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Oldest Living Hindu Temple in the World

                     (Maa Mundeshwari Temple, Kaimar, Bihar) India is the land of Hindu Temples. There are numerous important and magnificent temples. Have you ever wondered when Hindus started constructing temples and which is the oldest Hindu Temple in India?  Here… Read more ›

Binoy Gupta
Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Dharmasthala

  and the legendary Veerendra Heggade               I have visited a number of educational and medical institutions in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu of South India. Most of them are beautifully supplementing the work the Government is doing. In 2004, I… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Culture, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Chidambaram

Unique Temple of the Formless Shiva I have visited Chidambaram several times for three reasons. · To meander through the Mangrove Forests of Pichavaram to the beach beyond. · To visit, attend or give lectures at the Annamalai University. ·… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Culture, Forests, History, Islands and Beaches, Mangrove Forests, Nature, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Dwarka

The Real Atlantis  The western most of Adi Shankaracharya’s Four Dhams Some time ago, my mother wanted me to take her to Dwarka, the last of the Four Dhams of Adi Shankaracharya (we had already visited the other three). The… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Culture, History, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Jagannath Puri or Puri

World Famous Ratha Yatra Jagannath Puri, or simply Puri, is one of Adi Shankaracharya’s Char Dhams (or Four Places of Pilgrimage) located in the four corners of India. The other three are: Badrinath in the North (Himalayas); Dwarka in the… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Culture, Islands and Beaches, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Kedarnath Temple

Jyotirlinga Shrine Visiting Char Dham or the ‘four holy pilgrimages’ – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri is every devout Hindu’s dream. Kedarnath Perched at the head of Mandakini river, 3584 metres above sea level, the Kedarnath Temple is the most… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Badrinath

The Most revered Temple of Lord Vishnu Visiting Char Dham or the ‘four holy pilgrimages’ – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri is every devout Hindu’s dream. Badrinath also known as ‘Vishal Badri’ is situated on the banks of Alaknanda river… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Yamunotri

The First of the Char Dhams Visiting Char Dham or the ‘four holy pilgrimages’ – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri is every devout Hindu’s dream. When I was very small, my grandmother went on a pilgrimage to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Rameswaram

The southern most of Adi Shankaracharya’s Four Dhams Rameswaram is a small town on Pamban Island – an island in South India – separated from the Indian mainland by the Pamban Channel. Rameswaram is the place used by Lord Rama… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, History, Islands and Beaches, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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