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#Mystictemplesseenbyme# 52.Chennakeshava Temple,Belur The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur also called Velapura, an early Hoysala Empire capital. The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish.  It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. It is 35 km from Hassan city and about 200 km from Bengaluru. Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Hassan Deity Chennakeshava (Vishnu) State Karnataka Country India Architecture Type Hoysala Creator Hoysala Vishnuvardhana Completed 12th-century Sri Chennakeshava Temple Chennakesava (lit, "handsome Kesava") is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu and has been an active Hindu temple since its fo...

#Mystictemplesseenbyme# 51. Parthasarathy Temple,Thiruvallikeni, Chennai The Parthasarathy Temple is an 8th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to the Lord Vishnu, located at Thiruvallikeni, Chennai, India. The temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu.The name 'Parthasarathy', in Tamil, means the 'charioteer of Arjuna', referring to Krishna's role as a charioteer to Arjuna in the epic Mahabaratha. Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Chennai Deity Sri Venkatakrishnan (a) Parthasarathi Location Thiruvallikeni State Tamil Nadu Country India Architecture Type Dravidian architecture Creator Pallavas Completed 8th century AD. It was originally built by the Pallavas in the 8th century by king Narasimhavarman I. The temple has icons of five forms of Vishnu: Narasimha, Rama, Gajendra Varadaraja, Ranganath...

#Mystictemplesseenbyme# 50. Ashtalakshmi Temple, Chennai Ashtalakshmi temple is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, and her eight primary forms – the Ashtalakshmi – the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge. The sanctorums are depicted on a multi-tier complex in such a way that visitors could visit all the shrines without stepping over any of the sanctorums. DARSHAN TIMINGS Mornings - 06.30 A.M to 12.00 Noon. Evenings - 04.00 P.M to 9.00 P.M. Friday and Sunday: Morning Hours extended upto 1.00 P.M     The temple is located on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, Besant Nagar Beach, Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. this is the only temple dedicated to Sri Mahalaksahmi, the Consort of Sriman Narayanan (Sri Mahavishnu), on the east coast in Tamil Nadu.     The Vedas and Puranas say that Goddess Lakshmi has emerged out of the oceans when the Devas and Asuras churned th...

#Mystictemplesseenbyme# 49. Gomateshwara Temple,Shravanabelagola The Gommateshwara statue (ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ) is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue located on Vindyagiri at Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Gommateshwara (Bahubali) ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ Gommateshwara statue ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ The 57ft high monolithic statue of Bahubali built in 981 A.D Religion Affiliation Jainism Deity Bahubali Location Shravanbelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, India Tallest nude statue symbolizing Peace, Non violence, sacrifice worldly affairs, and simple living. Vindyagiri Hill is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola; the other is Chandragiri, which is also a seat of several ancient Jain centers, much older than Gommateshwara statue. The Gommateshwara statue is dedicated to the Jain figure Bahubali. It was built around 983 A.D. and is one of the largest free standing statues in the world. The construction of the statue was commissioned by the Ganga dynasty minister an...

#Mystictemplesseenbyme# 48. Kollur Mookambigai Temple Kollur Mookambika Temple is located at Kollur, Udupi District in the state of Karnataka, India. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother Goddess known as Mookambika Devi. It is situated in the foothills of Kodachadri hills, on the southern bank of Souparnika River. Being situated in the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari, believed to be created by sage Parashurama. The main deity of the temple is a swayambhu (self-born) jyotirlinga with a golden line cutting it into half, in which the left half represents Tridevis, and the right half represents Trimurtis. Along with this, a four-handed panchaloha idol of Goddess Mookambika is also installed. Rathotsava in the month of Phalguna and Navaratri in the month of Ashwina are the main festivals in this temple. Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Udupi Deity Mookambika Location Kollur State Karnataka Country  India Architecture Creator King Halugallu ...