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Indiaisthelandof64croregodandgoddesses,withamultitudeofholycitiesand
shrinesofspiritualgurustoamotorcycle.

Here,templescanbefoundateverystepoftheway,butonlysomeofthemare
odd,strange,weirdorunusualinonewayoranother.Someoftheseweirdtemples
inIndiaarefamedbecauseoftheirunconventionaldeities,somebecauseoftheir
exorcismrites,andsomebecausetheyaremorethan2000yearsold.

ThisblogisdedicatedtothoseeccentrictemplesofIndiatakealooktoseehow
manyyouhaveheardabout.

1.MahendipurBalajiTemple,Rajasthan:
ExorciseyourDemons

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InthesleepylittleDausadistrictofRajasthan,thousandsofdevoteesturnupat
MahendipurBalajiTempletoridthemselvesofghosts,demonsandotherevil
spiritseveryday.Offeringpenanceinextremeways,pouringboilingwateron
oneself,hangingfromtheceiling,chainingthemselvestowalls,andbangingtheir
headsagainstthewallsissaidtoridapersonofallthingsevil.Thistempleisalso
famedforbeingprobablytheonlyplaceinIndiawhereexorcismsbypriestsarestill
carriedout.

NoPrasadisofferedatthistemple,anditissaidthatonceyouleavethetemple,
youmustnotturnbacktolookatitwhoknows,evilspiritsmighttakethatasan
invitationtoinhabityourbody.ChalkituptoanothermysteryofIndian
temples.

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2.KamakhyaDeviTemple,Assam:The
MenstruatingGoddess

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PerchedatoptheNilachalHillinGuwahati,AssamresidestheMaaKamakhyaDevi
Temple,oneofthemostfamoustemplesinIndia.Itisoneoftheoldestofthe51
ShaktiPeethasintheIndiansubcontinent.Thetempledoesnothaveasculptureto
worship,however,whatitdoeshaveistheyoniorvaginaofDeviSati,thewifeof
LordShiva,coveredwitharedsilksari.

Everyyearduringmonsoon,thegoddessmenstruates,andthetempleisclosed
downforthreedays.ItisalsowhentheTantricfertilityfestivalorAmbubachiMela
iscelebratedhere,tillthefourthdaywhenthetemplereopens.Itisalsosaidthat
theundergroundspringthatflowsinthesanctumofthetempleturnsredonthese
threedays.Devoteesareofferedapieceoftheredclothusedtocoverthestone
yoniduringthedaysofmenstruationasprasad.

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3.DevjiMaharajMandir,MadhyaPradesh:
VenuefortheannualBhootMela

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Duringthefullmooneverymonth,theDevjiMaharajMandirinMadhyaPradesh,is
theplacewheredevoteescometoridthemselvesofghosts,demons,andevil
spirits.Aspenance,acommonpracticeislightingcamphortabletsonbarepalms
toscarewhateverevilspiritresideswithintoleavethebody.Runningaroundor
beingsmackedbyabroomareotheroptions.
 Buttheweirdesttraditionistheannualbhootmelaorghostfairthatisheldin
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Indiaforsurewarrantsavisit?

4.KodungallurBhagavathyTemple,Kerala:
Abusingthegoddessduringafestival

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TheearthlyabodeofGoddessBhadrakali,agentlerreincarnationofGoddessKali,
theKodungallurBhagavathyTemplewitnessesabizarresevendayfestival
celebratedannually,theBharaniFestival.Menandwomenwearingredappareland
carryingswordsswarmthisIndiantemple,runningaroundinatrancelikestate.
Theyhittheirheadswiththesword,bloodpoursfreely,andtheyenterthetemple
hurlingchoiceabusesandsinginglewdsongsabouttheDevi.

Offeringsarenotmadeinthegeneralfashion,instead,theyarethrownatthe
statueofthegoddess,andthetempleraftersarehitrepeatedlywithsticks.The
templeisshutdownfor7daysafterthefestival,admittedlytocleantheblood
stains.

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5.VenkateshwaraTemple,AndhraPradesh:
TherichesttempleofIndia,andhow!

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Mosttemplesrelyonofferingsanddonationsfromdevoteesfortheirwelfare,
however,thereareafewthathavecorneredalucrative,albeitunusual,market.
SellinghumanhairtotheWesterncountries.TheVenkateshwaratempleisthe
abodeofLordVishnu,agodthatacceptshumanhairasasymbolofsacrifice.

Thetemple,actuallyoneofthemosthistoricaltemplesinIndia,hastwohugehalls
linedbybarbers,whoareresponsibleforshavingthehairoffmorethan12,000
pilgrimseveryday,reachingnearly75tonsofhairannuallyandearningmorethan
6.5millionUSD.ThesearesoldtoItalianwigmanufacturersandtheChinesewho
useextractsfromthehairforfoodpreservation.

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6.StambheshwarMahadev,Gujarat

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Wouldyouvisitatemplethatappearsanddisappearsthroughouttheday?Located
closetoVadodarainGujarat,theStambheshwarMahadevtemplesharesshores
withtheArabianSea.LordShivaresideshere,andblessesthosewhodareto
ventureintoit.ItisoneofthemostfamoustemplesinIndia.

Theonlyweirdthingaboutthistempleisthatitcanbevisitedonlyduringhoursof
lowtides.Inhoursofhightides,thetempleisswallowedupcompletelybythesea,
anditreappearshourslaterwhenthewaterdescends.

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7.BrahmaTemple,Pushkar,Rajasthan

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WhenAurangzebruledIndia,wehadmanyHindutemplesdestroyed,amongwhich
weremostofthetemplesinPushkar.Onewhichsurvivedhisevileyestillstands,
andpayshomagetoLordBrahma.Theonlyweirdthingaboutitisthatitisthe
onlytempleofLordBrahmaintheworld,despitehimbeingpartoftheHolyTrinity
ofGodsinHinduMythology.

Madeofmarbles,theinnerwallsofthetempleareembeddedwithsilvercoinsthat
borethenameofthedonorsanddevotees.

8.KalBhairavNathTemple,Varanasi:Where
onlyalcoholPrasadisoffered
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IntheholycityofVaranasi,istheabodeofLordKalBhairavNath,areincarnation
ofLordShiva.Believeitornot,theonlyofferingsthataremadetoGodhereis
alcohol,beitwhiskeyorwine.Alcoholispoureddirectlyintothedeitysopen
mouth,andthesameisofferedtodevoteesasPrasad.

Unlikeothershopsoutsidetemplesthatsellflowersandsweetsasanoffering,the
stallsoutsidethistempleofferonlyalcoholforsale.

9.DevaragattuTemple,AndhraPradesh

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AnotherancienttempleofIndia,DevaragattuTempleattheKurnooldistrictof
AndhraPradeshisfamousfortheBaniFestival.Locatedontheborderof
Karnataka,everyyearonDussehra,devoteesfromboththestatesgatherinhuge
numberwithlathis,tohiteachotherontheheadstillmidnight!
CommemoratingtheslayingofademonbyMalaMalleswara(Shiva),thesemen
drenchedinbloodgoesonwiththecelebrationthroughoutthenight.This100
yearoldfestivalwasearliercelebratedwithaxesandspearsinsteadoflathis.Inthe
year2014,policereportedatotalcausalityof56peopleduringBanifestival.
Medicalattendantsandpolicehaplesslyremainspectatorstothisextremefrenzy!

ThesemysterioustemplesofIndiaarenothingtoscoffabouthaveyou
beentoanyofthese,ormaybeyouhavebeentosomeplaceevenweirder!
Tellusaboutit.

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