The Lobhi Thakurani Temple is an ancient shrine dedicated to Goddess Lobhi — a fierce, much-loved form of Durga — in the village of Garhsantry (also called Gadasantri) in Angul district, Odisha, roughly 13–17 km from Angul town. Built in the Kalinga style and best...
Mauli Maa Temple, also recorded locally as Maa Maulimaa, is an old folk-goddess shrine near Dudhari village in the Semiliguda block of Koraput district, Odisha. Set among the hills of southern Odisha, it is about 12 km from Semiliguda and roughly 25–30 km from Koraput...
Nilakantheswar Temple at Padmapur is an ancient Shiva shrine on the Jagamanda hill in Rayagada district, Odisha — where a living Shaivite tradition sits atop a 7th-century Buddhist past. The main shrine, dedicated to Lord Shiva in his “Nilakantha”...
Maa Batamangala Temple stands on the Puri–Bhubaneswar highway, about 7 kilometres from Puri town, right at the gateway to the holy land of Lord Jagannath. Pilgrims bound for the Jagannath Temple have stopped at this small roadside shrine first for generations, asking...
Akshardham Temple in Jaipur is a modern Swaminarayan temple dedicated to Lord Narayan (Lord Vishnu), located in the Vaishali Nagar area of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Built by the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), it stands out for its carved...
The Sun Temple (Surya Mandir) in Jaipur is a hilltop Hindu temple dedicated to the Sun God, standing on the eastern Aravalli hills near Galta Gate. Built in 1734 under Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, it is known for its fort-like stone architecture and the sweeping view...
