Religious shrines & centers in India

Here there are some religious shrines & centers of India.

1. RELIGIOUS SHRINES & CENTRES in INDIA

2. RELIGIONS IN INDIA HINDUISM - Temples ISLAM - Mosque CHRISTIANITY – Church SIKHISM - Gurudwara BUDDHISM – Monastery, Stupa JAINISM - Jain temple ZORASTRIANISM( i.e Parsis & Iranis ) - Fire temple JUDAISM - Synagogue

3. HINDUS Religious Shrines VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE

4. Katra - Trikuta Mountains – Jammu & Kashmir. The Bhavan is 13.5 Km from Katra . Mata Rani , Trikuta & Vaishnavi . Dedicated to Goddess - Mata Adi Shakti - Maha k ali / Parvati / Durga . Modes of transport - Ponies, Helicopters, Palanquins, Electric vehicles. VAISHNO DEVI Shrine

5. Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple Trivandrum – Kerala. The Principal Deity – VISHNU, the idol is enshrined in the “ Anantha Shayanam ” posture on the Serpent Adisheshan .

6. Only hindu people are permitted entry. It has 6 Kallaras (vaults), labelled from A-F. Architecture – Fusion of Kerala & Tamil Nadu.

7. Siddhivinayak Mandir Prabhadevi - Mumbai – Maharashtra. Deity- Lord Shri Ganesh . Built in 1801, one of the richest temples in Mumbai. Siddhivinayak is also known – “ Navsacha Ganapati ”.

8. The main idol – The temple & SHRI SIDDHIVINAYAKA GANPATI.

9. Jagannath Temple Puri – Odisha . Deity- Lord Jagannath , a form of Lord Vishnu. One of the “Char Dham ” pilgrimage sites in east. Built in 10 th century It is famous for the Jagannath Rath Yathra .

10. BALARAM- SUBHADHRA -KRISHNA The Deities worshipped -

11. The Jagannath Rath Yathra . The Jagannath temple

12. The Golden Temple

13. THE GOLDEN TEMPLE Amritsar – Punjab. It s also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib. The Gurudwara is made of pure gold & built in middle of a man made pool( Sarovar ). It is the holiest Gurudwara & the main Pilgrimage sites for Sikhs. Langar - A Sikh community run free Veg Kitchen. SIKHS Religious Shrines - Gurdwara

14. A Closer side view of the temple

15. MAHABODHI TEMPLE BUDDHIST Religious Shrines

16. MAHABODHI TEMPLE Bodh Gaya - Bihar One of the four holy sites related to life of Buddha. Bodhi tree, under which Buddha gained enlightment . A UNESCO World Heritage site.

17. The Bodhi Tree The Temple

18. TIBETIAN BUDDHISM SHRINES OF INDIA .

19. TAWANG MONASTERY

20. TAWANG MONASTERY Tawang city – Arunanchal Pradesh “ Galden Namgey Lhatse ”- Site chosen by the horse is the celestial divine paradise. Largest Monastery in India. 2 nd Largest in the world. Completed - 17th century. Guardian Deity – THANGKA ---

21. Some more Facts:- It is a 3 storeys high. Enclosed by a 925 feet (282 m) compound wall. 65 residential buildings. Festivals - Choksar Losar Ajilamu Torgya Buddha in the Dukhang .

22. Tsuglhakhang Complex

23. McLeod Ganj – Dharamshala – Himachal Pradesh. The Dalai Lama’s temple. The main temple of buddhist ( tibetian ) in India. The principal diety -   Shakyamuni ,  Avalokiteśvara , and  Padmasambhava .  Prayer Wheels at ' Tsuglagkhang Temple', McLeod Ganj Tsuglhakhang Complex

24. Prayer wheels Prayer Hall in the Monastery

25. A Example of Tibetan Monastery architecture in Mundgod , Karnataka.

26. SANCHI STUPA STUPA - 1

27. SANCHI STUPA Sanchi - Bhopal – Madhya Pradesh  Is one of the oldest stone structures in India. Originally commissioned by the emperor  Ashoka  in the 3rd century BCE. Simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. It is crowned by the  chatra . 4 elaborately carved  toranas  (ornamental gateways) and a shunga balustrade encircling the entire structure.

28. Shunga Balustrade Signification of the Gateaways

29. CHATRA

30. GOMATESHWARA BAHUBALI JAINS Religious Shrines - Basadis

31. GOMATESHWARA BAHUBALI Vindyagiri Hill – Shravanabelagola – Karnataka Dedicated to Jain God Bahubali . Built around 983 A.D. It is 58-feet tall monolithic statue. It is world's largest monolithic statue Maha Mastabisheka festival is held once in 12 years.

32. A view of the statue during Mahamastabhisheka An Ariel view of the Vidyagiri Hills

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