Achal Nath Shivalaya Temple Jodhpur

Achal Nath Temple in Jodhpur is a famous Shiva temple constructed in 1531 by Nanak Devi. She was the queen of Rao Ganga. There is a water reservoir known as ‘Ganga Bawari’ located near the Shivling inside the shrine. It is a drinking water tank. Temple also in-houses the Garbha Griha, Mandap Bhavan, and Kirtan Bhawan which has the beautiful work of carved Chhitar stones.

Achal Nath Shivalaya construction completed on 21st May 1531. This old temple is a place of religious faith on Lord Shiva as the diety of people of Jodhpur.

South India Temples

If you wish to find the God in nature then whole south India region is a paradise for you. South India has shown impressive monuments and natural access points. The southern states of India consist of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are spread with places of divine interest. There are numerous towns that are known as the temple towns owing to the grandeur of the temples they are home too.

The medieval Indian rulers of the period like Cholas, Chalukyas, Pallavas, Nayaks, Kakatiyas and Vijayanagar rulers were extremely religious and constructed many big and small temples in the area. The temples they built are the best example of craftsmanship that exhibits the wonderful architecture of South India. These south Indian temples not only attract large number of devotees from every part of the country but also from overseas. These temples are a feather in the cap of India and forming an essential part of the rich heritage of South India. Some of the famous temples of South India are as fillows:-

Famous Temples in North India

Ambalappuzha Temple	Ashtalakshmi Temples	Badami Cave Temples
Guruvayoor Temple	ISKCON Temples	Jagannath Temple;
Kailash Temple	Kanchipuram Temple	Kanyakunari
Lepakshi Temple/td>	Lingaraja Temple	Mahabaleshwara Temple
Meenakshi Temple	Mukteswara Temple	Murugan Temple
Rameshwaram	Rock Fort Temple	Sabarimala Temple/td>
Somnathpur Temple	Thousand Pillar Temple	Tirupati Tirumala Balaji

West Indian Temple

West India or Western Bharat contains the Indian states Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and union territories Daman & diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli. There are many temples and pilgrimage places situated in west India and tourist from Indian continent and around the world used to visit these famous west India temples during their holiday in India. If we search in the history of these west India temples then we will easily find that these temples are built in different time period. Few of these temples are very older and few are made in the last century. Most of the temples in western India are influenced by regional style of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Most important pilgrimage places of western part of India are Somnath Temple, Dwarkadhish Temple, Mahakaleshwar Mandir, Ashatavinayaka, Shree Siddhi Vinayak, Shirdi Saibaba. Out of these temples Somnath temple is the most famous temple in the history of India. Foreign invaders attack on this temple many times and damaged this temple again and again but the strong belief of people renovated it again and again as before. West India is also well known for the Buddhist pilgrimage and architecture for Ajanta Ellora Caves and these caves are now world heritage site.


Famous Temples in West India

Somnath Temple	Dwarkadhish Temple	Mahakaleshwar Mandir
Shree Siddhi Vinayak	Akshardham Temple	Kailash Temple
Modhera's Sun Temple	Ganapatipule	Shirdi Saibaba Temple
Bhadreshwar Temple	Bhrigu Rishi Temple	Kailasanatha Temple
Mumbadevi Temple	Dattatreya Temple	Elephanta Cave

East Indian Temple

Eastern part of India is well known for its ancient temples, shrines and pilgrimage places. In fact some of the most famous temples and religious places are situated in East India which represents different regional types of building architecture. These temples of east Indianot only represents the architecture style but also reflects the culture, beliefs, faith, and tradition of natives of eastern part of India. Some of the holy pilgrimages are situated in East India so tourists and regular pilgrims from around the world and every parts of India come to visit these temples to get a chance to know about various religious faiths and traditions.

The most famous Hindu pilgrimage sites of east India are Puri and Konark, Puri is the land of Lost Jagannath and Konark is well known for the Sun temple. Most of the temples of east India follow the Nagara style building architure. Some of the most famous temples of east India are Lingarja Temple, Jagannath Temple, Maha Bodhi Temple, Tawang Monestry, Khandalgiri Caves, Udaigiri Caves and Patna Sahib

Famous Temples in East India

Lingarja Temple	Mukteswara Temple	Parasurameswara Shrine
Bramheswara Temple	Ananta Vasudeva Temple	Rajarani Shrine
Khirachora Gopinath Temple	Dakshineshwar Kali Temple	Belur Math
Lalji Temple	Suratheshwar Shiva	Hanseswari Temple
Jalamandir	Mahabodhi Temple	Aranya Devi Temple
Harmandir Takth Gurdwara	Bari Patan Devi	Chaubishi Jain Temple
Singheshwar Sthan Temple	Deoghar	Ajqaivinath
Jagannath Temple	Rumtek Monastery	Patna Sahib

Bullet Baba Jodhpur

Bullet Baba temple confirms Rajasthan as the land of faith as well as land of wonders too. Located in Chotila village of Pali district near Jodhpur, Bullet Baba temple is a temple plus memorial as well. Here a Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle is worshipped.

The story behind the temple, according to locals a young man Om Singh Rathore (Om Banaji or Om Banna) son of a village leader, met an accident in 1991 by collasping his bullet motorcycle with a tree. After the accident, motorcyle was seized by local police and taken to the police station. But in the morning it was found in the accident spot. Cops again take it to police station and try tied with chains , empty its fuel tank but all things go waste. Cops couldn’t stop it from reaching to the accident spot.

As the news spread to other villages, people gather and built a memorial – a temple where Bullet motorcycle is worship. Now it is famously known as Bullet Baba temple. People nelieve that Om Banna helps distressed passers-by. Travellers stop here and bows their head at Bullet Baba feet.

The tree where accident occured, now getting offerings of bangles, scarves and rope.

North Indian Temple

India is very well known as the country of religions and has many temples, Dhams, Gurudwaras, Mosques, Churches and holy rivers. The temples in North India would be the most mainstream of the Hindu faith in India. Most of the North Indian temples have been designed in Nagara style temple architecture. The temples and literature, laying down rules and method of construction have been well preserved in Orissa. In the Nagara style architecture the temple structure consists of two buildings, one is the main shrine and the other mandapa. The main shrine is taller and the adjoining mandapa is shorter. The main difference between shrine and mandapa is the shape of Sikhara and the well shaped structure adds the height. In all the Hindu temples there is always the Kalasa situated at the top and the Ayudha or 

The temple architecture of India is mainly divided into two styles ie Northern Style and Southern style which has defined by the form and shape of the Shikhara of the temple and uniqueness of its decoration. In the south India style temples the shikhara tend to be made up of separate horizontal levels that reduce to form a rough pyramid. Each level is highlighted with miniature temple roof tops. The shikhara of the North India temples are resembles an upturned cone and decorated with miniature conical shikharas.

Famous Temples in North India

Akshar Dham	Bahai Temple	Baijnath Temple
Birla Mandir	Bodhi Temple	Chattarpur Mandir
Dilwara Temple	Dwarkadhish Temple	Eklingji Temple
Golden Temple	ISKON Temples	Jagannath Temple
Jwalamukhi Temple	Kailash Temple	Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Khajuraho Temples	Lakshmi Narayan Temple	Maha Bodhi Temple
Lingaraja Temple	Lotus Temple	Mukteswara Temple
Naina Devi Temple	Omkareshwar Temple	Orcha Temple
Shankracharya Temple	Somnath Temple	Sun Temple - Konark
Sun Temple - Modhera;	Vaishno Devi