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Chenglepet is an important city located near Chennai city, the gateway to South India. Kodandaramar temple is an important temple and tourist spot in Chenglepet city. The temple is located at the center of the city hardly around 1 km from the Railway station and bus stand. The main shrine of the temple has the rare sculpture or Lord Ram seated in the pattabhishek posture (royal ceremony) along with Sita also in the seated posture with her left leg raised and the right leg folded. The brothers of Ram, Lakshman, Bharat and Shatrugna along with the small idol of Hanuman also surround the idols of the divine couple in the sanctum santorum. The bronze idols (utsav aka procession idols) of Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman are also found in the main shrine. Near the main shrine, there is a shrine which enshrines the idols of Vishnu devotees and saints such as few Alwars, Mudali Andan and Ramanuj. There is another shrine for Varadar. This small old temple doesn't have a tower. How...

Akhnoor is a historical town which has mythological connections too. It is located at a distance of around 20 kms from Jammu city in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. This picturesque town of Akhnoor is located on the banks of the river Chenab. Akhnoor has a lot of tourist attractions. Akhnoor is very small town. The river Chenab floats all along the town. Due to the floating of Himalayan glacier in summer, the river is full of water all over the year including the summer season. The first tourist attraction of Akhnoor is a Gurudwara. The white marble Gurudwara on the banks of the river Chenab looks very attractive. The second attraction of the town is the temple dedicated to Lord Parasuram, the incarnation of Vishnu. Unlike the other popular incarnations of Lord Vishnu such as Krishna and Ram, it is very rare to find a temple for Parasuram. Apart from Parasuram shrine, the temple has two other shrines - one for Vaishno Devi and another for Shiva-Parvati-Ganesh. This town is ...

Kali, the ferocious Hindu Goddess is the presiding deity for Bengalis. The Kolkata city  in Bengal state of India is famous for its Kali temple. However, Jammu, which is located in the northern part of India, also has a famous temple for Kali. Jammu, the city of temples, has a lot of huge temples. However, the presiding deity for the citizens of Jammu city is Kali, is not located in any such magnificent temple but inside the Bahu fort of Jammu city. As per the mythology, the Bahu fort, perhaps the oldest fort of Jammu city, was built by Raja Mahalochan around 3000 years ago. It is located at a distance of around 5 kms from the city center on the banks of river Tawi. Historically, it was rebuilt by the Dogra king Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1822 CE. The Mahakali temple, located inside the fort, is the main temple for Dogra rulers as well as the people of Jammu city. This Kali temple is the second most popular Goddess temple in Jammu and Kashmir state after the popular Vaishn...