Temples Of India

When ever I travel, I make it a point to visit all important places worth seeing in that city or town. I make sure that I visit temples especially ancient ones and try to collect its history legends associated with it and Sthala Purana-how the temple came into existence and various other aspects related with it. 

Temples of India have always fascinated me since my childhood. Whether for their unique architecture or the legends or mythological stories related to it, uniqueness of the idols and many such things. Each temple has something unique and special. Only very few of these temples are popular today. Many are unknown and are slowly dying away, some are already in dilapidated conditions. 

I feel that these temples should get back their glory. We need to resurrect them because they reflect our glorious past, ancient wisdom, the Vedic knowledge that our sages and saints have handed down over generations and also guide us in the present as well as in the future. Our future generations have a right to know about them. It is our duty to hand over all this to them so that they can also appreciate and benefit from them. Even people of other cultures are interested about India.

So I have started collecting all the info relating to these temples and compiling them in a series of posts for all those who are interested. You can read them here :

http://secretsofancientwisdom.blogspot.com/

There is lot  to be covered by me in my posts. You will be surprised to read about very unique things, like the temple where working people needing transfer to the places of choice are sure to get them, the God half woman and half man, unique Shiva Linga having both Ganga and Parvathi and many more.

Please do take time, visit my blog, leave your comments and suggestions. If you have anything more to share about these temples, especially those who are local to that area or have more knowledge about the temples or places, I request you to share the photographs and the information, so that I can put it all together. Feel free to contact me on my email. You can also send in articles as a guest. I will post them along with your bio .

Hope you like my posts on Temples Of India.....

Ganesh Chaturthi

Friends Ganesh Chaturdi is fast approaching.  This year it falls on 1st September 2011. Ganesha, Ganapathi, Vinayaka...so many names, but is the Lord who removes obstacles. All Indians celebrate this festival. From students to farmers, business men to housewives, no one wants any obstacles in their work or life. So irrespective of caste or creed we worship, Ganesha. I love this festival. How and why it is celebrated I am going to do some posts separately.

I want to introduce to you AIKYA Handicrafts:

AIKYA Handicrafts, has been started by two sisters -Anagha and Anandita to promote pottery and painted pottery. AIKYA presents its first product. The Ganesha is hand made and hand painted. It is 7 inches tall. Each piece is different and unique.

Those who are in Bangalore can visit them here:

Aikya
90, 5th cross, R.K Layout , 
Padmanabhanagar 2nd stage,
Bangalore -  560070
Ph: 080- 26395150 

If you wish to place an order for the same, kindly send your enquires to contactaikya@gmail.com

Limited pieces ! Hurry up :) Worship Ganesha and remove all obstacles from your path....

Since they are upcoming artists, they need our support. If you can, please spread the word around by referring to my blog please.

New Look

Friends, I have changed the look of my blog. I was having problem with the old template and also got bored with it. Hope you like the new look. Any problems you are facing while going through my blog and any suggestions, please let me know. I would really appreciate that very much.....