Amazing Seashore Temples of India
We always see a temple or any religious place in terms of spirituality and religiosity. It is not just that, if seen in a traveller's perspective you can find interesting aspects about the place. The list of famous temples caters to every kind, the devotees, the photography fanatics, the history buffs, and the experience seekers as well.
Shree Somnath Temple-Prabhas Patan, Veraval, Gujarat, India
The site of Somnath has been a pilgrimage site from ancient times on account of being a triveni sangam (the confluence of three rivers: Kapila, Hiran and the mythical Sarasvati). Soma, the Moon god, is believed to have lost his lustre due to a curse, and he bathed in the Sarasvati River at this site to regain it. To read more click the below link
Shree Somnath Temple
Sri Murudeshwara Temple-Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karwar), Karnataka, India
Ravana lost Atma-Linga to Sri Vinayaka and decided to destroy it. Finally he threw the cloth covering the Atma-Linga to a place called Mrideshwar and the temple is said to be built around that piece of linga. To read more click the below link
Sri Murudeshwara Temple
Shree Koteshwar Mahadev Temple-Narayan Sarovar, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Ravana, in his arrogant haste, accidentally dropped and it fell to earth at Koteshwar. To punish Ravana for his carelessness, the linga turned into a thousand identical ones. Unable to distinguish the original, Ravana grabbed one and departed, leaving the original one here. To read more click the below link
Shree Koteshwar Mahadev Temple
Shree Bhadreshwar Jain Temple Bhadreshwar, Mandvi, Gujarat, India
Built in the line of Dilwara Temples, the temple complex has 53 shrines, a major central temple and 52 minor shrines around it, one of which reputedly holds the original Parshwanath idol from 500 B.C. To read more click the below link
Shree Bhadreshwar Jain Temple
Shri Benth Dwarkadhish Temple-Beyt Dwarka, Okhamandal, Gujarat, India
Bet Dwarka is believed to have been the actual residential place of Lord Krishna during his ruling years at Dwarka. In Mahabharata we often come across the reference of Bet Dwarka known by the name of ‘Antardvipa’ to which people of the Yadava clan needed to travel by boat. To read more click the below link
Shri Benth Dwarkadish Temple
Mul Dwarka Temple-Visavada, Porbandar, Gujarat, India
It is believed when Lord Krishna travelled from Mathura to Dwaraka he first established himself in Mool Dwarka and a stone slab commemorating his arrival here. To read more click the below link
Mul Dwaraka Temple
Mukti Dwaraka Temple-Prabhas Patan, Veraval, Gujarat, India
It was from this place Lord Sri Krishna vanished and climbed to Srivaikuntam according to the solicitation of the devas. Krishna, reclining under a pipal tree was shot in the foot by a Bhil huntsman named Jara called Dehotsarg. To read more click the below
Mukti Dwaraka Temple
Shri Chandrabhaga Shakti Peeth Temple-Prabhas Patan, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
It is the place where Sati’s Udara (Stomach) fell and the idol of Devi Sati is worshipped as Maa Chandrabhaga (the moon goddess) and Lord Shiva as Vakratunda (one with a curved body). To read more click the below link
Shri Chandrabhaga Shakti Peeth Temple
Nishkalank Mahadev Temple-Koliyak, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
The temple is believed to be built by the Pandavas after the Kurukshetra War and has 5 swayambhu Shiva lingams with Nandi statues facing them. This temple is submerged during high tides in the sea and emerges during low tides to reveal itself majestically twice a day. To read more click the below link
Nishkalank Mahadev Temple
Sri Janardhana Swamy Temple-Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Lord Brahma came to the earth to perform a Yaga here, immersed in doing that he forgot his job of creation. Lord Vishnu came to Varkala to remind Lord Brahma about it in the form of a very old man. To read more click the below link
Sri janardhana Swamy Temple
Shri Bhagavathi Amman Temple-Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, India
Kanyakumari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. It is believed that the back spine area of Sati’s corpse fell here creating the presence of Kundalini Shakti in the region. To read more click the below link
Shri Bhagavathi Amman Temple
Tiruchendur Subramanya Swamy Temple-Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu, India
Muruga came here for the conquest along with his army, he found it to be very small and ordered the celestial architect Viswakarma to expand it and is believed to be the place where Muruga conquered the demon Surapadma. To read more click the below link
Tiruchendur Subramanya Swamy Temple
Sri RamanathaSwamy Temple-Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu, India
Rama, the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, built from sand and prayed to this Linga of Shiva to absolve him of the sin committed during his war against the king Ravana in Sri Lanka. To read more click the below link
Sri Ramanatha Swamy Temple
Sri Kodandaramar Temple-Rameswaram, Tamilnadu, India
The temple is believed to be the place where Vibhishana, the younger brother of Ravana, asked Rama and his vanara (ape men) army for refuge and is the only historical structure to survive the 1964 cyclone that washed away Dhanushkodi. To read more click the below link
Sri Kodandaramar Temple
Sri Vedaranyeswarar Temple-Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, India
The Vedas worshipped Lord Shiva in this place, giving the name "Vedaranyam" to the place. Rama, the seventh avatar of god Vishnu, is believed to have visited Vedaranyam to absolve himself from the sins committed in the war against the Illangai King Ravana. To read more click the below link
Sri Vedaranyeswarar Temple
Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple-Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
The temple measures 65 ft in length and 45 ft in breadth with three stories and are depicted on a multi-tier complex in such a way that visitors can visit all the shrines without stepping over any of the sanctums. To read more click the below link
Sri Asthalakshmi Temple
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple-Antarvedi, Andhra Pradesh, India
This is an architectural creation initiated by King Narasimhavarman II in mid 7th century starting with the Cave temples and the monolithic Rathas as seen in the Atiranachanda cave, the Pidari rathas and the Tiger cave. To read more click the below link
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
Sri Somalingeswara Swamy Temple-Appikonda, Narsipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Kapila Maharshi instituted the idol of Sri Someswara Swamy on a hill and the temple was built in 1070 by King Kulottunga I of the Chola dynasty, and referred to as the Chola Monument. To read more click the below link
Sri Somalingeswara Swamy Temple
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple-Venkateswara Konda, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India
It is believed to have been built by a European Captain Blackmoor in 1866 with a small steeply pyramidal entrance gopura. , according to the Telugu inscriptions. To read more click the below link
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Sametha Saptha Rushiswara Temple-Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Lord Siva killed a demon called Tripurasura with goddess Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Devi at this place in Krita Yuga. There is a cave in this temple which starts from this temple and ends at Srisailam temple where many Sages and saints had performed penance here. To read more click the below link
Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Samethe Saptha Rushiswara Temple
Chakra Tirtha Temple-Badasirei, Puri, Odisha, India Inteodpu003) The temple has an idol of Lord Jagannath known as Chakranarayan and the wheel which is carved out of black granite and is always found to be under water. To read more click the below link
Chakra Tirtha Temple
Sri Mahabaleshwar Temple-Kumta, Gokarna, Karnataka, India
The temple deifies the Pranalinga ("the reality of God which can be captured by the mind") also called Atmalinga or Shiva Linga . In legend, it is said that the deity of the temple will bestow immense blessings to devotees, even to those who only glimpse it. To read more click the below link
Sri Mahabaleshwar Temple
Shree Ganpatipule Mandir-Ganpatipule, Maharashtra, India
Hindu god Ganapati, taking umbrage at a remark made by a native lady, moved to Pulé from his original abode of Gulé. This 400-year-old Ganpati idol at Ganpatipule is said to have sprung up from the soil. To read more click the below link
Shree Ganapatipule Mandir
Kunkeshwar Temple-Devgarh, Maharashtra, India
This temple has alluring architecture reminiscent of South Indian style of temple architecture. Yadav Kings built this temple in 1100 A. D. and is also famous as Kashi of South Konkan. To read more click the below link
Kunkeshwar Temple
Harihareshwar Temple-Harihareshwar, Maharashtra, India
River Savitri that originates at Mahabaleshwar merges with the Arabian Sea at Harihareshwar, is also known as ‘Devghar’ or ‘House of God.’ Inside the ancient temple, there is linga from the medieval period. To read more click the below link
Harihareshwar Temple
Azhimala Siva Temple-Vizhinjam,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti. The outer wall of the cave depicts unfinished reliefs of Shiva as "Tripurantaka" on the left and as "Nataraja" with Parvati on the right. To read more click the below link
Azhimala Siva Temple
Shore Temple-Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu, India
This is an architectural creation initiated by King Narasimhavarman II in mid 7th century starting with the Cave temples and the monolithic Rathas as seen in the Atiranachanda cave, the Pidari rathas and the Tiger cave. To read more click below link
Shore Temple