ISKCON Temple is a Lord Krishna temple and spiritual learning center located in Rajajinagar, Bangalore. It is considered as one of the largest ISKCON Temples in the world. It is also known as Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Mandir. Entry timings of the temple are from 4.15 am to 5 am, 7.15 am to 12.50 pm and 4 pm to 8.20 pm everyday. The notable features of the temple are gold-plated … [Read more...]
Sri Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, Gavipuram Guttahalli, Bangalore: Part 1: One of the very ancient cave temples in India
Sri Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is a natural monolith carved cave temple, located at Gavipuram Guttahalli, about three kilometers from the city market. The ancient temple was cut out of the rock probably in the 9th century and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. There are other idols inside including the idol of Agnimurthi, which has two heads, seven hands and three legs. Those … [Read more...]
Sri Dodda Basavanna Temple aka Bull Temple aka Nandi Temple, Basavanagudi, Bangalore: Part 4: One of the largest monolithic Nandi statues in the world
Here are the photos of the Nandi statue. This statue of Nandi, the bull is believed to be one of the largest monolithic Nandi statues in the world: [email_link] [print_link] … [Read more...]
Trip to Varanasi aka Banaras aka Kashi: Chapter 1: Part 2: Kashi Vishwanath temple (one of the twelve Jyotirlinga), Lalita Ghat and Manikarnika Ghat
The next morning we went to Kashi Vishwanath temple for darshan. Kashi Vishwanath temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple stands on the western bank of Hinduism's holiest river Ganges, and the deity is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas the holiest of Shiva deities. The main deity is known by the name Vishwanatha or Vishweshwara meaning … [Read more...]
Bangalore to Shravanabelagola on bike: Chapter 2: Vindhyagiri: Part 9: One of the largest monolithic statues in the world
Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali: Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali: Foot of Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali: Inscriptions: Pujari Ji: A couple of videos of Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali: [email_link] [print_link] … [Read more...]