Saturday 1 October 2011

Yamunotri temple



Yamunotri temple is the early point of the holy River Yamuna. It is the western mainly shrine in the Garhwal range of the Himalayas, balanced on the borders of Bandar-Poonch Parvat. The major attraction at Yamunotri is the temple devoted to Goddess Yamuna and the holy thermal Sulphur springs, about 7 km away at Jankichatti. The real foundation of the river is a frozen lake (Sapt Rishi Kund) and glacier called the Champasar Glacier, located on the Kalind Mountain, about a kilometer

Akshar Dham Temple Gujarat

Akshardham Temple's Area

Akshar Dham Temple Gujarat

Samadhi Temple of Sai Baba in Shirdi

    After checking into my hotel room, I ventured out to visit the Samadhi (tomb) Temple. The way to the temple is through a bazaar, full of shops selling flowers, sweets, incense sticks and other offerings for Baba, which lead you to the main darshan queue. Before proceeding towards the queue, one needs to deposit one’s footwear, leather bags, cameras and other electronic items at the counters outside.

Markets selling sweet smelling roses to offer to Sai Baba - Shirdi
[ Markets selling sweet smelling roses to offer to Sai Baba ]

The Ranchhodrai Temple - Dakor

, I finally reached the main temple – The Ranchhodraiji Temple. After going through the normal security check (Photography is not allowed inside), I entered through one of the four main temple gates. The gates were huge and magnificently carved with Vedic Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Ganesha. They all seemed to guard the entrance. The gates open in a wide and a large courtyard. Standing high on a plinth (about ten stone steps on each side), in the middle of the courtyard is the main temple overlooking the Gomti lake. The main temple was built by Shri Gopalrao Jagannath Tambwekar in 1772 A.D.

[ Main entrance to the Ranchhodrai Temple ]