TempleNet:: comprehensive info on temples

Sama · Nov 17th, 2007, 06:50

Templenet: The Ultimate source of Information on Indian Temples

I've been planning my third trip to Tamil Nadu for most of this year now and have used the above website extensively to plan my temple trek.

Thought I'd post it here since there are many questions on temple towns and their temples.

I have found the site to be a wealth of information -- for example, if you click on Madurai, you get lots of good stuff.

I'll make it a sticky at the top of this forum so enjoy....

atala · Nov 27th, 2007, 00:59

If you want to see a very special temple in Tamil Nadu with a vividly decorated Gopuram (characteristic entrance gate of south Indian temples) go to Abhishekam Koil which is south of Pondicherry on the way towards Cuddalore. You go for about 5 kms on the beach road, and then take a right towards Abhishekam. In town you should ask for the temple because it is hidden away in forest. It is hardly ever visited by tourists. Only locals seem to know about it.

I have looked for it on the lists of your link, but did not find it there.

Sama · Nov 27th, 2007, 01:03

thanks for fixing the link!

gregornot · May 12th, 2008, 01:25

This is articulately and amazing with it's depth of knowledge. I must for serious spiritual seekers of temples and their histories.

Shundahai, gregor

EmpressGinger · May 12th, 2009, 20:31

I'll check out that link.

My 3 daughters and I are going to India in Feb. and March. We really are interested in visiting several Hindu temples.

I have a list of temples in Mathura and Vrindavan to visit, but have not really gotten any info on any in Agra or Delhi that we should go to....any suggestions?

Blessings
Ginger

paratmoshe · May 14th, 2009, 03:36

We visited three really beautiful temples in Delhi,
- Lakshmi Narayan temple, also known as Birla Mandir, a Vishnu temple
- ISKCON temple of the Hara Krishna movement, they also have a show about the Vedas which is ab bit strange but interesting. They have a great vegetarian restaurant and a bookstore, and the aarti at night is very fascinating.
Akshardhan temple, which is a new temple, it was inaugurated in 2005 ans it is amazinz, huge, wonderful.It is the biggest temple ground in India.Unfortunately you cannot take photographs inside. I posted one which I took from far-away. I loved this place and I am astonished that not more people go to see it. You can watch a movie about its inauguration on youtube.
Enjoy, it is really worthwhile visiting these three temples!

EmpressGinger · May 14th, 2009, 03:52

thanks so much for those suggestions Paratmoshe, I am writing those down in my notes for our trip!

Blessings
Ginger

Paleface · Jul 25th, 2009, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmpressGinger

thanks so much for those suggestions Paratmoshe, I am writing those down in my notes for our trip! Blessings Ginger

I guess you mean Feb / March 2010? Are you still seeking information and are you planning to go to Vrindavan?

EmpressGinger · Jul 25th, 2009, 20:39

Yes Feb./ Mar. 2010. And Yes we do plan to go to Vrindavan. Maybe 2 different days and we do plan to be there for the Holi festival on March 1st...but we may visit that area one of our first days on the trip also.

Blessings,
GInger

Paleface · Jul 26th, 2009, 02:11

Well it can get very busy during Holi regarding accomodaton, so identifying that well ahead will be to your advantage. Holi in Braj, the area around Vrindavan, a large area is spread over two weeks, culminating on the full moon in Mathura/Vrindavan, so you can check dates according to the Moon.

Of course VVN is not only Hare Krishna, as i'm sure you are well aware and has many facets to its' culture, architecture and faith, being as it is the centre of Vaishnava worship, which is Bhakti. This Bhakti manifests in many ways, one of which is Holi - being drenched in the colours of Radha's love for Krishna.

I won't go on about it, but what are you keen to experience?

snonymous · Sep 21st, 2009, 22:17

Sama, you might like these too:
http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/a...ure/temple.htm
http://www.templepages.com/maps.html
http://www.indiantemplesportal.com/t...u-temples.html
http://tamilelibrary.org/ for history of the temples

Nov 17th, 2007, 06:50	#1
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,429	TempleNet:: comprehensive info on temples Templenet: The Ultimate source of Information on Indian Temples I've been planning my third trip to Tamil Nadu for most of this year now and have used the above website extensively to plan my temple trek. Thought I'd post it here since there are many questions on temple towns and their temples. I have found the site to be a wealth of information -- for example, if you click on Madurai, you get lots of good stuff. I'll make it a sticky at the top of this forum so enjoy.... __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975) Last edited by capt_mahajan : Nov 17th, 2007 at 10:33. Reason: fixed urls.

May 12th, 2008, 01:25	#4
gregornot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UT,SLC-CA,-Bay Area Posts: 249	What a great site for temples in India This is articulately and amazing with it's depth of knowledge. I must for serious spiritual seekers of temples and their histories. Shundahai, gregor __________________ "If the roots remain untouched and firm in the ground, a felled tree still puts forth new shoots. If the underlying habit of craving and aversion is not uprooted, suffering arises anew over and over again."

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snonymous xxx Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,749	Sama, you might like these too: http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/a...ure/temple.htm http://www.templepages.com/maps.html http://www.indiantemplesportal.com/t...u-temples.html http://tamilelibrary.org/ for history of the temples __________________ Some of My Tall Tales at http://www.travelpod.com/members/indianature My Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/groups/snonymous/

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Nov 27th, 2007, 00:59	#2
atala 8 years in India Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 978	If you want to see a very special temple in Tamil Nadu with a vividly decorated Gopuram (characteristic entrance gate of south Indian temples) go to Abhishekam Koil which is south of Pondicherry on the way towards Cuddalore. You go for about 5 kms on the beach road, and then take a right towards Abhishekam. In town you should ask for the temple because it is hidden away in forest. It is hardly ever visited by tourists. Only locals seem to know about it. I have looked for it on the lists of your link, but did not find it there.

Nov 27th, 2007, 01:03	#3
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,429	thanks for fixing the link!

May 12th, 2009, 20:31	#5
EmpressGinger Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 104	I'll check out that link. My 3 daughters and I are going to India in Feb. and March. We really are interested in visiting several Hindu temples. I have a list of temples in Mathura and Vrindavan to visit, but have not really gotten any info on any in Agra or Delhi that we should go to....any suggestions? Blessings Ginger

May 14th, 2009, 03:36	#6
paratmoshe Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 91	We visited three really beautiful temples in Delhi, - Lakshmi Narayan temple, also known as Birla Mandir, a Vishnu temple - ISKCON temple of the Hara Krishna movement, they also have a show about the Vedas which is ab bit strange but interesting. They have a great vegetarian restaurant and a bookstore, and the aarti at night is very fascinating. Akshardhan temple, which is a new temple, it was inaugurated in 2005 ans it is amazinz, huge, wonderful.It is the biggest temple ground in India.Unfortunately you cannot take photographs inside. I posted one which I took from far-away. I loved this place and I am astonished that not more people go to see it. You can watch a movie about its inauguration on youtube. Enjoy, it is really worthwhile visiting these three temples!

May 14th, 2009, 03:52	#7
EmpressGinger Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 104	thanks so much for those suggestions Paratmoshe, I am writing those down in my notes for our trip! Blessings Ginger

Jul 25th, 2009, 20:39	#9
EmpressGinger Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 104	Yes Feb./ Mar. 2010. And Yes we do plan to go to Vrindavan. Maybe 2 different days and we do plan to be there for the Holi festival on March 1st...but we may visit that area one of our first days on the trip also. Blessings, GInger

Jul 26th, 2009, 02:11	#10
Paleface Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Garhwal Himalaya Posts: 1,789	Well it can get very busy during Holi regarding accomodaton, so identifying that well ahead will be to your advantage. Holi in Braj, the area around Vrindavan, a large area is spread over two weeks, culminating on the full moon in Mathura/Vrindavan, so you can check dates according to the Moon. Of course VVN is not only Hare Krishna, as i'm sure you are well aware and has many facets to its' culture, architecture and faith, being as it is the centre of Vaishnava worship, which is Bhakti. This Bhakti manifests in many ways, one of which is Holi - being drenched in the colours of Radha's love for Krishna. I won't go on about it, but what are you keen to experience?