If you are fascinated abut visiting temples and want to visit a Jain temple then do visit the Jain temple at Pawapuri. Located in state of Bihar, this place is around 87kilometres from the city of Patna. Located on the railway line of Bakhtiarpur Ranger, this is a place which is visited by many who want to feel the ambience of a Jain temple. Some 2600 years back, this was the main portion of the kingdom of Magadha. It was then called the Madyama Pawa or the Pawapuri. There was a King called Ajatshatru who was the son of a king called Shrenik. King Shrenik was a great disciple of Lord Mahavira who was the Magadha king then. When Ajatshatru started ruling the kingdom, then the king of Pawapuri was King Hastipal. Then Lord Mahavira came to this place of Pawapuri and stayed in the Rajikshala of King Hastipal. Thus the land of Pawapuri is very  [...] 

Come to the temples in Tamil Nadu and enjoy the beauty that it exudes as you walk through this place. Here you would find the best temple made of granite and has the best kind of Chola architecture around. This is a great example of the grandeur exuded during the time of Raja Raja Chola I. Today a UNESCO world Heritage site this is a living example of the temples that have come alive from the Chola era. Also known as Peruvudaiyar temple this is the most prized structure in Tamil Nadu. Today located amongst a lot of walls that are fortified has a beautiful tower and the vimana is around 216 feet high. This is tallest tower in the whole world. There is a lovely structure on top and the tip of the temple is a pot which is called the Kumbham. An idol of Nandi is there as we enter the Brihadeeswara temple and this is around 16 feet in length and  [...] 

India, the land of temples is India the land of pilgrimage in the eastern part of the country too. Visit the Jagannath Puri temple at Puri in the Orissa state on the coastal side of eastern India. This is a huge temple and can be reached from Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. In fact, the temple is one of the Golden Triangle of Orissa, with Bhubaneswar and Konark forming the other two temple destinations of the triangle. Many come here in large numbers to have a glimpse of their favourite Lord. The state of Orissa is famous for its cult of Jagannath. This led to the increase of Jagannath temples in the state. Puri is a very old temple which has the Lord Krishna as the presiding deity. Jagannath here is in wooden form and the images of Balabhadra his brother and Subhadra, Lord Krishna’s sister are also found. Rig Veda of Indian scriptures in fact  [...] 

Situated in the small town of Kancheepuram in the state of Tamil Nadu lies a beautiful place called Mahabalipuram. This is the place which was earlier a port during the reign of the Pallavas. It lies around 60 km from the city of Chennai. Mammalapuram was the name it had earlier and today it is known as Mahabalipuram. It is said that it was king Narasimhavarman I who gave it the name of Mahabalipuram after the epithet Maha Malla meaning the great wrestler. Wrestling was the favourite Pallavas sport. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are many burial urns, jars and cairn circles that have been found near this place. There are Chinese coins and coins from Rome that have been found here revealing a past trade activity here. There are two Pallava coins reading Srihari and Srinidhi.  Mahabalipuram actually signifies the city of Bali.  [...]