Siddhivinayak temple

Location-Prabhadevi, Mumbai

History- Built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 Nov 1801

Story reference- Vishnu killing demons Madhu and Kaitabha,

praying to Siddhivinayaka

Features-2 centuries old temple, fulfilling wishes of all

devotees

Idol- Chaturbhuji [having 4 hands] and Riddhi-Siddhi on both

sides
Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga
• Location- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on the banks of River Kshipra
• History- Built by Maratha general Ranoji Shinde after Mughal
destruction
• Story reference- Argument between Brahma and Vishnu to find the
end of Shiva's cosmic light that lead to creation of Shiva Lingas,
puranic reference of the temple in works of Sanskrit poets like
Kalidasa and Bhartruhari
• Features- One of the 12 Jyotirlingas and 18 Shkatipeetas
• Idol- Faces south, Dakshinamukhi, images of Ganesha, Parvati, Nandi
and Kartikeya also consecrated nearby.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
• Location- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• History- Belongs to the royal family of Travancore
• Story reference- Parashurama entrusted the Kshetra Karyam
[Administration of the temple] in Dvaparayuga, Sangam literature
references.
• Features- One of the 108 Divya Deshams, shrines of Ugra Narasimha
and Lprd Krishna are also built inside the temple
• Idol- Anantha sesha [ sleeping posture with sridevi and bhudevi]
Sabarimala temple
• Location- Perinad village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
• History- Belongs to the Pandian dynasty, now Travancore
• Story reference- Son of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu [Mohini
Avatara],significance of Sabari meeting Rama, thus getting the name
Sabarimala
• Features- Temple situated atop the hill inside the Periyar tiger reserve
• Idol- Originally was a stone idol, now of Panchaloha [Combination of 5
metals], also sannidhis of Pampa Ganapati, Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, Rama
and Hanuman are built nearby