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...]
Vishwa Shanti Ashram, Nelamangala, Bangalore: Part 2: Huge statue of Vithoba (aka Vitthala aka Panduranga) and Ashta Lakshmi temples, Statue of Lord Krishna
At the top of the Lakshmi Narayana Temple there is a huge statue of Vithoba (aka Vitthala aka Panduranga). He is considered as the manifestation of Lord Vishnu: Just near the Vitthala statue there are 8 small temples dedicated to Ashta Lakshmi. Ashta Lakshmi are actually 8 secondary manifestations of Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of the wealth): Statue of Lord … [Read more...]
Mysore Palace, Mysore: Part 2: Garden and temples inside the palace complex
There is a beautiful garden inside the palace. The palace complex has twelve Hindu temples including: Someshvara Temple, dedicated to God Lord Shiva, Lakshmiramana Temple, dedicated to God Lord Vishnu and Shwetha Varahaswamy Temple, dedicated to Lord Varahaswamy, one of the 10 incarnations of lord Vishnu. [email_link] [print_link] … [Read more...]
Bangalore to Sri Revana Siddeshwara Betta (Hill) on bike: Part 9: Shiva temples at the top of the hills
Way to got to the top: To go further up, there were stairs: At the top of the hill, there were a couple of small Shiva temples. Here's one of them: [email_link] [print_link] … [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...]