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Shiv Shakti Dham is a newly inaugurated Hindu temple located in the Gopalmath area of Durgapur, West Bengal.
The construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and was completed in 1653. It took a total of twenty two years to complete the construction of this monument.
The architecture of the Taj Mahal is a combination of Indian, Persian and Islamic styles of architecture.
The name of the architect of the Taj Mahal is Ahmed Lahauri.
The Taj Mahal was Shah Jahan’s imagination of Mumtaz’s home in paradise.
Around 20,000 people worked day and night for twenty two years to complete construction of the Taj Mahal.
The cost of construction of the Taj Mahal was around Rs.320 million.
The Taj Mahal was constructed using the best quality marble from Rajasthan, Tibet, Afghanistan and China.
At different times of the day the Taj Mahal appears to be in a different colour. Some believe that these changing colours depict the changing moods of a woman.
The Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
There was a popular myth that Shah Jahan was planning to construct a black Taj Mahal across the Yamuna, this is not true.
Another popular myth around the Taj Mahal is that after the construction of the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan cut off the hands of all the workers so that such a structure could not be built again. Fortunately, this is not true.
The Taj Mahal has a mosque in its premises, which is why the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays and only those going for customary prayers are permitted inside the Taj Mahal.
Shah Jahan approached the Taj Mahal on a boat which would sail down the River Yamuna which ran behind the Taj Mahal.
By the late 19th century, the Taj Mahal had been defaced by the British soldiers who chiseled out precious stones from the walls of the monument. At the end of the 19th century, British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, ordered a restoration of the monument and also gifted a large lamp which hangs in the interior chambers of the Taj Mahal.
In 2000, an Indian writer P.N. Oak claimed that the Taj Mahal was actually a ShivTemple and filed a petition with the Supreme Court of India to excavate the site of the Taj to look for proof. His petition was rejected by the Supreme Court.
In 2001, the UNESCO documented more than two million visitors to the Taj Mahal.
India’s’ Nobel Laureate, Rabindra Nath Tagore, referred to the Taj Mahal as a “tear drop on the cheek of time”.
Calligraphy on the tomb of Mumtaz identifies and praises her.
The four minarets of the Taj Mahal have been constructed slightly outside of the plinth so that in case the minarets fell, they would fall away and not on the main structure.
After his death, Shah Jahan was laid to rest in the Taj Mahal besides the tomb of his wife Mumtaz.
This Shiv Temple dates from 14th century and was probably assembled from even older temple of Pataleshwar.
Lord Hanuman idol, at Bhimashankar's Shiv Jyotirling Temple, near the city of Pune, India.
Hanuman (or Bajrang Bali or Maruti Nandan) is one of the most important heroes of the Indian epic, The Ramayana (Hindu Mythology). Hanuman, who helped Lord Rama win the war against King Ravana, is a symbol of extreme strength, determination, will-power and is remembered by His worshipers in time of need and distress. He has always been characterised in Saffron.
these are carvings/sculptures on a temple in tryambak......it is a famous shrine of Lord Shiva....
the whole temple is made out of black stone....has some awesome ornate arches...and each of the sculpture in the temple is so full of details tht you would stand there admiring the sculptor who has done it....
scores of ppl visit this shrine in order to fulfill their wishes....it is all abt faith !!!!
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Ambika Kalna (or simply Kalna) is located 82 km from Kolkata (Howrah) on the Bandel – Katwa line.
The Nabakailas Temples. Built in 1809 by the Bardhaman Maharaja Tej Chandra Bahadur the complex contains 108 aat – chala (eight sloped roofed) temples arranged in two concentric circles separated by a well-maintained lawn with beautiful flowerbeds.
The outer circle consists of 74 temples consisting of alternate black & white lingas while the 34 temples of the inner circle have only white lingas.
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This place is Deoghar (Jharkhand). One jyotirling out of 12 in India. Every year this place attracts lakhs of lord shiva's devotees spcially in the indian month called "Shraavan", popularly known as savan. Every day more than 2 lakh people come to place during this period.
The Hindu followers are reaching on to the river's edge, to move further on the to temple to perform religious activities, forming part of the Shivratri event. The event of Maha Shivratri was celebrated by the Pakistani Hindu community living in Kotri and Hyderabad on March 7, 2016, at the Shiv Temple situated by the bank of River Indus, Kotri.
A large number of the Hindu followers visited the temple and perform pujas and the rituals over the place to mark the day. There live some 3 million Hindus in Pakistan and majority of those are populated in the southern province of Sindh.
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An ABHISHEKA is a religious bathing ceremony. The word abhisheka means a sprinkling. It is derived from the root sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, "around," abhisheka is literally, "wetting around." An abhisheka is the bathing part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. In puja, a Deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed, fed and praised. The bathing of the Deity is the ABHISHEKA part of the puja. In some cases, the main focus of the puja is the bathing ceremony itself. This is especially the case with the worship of the Shiva Linga. During an elaborate bathing ceremony a Deity is bathed not only in water, but also with milk, yogurt, butter milk, honey, clarified butter, sugar, and all kinds of fruit juices. After this bathing, the sacred image is dressed, ornamented, fed and praised with hymns accompanied with bells, drums and other instruments.
Specially the 'Linga-form' Siva is worshiped by doing the Abhishekam that pleases Him. Even by pouring a drop of water on the SivaLingam it is believed that one will be relieved of all the difficulties, sorrows and will be blessed with joy and happiness ever after.
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Images from the Ruins of Polo - check out the travelogue @ umangdutt.blogspot.com/2011/08/polo-monuments-and-vijayna...
this old-man plays the drums in the "baijnath" temple of himachal pradesh....This ancient temple of Baijnath is particularly beautiful and is 16 Km from Palampur. Built of stone in the 9th century AD, in the shikhara style, it is a fine blend of sculpture and architecture. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Baijnath is close to Palampur and Kangra.
The ancient temples of Kalachuri period were built by Kalachuri Maharaja Karnadeva (1042–1072 AD). From left to Right : Johila Temple, Vishnu Temple, Shiva Temple
This is the ruins of an old Shiv Temple of Village Tera. The main dome of the temple is demolished in last earthquake of 2001.
The yatris within the premises of Shiv temple, while peforming pujas and visiting various stalls set there for their buying out various religious objects and souvenirs. The event of Maha Shivratri was celebrated by the Pakistani Hindu community living in Kotri and Hyderabad on March 7, 2016, at the Shiv Temple situated by the bank of River Indus, Kotri.
A large number of the Hindu followers visited the temple and perform pujas and the rituals over the place to mark the day. There live some 3 million Hindus in Pakistan and majority of those are populated in the southern province of Sindh.
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The Hindu followers are reaching on to the river's edge, to move further on to the temple as to perform religious activities which are to form part of this Shivratri event. The event of Maha Shivratri was celebrated by the Pakistani Hindu community living in Kotri and Hyderabad on March 7, 2016, at the Shiv Temple situated by the bank of River Indus, Kotri.
A large number of the Hindu followers visited the temple and perform pujas and the rituals over the place to mark the day. There live some 3 million Hindus in Pakistan and majority of those are populated in the southern province of Sindh.
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Enveloped in mythology, the Shiva temple, believed to be visited by Mata Kaushalya, mother of Lord Rama, in Kasel village, near Pakistan border.
It is said Maharaja Ranjit Singh on a visit doled out huge money and land to the temple named after Mata Kaushalya.Maharaja Ranjit Singh used to get water on camelbacks from the well of the Shiv temple, which could cure water-borne diseases.