1 / 2

Krishna Temples with Rich Cultural and Historical Value

India is a spiritual country with cultural and religious diversity as it has thousands of temples that demonstrate religious devotion and ancient history of a country. Krishna temples take a special position among these. The Lord Krishna temples in India are primarily dedicated to the divine avatar of Lord Vishnu and these temples serve not only as a place of worship and the devotion paired but a greater learning, artistic, and cultural center, as they have changed throughout centuries.<br>

Prem58
Download Presentation

Krishna Temples with Rich Cultural and Historical Value

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Krishna Temples with Rich Cultural and Historical Value India is a spiritual country with cultural and religious diversity as it has thousands of temples that demonstrate religious devotion and ancient history of a country. Krishna temples take a special position among these. The Lord Krishnatemples in India are primarily dedicated to the divine avatar of Lord Vishnu and these temples serve not only as a place of worship and the devotion paired but a greater learning, artistic, and cultural center, as they have changed throughout centuries. From North India’s sacred Vrindavan templesto South India’s coastal shrines, divine architecture and spiritual power of carrying a Krishna temple is what one would want to hear. Dwarkadhish Temple, Gujarat The Dwarkadhish Temple is one of themost famous Krishna temples of Indiaand is said to be constructed where Lord Krishna had his mythological kingdom. This is an ancient Hindu temple situated in Gujarat which is elaborately adorned and has exquisitely carved pillars, well embellished sanctums and a tall spiral. During Janmashtami and Kartik Purnima pilgrims throng here to indulge themselves in the divine revelry and rituals.

  2. Banke Bihari Temple, Vrindavan Vrindavan is an ancient holy place where Krishna spent his childhood and sports as a youth in the kingdom of god. The Banke Bihari Temple is the most popular one. The image of Krishna, in his typical tribhanga posture is seen by the faithful of India who travel to see it. With its devotional music, the most exuberant Holi and Janmashtami celebrations and flower decorations, the temple is actually a spiritual temple in India. Prem Mandir, Vrindavan One of the newer and most majestic structures in the spiritual sky of Vrindavan is Prem Mandir constructed by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.This is a magnificent temple of Shri Radha Krishna and it is carved in white marble and decorated with episodes of Krishna. It is the divine love of Radha and Krishna and is characterized by its devotional and stunning evening lights. Udupi Sri Krishna Matha, Karnataka The Udupi Sri Krishna Temple in South India is one of the shrines of pilgrimage. This Krishna temple was built by saint Madhvacharya of the 13 th century, and is characterized by a distinctive custom of looking through a peep hole into the idol. Having its strong philosophical and daily morning and evening prayers, Udupi also continues to be sacred to those who seek and those who use the path of knowledge. Guruvayur Temple, Kerala Another important temple of Lord Krishna in India is Guruvayur Temple in Kerala which worships him in the form of Balakrishna (child Krishna). It is a centuries old temple and boasts simple yet powerful rituals, temple elephants and also colorful festivals. Millions in the region have an emotional and cultural connection with it. Preserving Culture Through Devotion The Krishna temples in India perpetuate traditions, music, architecture and scriptures through each of its temples. These are not only religious temples but living monuments of Indian culture and heritage.

More Related