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[1] C.S. Rangarajan [2] is the current head priest of the Chilkur Balaji Devasthanam. This temple has no hundi and neither accepts any money from devotees. [3] VAK Books also known as the Voice of Temples with religious news is available here. This is one of the special Temples in India with no green channel or privileges for VIP's. [4]
Birla Mandir, Jaipur (Lakshmi Narayan Temple) is a Hindu temple located in Jaipur, India [1] and is one of many Birla mandirs. [2] It was built by the B.M. Birla Foundation in 1988 and is constructed solely of white marble. [3]
Chaturbhuj Temple (Devanagari: चतुर्भुज मंदिर) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu in Khajuraho, India in the village of Jatakari. [1] It is also known as Jatakari Temple (Devanagari: जटकारी). The name Chaturbhuja (lit. "One who has four arms") is an epithet of Vishnu.
The temple's Jaina iconography is unusual. It consists of six major and clearly Jaina revered figures, but not all Tirthankaras. [1] These include three images of seated Mahavira, one of standing Parsvanatha, one additional sitting Parsvanatha, and sixth of Padmavati Devi. [2] One of the Mahavira images is in front of the main sanctum.
It is an ancient temple which is believed to be dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga and god Shiva is considered as the oldest functional Hindu temple of the World. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The findings also established that here was a religious and educational center spread over the hillock and Mandaleshwar ( Shiva ) temple was the main shrine.
Mitra, the god of oaths, promises, and friendships; Varuna, the god of water the seas, the oceans, and rain; Indra, also called Śakra, the king of gods, and the god of weather, storms, rain, and war; Savitr, the god of the morning sun; associated with Surya; Aṃśa, solar deity; associated with Surya; Aryaman the god of customs, hospitality ...
World Hindu population by numbers (Pew Research Center, 2014). The distribution of the predominant Hindu sampradayas (traditions) followed in Indian subcontinent. See also Christianity by country , Islam by country , Judaism by country , Protestantism by country , Commons:Category:Religion maps of the world
Goddess Korravai, a form of the Hindu goddess Parvati and a revered deity in Tamil Hindu culture, is depicted in an awe-inspiring form atop the beheaded head and body of the killed fearsome buffalo-demon Mahishasura. This remarkable iconography, known as Korravai, originates from the remnants of a magnificent 10th-century CE Tamil Hindu temple.