Kalighat Kali Temple - Originally It Was A Small Hut Beyond Era

KALIGHAT KALI TEMPLE AT KOLKATTA Located in one of Kolkata’s oldest neighborhoods, Kalighat is a renowned center of goddess worship and place of pilgrimage, where devotees have come for centuries to surrender themselves at the feet (literally) of the Divine Mother.  Local folklore relates that Kalighat, once a jungle region, was inhabited by head-hunting tribal people and Kapaliks (“skull-bearers”) who...

Udayagiri Fort - It Is An Excellent Example Of The Inventive Skills Of Earlier Period

UDAYAGIRI FORT AT NELLORE Udayagiri Fort is located about 100 kms from Nellore atop a hill at a height of 3079 feet. It boasts of great natural beauty with lush vegetation and beautiful waterfalls. Access to fort is only by steps and there is no road to the fort. During the rule of the Gajapathis and the Vijayanagar Rulers, this town grew to great splendor. The ruins of 365 Temples found in the town reflected...

Appanapalli Bala Balaji – It Is Considered As Next To Tirupati

  APPANAPALLI BALA BALAJI TEMPLE AT EAST GODAVARI The temple is located 13 kms from Amalapuram. It is famously called as Sri Bala Balaji Devastanam. Located on the shores of Vynateya River, the significance attached to the temple can be gauged by the fact that it is considered second Tirupati. Appanapalli, a remote village in Mamidikuduru Mandal of East Godavari District, situated on the holy banks of...