Address Girihandu Seya Buddhist Temple Thiriyai, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Girihandu Seya (also known as Nithupathpana Vihara) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Thiriyai, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The temple is supposed to be the first Buddhist Stupa in Sri Lanka, believed to be constructed by two seafaring merchants Trapusa and Bahalika. The […]
Category: Dilapidated Temples
Kadurugoda Buddhist Viharaya Sri Lanka
Address Kadurugoda Buddhist Viharaya Puttur-Kantarodai Rd, Chunnakam, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Kadurugoda Buddhist Viharayai is Located in the small hamlet known as Kandarodai, the Kadurugoda Viharaya (also known as the Kandarodai Temple) is one of the last Buddhist temples left in Jaffna. Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya with some remains of Stupas is situated in Kandarodai […]
Deeghawapi Buddhist Stupa- Sri Lanka
Address Deeghawapi Buddhist Stupa- Deeghavapi Temple Rd, Nintavur, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Deeghawapi is a Buddhist sacred shrine and an archaeological site in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, boasting of historical records dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Water reservoirs, called “tanks”, were an important feature of the hydraulic civilization of ancient […]
Alangulam Shiva Temple, Sri Lanka
Address Alangulam Shiva Temple, Alangulam, Addalaichenai, Ampara District, Sri Lanka Diety Shiva Introduction This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva, located in Alangulam, 10 km from Addalaichenai in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka. This dilapidated shiva temple must have been very prosperous at one time. But now the temple is in a state of […]
Attivetti Sri Soundareswarar Shiva Temple, Thanjavur
Address Attivetti Sri Soundareswarar Shiva Temple, Attivetti, Pudukkottai taluka, Thanjavur District – 614613 Diety Sri Soundareswarar Introduction The brick shiva temple is located in Attivetti village, Pudukkottai taluk, Thanjavur district. The oldest Soundareswarar Shiva Temple located in the village of Attivetti is in a state of complete disrepair. The temple was built during the reign […]
Devangudi Shiva Temple, Thanjavur
Address Devangudi Shiva Temple, Manalur Road, Devangudi, Thanjavur District – 613204. Diety Shiva Introduction This dilapidated shiva temple is located in the Devangudi village, Thanjavur district. The dilapidated temple is more than 1000 years old shiva temple. The complete history of the temple is not known. Many years have passed to the temple, without worship […]
Panangudi Vinnagaram Perumal Temple, Pudukkottai
Address Panangudi Vinnagaram Perumal Temple, Panangudi, Annavasal taluka, Pudukkottai District – 622101. Diety Perumal Amman: Sridevi, Bhudevi Introduction This perumal temple is located in the small village of Panangudi, Annavasal Taluk, Pudukkottai district. This temple is also called as Panangudi Vinnagaramp perumal temple, a wonderful temple without a plane. Inside the temple, the idol of […]
Sri Ram Padam Temple, Nagapattinam
Address Sri Ram Padam Temple, Vedaranyam – Kodiyakarai Road, Shriram Padam, Nagapattinam District – 614807. Diety Rama Introduction On the way from Vedaranyam to Kodiyakarai, about 7 kilometers away, there is a place called Sri Rama’s Foot. Ramar Padam (literally: Ramas Footprint) located on the highest point of land in the sanctuary, is a small […]
Sri Bhairaveshwara Trimukha Durgambha Temple (Bhairavakona Cave Temples)- Andhra Pradesh
Address Sri Bhairaveshwara Trimukha Durgambha Temple (Bhairavakona Cave Temples) Kothapalli – Bhiravakona Road, C.S.Puram Mandal, Prakasam Dt, Andhra Pradesh 523112 Diety Bhairaveshwara Introduction Bhairavakona is a holy place situated on the heart of Nallamala Hills in the Prakasam district of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. The name Bhairavakona originated from the fact that temple of Sri Trimukha Durgamba Mahadevi along […]
Dharampuri Basvi Rock Cut Temple, Madhya Pradesh
Address Dharampuri Basvi Rock Cut Temple, Basvi, Dhar District Madhya Pradesh 454552 Diety Amman: Kali Introduction The Basvi Rock Cut Temple, located in Basvi Village in Dharampuri Taluk, Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Basvi Rock Cut Temple is situated on a hill slope on the bank of the Koram River, which is a tributary […]