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 Temple info -2860 கோயில் தகவல்-2860 PATAN DEVI TEMPLE, BIHAR Locality/village  : Patna State  : Bihar Country  : India Nearest City/Town  : Pakri Best Season To Visit  : All Temple Timings  : 6 AM to 10 PM Photography  : Not Allowed Patan Devi also called Maa Patneshwari, is the oldest and one of the most sacred temples of Patna. It is regarded as one of the 51 Siddha Shakti Pithas in India. The ancient temple, originally called Maa Sarvanand Kari Patneshwari, is believed to be the abode of the goddess Durga. Bari Patan Devi The Bari Patan Devi Temple, Patna is facing the North, towards the Ganges river. The statues of the temple are all made up in black stone. At the entrance of the temple, there is a portico. After that, there is a room for gods namely, Mahakali, Maha Lakshmi, Maha Saraswati and Bhairav. All the idols are kept on simhasans (thrones) of about 4 squares in cross section and have a height of about 7 feet. First three goddesses are...

Temple info -2859 கோயில் தகவல்-2859 Purnagiri Devi Temple,Champavat, Uttarakhand  Purnagiri Devi Temple is one of the 52 Shakti Peethas. It is situated at a distance of 20kms from Tanakpur, on the right bank of the river Kali in the district of Champawat. A three km track leads from Tunyas( 17km from Tunakpur) to the Purnagiri temple. It is dedicated to goddess Purnagiri Devi. During the navratras devotees tie a thread to take a wish. If their wish gets fulfilled, the pilgrims come back and untie the threads. According to the legends, Daksha performed a yagna with a desire of taking revenge on Lord Shiva because he had married the former’s daughter going against his will. He invited all deities for the yagna except for Shiva and Sati. Sati wanted to attend the yagna and eventually convinced Shiva to let her do so. Shiva allowed her to go with his followers. Since Sati was an uninvited guest, she wasn’t given respect. Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati couldn’t tolerate her fa...

 Temple info -2858 கோயில் தகவல்-2858 Sri Vaidhyanatha Swamy Temple / Sri Vaithiyanathaswamy Thorukoil / Sri Vaitheeswaran Temple / ஶ்ரீ வைத்தியநாதசுவாமி திருக்கோயில், Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai District, Tamil Nadu.  Moolavar    : Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy Consort      : Sri Thaiyal Nayagi Some of the salient features of this temple are…. The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. The Rajagopuram is with Dakshinamurthy and Brahma stucco images on the side of Tala and Greeva koshtas. Balipeedam and Rishabam are after the rajagopuram. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy and Durgai. In praharam Sasi Mangala Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Muthukumaraswamy, Natarajar, Chandikeswarar and Navagrahas. Ambal Thaiyal Nayaki is in a separate sannidhi, facing South. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. ARCHITECTURE The complete temple was constructed with bricks and cement concrete. The te...

 Temple info -2857 கோயில் தகவல்-2857 Sri Athiri Eswarar Temple / ஸ்ரீ அத்திரிமகரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், சித்தர்கள் வாழும் சிவன் மலை,/ பச்சைமலை /Mummurti Nagar, Tambaram Sanatorium / Chromepet, Chennai District, Tamil Nadu.  Sri Athiri Eswarar Temple was constructed and maha Kumbhabhishekam was scheduled. Moolavar    : Sri Athiri Eswarar Consort      : Sri Anusuya Eswari Some of the salient features of this temple are…. The temple is facing east with an entrance. Stucco images of Shiva and Parvati with Vinayaka and Murugan are on the top of the entrance. Dwarapalakas are on both sides of the entrance. Balipeedam & Rishabam    and balipeedam & Simham are in the mandapam. Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and    Durgai are in the Deva Koshtam.    Nalvars are in the Mandapam. Ambal Sri Anusuya Eswari is in a separate sannidhi facing south. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam. In praharam S...