Go to the hills of Karnataka and visit the Malnad forest and along the banks of the River Nethravati you will find the Shiva temple of Sri Manjunathaswamy – Dharmasthala. This temple with its lingam made of gold attracts the tourists from afar and devotees feel blessed and divine here. The main point in Dharmasthala, is charity. This charity is the mainstay of this place situated in the Beltangady Taluk in the district of Kanara which lies around 75 km from the city of Mangalore. Initially called Kuduma, today Dharmasthala dates back to around 800 years. Mythological legends say that angels disguised as men came to Barman Heggade. This family was very generous and the angels came in his dreams promising to live in this place called Kuduma. Barmana is believed to have built temples to fulfil this wish of the angels. He built it at Kalarkai,  [...] 

Once you feel the power of God or the Supreme or anything that you call rules all of us, then you would certainly believe in the call of the divine. This is what the feeling is when you visit the land of Goddess Meenakshi – Madurai. In the lovely surroundings of Tamil Nadu lies a pristine and divine place Madurai. This is where it is believed that Parvati the consort of the Indian God Shiva rests. It is the mainstay of the city of Madurai. Madurai is the place where people go to feel the power of the Supreme. With no exaggeration this is one place where you will feel that God is alive, as a human being and is one of us. There is something to this place that makes a person very emotional and the feeling is beyond description. It is said that Malyadwaja as the second king of the Pandyas. He prayed with his wife Kanchanamalai for a child and  [...] 

In the hills of the Himalayas in the land of ice in the subcontinent of India lies the popular pilgrim spot in then northern side. Amongst the pilgrim places of India, Badrinath occupies a great position as it is one of the four Char Dham sites of Indian pilgrimage. The lofty hills, and the landscapes, and the terrain, along with the cliffs, and the mountains lend a lot of serenity to the entire place. This could be one of the most beautiful places ever seen. The temple is believed to be the seat of the Indian God Lord Vishnu, and the route to this place is considered to be very difficult. The temple was believed to be built by the Garhwal Kings some two hundred years back. The temple has three different sections. There is the main sanctum or the Garbhagriha then there is the Sabha Mandap and the Darshan Mandap. The main sanctum has the deity  [...] 

If you ever want to be touched by God and feel passionate about your devotion to Him then just pause in the land of five rivers – Punjab. This is where is located the Golden Temple of Amritsar in this part of India. This main pilgrim spot of the Sikhs in general and everyone in particular is the place that was started by the fourth leader of the Sikhs Guru Ram Das. When Guru Arjan Dev completed the holy book of the Sikhs The Adi Granth in the year 1604, he installed it in the Gurudwara started by Guru Ram Das. In the year 1634, Guru Hargobind went to the hills of the Shivalik range from Amritsar. Then the Gurudwara came under the hands of other groups. In the 18th century, the Golden Temple or the Harmandir Sahib saw a lot of feuds between the Mughals and the Sikhs. Then it was Maharana Ranjit Singh who got it back from the Mughals and gave  [...] 

Hare Krishna! The Chant gives you a lot of peace and tranquility. It immediately transfers you to a land of meditation and devotion. Right in North India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, a little away from Agra, you would find a place which is drowned in this chant of Hare Krishna. Mathura – The Land of Krishna and the birthplace of this popular Indian God Lord Krishna. Also called the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi meaning the birthplace of Lord Krishna, Mathura is thronged by devotees who wish to have a glimpse of their favourite god. Mathura, an erstwhile economic centre of ancient times is replete with stories of the Indian epics Mahabharata and the Bhagavat Purana. One who comes to Mathura would have to see the following places for sure. Mathura is the land of Braj which is the place where Lord Krishna has had his childhood and his pranks  [...] 

Situated in the district of Chittoor in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, lies a temple which is very sacred for the Hindu religion. Nestled in the hills of the Tirumala, this temple at the height of 3200 feet is on one of the seven hills of the Tirumala. Believed to be the seven heads of the Lord Adishesha, the temple of Tirupati is found on the Venkatdri Hill or the Venkata Hill. Very near to Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, the Tirupati temple has a traditional building for the main temple and the number of pilgrims and devotees coming here are in millions. Today, Tirupati is the richest Indian pilgrim spot and is frequented by anyone who wants to go through this ecstatic experience. Tirupati is visited by almost every Indian and Hindu and is the most visited pilgrimage centre. There are occassions in Tirupati which attract all the  [...]