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Badami Cave Temples
The Badami Cave Temples attract the fancy of tourists more because these fine buildings belong to the era of 6th and 7th centuries and are commemorative of the aesthetic architectural glory of its times. Another highlight of the Badami Cave Temples is that they are strategically located in the mouth of a chasm bordered by two rocky mounts, lending them the unique niche panoramic beauty. The ancient Badami Cave Temples are located at Badami region of the Bagalkot district in Karnataka. The city airport in Belgaum is the nearest airport to Badami and falls some 150 km away. As such, transport to and fro Badami and the airport is readily available in terms of taxis, buses and coaches.
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Guruvayur Temple
Thronged by hordes of devotees every year, the Guruvayur temple is a prominent pilgrimage of Hindus in Kerala. The Guruvayur temple is situated in the Thrissur district and a regular bus service to and fro renders the temple conveniently accessible for its visitors. The Kochi or Cochin air port falls nearest to the Guruvayur temple with a distance of 90 kms in between. The nearest railway station from the temple is 29 kms away from the glorious building of unquestionable faith.
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Jagannath Temple
Highly revered among Hindus as a prominent pilgrimage, Jagannath Temple attends to throngs of devotees round the year, and a particularly denser crowd at the time of the annual religious festival event called “Rath Yatra” or Chariot festival. The festival involves hauling the three sitting deities on ornately done chariots around the local charming coastal town of Puri, Orissa. The festival witnesses a galore of devotees of Lord Jagannath (another name for the very famous Hindu deity Lord Krishna) attending the sacred event with conspicuous vehemence and faith. The Chariot festival is said to be a very ancient tradition, dating back to the medieval times. As the name suggests, the Jagannath temple is dedicated to Lord Jagannath, which means “The Lord of the Universe”. The Jagannath temple is frequented by both devotees of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu. Though worshipped by all the Vaishnava followers, the Jagannath pilgrimage enjoys a distinctive dedication from the followers of Gaudiya Vaishnava, who is essentially the followers of the popular devotee of Lord Krishna, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Kailash Temple
The Kailash temple, devoted to Lord Shiva, is not only an important Hindu temple, but also the world’s largest monolithic structure and the most elaborate rock-cutting project ever handled. The idol of Lord Shiva inside the temple is 109 feet wide by 164 feet long. The historical importance adds on the tourism significance of the outstanding Kailash temple, as the temple was constructed in the mid 8th century by the King Krishna I (757-775) of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. Just 30 kilometers from Aurangabad in Maharashtra, near Ellora village, sits this one of the most astounding instance of architectural history. The Kailash temple also marks one of the 34 excavations sites at Ellora.
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Lepakshi Temple
The elaborately done Lepakshi Temple is one of the popular memorials of the glorious Vijayanagar Empire that once ruled the state of Andhra Pradesh. Presently patronized by the state government of Andhra, the Lepakshi temple is located in the small village called Lepakshi. The temple is nine miles away in the east of Hindpur in Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.The sitting deities in the Lepakshi temple are Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Veerabhadra, which is actually the wrathful form of Lord Shiva only. The fascinating Lepakshi temple is also an attraction among tourists because of the finest of the mural paintings of the Kings of Vijayanagar dynasty being housed in the temple.
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