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This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (November 2015) Nellore is a city in the Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Penna River in Nellore mandal of Nellore revenue division. The city is the fourth most populous ...
Sri Moolastaneswara Swamy Temple is the oldest Sri Shaiva Kshetra, from 11th Century.It is located at Mulapeta on the west side of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. [1] It is dedicated to one of the variations of Lord Shiva.
Rajgir: Place of the subduing of Nalagiri, the angry elephant, through friendliness. Rajgir was another major city of ancient India. It has strong connection with buddhism. Salihundam; Sankasia: Place of the descending to earth from Tusita heaven (after a stay of 3 months teaching his mother the Abhidhamma).
Narasimha Konda (Telugu: నరసింహకొండ) is a hill near the town of Jonnawada in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a Hindu pilgrimage center and the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Narasimha , the man-lion avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu .
A temple is literally a house of the Lord, a holy sanctuary in which sacred ceremonies and ordinances of the gospel are performed by and for the living and also in behalf of the dead. A place where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth. Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness. [16]
Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem — in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Omar prayed there after refusing to pray inside the church, it is also believed to be the place that David prayed. Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well) — the well that Joseph was thrown in. Abandoned shrine.
There is an annual festival [2] at the temple, which is a major event in Penchalakona, celebrated during Vaisakha, the period of time in the Hindu solar calendar that begins in mid-April in Bengal, Nepal, and Punjab. It starts on the day of Suddha Dwadasi and lasts until Bahula Padyami, a total of five days.
The primary holy places are connected to the main events in the life of Jesus. Other holy sites are associated with events from the Old Testament, the lives of Mary, John the Baptist, and the Apostles, with endless more associated with later Christian saints, holy men and women, and local traditions.