We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. - Buddha.
Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhistmonastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India.
It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for Lamas. It reportedly had 100 monks in 1855.
The walls of the monastery are covered with paintings and murals, an example of the 14th century monastic architecture, which developed as the result of Chinese influence.
Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.
There are three floors, the first one is mainly underground and used for storage. One room, called the Tangyur is richly painted with murals. The ground floor has the beautifully decorated Assembly Hall and cells for many monks.
Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhistmonastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India.
It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for Lamas. It reportedly had 100 monks in 1855.
The walls of the monastery are covered with paintings and murals, an example of the 14th century monastic architecture, which developed as the result of Chinese influence.
Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.
There are three floors, the first one is mainly underground and used for storage. One room, called the Tangyur is richly painted with murals. The ground floor has the beautifully decorated Assembly Hall and cells for many monks.
Jwala Devi temple is also known as Jwala Ji temple located in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is one of its kind, there is no idol placed inside, but a flame. It is one of the 51 Shaktipitha and Hindus believe that a visit to Jwala Devi temple in Kangra leads to end of their struggle and commencement of happy days. There are interesting stories that bounds the faith of its pilgrims.Jwala Devi temple has a series of dome, covered with gold. The gold atop the white structure, with green hills on the backdrop, weaves a panorama worth sweeping your eyesight over.
The mythology boasts about the Jwala Devi temple connection with Goddess Sati. She was the daughter of Prajapati Daksh and wife of lord Krishna. Once, Prajapati Daksh organized a huge gathering in a Yagya. Everyone was invited to attend the Yagya, except Lord Shiva. This act of Prajapati Daksh offended Goddess Sati; she was so agitated that she decided to jump into the fire that was set in Hawan Kund. Seeing Sati on fire, Lord Shiva got stirred with emotions, grabbed his wife’s body and furiously kept moving forth, causing massive destructions as he proceeded.
The situation was getting out of control and it panicked all the gods. Thus, to stop the destructions, Lord Vishnu flicked his Sudarshan Chakra, and this made Sati’s dead body cut into pieces. There were 51 pieces which fell on the earth’s surface. And wherever the body parts landed, those places are hailed as Shaktipitha. Jwala Devi temple is believed to be the place where Sati’s mouth fell.
The Temple was commissioned by Raja Bhumi Chand Katoch, who saw this place in dreams. He was a staunch follower of Goddess Durga and he strongly believed that there was a relation between the place and the goddess. After intense drudgery, he finally found the spot and started off with the construction work. The news about sanctity of the temple spread like fire in the forest. The temple became so popular that a Mughal emperor, Akbar offered gold for the dome of temple as a gift.
There are more than thousands of pilgrims, flocking in the temple of Jwala Ji to offer prayer with sincere sentiments.
The mythology boasts about the Jwala Devi temple connection with Goddess Sati. She was the daughter of Prajapati Daksh and wife of lord Krishna. Once, Prajapati Daksh organized a huge gathering in a Yagya. Everyone was invited to attend the Yagya, except Lord Shiva. This act of Prajapati Daksh offended Goddess Sati; she was so agitated that she decided to jump into the fire that was set in Hawan Kund. Seeing Sati on fire, Lord Shiva got stirred with emotions, grabbed his wife’s body and furiously kept moving forth, causing massive destructions as he proceeded.
The situation was getting out of control and it panicked all the gods. Thus, to stop the destructions, Lord Vishnu flicked his Sudarshan Chakra, and this made Sati’s dead body cut into pieces. There were 51 pieces which fell on the earth’s surface. And wherever the body parts landed, those places are hailed as Shaktipitha. Jwala Devi temple is believed to be the place where Sati’s mouth fell.
The Temple was commissioned by Raja Bhumi Chand Katoch, who saw this place in dreams. He was a staunch follower of Goddess Durga and he strongly believed that there was a relation between the place and the goddess. After intense drudgery, he finally found the spot and started off with the construction work. The news about sanctity of the temple spread like fire in the forest. The temple became so popular that a Mughal emperor, Akbar offered gold for the dome of temple as a gift.
There are more than thousands of pilgrims, flocking in the temple of Jwala Ji to offer prayer with sincere sentiments.
Saavira Kambada Temple or Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi, is a basadi or Jain temple noted for its 1000 pillars in Moodabidri, Karnataka, India. The temple is also known as "Chandranatha Temple" since it honors the tirthankara Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol is worshipped in the shrine.
The town of Moodabidri is noted for its eighteen Jain temples but Saavira Kambada Temple is considered the finest among them.
The Basadi was built by the local chieftain, Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 with additions made in 1962. The shrine has a 60 feet tall monolith manasthambha (erected by Karkala Bhairava Queen Nagala Devi). Standing in the courtyard, we can experience the grandeur and vigor that has come to stand as the hallmark of an era long lost in the sands of time. The temple has many mantapas, each one supported by pillars. The pillars carved from granite have stories carved on each one. Every pillar is unique and the figures carved on them are unique. With so much beauty to behold, we will be intrigued while the plebeians will simply look at a few and move on to the next sight to behold.
Even as the pillars and the carvings attract your attention, there is a fascinating hush of silence and peace that envelops the temple. The intricate carvings and geometrically accurate lines speak of craftsmen whose skills can dumbfound today’s machines in the blink of an eye.
The town of Moodabidri is noted for its eighteen Jain temples but Saavira Kambada Temple is considered the finest among them.
The Basadi was built by the local chieftain, Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 with additions made in 1962. The shrine has a 60 feet tall monolith manasthambha (erected by Karkala Bhairava Queen Nagala Devi). Standing in the courtyard, we can experience the grandeur and vigor that has come to stand as the hallmark of an era long lost in the sands of time. The temple has many mantapas, each one supported by pillars. The pillars carved from granite have stories carved on each one. Every pillar is unique and the figures carved on them are unique. With so much beauty to behold, we will be intrigued while the plebeians will simply look at a few and move on to the next sight to behold.
Even as the pillars and the carvings attract your attention, there is a fascinating hush of silence and peace that envelops the temple. The intricate carvings and geometrically accurate lines speak of craftsmen whose skills can dumbfound today’s machines in the blink of an eye.
Naldurg Fort is a historic fort in Naldurg town of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra state of India. Naldurg fort is named after Nalraja who built the fort in medieval architectural style. The unique feature of the fort is that it encloses a knoll of basalt rock which juts out into the valley of the small Bori River and with a long fortification wall with many bastions.
The world believes it was built by love but reading Shah Jahan’s own words on the Taj, one could say it was grief that built the Taj Mahal and it was sorrow that saw it through sixteen years till completion.
On the bank of river Gomti near the Hardinge Bridge, most popularly known as Pakka Pul or the Laal Pul, stands a beautiful mosque known as the Jami Masjid or Teele Wali Masjid. The exquisite monument is surrounded by the Bada Imambara, Rumi Darwaaza. The entry to the campus of the mosque is adjacent to the Laal Pul. This mosque has been attracting thousands of Muslims not only from Lucknow but from adjacent cities and states. On the occasion of Namaaz-e-Alvida or Juma’tul Vida (the last Friday of the Holy month of Ramzan), the number of people attending the prayer is considered to be the largest in the city. This beautiful mosque was constructed by the Mughal governor during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707). Like many other Mughal monuments in the city, the exact date of construction of the mosque is not specified.
The mosque stands on a mound or a Teela and that is why it is called as Teele Waali Masjid which means the Mosque on the mound. It is stated by few historians that the mound was formed when the Britishers bombarded the eastern gateway of Bada Imambara in the year 1857. The mosque must have been built as the main mosque to provide to the religious needs of the people of the Mughal localities which were built during the Mughal reign. It is also considered that the mosque would have been built for scholar-saint Shaikh Pir Muhammad, who attracted a number of students of higher studies not only from India but also from various other countries.
mosque has three domes and tall minarets which are visible to anyone who takes a look at the mosque. The mosque is raised on a platform made of brick and stone and has a courtyard with a widely spread prayer area which is divided into three compartments amongst which the central one is comparatively larger than the two on either side. In the same manner, the central dome is larger and higher and is crowned by an inverted lotus on the top of dome. The most fascinating feature of the mosque is its large balcony of the Bengal variety above its central arch.
The mosque stands on a mound or a Teela and that is why it is called as Teele Waali Masjid which means the Mosque on the mound. It is stated by few historians that the mound was formed when the Britishers bombarded the eastern gateway of Bada Imambara in the year 1857. The mosque must have been built as the main mosque to provide to the religious needs of the people of the Mughal localities which were built during the Mughal reign. It is also considered that the mosque would have been built for scholar-saint Shaikh Pir Muhammad, who attracted a number of students of higher studies not only from India but also from various other countries.
mosque has three domes and tall minarets which are visible to anyone who takes a look at the mosque. The mosque is raised on a platform made of brick and stone and has a courtyard with a widely spread prayer area which is divided into three compartments amongst which the central one is comparatively larger than the two on either side. In the same manner, the central dome is larger and higher and is crowned by an inverted lotus on the top of dome. The most fascinating feature of the mosque is its large balcony of the Bengal variety above its central arch.
The Rajabai Clock Tower is a clock tower in South Mumbai India. It is located in the confines of the Fort campus of the University of Mumbai. It stands at a height of 85 m (280 ft or 25 storeys). The tower is part of The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, which was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in 2018.
The Rajabai Clock Tower was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, an English architect. He modeled it on Big Ben in London.The foundation stone was laid on 1 March 1869 and construction was completed in November 1878. The total cost of construction came to 550,000, a princely sum in those days. A portion of the total cost of construction was donated by Premchand Roychand, a prosperous broker who founded the Bombay Stock Exchange on the condition that the tower be named after his mother Rajabai.
Premchand Roychand's mother was blind and as a staunch follower of Jain religion she was supposed to consume her dinner before evening. Legend says that the evening bell of the tower helped her to know the time without anyone's help.
The Rajabai Clock Tower was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, an English architect. He modeled it on Big Ben in London.The foundation stone was laid on 1 March 1869 and construction was completed in November 1878. The total cost of construction came to 550,000, a princely sum in those days. A portion of the total cost of construction was donated by Premchand Roychand, a prosperous broker who founded the Bombay Stock Exchange on the condition that the tower be named after his mother Rajabai.
Premchand Roychand's mother was blind and as a staunch follower of Jain religion she was supposed to consume her dinner before evening. Legend says that the evening bell of the tower helped her to know the time without anyone's help.
Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India.
It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for Lamas.
The walls of the monastery are covered with paintings and murals, an example of the 14th century monastic architecture, which developed as the result of Chinese influence.
Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.
It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for Lamas.
The walls of the monastery are covered with paintings and murals, an example of the 14th century monastic architecture, which developed as the result of Chinese influence.
Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.
Hemkund is a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks at a height of approx. 15,200ft, is a Sanskrit name derived from Hem ("Snow") and Kund ("bowl"). Dasam Granth says this is the place where Pandu Raja practiced Yoga. In addition, the Dasam Granth also says God ordered Sikh Guru Gobind Singh to take bath while he was in deep meditation at the mount of Hemkund.
Lingmala Waterfall, one of the best places to visit in Mahabaleshwar, is located at top of the Venna Valley in Satara district of Maharashtra.
Lingmala Waterfall is visited by thousands of tourists every year as it is one of the top Maharashtra tourist places. The waterfall is situated on the right hand side of the road while travelling from Mahabaleshwar to Panchgani. There is a small signboard indicating the directions to the waterfall. One has to take left turn on a narrow road from the signboard. Drive for around 10 minutes and reach the entrance of the falls. From the gate one has to walk for 1.5 km to reach the smaller waterfall and 2.5 km to reach the main waterfall. There are a lot of stairs en route to the lower deck, so the trek can be a bit tiring, but the route and the views are totally worth it. It takes about 30 minutes from the entrance to reach the lower waterfall.
The best time to visit is from July to October, when the waterfall is at its peak flow. The waterfall can be dangerous in rainy season, so it is not at all advisable to swim.
Lingmala Waterfall is visited by thousands of tourists every year as it is one of the top Maharashtra tourist places. The waterfall is situated on the right hand side of the road while travelling from Mahabaleshwar to Panchgani. There is a small signboard indicating the directions to the waterfall. One has to take left turn on a narrow road from the signboard. Drive for around 10 minutes and reach the entrance of the falls. From the gate one has to walk for 1.5 km to reach the smaller waterfall and 2.5 km to reach the main waterfall. There are a lot of stairs en route to the lower deck, so the trek can be a bit tiring, but the route and the views are totally worth it. It takes about 30 minutes from the entrance to reach the lower waterfall.
The best time to visit is from July to October, when the waterfall is at its peak flow. The waterfall can be dangerous in rainy season, so it is not at all advisable to swim.