Champaka flower.

* Art Gallery

* The Saraswathi Mahal Library

* Nearby temples

For more information on temples in Tamil Nadu visit www.indiatemples.co.in

Hoysala temples in Karnataka, India

Hoysala temples in Karnataka, India were build using a style that was developed somewhere around eleventh and fourteenth century during the Hoysala Empire in the current state of Karnataka. Hoysalas are believed to have rules theregion for around more than 300 years. The style is famously known as Hoysala architecture and according to legends around 1500 temples, shrines were build in that time. Out of those 1500 only 400 has been discovered so far. These Hoysala temples are a very superb mix of convoluted monuments and ancient temples that were built by Cholas along with the Chalukyan temples throughout the state.

It’d be difficult for me to cover all the 400 temples but in this post I’ll describe one of the top 3 temples. Perhaps in the later posts we can learn about the other temples also.

One very interesting thing about the Hoysala temples is that almost every temple here has a tale carved in the stone. The carved stories are mainly about deities, devils, gods, goddesses etc. Now let me introduce to the top 3 Hoysala temples in Karnataka:

Angadi Temples

These temples can be reached following small mud roads uphill thourh dense coffee plantations. On follwong the roads you reach a rugged path leading you to the basadis. Another path will take you to famous three temples (Temples are poorly maintained) called Mallikarjuna, Chennakesava anf Patalarudreshwara temples. You can hear from the priest the story and see the place temples where Sala killed the tiger. Place is surrounded by dense coffee plantations and only company yiu can getis of chirping birds J

Doddagaddavalli

Doddagaddavalli can be reached enroute Belur from Hassan. On the route you will get a road sign to the place. Just take that path and you can get the first glimpse of the 12th century temples though the lush green fields, coconut trees throughout the way. The temple was built by some merchant and has a lake in the background. From other sides its mostly covered by fields. Temple is of the goddess Lakshmi temple with shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu and goddess Kali. This is the only Hoysala temple in Karnataka with four towers.

Hulikere

Though Hulikere is not a temple but it’s a place that will fascinate anyone interested in Hoysala monuments or architecture. Hulikere is a Kalyani or step-well which is located near to a popular temple in Halebeedu called Hoysaleshwar temple. This step-well has several shrines alongside it. According to the stories the place was the private pond of then Queen Shantala Devi ‘s private pond. The reason place got this name was the fact that the security arranged for the queen was so secure that no human or not even a tiger could walk around the pound.

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India Temples – A wonderful experience

India is a spiritual land. And you can experience divinity in every part of this country whether you visit North, South, East, West or central part of India. Throughout India you can find wonderful temples both with historical architecture like Konark Sun Temple or modern architecture temples like Lotus Temple in New Delhi.

All of the temples in India have deep links to history and you can hear stories from temple priest (Pandit) or the local people around the temple about the history of temple like who created the temple and which god or goddess is associated/worshiped in the temple.

Though this is my first post at this blog, my idea is to post about each and every temple in India and share the history, images, and videos with you all. You can also visit my website on temples in India.

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