BHARATVARSH

UNIQUE TEMPLES

All temples are unique in their own ways, and today we shall look into some rare temples with rare deities.

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1) Adhi Vinayak temple :

What better way than to start our list with Pratham pujya Ganesh ji ?

Adhi Vinayaka also known as Nara Mukha Vinayaka is a form of the Lord Ganesh, which portrays him with a human head, that is before his beheading.

This specific form of Ganesha is rarely worshipped, with only few dedicated shrines, such as the one near Koothanur, Tamil Nadu

2) Hanuman ji and his wife :

This temple of Hanuman Ji established in the Khammam district of Telangana holds special significance in many ways. Here you do not see Hanuman Ji in his Brahmachari form but in the householder form as he sits with his wife Suvarchala.

The legend behind it goes that Lord Hanuman made Lord Surya his master. Hanuman ji was receiving his education from Surya. Sun could not stop anywhere, so Hanuman ji would have to fly along with Lord Surya's chariot all day and Lord Surya would continue to give him knowledge of many types of learning.

Out of a total of 9 types of learning, his guru taught five types of learning to Hanuman ji, but the remaining four types of knowledge were such that only married person could be taught.

Thus Sun God prepared his supreme ascetic and stunning daughter Suvarchala for marriage with Hanuman ji. After this, Hanuman ji took his education in full and Suvarchala got absorbed in his penance forever. 

So even after being married Hanuman ji was still a celibate.

It is said that after the darshan of Lord Hanuman with Suvarchala, all the tension between the husband and wife ends.

3) Mayamkottu Malancharuvu Malanada Temple :

Mayamkottu Malancharuvu Malanada Temple in Pavithreswaram (earlier known as Pakutheswaram) near Kottarakkara in the Kollam district of Kerala, is not dedicated to any god but to Shakuni Mama from Mahabharat !

Yes. You read that correctly. This temple is the worship place of the main conspirator of the Gatha often regarded as the pancham ved.

There are many reason as to why this temple is built -

A) According to the folklore, Shakuni performed austerities at this site to please Lord Shiva. Interestingly, a granite installed in the temple is believed to be the seat used by Shakuni for his Tapasya.

B) Another intriguing belief is that a community claims to be the descendants of the Kauravas. And they worship Shakuni's determination, perseverance and passion towards his goals

4) KARN GHAT MANDIR :

You guessed it. This temple near buddhi Ganga pul is dedicated to Suryaputra Karn.

It is believed that Daanveer used to do his daan here. It is said that daily he used to donate 50kg of gold.

This is one of the many Karn temples found in India.

(Karn fans, aaj khush toh bahut hoge tum ? Jaise hum khush hote hai Badrinath ka naam sun kar ? 😏😏 Prem se bolo Nara-Narayan)

5) Bullet Baba temple -

This temple was built back in Bandayi village, around 40 kms from Jodhpur. Here, devotees gather to worship an Enfield Bullet motorbike, which is inside a glass box with its front open and decorated. People, who pray here for safe journey, claim that the bike has supernatural powers.

The story behind this goes like, a local youth, Om Banna, died in a road accident, and since then his spirit is believed to be protecting other drivers and preventing them from meeting the same fate. Locals claim they have seen the ghost of 'Om Banna' – a bike without a rider.

6) Dieng temples :

These are a group of temples near Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia dedicated to the characters from Mahabharat.

The temples are clustered around three groups; Arjuna, Dwarawati and Gatotkaca (Ghatotkach) clusters

Arjuna temple compared to other temples, is quite intact with complete reconstruction of roof section. Other temples of this cluster includes -

Semar temple
Srikandi (Shikhandi) temple
Puntadewa temple
Sembadra temple

Gatotkaca cluster consists of five temples; the Gatotkaca, Setyaki (Satyaki), Nakula, Sadewa (Sehdev), and Gareng temples. 

Dwarawati cluster consisted of four temples, namely Dwarawati, Abiyasa, Pandu, and Margasari temple. 

There is also a Bima (Bheem) cluster which consists of a single temple situated on a hill separated from the rest of Dieng temples. This temple is the largest and tallest building in the Dieng temple compound.

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NOW I WANT TO GO INDONESIA SO BAD !!!!

ANYWAYS THE LIST OF UNIQUE TEMPLES DOESN'T END HERE CAUSE EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR CULTURE IS SANATAN !

HOPE YOU LEARNT SOMETHING NEW.