Address Ushkur Buddhist Stupa- Kanli Bagh, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir- 193101 Diety Buddha Introduction Ushkur is an ancient Buddhist site near Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ushkur also called Hushkapur in Kashmir. This town is said to be founded by King Huvishka of Kushan Dynasty. During the medieval period, Ushkar was a famous town […]
Category: Dilapidated Temples
Parihaspore Buddhist Stupa- Jammu and Kashmir
Address Parihaspore Buddhist Stupa- Parihaspur Village, Srinagar, Near Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Diety Buddha Introduction Parihaspora or Parihaspur or Paraspore or Paraspur was a small town 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley. It was built on a plateau above the Jhelum River. It was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida (695–731) […]
Peravurani Pinnavassal Agathiswarar Temple- Thanjavur
Address Peravurani Pinnavassal Agathiswarar Temple- Pinnavasal, Peravurani Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu 614804 Diety Agathiswarar Amman: Periyanayaki Ambal Introduction Agathiswarar Shiva Temple is 1000 year old Shiva temple located in the village of Pinnavasal near Peravurani, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.. The old name of the village was Punnaivayil. The exact year of construction of the Shiva […]
Ayyur Varadaraja Perumal Temple- Thiruvarur
Address Ayyur Varadaraja Perumal Temple- Ayyur village, Pinnavasal, Thiruvarur District Tamil Nadu 610202, Diety Varadaraja Perumal Amman: Bhudevi, Sridevi Introduction For over four decades, D Rajagopalan Iyengar of Pinna Vasal, a location 10kms South of Tiruvarur, cycled 7kms one way twice a day to the centuries old Varadaraja Perumal temple in Ayyur to perform archaka […]
Manapparai Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple- Trichy
Address Manapparai Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple- Samudram, Manapparai circle, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu 621306 Diety Sri Sundareswarar Amman: Sri Meenakshi Introduction Samudram is a large village located in Manapparai Taluka of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. This ancient temple is dedicated to lord shiva as Sri sundareswarar and its consort Sri meenakshi ambal. The temple is […]
Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple, Pudukkottai
Address Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple, Kunnannandar Kovil, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu 622502 Diety Shiva Introduction Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple in Kunnandarkoil, a village in Pudukkottai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the god Shiva. Constructed in Rock-cut architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the 8th century by […]
Bhaja Buddhist Caves- Maharashtra
Address Bhaja Buddhist Caves- Bhaje Caves Road, District, near Bhaja Village, Lonavla, Maharashtra 412106 Diety Buddha Introduction Bhaja Caves is a small cluster of Buddhist Caves built by the Hinayana sect of Buddhism near Lonavala in Maharashtra. The work on these Caves started in 2nd century BC and finished in 2nd century AD. Over these […]
Sharada Peeth- Jammu and Kashmir
Address Sharada Peeth- Sharda Main Bazar, Sharda, Jammu and Kashmir Diety Amman: Sharada (Saraswati) Introduction Sharada Peeth is a ruined temple and ancient centre of learning located in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan( border). The temple is built in 6th -12th centuries CE, it was among the most prominent temple universities in the Indian subcontinent. […]
Mamaleshwar (Mamal) Shiva Temple- Jammu and Kashmir
Address Mamaleshwar (Mamal) Shiva Temple- Mamal, Pahalgam, Anantnag District, Jammu and Kashmir – 192123 Diety Shiva Introduction Mamal Temple or Mamaleshwar Temple is a Shiva temple located in Pahalgam town in Kashmir Valley. It is situated on the banks of Lidder River at an elevation of 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). It is a stone temple […]
Pandrethan Shiva Temple, Jammu and Kashmir
Address Pandrethan Shiva Temple, Badami Bagh Cantonment, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 191101 Diety Shiva Introduction The small village of Pandrethan is situated 3 miles above Srinagar on the Anantnag cart-road. Pandrethan is an ancient stone temple dedicated to Lord Shiva that lies within a square shaped tank to the north of Jhelum River. It is […]