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India being a land of several temples cheap shoes , sometimes it gets really difficult to say which one is the best temple in India. We have mentioned here some of the famous Indian temples that you should visit. Every temple has its unique story or significance. Though it鈥檚 really difficult to sort them, here we tried to share a list of some of the famous temples in India.

The land of India has several marks of belief spread across the nation. Certain structures have centuries of devotion backing them, granting them with more authenticity and admiration.


Below are 10 famous Indian temples list with the significance of pilgrimage places in India, which has been standing gloriously Cheap Air Vapormax Online , through the ages.


1. Badrinath Temple
This stands close to the Alaknanda River, known as the home of Lord Badrinath and located in the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. This holy shrine of Lord Vishnu happens to be a part of the four holiest sites as per the Hindu religion. This happens to be one of the ancient temples in India.
This temple can be visited only between Aprils to November because in rest of the months the weather is too bad for a pilgrimage journey.


2. The Konark Sun Temple
This temple is located in the Puri district of Odisha. This amazing architecture is dedicated to the Lord Sun. The temple was built in the shape of a chariot, which has twelve wheels and is being dragged by seven horses.
The temple is said to be constructed in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva. Like with several things in India, this temple has legendary connections as well. As per one of the famous legends Cheap Air Max 90 Online , Lord Krishna cursed one of his own sons with leprosy. To seek penance, Samba worshiped Lord Sun (Surya) for a period of twelve years. Finally, pleased with Samba, Surya healed him and Samba made the Sun temple as an act of gratitude. This is one of the oldest temples in India.


3. Somnath Temple
Being one of the oldest pilgrimage centers in India it finds mention in the ancient Puranas. Soma refers to the 鈥楳oon God鈥? thus Somnath means 鈥楶rotector of the Moon God鈥? According to a legend Cheap Air Max 2017 Online , Som built the temple in the honor of Lord Shiva when he later cured moon鈥檚 illness, which was inflicted on him owing to his father-in-law鈥檚 curse.
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4. Sanchi Stupa
Sanchi is a village in Madhya Pradesh, which also happens to the home to several Buddhist structures built between 3rd century BC to 12th century AD. The most significant one is the Sanchi Stupa, also known as the Great Stupa. This happens to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was built by the great emperor Asoka in the 3rd century BC.


5. Rameshwaram Temple
Rameshwaram is a small island town in Tamil Nadu and also happens to be one of the four holiest pilgrimage places of the Hindus.
Here Lord Rama along with his wife Sita first landed after defeating the demon Ravana. To seek penance for killing a Brahmin Cheap Air Max 2018 Online , Rama wanted to pray to Shiva. Hanuman was sent to Kailash to bring an idol of the God. During then, Sita made a small lingam and came to be known as Ramalingam and one brought by Hanuman is called Vishwalingam.
As per instructions of Lord Rama, Vishwalingam is worshiped prior to Ramalingam, even presently.


6. Vaishno Devi Mandir
In a holy cave Cheap Air Max Online , there is the abode of Maa Vaishno Devi and is located at an altitude of 5200 ft in a mountain called Trikuta. It is present in Jammu and Kashmir, near the town of Katra.
It is said that it is Maa Vaishno decides her visitors. Only if she wants, people can visit her. The shrine is open the entire year.


7. Siddhivinayak Temple
Located in Prabha Devi, Mumbai Cheap Nike Air Vapormax , Siddhivinayak Temple was constructed in the 18th century. Lord Ganesha is the supreme deity of the temple. Lord Ganesha is also known as Vighnaharta.
The temple is visited by the devotees any day of the week and of the year but Tuesday is the day when maximum visitors come to pray to the Lord for fortune.


8. Golden Temple
Sri Harmandir Sahib is the most sacred place to pilgrimage for the Sikhs. The temple was created on the values of universal brotherhood and equality. The four doors, welcome people from every faith or race to seek spiritual contentment. The Guru Granth Sahib, was first placed in Sri Harmandir Sahib after its making and the first Granthi of this Sikh pilgrimage centre in India, was Baba Buddha Ji.


9. Meenakshi Temple
This amazing architecture is situated in Madurai and is dedicated to the Goddess Parvati (also popularly called as Meenakshi) and her husband Lord Shiva. This is a famous South Indian temple.
A bath in the Golden Lotus tank Cheap Nike Air Max 90 , within the temple, is said to be auspicious and is usually taken prior to visiting the main shrine of the God and Goddess.


10. Khajuraho Temple
Khajuraho is a small town in the state of Madhya Pradesh and is an abode for several temples built between 10th to 12th centuries. The monuments of the town are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples are made of sandstone and dedicated to the deities of Hindus and Jains.
The temples are known across the world for the erotic cravings, which are seen along with other cravings depicting the activities of routine life. Earlier there were 75 temples in the area but presently there only 20 exist.
An annual Khajuraho Dance Festival is organized to celebrate the classical dance forms of India in the first week of February.
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