Situated in the Nilachal Hill, Assam, Kamakhya or shakti temple is dedicated to various forms of mother goddess. Hindu and tantric pilgrims often consider this place an important destination. Chilarai from the Koch dynasty constructed this temple in 1565. The original old structure was believed to be destroyed by Kala Pahar but the current...
Dilwara temples or better known as Jain Dilwara Temples are located about 2½ kilometers from Mount Abu, Rajasthan, Inida. Mount Abu is the Rajasthan’s only hill station. The temples were built by Chalukya between the 11th and 13th centuries AD. They are the whole world famous because of its beautifully used marble work. Jains...
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple or simply Meenakshi Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva (in the form of Sundareswarar or Beautiful Lord) and his consort, Goddess Parvati (in the form of Meenakshi). The temple is a...
Konark Sun Temple also known as Black Pagoda is a 13th-century Sun Temple, at Konark, Orissa, India. It was constructed from oxidizing and weathered ferruginous sandstone by King Narasimhadeva I (1236-1264 CE) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is one of the most well renowned temples in India and is a World Heritage...
The most popular theory about the root of the fall of Konark temple rests with the Kalapahad, the general of Bengal Sultan Sulaiman Karann. According to some accounts Kalapahad was formerly a Hindu Kayasth officer, however he had converted to Islam. According to Afsanah-i-Shahan of Shaikh Kabir Batini, he was a Batini Afghan. According...
