Visit these famous Hindu Temples for a spiritual journey

Hindu Temples for a spiritual journey

Hindu temples in India are very famous as India is one of the most ancient civilizations in the world and is the place of origin for few of the most important religions in the world including Sikhism Jainism Buddhism and Hinduism. People choose to go to India for a spiritual transcendence of the soul. Hinduism is an Indian religion and is practiced in the Indian subcontinent and parts of the world. It is considered a way of life and many temples in India contain histories of its origin. Here are some famous Hindu temples in India that you can visit:

The Golden Temple in Amritsar

The Golden temple in Amritsar is also called the Sri Harmandir Sahib or SwarnaMandir. It is located in Lahore and its foundation was designed by Guru Arjan Sahib. It is one of the most famous and exquisite temples in India and the dome of this temple is made out of actual Gold. it is considered one of the most important and holy places in India and is a pilgrim site for Sikhs.

Man Vaishno Devi temple and cave

This temple is located in Jammu and Kashmir, on top of the Trikuta hills coma which is 1560m above sea level with very thin air and blissful clouds. The priests inside the temples worship Mata Vaishno Devi which is a goddess of vibrancy and spirituality. The atmosphere is very soothing and this ancient temple in India can be accessed throughout the year.

Kedarnath temple

The Kedarnath temple is located high among the mountains and is almost over 1000 years old. It is built on giant stone slabs and thought to be originally built by the Pandavas. Even when there were floods in Uttarakhand, the temple’s strong structure remained stable while the rest of the region faced destruction. This raised the popularity of this temple and has thousands of visitors.

Sri Venkateswara temple

This temple is celebrated and reviewed in the town of Tirupati where pilgrims and tourists flock all year long. There are various structures inside the premise and other temples around it as well. Priests do Puja everyday and they get busy from September to October due to the Brahmostava festival. It is one of the wealthiest and holiest temples in the world where locks of devotees come to pay their respects.

KashiVishwanath temple

This temple is located in Varanasi and is one of the most popular Indian temples that is dedicated to the lord of destruction also known as Shiva. It is located at the heart of Varanasi and is an icon of faith for lakhs of Hindus who come to worship it everyday. It is also very wealthy as it receives thousands of donations from the rich too and gallons of milk are distributed in the temple.

Meenakshi Amman temple

This Hindu temple is historic and is located at the southern bank of the river Vaigai. It is located in Madurai Tamilnadu where it is dedicated to the goddess Parvati also known as Meenakshi and her husband, lord of destruction, Shiva. This temple is different from other temples because both God and goddesses are worshipped together as a couple. This has been the resting place of goddess Parvati since her birth and that is why this temple was built here to commemorate and pay respects to the goddess. It has architectural pieces and Holy sanctums dedicated to the goddessMeenakshi and God Shiva. Thousands of worshippers visit the shrine for good luck before the rainy season.

There are many other Hindu temples in India that you can visit which calm your soul and give you a new perspective of religion.

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