In southern India, people who had the knowledge built five major temples for the five elements. These temples were created not for worship but for a specific type of sadhana. To become free from the ...
The famous Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, enshrining the image of the Cosmic Dancer, is the foremost of the 275 Padal Petra Sthalam or temples praised by the Nayanmars or important devotees of Siva.
King Dasharath of Ayodhya visited Kanchipuram to seek blessings from Amba Kamakshi. The connection between Kanchi and Ayodhya is mentioned in the Brahmanda Purana. Kanchi and Ayodhya are referred to ...