Table of Contents

1. ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS ........................................................................................................... 3

2. Thirukkanapuram All the 8 ashtaksharas at one place ..................................................................... 10
3. Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas .................................................................................................................. 10
Controversies in Shakti Peethas .............................................................................................................. 13
4. Datta Kshetras ..................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Pancharamas ....................................................................................................................................... 15
5. Pancharamas ....................................................................................................................................... 15
6. Jyotirlingas(Dwadasa Jyotirlingas) ..................................................................................................... 16
Controversies about Jyotirlingas ............................................................................................................. 17
7. PanchaBhoothas .................................................................................................................................. 18
8. Navagraha Temples ............................................................................................................................ 19
9 . Mukti Kshetras ....................................................................................................................................... 20
9. Karnataka ............................................................................................................................................ 21
10. Tamilnadu ....................................................................................................................................... 22
11. Orissa .................................................................................................................................................... 25
12.West Bengal ........................................................................................................................................... 25
13.Assam ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
14.Uttar Pradesh .......................................................................................................................................... 26
15.Bihar ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
16.Jharkhand ............................................................................................................................................... 26
17.Uttaranchal ............................................................................................................................................. 27
18.Himachal Pradesh .................................................................................................................................. 27
19.Rajasthan ................................................................................................................................................ 27
20. Jammu and Kashmir ............................................................................................................................. 27
21. Madhya Pradesh .................................................................................................................................... 27
22.Kerala ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
23.Gujarat.................................................................................................................................................... 28
24. Maharashtra........................................................................................................................................... 28
25.Andhra Pradesh ...................................................................................................................................... 29

By gods grace I have toured extensively throughout India visiting different religious places and I thought
that I should share the knowledge for all who want to religious places. It is also recommended to start
visiting pilgrimage places at early age when the body supports especially for places like
Manasasarovar,Muktinath,Chardham and other places.Its well knows fact that we will never have time
unless we adjust it from our busy schedules.
For convenience of one and all I have classified the places I have visited as following categories















ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS
ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS

Swayam Vyakta Kshetras of Lord Vishnu
"Om Namo Narayanaya" -Ashtakshara mantram.Just like Jyotirlings which are swayumbu
kshetras there are 8 ashtakshara swayam vyakta kshetras of lord vishnu as said by Swami
Ramanujam.The sloka is as follows:


Srirangam Venkatadrischa SrimushNam Totaparvatam
Salagramam Pushkaramcha NaranarayaNAshramam
Naimisham Cheti ME SthananyasoU Mukthi PradhAnivai
YetusvashtAksharaIkAka: VarNamUrthir VasAmyaham
TishtAmi KrishNa KshEtrE puNya SapthakOgatha:
AshtAksharasya Mantrasya SarvAkshara Maya SadA

In this verse Lord Narayana points out that the eight Swayam Vyakta Kshetrams of Srirangam,
Tirupathi, SrimushNam, Vanamamalai, Salagramam, Badri,and NaimisharaNyam and Pushkar.
The Lord as the Archa Murthy at each of these Kshetrams signifies one Aksharam of his
Ashtakshara Mantram.




1. SRIRANGAM
Legend
Srirangam is the foremost of the self manifested shrines(as said above) of Lord Vishnu
and also considered the first, foremost and the most important of the 108 main Vishnu
temples (Divyadesams)..As far as my knowledge goes on Srirangam is the only temple
where Srirangam town is located inside the temple unlike other temples which are located
in the town. Srirangam is an island and is surrounded by cauvery river

According to legends this deity was first worshiped by Lord Brahma and it was
subsequently given to King Ikshvaku to worship, which he brought to his captial,
Ayodhya. Eventually Lord Rama worshiped the deity. After Rama defeated Ravana, he
made Ravana's brother Vibhishana as the King of Lanka. As a symbol of love towards
Vibishana ,he gifted the idol to Vibishana to take back with him to Sri Lanka. He was
instructed never to keep the idol on ground on the way and to keep it down only when he
reaches Lanka. Vibishana took this idol and was traveling towards Sri Lanka, and came
upon the banks of the river Cauvery, during when utsavam (festival) for the god had to be
performed and he placed the idol on banks of river Kaveri. When the utsavam got over,
the lord refused to move as he loved the place (Srirangam). When vibhishana requested
him to come along with him, the lord refused but promised to bless Vibhishana by always
facing South (the direction of Sri Lanka, home to Vibhishana, normally its is east) Hence
it is that the deity (in a reclining posture) faces South.

Visit the place for the blessings of Lord Rangannatha

Location:
Srirangam is in Tamilnadu and is located 12 kms from Tiruchirappalli town and
Tiruchirapaalli is well connected by train ,roads and has an airport



2. TIRUPATI
Legend
Once all the saints assembled to conduct a sacred sacrifice for the well-being of the world and
questions were raised as to whom of the three Gods should the result of sacrifice should
go?Finally Saint Bhrugu was directed to find out to which of the three gods the sacrifice to go?
Saint Bhrugu has earlier did powerful penance and has third eye in his inner foot.
After visitng kailasha and brahma loka Saint bhrugu visited Vaikunta,home of lord Vishnu.
Bhrugu reached Vaikunta , the home of Lord Mahavishnu.Vishnu was lying upon the snake
which is his bed. Narayana ( Vishnu ) pretended not seeing Brughu and continued talking to his
wife.and neglected Brughu.Enraged Brughu put his foot on the chest of Narayana.Narayana fell
on the feet of Brughu and he destroyed the third eye in the foot of Brughu .On loosing the eye
brughu lost all his arrogance. He understood his guilt and praised Vishnu. He returned to the
saints and declared that Mahavishnu is the one to whom the sacrificial results be given.
Lakshmi Devi's adobe is in Vishnu's chest. When Brughu put his foot on it , lord Vishnu did not
get angry , instead fell at Brughu's feet .This act irked Goddess Lakshmi and goes to kalapuram
and did penance
Searching for Lakshmi lord vishnu comes and stays with lord varaha and as he did not money to
pay to lard varaha he grants a boon to lord varaha that his bhakta visit first lord varaha before
visiting him.So its mandatory to visit lord varaha before lord venkateshwa in tirupati and it is
also highly recommended to visit Kolhapur after the visit of Tirupati.
Location
Tirupathi, is in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and is accessible by air, rail as well as road.
Getting to the temple town is quite easy, since a well planned network of railways and roadways
connects it with other parts of India. It is sited at a distance of 555 km, 140 km and 280 km from
Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore, respectively. From Tirupathi city, Tirumala Hill is
connected by free shuttle bus services provided by T.T.D and A.P.S.R.T.C.



3.SRIMUSHNAM
Legend
Lord Sri Bhuvaragan one of the self manifested of Lord Vishnu graces in the temple as
Salagrama and is very ancient shrine.According to legend Hiranyaksha, wanted to be a dominant
force. To achieve this, he rolled over the earth and took it into the nether world, from where he
ruled. Bhoo Devi undertook penance seeking help from Lord Narayana to protect her from the
Asura. Lord Sri Narayana chased the demon Hiranysura in Varaha Avatara with a menacing
horn on the nose killed him and recovered earth stolen by him.appeared here as a Swayambu
idol.

Legend has it that he created the Pushkarani with the sweat emanating from his body after his
battle with Hiranyaksha. radition states that Lord Vishnu resides in Srimushnam in three forms:
the 'Ashwatha tree', 'Nithya Pushkarani' and 'Bhoovaraha Swamy'.. Meditation and chanting of
the 'Gayathri Mantra' under the tree after bathing in the holy Gayatri Mantra are said to
gurarantee a place in the heavens.

Location

Srimushnam is located in Tamilnadu in cuddalore district and 40kms west of Chidambaram and
20kms south east of Vridhachalam.Both Chidambaram and Vridachalam are well connected by
road and rail


4.NANGUNERI

Legend
Legend has it when Lord Vishnu killed Asurs Madhu and Kaitapan, their blood fell on mother
earth and started stinking. Bhooma Devi lost her purity, and she started meditating about Lord
Vishnu who was pleased with her prayers, and showered nectar over her and she was given a
place below the Vaikunda vimanam as per her wish. There are in all 11 swayambu moorthies in
the main sannadhi- a unique feature of this divyadesam. A bath in the temple tank -Chetruttamari
theertham is said to relieve the devotees of all curses.Abshikeham is performed to lord using oil
and the said oil is stored in a oil well inside the well and is considered very sacred.Devotee take
the oil to their homes

Location
The place is in Tamil nadu and about 33 kms from Thirunelveli.Thirunelveli is well connected
by road and rail

5.MUKTINATH/SALAGRAMAM
Legend

Mukti Kshetra or place of liberation ,this temple is located in Nepal. This temple is considered to
be the 105th among the available 108 Divya Desam and is the last one one of 108 divyadesam
one can visit with the mortal body.The temple is small and is in pagoda shape.This place is
sacred to both hindus and Buddgists.It is here where you get the original saligrama from river
gandaki which is very near to this place.Deity is made of gold and we have 108 spouts for
ablutions for the sins one has committed
It is said yogis from both the religions do meditation here

Location
I personally feel that one should be physically fit before taking the journey to holy muktinath as
muktinath is at altituue of above 3710 metres.We have hired a vehicle from Gorakhpur and one
can reach Pokhara(Hill station and base camp for reaching Muktinath) while visiting
Lumbini(Birth place of Lord Buddha).Alternatively one can reach to Pokhara from Khatmandu
directly.From Pokhara we went Jomsom by flight(Weather is big problem and if the gods grace
is there we can get the flight).From Jomsom some distance by sumo type vehicles and some
distance by two wheelers.

6.PUSHKAR

When somebody refers to Pushkar, one immediately recollects its the only temple where Lord
Brahma is worshipped in the world but pushkar also has much older temple of Lord varaha.Odol
of Lord Varaha that is white in colour and has a height of 2 feet.Various sculptures, elegant
carvings, life-size statues of door men and gold-styled pillars depicting Garuda, the mythical bird
are situated within the temple.

Location

Pushkar is in Rajasthan and in Ajmer District.Ajmer is well connected by train from all parts of
India and Jaipur has nearest airport.Distance between Jaipur to pushkar is 145 kms while from
Ajmer it is 15kms







7.BADRINATH

Legend

As per legend, the Hindu god Vishnu sat up in meditation at this place,.During his meditation, he
was left unaware of cold the weather and Lakshmi, his consort, came protecting in the form of
Badri tree . Pleased by the devotion of Lakshmi, Vishnu named the place as Badrika Ashram.
Vishnu in the form of Badrinath, is depicted in the temple sitting in padmasana posture. This is
one of the Chardham and visited by record number of visitors. Badrinath has a cool and chilly
climate all through the year but the best time to visit is from May to June and again from
September to October.

Location

Badrinath is located in Uttarakhand and base camp is Rishikesh. Haridwar railway junction,
24 km farther from Rishikesh, has train connections to most of the major cities in India. Regular
buses operate from Rishikesh bus station to Badrinath and start very early before dawn

8.NAIMISHARANYA
Legend
Once upon a time, the sages requested Brahma to point a holy place where the influence of Kali
Yug is not felt and where worship yields the desired fruits. Brahma had created a Chakra (disc)
from his heart and threw it saying, "Wherever the Nami or center of this disc lands, there, a very
sacred and fast result-yielding place is created." Since Nami landed, this place is known as
Naimisharanya. Naimisharanya is located in India, in the state of Uttar pradesh, in lucknow
province, in sitapur district. It is located 35 km from sitapur, 40 km from hardoi and 100 km
from lucknow. Government and private vehicles are available from 4:15- 4:25 pm by road way
service. Apart from lucknow to kesarbagh bus stop and sitapur by bus also.
Location
Naimisharanya is in Uttar Pradesh, in lucknow province, in sitapur district. It is located 35 km
from sitapur, 40 km from hardoi and 100 km from lucknow. Government and private vehicles
are available from 4:15- 4:25 pm by road way service.















Snapshot of Ashtakshara Kshetra(Self Manifested) of Lord Vishnu

No. Place Deity Location
1. Srirangam Ranganatha swamy Srirangam<Trichi district<Tamilnadu
2. Tirupati Venkateswara swamy Tirupati<Chittore district<Andhra Pradesh
3. Srimushnam Bhu varaha swamy Srimushnam<Cuddalore district<Tamilnadu
4. Nanguneri Vanamamali perumal Nanguneri<Tirunelveli District<Tamilnadu
5. Muktinath/Salagramam Chakrapani Muktinath<Dhaval giri<Nepal
6. Pushkaram Vishnu Pushkar<Near Ajmeer<Rajasthan
7. Badrinath Badari Narayana swamy Badrinath<Near Nainital<Uttarakhand
8. Naimisharanyam Chakranarayana Nimsar<Near Lucknow<Uttar Pradesh
1. Thirukkanapuram All the 8 ashtaksharas at one place

The speciality of Tirukannapuram, is that he is resident as the Ashtakshara Mantram in its
entirety. The reason being is Tirumangai Mannan received MantrOpadesham i.e, ashtakshara
mantram(Om Namo Narayana) from the Lord Himself at this Kshetram. It is considered one gets
mukti even if one sees the vimanam of the temple
Location
This temple lies in the Tanjore district of TamilNadu. It is 4 miles from Nannilam Railway
station. From Maayuram we have to go to Thirupugalore and from there by crossing a river
Thirukannapuram is at 1 mile distance.It is 53 kms from Kumbakonam and 78 kms from
Thanjavur




ASHTADASA SHAKTI PEETHAS
2. Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas
Shloka of Adi Shankaracharya.

Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure /
Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane //

Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika /
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //

Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika /
Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike //

Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari /
Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //

Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati /
Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham //

Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam /
Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham //







Name of the deity Place State


Bhramaramba

Srisailam

Andhra Pradesh



Jogulamba

Alampur

Andhra Pradesh



Manikyamba


Bhimavaram

Andhra Pradesh


Puruhutika

Pithapuram

Andhra Pradesh



Kamakhya

Gauhati

Assam



Mangala gauri

Gaya

Bihar



Vaishnavi

Jwalamukhi

Himachal Pradesh



Saraswati /Sarika


Srinagar

Kashmir


Chamundeswari

Mysore

Karnataka



Mahakali

Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh



Ekaveera

Mahur

Maharashtra



Maha lakshmi

Kolhapur

Maharashtra



Girija

Jajpur

Orissa



Sankari

Trinconmolee

Srilanka



Kamakshi

Kanchipuram

Tamilnadu



Shrinkhala


Pandua

West Bemgal


Madhaveswari /Lalitha

Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh



Visalakshi

Kasi

Uttar Pradesh








Controversies in Shakti Peethas

a) Sankari Devi Temple in Srilanka
As per one theory the goddess is presently located at as Kheer Bhavani in tulla mulla at
Srinagar but not sure.Controversy exists

b) Shrinkala devi temple
Originally the temple was supposed to be located at Pandua, hoogly district ,westbengal
state but at present there is no temple at Pandua, As per one theory the shakti is carried
by rishya shringa maharshi and is spread across shringeri mountains in
karnataka.Controversy exists

c) Kashmir saraswati
As per one theory Adi Shankarachary has brought her to Sringeri and established her as
Saraswati devi.The actual temple is in POK and one has to reach the temple through
Muzaffurnagar.This temple is presently in control of Pakistan Army.Controversy exist
d) Ekaveera devi ,mahur
This temple is located at a village called heure 15 kms from mahur,Maharashtra.Dont get
confused with Renuka devi temple of Mahur


Datta Kshetras
Mahur: Kinvat taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra.Considered to be the birth place of Lord Dattreya.One can
reach Mahur either from Adilabad or from Nanded in Maharashtra.Visit Dattatreya temple,renuka mata
mandir,Anasuya pahad,matru teertha(Where ashes of renuka matha ashes are immersed),sarva theertha,atri pahad
and others


Oudumbar: In the four months of chaturmas of the Hindu lunar calendar Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati lived here. This
place is situated at a distance of 10 kilometres from Bhilvadi railway station in Maharashtra, on the banks of the
river Krishna.One can reach this place from Sangli in Maharashtra.

Narsobavadi: This is located in Maharashtra. Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati lived here for twelve years. The confluence of
the two rivers Krushna and Panchaganga occurs here. This is the place which inspired Tembeswami.One can reach
this place from Sangli in Maharashtra

Ganagapur: This is situated in Karnataka on the Pune - Raichur highway. The confluence of the rivers Bhima and
Amaraja occurs here. It is here that Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati spent twenty-three years and carried out His entire
mission. Later He proceeded to Srisailam from here.This place can be reached from Gulbarga in Karnataka

Kuravpur: This is an island in the waters of the Krushna river in Karnataka. One can reach this destination by road
from Raychur till Palladini (Kurguddi). This is where Shripad Shrivallabh undertook His mission.This place can be
easily reached from Makthal in Mahaboobnagar district

Pithapur: The birthplace of Shripad Shrivallabh, in Andhra Pradesh. It was Tembeswami who brought this place
into the limelight.

Varanasi : Here, the Dattatreya hermitage (math) is situated on the Narad ghat. The family members of Shri
Nrusinha Sarasvati who still live here have the surname, Kale. Later, the name Kale was changed to Kaliya. Even
today a garden and a lane named Kaliya exist here.

Srisailam: Located close to Hyderabad, Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati travelled to this place.

Bhattagaon (Bhadgaon): This is at a distance of 35 kilometres from Kathmandu.

Panchaleshvar: District Bid, Maharashtra.The belief is the Lord Dattatreya will have his lunch every day.This place
can be reached from Parli or from Aurangabad.

Suchindram Located near Tamilnadu, this place is considered to be the birth place of lord dattatreya

Nivrtutti Sanagamam Near to raichur in Andhra Pradesh this is place which is confluence of Krishna and Bheema
rivers.Sripada srivallabha visited the place before going to Kurvapur.Pls read Gurucharitra.Very imp and must
visit.Even the stones are in the shapes of padukas here

Datttatreya gutta :Dattachala temple is in Dattaliagutta,madhra,hatnur mandal , medak district

Pitlam Nizamabad ,where navanathas worshipped lord dattatreya.Ramalingeshwara swamy and caves to
visited.Ramalingeshwar swamy appears exactly like Rudraksha





Pancharamas
3. Pancharamas

Pancharamas means five Aramas, ie. Five temples. Out of five four are present near Godavari river, and
one present near Krishna river.

Amararamam Amara Lingeswara swami Amaravathi, Guntur district
Ksheeraramam Ksheera Rama lingeswara swami Palakollu, West Godavari district
Somaramam Someswara swami Bhimavaram, West Godavari district
Draksharamam Bhimeswara swami Draksharamam, East Godavari district
Bhimaramam Kumara Bhimeswara swami Samarlakota, East Godavari disrict
4. Jyotirlingas(Dwadasa Jyotirlingas)


Name District State

Mallikarjuna

Srisailam

Andhra Pradesh


Vaidyanath

Vaidyanath dham,Bokaro

Jharkhand


Nageshwar

Dwarka

Gujarat


Mahakaleswar

Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh


Omkareswar

Indore

MadhyaPradesh


Bhimashankar

Pune

Maharashtra


Triambakeshwar

Nasik

Maharashtra


Kedarnath

Uttaranchal


Rameswaram

Tamilnadu


Somnath

Gujarat


Grushmeshwar Ellora Maharashtra


Viswanath

Kasi

UttarPradesh

Controversies about Jyotirlingas

1. Somnath : The present Jyotirling of Somnath is located in Gujarat.But I personally visited a
place called Saurath,Madhubani district Bihar where the actual Somanth Jyotirling is located
.There is a story on the same w.r.t invasion by muslim rulers
2.Naganath : Some people believe that Naganath at Aunda in Maharashtra is Jyotirling
3.Vaidyanath: Some consider Parli Vaidyanath in Maharashtra as Jyotirling




















5. PanchaBhoothas
Indian belief associates the origin of life with the five basic elements (Pancha five, Bhootam Element)
of Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and Space (ether). In Sanskrit, these elements are referred to as Vayu, Jalam
(Apah), Agni, Prithvi and Aakasam. The Indian system of belief in Divinity also worships the divine as a
manifestation of these basic elements. Accordingly, Shiva is worshipped as a manifestation of these
elements in five ancient temples in India
Name of the deity Place Type State

Kalahasteeswarar

Srikalahasti

Vayu

Andhra Pradesh


Arunachaleswarar

Thiruvunamalai

Agni

Tamilnadu


Ekamreswarar

Kanchipuram

Prithvi

Tamilnadu


Jambukeswarar

Tiruvaanaikkaa near
Srirangam

Jala

Tamilnadu

Nataraja Chidambaram Akasa Tamilnadu



6. Navagraha Temples

The base camp can be Kumbakonam in Tamilnadu to see the Navagraha temples
Surya (The Sun) - Suriyanar Koil
3 Kms. from Aduthurai which is on the
Kumbakonam- Mayiladuthurai Road
Chandra ( The Moon) Thingaloor
1.5 Kms. from Thirupayhanam
which is on the Kumbakonam-Thiruvayyaru Road
Angaraka ( Sewai )
The MarsVaitheeswarankoil
4 Kms. from Mayiladuthurai
on the Chidambaram Road
Budan ( The mercury) Trivenkadu 10 Kms. SouthEast of Sirkali
Guru ( The Vyazhan) (Jupiter) Alangudi About 15 Kms. from Kumbakonam
on the way to NeedaMangalam
Sukran (Velli) (The Venus) - Kanjanoor An interior village on the
Mayiladuthurai - Kathiramangalam Road
Sani ( The Saturn) Thirunallar On the way to
Peralam- Karaikkal. 5 Kms from karaikkal
Raghu Thirunageswaram About 7 Kms from
Kumbakonam-Karaikkal Road
Kethu Keezhaperumpallam Near PoomPuhar
Mayiladuthurai- Poompuhar road






9 . Mukti Kshetras

S.no. Place State

1

Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh


2

Mathura

Uttar Pradesh


3

Haridwar

Uttaranchal


4

Varnasi

Uttar Pradesh


5

Kanchipuram

Tamilnadu


6

Dwaraka

Gujarat


7

Ayodhya

Uttapradesh


The belief is that a person who leaves his body in any of the above places is assured of
Mukti









7. Karnataka

a) Gokarna Place of Atamlinga,3hrs from Hubli.Pancha Gokarnas are
1) Gokarna
2) Dhareshwar
3) Gunavanteshwara
4) Murdeshwar
5) Shejjeshwar temples

b) Kollur Mukambika

c) Shringeri Sharada devi temple

d) Hornadu Annapurna Devi temple

e) Dharmasthali Sri Manjunath

f) Kokki Subhramanyam

g) Udupi Sri Krishna temple

h) Manik Prabhu at Manik Nagar near Humnabad

i) Ganagapur Sri Nrisimha Saraswati Temple

j) Mysore Chamundeswari devi












8. Tamilnadu

a) Sri Rangam Ranganatha Swami temple

b) Kanyakumari Kanyakaparameswari temple

c) Vakhrakali Temple near dindivanam

d) Om Shanti Om

e) Bruhadeshvara swami temple in Thanjavur

f) Mariamma temple near srirangam and thanjavur

g) Kumbakonam

h) Tiruttani Subhramanyam Swami temple

i) Subramanya swami temple in Thirukandrapuram near Madurai

j) Golden temple in vellore

k) Pakshi teertham

l) Mahabalipuram

m) Srimushnam,Varaha avataram,Cuddalore district

n) Nangunari,Vaanamalai,Tirunelveli District

o) Rameswaram

p) Dhanushkoti near rameswaram

q) Madurai Meenakshi

r) Kanchipuram -Kamakshi

s) Chidambaram-


t) Thiruvunamalai,Arunchaleswar,3 hrs from Chennai

u) Thiruchinapalli ,Jambukeswar

v) Navagraha temples
I. Suriyanar Koil
II. Thingaloor
III. The MarsVaitheeswarankoil
IV. Trivenkadu
V. Alangudi
VI. Kanjanoor
VII. Thirunallur
VIII. Thirunageswaram
IX. Keezhaperumpallam

w) Thirukkannapuram Presiding deity is Sowri Raja Perumal.Pls see the vimanam.Belief is
that one gets mukthi of having darshan of this vimanam
x) Mannargudi Perumal temple and belief is that a night stay in this temple is equivalent of
donating 1000 cows
y) Ayyavadi Prityungira temple.Known for nikumbala yagam. 7 kms from kumbakonam
z) Thirukkannamangai -It is about 25 miles from Kumbakonam, 15 miles from Thirucherai and 4
miles Northwest from Thiruvaarur Railway station.Place where goddess Lakshmi performed
peance and married Lord Vishnu.Very imp place.Belief is that one gets mukti if they stay atleast
one night in this place

aa) Tiruvaanchiyam-This temple is located 35 Kms from Kumbakonam. This sthalam is
located near Achutamangalam which is located on the Kumbakonam - Natchiarkovil -
Nannilam bus route. Srivanjiyam is about 2 kms. from Achutamangalam. Nearest town is
Nannilam. It can also be reached from Tiruvarur. Tiruvanchiam is "one-sixteenth" more
sacred than Varanasi. Lord Shiva is said to have told Parvati that he loves this place the most.
The presiding deity of this sacred temple Vanchinathar is a Swayambu Lingam and the oldest
among the 64 in the world

bb) Sri Boomidevi Samedha Sri Oppiliappan Temple-Uppiliappan Temple, also known as
Thiruvinnagar of Venkatachalapathy Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu,
located near Thirunageswaram, a village in the outskirts of the Kumbakonam in the South Indian
state of Tamil Nadu. This temple is being calles as South Tirupathi, the presiding deity here is
Lord Venkateswara.

cc) Thribhuvanam-The main deity of the temple is Shiva lingam in the form of Kampaheswarar.
There is a separate shrine for Sarabeswarar,
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a fusion of man, eagle and lion - the deity is
believed to have relieved the devas (celestial deities) from the furty of Vishnu in the form of
Narasimha after he slayed Hiranyakasibu

dd) Thiruvidaimaruthur: Thiruvidamaruthur , A Saivite Kshetra, is located 8Km from Kumbakonam
and about forty minutes drive from Myladuthurai.Mahalingeshwar is the presiding deity


























11. Orissa

1.Puri Jagannath
2.Tharuni Mata,100 kms from Bhubaneshwar
3.Konark
4.Lingaraj temple is Bhubaneshwar
5.Jajpur-Girija devi

12.West Bengal

1.Ganga Sagar
2.Kalimata temple in Kolkatta
3.Dakshineshwar temple in kolkatta
4.Pandua

13.Assam

1.Kamakya Gauhati
2.Navagraha Temples near Gauhati





14.Uttar Pradesh

1.Naimasharnayam
2.Beetul -Another Brahma deva temple apart from pushkar
3.Gorakhpur
4.Ayodhya
5.KAshi
6.Sarnath
7.Prayag
8.Vindhyachal vasini
9.Kurukshetra
10.Mathura
11.Gokulam
12.Brindavanam

15.Bihar

1.Gaya
2.Saurath
16.Jharkhand
1.Vaidhyanath Dham


17.Uttaranchal

1.Haridwar
2.Rishikesh
3.Pancha Prayag
4.Kedarnath
4.Badrinath
5.Gupt kasi
18.Himachal Pradesh
1.Jwalamukhi
19.Rajasthan
Mt.Abu
Pushkar
20. Jammu and Kashmir
1. Vaishnavi devi near Jammu
2. Sarika devi at Srinagar
3. Kheer bhavani ,Tullamulla,Srinagar
4. Amarnath Temple

21. Madhya Pradesh
1. Ujjain
2. Omkareswar
3. Amarkantak Birth place of Narmada river.Very imp and sacred

22.Kerala

1.Trivandrum Ananta Padmanabha swami temple
2.Guruvayur
3.Suchindram

23.Gujarat
a) Somnath
b) Dwaraka
c) Ambaji Mata near Mr.Abu
d) Pavagadh near baroda
e) Shyamlaji enroute to Mt.Abu
f) Bet Dwaraka

24. Maharashtra
a) Vinayaka temple in sangli
b) Audumbar
c) Narsobawadi
d) Nasik
e) Shirdi
f) Grishneswar near ellora
g) Bhimashankar near Pune
h) Parli Vaiyanath
i) Aunda Naganath
j) Rakhas mandir ,Beed district
k) Panchaleswar
l) Shegaon Gajanan Maharaj
m) Akkalkot
n) Mahur near nanded


25.Andhra Pradesh

Place Deity Near
Arasavalli Suryanarayana Temple Srikakulam
Srikurmam Kurmavataram Near Srikakulam
Annavaram Satyanarayana swamy Near Visakhapatnam
Simhachalam Narasimha swamy Near Visakhapatnam
Ainavalli Varasiddi vinayaka swamy Near Amalapuram
Dwaraka tirumala Venkateswara swami Dwarka tirumala
Dwarapudi Ayyappaswami temple Dwarapudi
Kakinada Bhawanarayana Kakinada
Bikkavolu Vinayakaswami Bikkavolu
Ponnur Anjaneyaswami Guntur District
Pithapuram Kukuteswara swami East Godavari
Hamsala Devi Bhawanarayana Near Avanigadda,krisna dt
Vadapalli Narasimha Swami temple Near Miryalguda,Nlgd dist
Vikarabad Anantha padmanabhaswami Vikarabad ,RR dist
Vedadri Narasimha Swami temple Near Jagayyapet,Krisna dist
Antarvedi Laxmi narsimha swami temple Antarvedi
Kuruvi Veerabhadra swami temple Near
mahboobabad,Warangal
Ahobhilam Narasimha Swami temple Near Allagadda
Mahanandi Eswara Mahanandi
Vemulavada Raja rajeswara temple Karimnagar district
Kondagattu Anjaneyaswami temple Karimnagar district
Komaravalli Eswara Near Siddpet,medak district
Vargal Saraswati devi temple
Mopidevi Krishna district
Bhadrachalam Sri Rama temple Khammam district
Vijayawada Kanaka durga temple Krishna district
Mangalagiri Laxmi narasimha swami
temple
Guntur district
Pedakakani Eswara temple Pedakakani
Basara Saraswati devi temple Adilabad district
Navanatha puram Eswara temple Nizamabad
Jharasangam Kethaki sangameshwara
swami temple
Zaheerabad
Nimbachalam Narasimha Limbadri gutta/Nimbachala


Nizamabad
Vijayawada Kanakadurga
Vijayawada
Kazipet Shwetaarko Ganapati
Warangal
25.Nepal and Tibet

Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu
Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu
Budhanilkantha in Kathmandu
Dakshina Kali , 21 kms from Kathmandu
Bhaktapur
Pokhara Valley
Muktinath 106
th
of 108 divya desams.Very imp

Tibet
a)Manasasarovar
b)Mt.Kailash
c)Rakshas taal
d)Yamadwar