Sanatan Archive

India is a land of temples. There are many unique temples here. Some temples have unique rituals. Here is a unique ritual followed by devotees in a Karnataka temple.

Kankaleshwar Mandir is a popular Hindu temple located in the city of Beed in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the most revered deities in Hinduism, and is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in the region.

This giant image of Nandi (Bull) is located at the top of Chamundi hills in Mysore. More than 350 years old, this is one of the oldest icons in Mysore. According to Hindu Legends Nandi is considered as the vehicle (mount) of Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. In front of every Shiva temple, on the court facing the shrine, you can see the image of a Nandi.

Koragajja Temple hosts one of the most sacred and sought-after spirits in the Tulunadu region. He is believed to be powerful and widely worshipped. He is called by several other names as we proceed from south towards north. But in Mangalore, he is popularly called Swami.

There are many Anjaneya temples in Bangalore and among the most famous are the Gali Annaneya Temple and the Hanuman Temple in Mahalakshmi Layout.

There is a unique and one and only bank in Varanasi where people take a loan from the representative of God. Yes, you read correctly! People in Varanasi take the debt for a specific period and repay it without fault. They are never defaulters. It is Ram Ramapati Bank of Varanasi.

For the past ten years, a small group of dedicated people from various countries has held the vision of Shree Vasant Paranjpe of completing a series of seven Maha Somayags on the banks of the Narmada River in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India, for the healing of our planet. 

History is very well bizarre. There are many such stories buried in it, which very few people know about. In the same history, there are many such stories of women who gave up everything for her kingdom, her country, her motherland. 

When your job is to travel around the globe, you encounter so many architectural wonders that eventually you start thinking there’s nothing in the world that can impress you anymore. Then you stumble upon something as magnificent as the Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, and your jaw drops to the ground.

Thirunakkara Mahadevar Temple situated in the heart of Kottayam city is one of the 108 revered Shivalayas in central Kerala. The temple is about 500 years old and was built by the Thekkumkoor raja.