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Srikalahasti Temple is located in the town of Srikalahasti, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. This temple situated 36 km away from Tirupati is famous for its Vayu linga, one of the Panchabhoota Sthalams, representing wind and is also one of the Jyotirlingas. The temple is also regarded as Rahu-Ketu kshetra and Dakshina Kailasam.

The Mahaprasad or the divine food cooked in the divine kitchen of Lord Shri Jagannath Temple is one of the most interesting and intriguing things to know about the God in Puri, Odisha. The pilgrimage to the Temple are incomplete without the Mahaprasad.

Meenakshi temple also known as Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Devi Meenakshi (Parvati) and her consort,  Sundareshwar (Shiva).  Tamil Sangam literature (6th century CE) mentions about this temple in detail.

Murudeshwar temple is one of such temples which look quite contemporary though it belongs to the ancient era. The temple is dedicated to worshipping Lord Murudeshwara considered to be one of the forms of Lord Shiva. The temple is situated in India in the state of Karnataka. The temple has one gripping thing is that it is surrounded by Arabian Sea from three sides and the temple premises begins with a twenty storied Gopuram. Besides that the thing that makes it way more bewitching is the location of a huge statue of Lord Shiva which is the second largest statue of Lord Shiva in India.

The mythology of every land is a mirror to its culture, tradition, ethos and the psyche of its people. The tales and legends contained in great epics are not only educative and entertaining, but also serve as a lesson to educate past, present and future generations on cultivating and maintaining values, morals and, in general, becoming a better person.

भगवान नरसिंह के अवतार से दो बातें तो चरितार्थ होती हैं कि भगवान हमारे आस-पास हर एक वस्तु में है हर एक इंसान में है हर एक जीव में तभी तो भगवान नरसिंह खंभे से प्रगट हो गए। और दूसरी यह कि जो कोई भी सच्चे मन से भगवान की आराधना करता है भगवान उसका साथ कभी नहीं छोड़ते हैं। प्रहलाद सच्चा भक्त था इसलिए उसका बाल भी बांका नहीं हो सका । कहते हैं ना जाको राखे साइयां मार सके ना कोई। भगवान विष्णु का नृसिंह  अवतार इतना ज्यादा विध्वंसक  था कि स्वयं उनका भक्त प्रह्लाद भी इससे डर गया था। तब भगवान शिव को शरभ अवतार लेकर उन्हें शांत करवाना पड़ा था। भगवान विष्णु के दशावतारों में से नरसिंह अवतार चतुर्थ अवतार है। इसे नृसिंह अवतार भी कहते हैं जिसमें उनका आधा शरीर सिंह तथा आधा मानव का  था।

The mythology of every land is a mirror to its culture, tradition, ethos and the psyche of its people. The tales and legends contained in great epics are not only educative and entertaining, but also serve as a lesson to educate past, present and future generations on cultivating and maintaining values, morals and, in general, becoming a better person.

Advocacy organisation Legal Rights Protection Forum has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHWF) seeking to revoke the medical practitioner license granted to Indian Medical Association’s President Johnrose Austin Jayalal who openly confessed his intentions to convert non Christians in Bharat. It has also sent a complaint to the Home Ministry seeking to cancel IMA’s FCRA license as Jayalal has made it clear that he has been using the organisation to further his agenda.

It is believed that Kambala originated almost 500 years back among the farming community of coastal Karnataka. The festival is purely dedicated to Kadri's Lord Manjunatha, who was an incarnation of Lord Shiva. It is believed that the celebrations happen to please the Gods for good harvest. The festival which can last for 24 hours, attracts up to 50,000 people a year. It is a gathering or an attraction which excites the people living in the area.