In the 10th century, King Rajendravarman II ruled Yashodharpura. He gave away a huge piece of land to his 2 ministers who established a town named ‘Ishwarpur’ there. It is now known as Phnom Dei village, Cambodia. In the center of the town they built a temple ‘Tribhuvan Maheshwar’ or ‘Banteay Srei’.
‘Shiv-Kanchi’ and ‘Vishnu-Kanchi’ are the two twin Mokshapuris. Shrivishnu temple at ‘Vishnu-Kanchi’ is one of the 108 divine places of Shrivishnu and it is called as Shri Varadraj Perumal Mandir. This temple has a huge importance in Hindu Dharma. The ancient idol of Varadraj Shri Vishnu is taken out of the pond, after every 40 years, so that devotees can have darshan of it.
The Shrikshetra Kunkeshwar at Devgad in Sindhudurg district is referred to as Kashi of Konkan. Kashi has 108 Shivalingas while Kunkeshwar has 107. This article gives a concise information on this place of pilgrimage.
Shrichitshakti (Mrs.) Anjali Gadgil. This Shivalinga has been worshipped by the 6 generations of Pujya Dr. Om Ulagnathan. When it was shown to the trustees, they asked the temple priest to keep it besides Shri Vaidyanatheshwar Shivalinga and to perform abhishek over this Shivalinga too.
Saptarshi said further, “Chandi-Chamunda’ Devi’s idols are on a mountain in Chotila village. Though we see two Devi forms here, they are one from within. Chandi and Chamunda are the forms of Adishakti. The two spiritual successors of Paratpar Guru Dr. Athavale, Shrisatshakti (Mrs.) Binda Singbal and Shrichitshakti (Mrs.) Anjali Gadgil are forms of Devi Chandi and Chamunda.
There is a town named Kullu in Devbhoomi Himachal Pradesh. There are several divine places in all four directions surrounding this town. Kullu means ‘Kulantpeeth’ of earlier times where human descent ends and divine descent begins; it means the abode of Deities i.e. ‘Kulantpeeth!’ Manikarna is located in the region of Kullu.
The purpose of a human birth is the Final Liberation (Moksha) and the Hindu Dharma has given the 7 cities of Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi, Kanchipuram, Avantika (Ujjain) and Dwarikapuri as the means of attaining it.
The greatness of the Goddess is described in the Puranas. Vaishnodevi incarnated at the home of Ratnakar Sagar in South India. Vaishnodevi was called ‘Trikuta’ in her childhood; However, being born in the lineage of Lord Vishnu, she got the name ‘Vaishnavi’.
The state of Tripura has acquired its popular name from Tripurasundari Devi. Shri Tripurasundari Devi’s temple is located at Matabari village near Udaipur city in Tripura State. This is one of the 51 Shaktipeethas (Seats of Divine Energy). Here, tows of Devi Sati’s left foot had fallen.
There is a lamp at Vaishanv temple which has been burning for the past 222 years.