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1. ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS....................................................................................................................2
2. Thirukkanapuram – All the 8 ashtaksharas at one place.....................................................................3
3. Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas..................................................................................................................4
Controversies in Shakti Peethas..............................................................................................................7
4. Datta Kshetras.....................................................................................................................................8
Pancharamas........................................................................................................................................9
5. Pancharamas.......................................................................................................................................9
6. Jyotirlingas(Dwadasa Jyotirlingas).....................................................................................................10
Controversies about Jyotirlingas............................................................................................................11
7. PanchaBhoothas................................................................................................................................12
8. Navagraha Temples...........................................................................................................................13
9 . Mukti Kshetras......................................................................................................................................14
9. Karnataka...........................................................................................................................................15
10. Tamilnadu......................................................................................................................................16
11. Orissa...................................................................................................................................................17
12.West Bengal..........................................................................................................................................17
13.Assam...................................................................................................................................................17
14.Uttar Pradesh.......................................................................................................................................18
15.Bihar.....................................................................................................................................................18
16.Jharkhand.............................................................................................................................................18
17.Uttaranchal...........................................................................................................................................19
18.Himachal Pradesh.................................................................................................................................19
19.Rajasthan..............................................................................................................................................19
20. Jammu and Kashmir............................................................................................................................19
21. Madhya Pradesh..................................................................................................................................19
22.Kerala...................................................................................................................................................19
23.Gujarat..................................................................................................................................................20
24. Maharashtra........................................................................................................................................20
25.Andhra Pradesh....................................................................................................................................21
ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS
1. ASHTAKSHARA KSHETRAS
Swayam Vyakta Kshetras of Lord Vishnu
"Om Namo Narayanaya" -Ashtakshara mantram.Just like Jyotirlings which are swayumbu kshetras there
are 8 ashtakshara swayam vyakta kshetras of lord vishnu as said by Swami Ramanujam.The sloka is as
follows:
At Tirukannapuram, Lord Vishnu is resident as the Ashtakshara Mantram in its entirety. The reason being
is Tirumangai Mannan received MantrOpadesham i.e, ashtakshara mantram from the Lord Himself at
this Kshetram. The Azhwar's Anubhavam in this Kshetram upon receiving Upadesham is beautifully
reflected in 104 delectable verses.
Thirukkannapuram is home to a very special deity form of the Lord, considered to be Narayana-Trimurti.
On a particular festival day, the Deity is taken out on procession as one or another of His Trimurti forms –
first giving darshan as Narayana, then as Brahma, then as Shiva. On each processional round, the deity
accepts worship as the embodiment of the three divinities.
ASHTADASA SHAKTI PEETHAS
c) Kashmir saraswati
As per one theory Adi Shankarachary has brought her to Sringeri and established her as
Saraswati devi.
4. Datta Kshetras
Mahur: Kinvat taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra.Considered to be the birth place of Lord Dattreya.One
can reach Mahur either from Adilabad or from Nanded in Maharashtra.
Oudumbar: In the four months of chaturmas of the Hindu lunar calendar Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati lived
here. This place is situated at a distance of 10 kilometres from Bhilvadi railway station in Maharashtra, on the banks
of the river Krishna.One can reach this place from Sangli in Maharashtra.
Narsobavadi: This is located in Maharashtra. Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati lived here for twelve years. The
confluence of the two rivers Krushna and Panchaganga occurs here. This is the place which inspired
Tembeswami.One can reach this place from Sangli in Maharashtra
Gangapur: This is situated in Karnataka on the Pune - Raichur highway. The confluence of the rivers
Bhima and Amaraja occurs here. It is here that Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati spent twenty-three years and carried out His
entire mission. Later He proceeded to Srisailam from here.This place can be reached from Gulbarga in Karnataka
Kuravpur: This is an island in the waters of the Krushna river in Karnataka. One can reach this
destination by road from Raychur till Palladini (Kurguddi). This is where Shripad Shrivallabh undertook His
mission.This place can be easily reached from Makthal in Mahaboobnagar district
Pithapur: The birthplace of Shripad Shrivallabh, in Andhra Pradesh. It was Tembeswami who brought
this place into the limelight.
Varanasi : Here, the Dattatreya hermitage (math) is situated on the Narad ghat. The family members of
Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati who still live here have the surname, Kale. Later, the name Kale was changed to Kaliya.
Even today a garden and a lane named Kaliya exist here.
Srisailam: Located close to Hyderabad, Shri Nrusinha Sarasvati travelled to this place.
Panchaleshvar: District Bid, Maharashtra.The belief is the Lord Dattatreya will have his lunch every
day.This place can be reached from Parli or from Aurangabad.
Suchindram –Located near Tamilnadu, this place is considered to be the birth place of lord dattatreya
Pancharamas
5. Pancharamas
Pancharamas means five Aramas, ie. Five temples. Out of five four are present near Godavari river, and
one present near Krishna river.
Kedarnath Uttaranchal
Rameswaram Tamilnadu
Somnath Gujarat
Indian belief associates the origin of life with the five basic elements (Pancha – five, Bhootam – Element)
of Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and Space (ether). In Sanskrit, these elements are referred to as Vayu, Jalam
(Apah), Agni, Prithvi and Aakasam. The Indian system of belief in Divinity also worships the divine as a
manifestation of these basic elements. Accordingly, Shiva is worshipped as a manifestation of these
elements in five ancient temples in India
The base camp can be Kumbakonam in Tamilnadu to see the Navagraha temples
3 Haridwar Uttaranchal
5 Kanchipuram Tamilnadu
6 Dwaraka Gujarat
7 Ayodhya Uttapradesh
The belief is that a person who leaves his body in any of the above places is assured of
Mukti
9. Karnataka
b) Kollur – Mukambika
c) Shringeri –Sharada
f) Kokki – Subhramanyam
d) Om Shanti Om
g) Kumbakonam
k) Pakshi teertham
l) Mahabalipuram
n) Nangunari,Vaanamalai,Tirunelveli District
o) Rameswaram
q) Madurai – Meenakshi
r) Kanchipuram -Kamakshi
s) Chidambaram-
t) Thiruvunamalai,Arunchaleswar,3 hrs from Chennai
u) Thiruchinapalli ,Jambukeswar
v) Navagraha temples
I. Suriyanar Koil
II. Thingaloor
III. The MarsVaitheeswarankoil
IV. Trivenkadu
V. Alangudi
VI. Kanjanoor
VII. Thirunallur
VIII. Thirunageswaram
IX. Keezhaperumpallam
w) Thirukkannapuram
11. Orissa
1.Puri Jagannath
3.Konark
12.West Bengal
1.Ganga Sagar
13.Assam
1.Kamakya – Gauhati
14.Uttar Pradesh
1.Naimasharnayam
2.Beetul
3.Gorakhpur
4.Ayodhya
5.KAshi
6.Sarnath
7.Prayag
8.Vindhyachal vasini
9.Kurukshetra
10.Mathura
11.Gokulam
12.Brindavanam
15.Bihar
1.Gaya
2.Saurath
16.Jharkhand
1.Vaidhyanath Dham
17.Uttaranchal
1.Haridwar
2.Rishikesh
3.Pancha Prayag
4.Kedarnath
4.Badrinath
5.Gupt kasi
18.Himachal Pradesh
1.Jwalamukhi
19.Rajasthan
Mt.Abu
Pushkar
22.Kerala
1.Trivandrum – Ananta Padmanabha swami temple
2.Guruvayur
23.Gujarat
a) Somnath
b) Dwaraka
c) Ambaji Mata near Mr.Abu
d) Pavagadh near baroda
e) Shyamlaji enroute to Mt.Abu
f) Bet Dwaraka
24. Maharashtra
a) Vinayaka temple in sangli
b) Audumbar
c) Narsobawadi
d) Nasik
e) Shirdi
f) Grishneswar near ellora
g) Bhimashankar near Pune
h) Parli Vaiyanath
i) Aunda Naganath
j) Rakhas mandir ,Beed district
k) Panchaleswar
l) Shegaon Gajanan Maharaj
m) Akkalkot
n) Mahur near nanded
25.Andhra Pradesh