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"And he saw the angel in the marble and carved until he set him free": Granite monolithic Nandi of 16 feet in height and 24 feet long sits atop the Chamundi Hills of Mysore, creation of this colossal image is attributed to Maharaja Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar

This giant image of Nandi (Bull) is located at the top of Chamundi hills in Mysore. More than 350 years old, this is one of the oldest icons in Mysore. According to Hindu Legends Nandi is considered as the vehicle (mount) of Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. In front of every Shiva temple, on the court facing the shrine, you can see the image of a Nandi.

"You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body": Anything lost, any work to be done, or any issue to be solved; first and foremost, people recall this divine 'Koragajja', one of the most sacred, worshipped, and sought-after spirits in Tulunadu

Koragajja Temple hosts one of the most sacred and sought-after spirits in the Tulunadu region. He is believed to be powerful and widely worshipped. He is called by several other names as we proceed from south towards north. But in Mangalore, he is popularly called Swami.

"You, too, can be carved anew by the details of your devotion": Anjaneya sculpted at Saligrama sheds tears on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti every Dec at no particular time or period, and has continued to flow over the years at Anjaneya Swamy Temple

There are many Anjaneya temples in Bangalore and among the most famous are the Gali Annaneya Temple and the Hanuman Temple in Mahalakshmi Layout.

"All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action": Ram Ramapati Bank - Where Spirituality has Different Dimension, here Ram Lalla fulfills wishes of applicants and they deposit handwritten ‘Ram' as a token of gratitude

There is a unique and one and only bank in Varanasi where people take a loan from the representative of God. Yes, you read correctly! People in Varanasi take the debt for a specific period and repay it without fault. They are never defaulters. It is Ram Ramapati Bank of Varanasi.

"Ritual is the passage way of the soul into the Infinite": Pravargya vedic rite in Somayāgas can produce explosion in shape of a Nuclear Bomb creating Sun Surface temperatures for few sec using just 50ml of pure Ghee and destroy the viruses like COVID-19

For the past ten years, a small group of dedicated people from various countries has held the vision of Shree Vasant Paranjpe of completing a series of seven Maha Somayags on the banks of the Narmada River in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India, for the healing of our planet. 

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear”: Mula Gabharu, one among phenomenal patriotic women who fought with Mughals for her husband, for motherland, called the people of Assam to fight Mughals by taking Ahom sword in their hands

History is very well bizarre. There are many such stories buried in it, which very few people know about. In the same history, there are many such stories of women who gave up everything for her kingdom, her country, her motherland. 

"In my prayers I never said I needed a home. I said I wanted a sanctuary": Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya - an incredible 105-tall temple made entirely out of wood to honor Buddhist and Hindu values while preserving traditional Thai wood-carving techniques

When your job is to travel around the globe, you encounter so many architectural wonders that eventually you start thinking there’s nothing in the world that can impress you anymore. Then you stumble upon something as magnificent as the Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, and your jaw drops to the ground.

"Temple will be an ever-present reminder that God intended the family to be eternal": Thirunakkara Mahadevar Temple situated in the heart of Kottayam is one of the 108 revered Shivalayas in Kerala, preserves sculptures and murals of Hindu deities

Thirunakkara Mahadevar Temple situated in the heart of Kottayam city is one of the 108 revered Shivalayas in central Kerala. The temple is about 500 years old and was built by the Thekkumkoor raja.

 "All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen": Golu Devta, also known as justice god, an incarnation of Shiva is worshipped all over the Kumaon & Garhwal region to whom people write their applications on govt stamp paper

India is full of deities for all kinds of reasons and seasons. You have a deity for every kind of request you have for them. Remember the Visa God of Hyderabad, who grants your wish to get a visa of the desired country. Or, Khatu Shyam in Rajasthan, who is the God of the defeated. We have Karni Mata temple near Bikaner, where rats rule as her clan.

"The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals": India is a land of festivals, sometimes rather very unique like Chamayavilakku festival which is celebrated in Kerala and is unique because here men dress up as women to worship Devi Bhagavathy

It is a unique festival and probably the only one of its kind in the world, where men dress up in traditional women's dress and offer prayers. This is the Chamayavilakku festival at the Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple in Kerala's Kollam district

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