Temples

Considered as one of the 108 Shakti Peethas in the country, the much-renowned Shri Mahalakshmi Temple at Kolhapur is also known as Ambabai. The shrine holds a special religious importance and is considered as the place where Shakti manifests; it is ...

Krishna is one of the most loved gods in Hinduism and by the people of India. Owing to this factor, people consider it holy and auspicious to visit the places which are closely associated with the life of Krishna. Out of ...

Kurukshetra is also known as Dharmakshetra and the Land of Bhagavad Gita. According the holy scriptures, the region gets its name from King Kuru, who was the grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas according to the epic of Mahabharata. The ...

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, popularly known as ISKCON, was established by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in order to spread the practice of bhakti yoga. Founded in 1966, in New York, by the spiritual master, bhakti yoga is the act ...

With Diwali around the corner, preparations of celebrations are at their highest spirits in many families. Booking tickets for a vacation, prepping for a huge family gathering or planning a pilgrimage are some of the many things that people tend to ...

Pilgrimage trips are very common in India; some of these trips make you cross mountains, forests and many other such extreme conditions to reach the abodes of the various gods and goddesses across the country. One such pilgrimage trip, which is ...

Situated on the banks of the Chambal river, the city of Kota is considered as the third largest city in the state of Rajasthan. The city is well known for its unique style in which the paintings, palaces, places of worship, ...

Ayodhya, located on the banks of river Sarayu, is a city of in the state of Uttar Pradesh and is home to rich history and a large number of legends. The city was the erstwhile capital of the Awadh kingdom and ...

Yatras are Hindu pilgrimages made to places that are usually associated with the Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata or any other sites of pilgrimage. Every year, thousands of devotees embark on a strenuous yatra to different places in India, since ...

The city of Mangalore gets its name from the goddess Mangaladevi and is one of the major port cities of the country which is located on the Arabian Sea. The Mangalore Port handles a large number coffee exports along with cashew ...

Hooghly is a beautiful district of West Bengal, that is named after the majestic river Hooghly. This part of West Bengal has witnessed the rule and cultural heritage of such powerful rulers and dynasties like the Bhurshut Kingdom, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, ...

India is a country that is united by innumerable kinds of people and their different, unique cultures and heritages. Different cultures are reflected through different mediums, such as monuments built by former powerful dynasties or by celebrating different festivals. Even in ...