Pilgrimage

Table of Contents1. ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS............................................................................................................2

2. Thirukkanapuram – All the 8 ashtaksharas at one place........................................................................3

3. Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas.....................................................................................................................4

Controversies in Shakti Peethas.................................................................................................................7

4. Datta Kshetras........................................................................................................................................8

Pancharamas..........................................................................................................................................9

5. Pancharamas..........................................................................................................................................9

6. Jyotirlingas(Dwadasa Jyotirlingas)......................................................................................................10

Controversies about Jyotirlingas..............................................................................................................11

7. PanchaBhoothas...................................................................................................................................12

8. Navagraha Temples.............................................................................................................................13

9 . Mukti Kshetras........................................................................................................................................14

9. Karnataka.............................................................................................................................................15

10. Tamilnadu........................................................................................................................................16

11. Orissa.....................................................................................................................................................17

12.West Bengal............................................................................................................................................17

13.Assam......................................................................................................................................................17

14.Uttar Pradesh...........................................................................................................................................18

15.Bihar........................................................................................................................................................18

16.Jharkhand................................................................................................................................................18

17.Uttaranchal..............................................................................................................................................19

18.Himachal Pradesh...................................................................................................................................19

19.Rajasthan.................................................................................................................................................19

20. Jammu and Kashmir..............................................................................................................................19

21. Madhya Pradesh.....................................................................................................................................19

22.Kerala......................................................................................................................................................19

23.Gujarat.....................................................................................................................................................20

24. Maharashtra............................................................................................................................................20

25.Andhra Pradesh.......................................................................................................................................21

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

LocationI 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 it’s 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 Koil3 Kms. from Aduthurai which is on the  Kumbakonam- Mayiladuthurai Road

Chandra ( The Moon) – Thingaloor1.5 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 PoomPuharMayiladuthurai- 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 are1) 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 templesI. Suriyanar Koil

II. ThingaloorIII. The MarsVaitheeswarankoilIV. TrivenkaduV. Alangudi

VI. KanjanoorVII. Thirunallur

VIII. ThirunageswaramIX. 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 kumbakonamz) 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,[2] a fusion of man, eagle and lion - the deity is believed to have relieved the deva s (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.Jharkhand1.Vaidhyanath Dham

17.Uttaranchal

1.Haridwar

2.Rishikesh

3.Pancha Prayag

4.Kedarnath

4.Badrinath

5.Gupt kasi

18.Himachal Pradesh1.Jwalamukhi

19.RajasthanMt.Abu

Pushkar

20. Jammu and Kashmir1. Vaishnavi devi near Jammu2. Sarika devi at Srinagar3. Kheer bhavani ,Tullamulla,Srinagar 4. Amarnath Temple

21. Madhya Pradesh1. Ujjain 2. Omkareswar3. Amarkantak –Birth place of Narmada river.Very imp and sacred

22.Kerala

1.Trivandrum – Ananta Padmanabha swami temple

2.Guruvayur

3.Suchindram

23.Gujarata) Somnathb) Dwarakac) Ambaji Mata near Mr.Abud) Pavagadh near barodae) Shyamlaji enroute to Mt.Abuf) Bet Dwaraka

24. Maharashtraa) Vinayaka temple in sanglib) Audumbarc) Narsobawadid) Nasike) Shirdif) Grishneswar near ellorag) Bhimashankar near Puneh) Parli Vaiyanathi) Aunda Naganathj) Rakhas mandir ,Beed districtk) Panchaleswarl) Shegaon Gajanan Maharajm) Akkalkotn) Mahur near nanded

25.Andhra Pradesh

Place Deity NearArasavalli Suryanarayana Temple SrikakulamSrikurmam Kurmavataram Near SrikakulamAnnavaram Satyanarayana swamy Near VisakhapatnamSimhachalam Narasimha swamy Near VisakhapatnamAinavalli Varasiddi vinayaka swamy Near AmalapuramDwaraka tirumala Venkateswara swami Dwarka tirumalaDwarapudi Ayyappaswami temple DwarapudiKakinada Bhawanarayana KakinadaBikkavolu Vinayakaswami BikkavoluPonnur Anjaneyaswami Guntur DistrictPithapuram Kukuteswara swami East GodavariHamsala Devi Bhawanarayana Near Avanigadda,krisna dtVadapalli Narasimha Swami temple Near Miryalguda,Nlgd distVikarabad Anantha padmanabhaswami Vikarabad ,RR distVedadri Narasimha Swami temple Near Jagayyapet,Krisna distAntarvedi Laxmi narsimha swami temple AntarvediKuruvi Veerabhadra swami temple Near

mahboobabad,WarangalAhobhilam Narasimha Swami temple Near AllagaddaMahanandi Eswara MahanandiVemulavada Raja rajeswara temple Karimnagar districtKondagattu Anjaneyaswami temple Karimnagar districtKomaravalli Eswara Near Siddpet,medak districtVargal Saraswati devi templeMopidevi Krishna districtBhadrachalam Sri Rama temple Khammam districtVijayawada Kanaka durga temple Krishna districtMangalagiri Laxmi narasimha swami

templeGuntur district

Pedakakani Eswara temple PedakakaniBasara Saraswati devi temple Adilabad districtNavanatha puram Eswara temple NizamabadJharasangam Kethaki sangameshwara

swami templeZaheerabad

Nimbachalam Narasimha Limbadri gutta/Nimbachala Nizamabad

Vijayawada KanakadurgaVijayawada

Kazipet Shwetaarko GanapatiWarangal

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 – 106th of 108 divya desams.Very imp

Tibet

a)Manasasarovar

b)Mt.Kailash

c)Rakshas taal

d)Yamadwar