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Badrinath or Badrinarayan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu which is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. The temple and town form one of the four Char Dham.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

All four of the Char Dham Yatras of Uttarakhand start from Haridwar. From Haridwar, one can access Gangotri via Rishikesh and Devprayag, the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi.

temple · river

Yamunotri, the temple dedicated to the origin of the Yamuna river is one of the four holiest Hindu sites in Uttarakhand - the Char Dham. Vehicles drive slowly in this mountainous terrain.

old town · river

Walking around the ancient ruins of Hampi in Karnataka on the banks of the river Tungabhadra. These ancient temples, pillars, inscriptions, and water structures have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Karnataka·temple

Sri Anjaneya Temple is located at Meenakshi Kovil St, Shivaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 It stands close to St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore.

temple · ceremony

Devotees crowd outside a temple in Bihar in the early morning and evening hours for prayer. They offer their prayers to the idols of different gods and goddesses inside the temple by lighting diyas or clay lamps and incense sticks.

West Bengal·temple · architecture

St. Stephens Church in Kolkata hosts an annual feast and religious activity for all. One of the priests speaks on the inclusions of people of other beliefs in the event.

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The redness on the floor is not blood but Sindoor (dry red colour). Locals try to capture the lost crocodile found in a temple in Gujarat.

Punjab·temple · politics

Veteran journalist and political analyst Pran Chopra talks to the interviewer on the Operation Blue Star in Amritsar in 1984. He talks about the media's opinions on the operation and also the events that led to her assassination.

Andhra Pradesh·temple · bazaar

Train running along Tirupati, also named the Temple Town of Andhra Pradesh because of its many temples. Public transport vehicles drive past paintings of Swaach Bharat Mission on the walls of the sidewalks.

Uttarakhand·temple · ceremony

Pilgrims bathe in the boiling hot sulphur water at Jamnotri or Yamunotri temple in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. This temple is prat of the Char Dham quad of the four more important temples at the sources of the Ganga and its tributaries.

ceremony · temple

Devotees of lord Shiva queue up outside the Baba Dharmeshwar Nath Mandir in Bihar. Men, women and children bring offerings of holy water and flowers as they offer prayers and perform religious rituals in and around the temple premises.

ceremony · temple

Chants of the priest can be heard as devotees line up to ring the temple bells one after the other. with offerings of flowers, colour and water, devotees are offering their prayers.

temple · ceremony

Worship of lord Shiva is one of the most common among Hindus in India. Shiva is worshipped in the form of Linga also known as Shivling or Shiva Linga. It is symbolic of the Brahman or Supreme Being in Hinduism.

Uttarakhand·temple · highway

From the archives of wildfilmsindia, this 1989 view of the pilgrim town of Haridwar shows the cable car service in its early days, with access to the Maa Chandi Devi temple, the clock tower of Haridwar and the Har Ki Pauri banks of the Gang…

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Rows of clay oil lamps or diyas are lit and kept outside a Shiva temple as devotees line up to worship a Shivling. The Shivling is a representation of Shiva. Women light incense sticks and heap flowers on the Shivling.

festival · temple

Thousands gather at the premises of the temple of Maa Barahi Devi for Bagwal Mela in Devidhura. Devotees gather outside the temple and inside in anticipation of the game of Bagwal.

festival · temple

Devotees brave the rain and fog at Maa Barahi Devi Temple in Devidhura. Worshippers climb the steps of the temple after removing their footwear. Thousands come to see and take part in the festival on Rakshabandhan.

Uttarakhand·temple · ceremony

Snow covered mountains of the Himalayan mountain range surrounds one of the oldest and most sacred temple for Hindus. Kedarnath temple stands with a backdrop of high mountains with glacials spewing off.

festival · temple

Temple bells toll as people in yellow turbans shout and jump with great spirit and gusto just before the beginning of the stone pelting. The Bagwal Mela is an unusual affair at the Maa Barahi Devi Temple in Uttarakhand.

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Champawat is a fairly medium-sized town in Uttarakhand. It's a clean place and a pilgrimage site of Hindu for worshipping Lord Shiva in the old temple called Baleshwar.

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Baleshwar Temple complex is believed to be a 10th-century temple complex. Mainly dedicated to Lord Shiva, this complex is having two other temples, one dedicated to 'Ratneshwar' and other to 'Champawati Durga'.

temple

Champawat is a fairly medium-sized town in Uttarakhand. It's a clean place and a pilgrimage site of Hindu for worshipping Lord Shiva in the old temple called Baleshwar.