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Apart from India, where the vast majority (1.12 billion) of the world's 1.3 billion [1] Hindu population lives, Hindu Temples are found across the world, on every continent. . In the Indian Subcontinent, thousands of modern and historic temples are spread across Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakist
The temple is built as an exact replica of the original Ayyappan Temple at Sabarimala in Kerala. The temple was constructed in three floors presumably to lend the feeling of being atop a hill similar to the Sabarimala hill. [3] The architecture follows the Kerala style and tradition with 18 steps to the main shrine and the sanctum sanctorum.
There is a small Mukkalvetti Ayyappa temple at Cheerappanchira, near Kollam which hold 3/4 power of Ayyappa and rest in Sabarimala. [23] [19] Valiya kadutha swami and kochu kadutha Swamy who were warrior brothers worshipped at Shabarimala are considered as ‘Shaundikans’, who hails from the Malabar Thiyyar community. [24]
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
Swamy Ayyappan: Governing body: ... Alappancode Easwara Kala Bhoothathan Temple is a very ancient and known centre ... This page was last edited on 30 December 2024, ...
The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Dharma Sastha who is also known as Lord Ayyappa Swamy. Dharma Sastha is a highly revered deity in South India but these temples are comparatively less. The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Swamy temple is well famous and is visited by devotees from all over India and abroad. Thycaud Dharma Sastha temple is ...
Ayyappan remains one of the few deities in Hindu tradition, who is respected by other religious communities, including Muslims, and Christians. [25] As per Government of Kerala, there is a theory that the temple of Sabarimala was of Buddhist origin. [55] Ayyappan is also revered by Muslims in Kerala due to his association with Vavar.
It also has many prominent temples in and around the area such as Ahobila Mutt and Ayyappa Swamy Temple. The Ayyappa Swamy Temple is well known for Ayyappa Puja in December and January while Ahobila Mutt is a noted temple of Narasimha. Other prominent temples in the area include Ramalayam, Shirdi Sai Baba Temple & Lingala Gadda Shiva Temple.