Mesmerising view of Lingaraj Mandir-The Oldest & Largest Temple of Bhubaneswar called Ekamra Kshetra as deity of Lingaraja was originally under a mango tree (Ekamra). Built of Sandstone & Laterite, Every inch of 180 ft Main tower of the temple is so marvellously sculpted 🚩

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Hanuman Ji at Sri Siddhivinayak Mandir, Mumbai. 🙏

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Chennakesava temple - Belur

The Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur also called Velapura, an early Hoysala Empire capital. The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. It is 35 km from Hassan city and about 200 km from Bengaluru.

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Royal procession and depiction of palace, Eastern gateway of great Stupa, Sanchi(Madhya Pradesh) Dated: 2-1st century BCE

Here main gate of fort is shown flanked by two towers(square and octagonal at another place) above which two Chhatari(pavilion) are placed. These are quite similar to Hathi Pol gate of Gwalior fort. In the background we can see the multi storied palace and watch tower(probably as it seems to be independently standing). Watch tower truncates as it rises and topped by a Chhatari(kiosk). Left side palace is interesting as it is multi storied and uppermost storey is shown having two Chhatari at corners(or may be four at corners) and mid portion is covered by barrel vaulted roof(similar to gopuram) and above it rest five Kalasha(sacred vase)/Ratna finials. To the left of gate we can see a Chhatari(pavilion) with a dome having ogee profile.

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Sri Ganesha of MahaDewalai 🙏

Bang Kachao, Thailand.

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Maa Vindhyavasini 🙏

- Vindhyachal Dham, Uttar Pradesh.

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कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकी नन्दनाय च ।
नन्दगोप कुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः ॥ Salutations to Sri Krishna Who is the Son & Joy of Father Vasudeva & Mother Devaki,the Boy of Cowherd Nanda & Who is Himself the Lord Govinda #JaiShriKrishna 🙏🚩
Guruvayur Shri Krishna, #Kerala

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The Maha Arati of Goddess Sahasrakshi (the one who has infinite eyes ) and the Chakras of Sri Chakras at the Sri Chakra Mahameru Temple in Visakhapatnam !!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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1400 years old Astonishing Arunachalesvara Mandir🚩

(Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu)

😒 And they portrait Bharat as
Land of snake charmers..

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PUTTUR MAHALINGESHWARA, DAKSHIN KANNADA (Karnataka)
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Shiva is worshipped here as Sri Mahalingeshwara.
Legends say that once a Sthanika Brahmin got a shivlingam from Kashi.
At Puttur, he placed this Shiva-Linga on the ground without any stand or seat for worship.

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🕉 All the Wonders in the World are here in Our Temples!
Stunning 216.5 Ft Gopuram of 9th Century Arunachaleswarar Shiva Temple,Tiruvannamalai #TamilNadu
Made of the Hardest Stone-Granite🙏
A Pancha Bhootha Kshetra where Lord Mahadev is in Agni Form 🚩
#IncredibleIndia

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🇮🇳 What a Stunning sight 😍

The 8th Century Pallava Dynasty Shore Temple so named because it overlooks the shore of Bay of Bengal, Mahabalipuram, #TamilNadu is one of the oldest structural stone temples of S India. &
A UNESCO World Heritage Site🚩
#IncredibleIndia

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🕉 One of the Finest Specimens of Hoysala Architecture 👌
What a Beautiful Ornately carved Nandi facing the Main Shrine of Bhagavan Mahadev at 12 th Century Brahmeshwara Temple , Kikkeri , #Karnataka 🚩
An ASIGoI protected Temple #IncredibleIndia

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🕉 Kalakuta Bhagwan Shiva & Parvati, Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangudu, Mysuru #Karnataka
Goddess Parvati is trying to stop Halahala (poison) from going around & down Lord Shiva's neck & throat
A Very rare sculpture in South Indian temples.
🚩#IncredibleIndia

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𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗮 Murti of Bhagwan Shiv 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮.

A long-pending case of idol theft finally saw an important development as Natesa, a rare sandstone Murti in the 9th century Prathihara style of Rajasthan, is returning to the country after 22 years.

It is currently at the Indian High Commission, London, was originally from the Ghateswara Temple, Baroli, Rajasthan.

Stolen in 1998, the icon has had a tortuous journey to the present. The suspected thieves had replaced it with a fake and smuggled the original out of the country. Eventually, a London collector J. Kasmin, who had possession of it in 2003, handed it over to the Indian High Commission at the time.

This sandstone Natesa Murti stands tall at almost 4 feet in a rare & brilliant depiction of Shiva. A beautiful depiction of Nandi is shown behind the right leg of the Natesa Murti.

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