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Site Name:  Shatrughanesvara  Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options Bhubaneswar,  which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. The city is called as Ekamara Kshetra as it has so many Shiva temples. Let us explore an ancient and little known temple named  Shatrughanesvara   temple in this article. Location: Shatrughanesvara   temple  is located at a distance of around 2 kms from  Lingaraja  temple. It is located on the right side of the road leading from Kal

Site Name:   Navagraha Temple Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Devi Pattinam, near Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A unique temple located inside the sea Nearest Railway Station:   Rameswaram Nearest Airport:   Madurai How to reach:   Well connected by road  Hotel:  Mostly mid-range options in Rameswaram; for better options, go to Madurai Restaurants:  All sorts of options are there in  Rameswaram Rameswaram  is a popular town located in South India. It is famous mainly due to the temple of Rameshwar (Lord Shiva). People from all over India visit Kasi as well as Rameswaram as part of their pilgrimage. Near Rameswaram, there is a small village named Devi Pattinam. Navagraha temple located there is unique. As per the legend, Lord Ram installed nine stones in the sea and worshiped them as Navagrahas (nine planets) before waging war on Ravan of Lanka.  The temple does not have tower, vimana, mandapa, pillars, ceiling or even

Site Name:   Tirumagaraleeswarar  temple Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Magaral, Near Uthiramerur, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams (the most important temples of Lord Shiva) Nearest Railway Station:   Kanchipuram Nearest Airport:   Chennai How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kanchipuram and Chennai Hotel:  Go to Uthiramerur for mid-range hotels; for better option, go to Kanchi or Chennai Restaurants:   Limited options in Uthiramerur Magaral  is a village located at a distance of around 10 kms from Uthiramerur town, which in turn is located near Kanchipuram city in South India. A popular temple called  Tirumagaraleeswarar  temple is located here.  It is considered as the  7th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Tondai region. Highlights: Sambandhar has   revered the temple in their verses in Devaram. God  -  Tirumagaraleeswarar 

Site Name:  Bharatesvara  Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options Bhubaneswar,  which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. The city is called as Ekamara Kshetra as it has so many Shiva temples. Let us explore an ancient and little known temple named  Bharatesvara  temple in this article. Location: Bharatesvara  temple  is located at a distance of around 2 kms from  Lingaraja  temple. It is located on the right side of the road leading from Kalpana square to

Site Name:   Pamban Bridge Site Type:  Historical Cantilever Bridge Location:    Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   The first sea bridge in India Nearest Railway Station:   Rameswaram Nearest Airport:   Madurai How to reach:   Well connected by road and rail Hotel:  Mostly mid-range options in Rameswaram; for better options, go to Madurai Restaurants:  All sorts of options are there in  Rameswaram Rameswaram is a popular town located in South India. It is famous mainly due to the temple of Rameshwar (Lord Shiva). People from all over India visit Kasi as well as Rameswaram as part of their pilgrimage. Rameswarar town is located in an island. The island is called as Pamban island. The Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge, which connects Pamban island to the mainland India. It was opened on 24th February 1914 CE. This is the first sea bridge of India. Till the Bandra-Worli Sea link was opened in 2010 CE, it remained as the longest sea bridge in In