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Table of Contents 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

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Table of Contents1. 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

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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:

Srirangam Venkatadrischa SrimushNam Totaparvatam

Salagramam Pushkaramcha NaranarayaNAshramam

Naimisham Cheti ME SthananyasoU Mukthi PradhAnivai

YetusvashtAksharaIkAka: VarNamUrthir VasAmyaham

TishtAmi KrishNa KshEtrE puNya SapthakOgatha:

AshtAksharasya Mantrasya SarvAkshara Maya SadA

In this verse Lord Narayana points out that the eight Swayam Vyakta Kshetrams of Srirangam, Tirupathi,

SrimushNam, Vanamamalai, Salagramam, Badri,and NaimisharaNyam,Pushkar grant liberation to those

who visit the place. The Lord as the Archa Murthy at each of these Kshetrams signifies one Aksharam of

his Ashtakshara Mantram.

Places, Deity and location

No. Place Deity Location

1. Srirangam Ranganatha swamy Srirangam<Trichi district<Tamilnadu

2. Tirupati Venkateswara swamy Tirupati<Chittore district<Andhra pradesh

3. Srimushnam Bhu varaha swamy Srimushnam<Cuddalore district<Tamilnadu

4. Nanguneri Vanamamali perumal Nanguneri<Tirunelveli District<Tamilnadu

5. Muktinath/Salagramam

Chakrapani Muktinath<Dhaval giri<Nepal

6. Pushkaram Vishnu Pushkar<Near Ajmeer<Rajasthan

7. Badrinath Badari Narayana swamy

Badrinath<Near Nainital<Uttarakhand

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8. Naimisharanyam Chakranarayana Nimsar<Near Lucknow<Uttar pradesh

2. Thirukkanapuram – All the 8 ashtaksharas at one place

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 > NEAR NANNILAM >THANJAVUR DISTRICT > TAMILNADU

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.

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ASHTADASA SHAKTI PEETHAS

3. Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas

Shloka of Adi Shankaracharya.

Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure /

Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane //

Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika /

Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //

Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika /

Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike //

Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari /

Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //

Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati /

Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham //

Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam /

Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham //

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Name of the deity Place State

Bhramaramba Srisailam Andhra Pradesh

Jogulamba Alampur Andhra Pradesh

Manikyamba Bhimavaram Andhra Pradesh

Puruhutika Pithapuram Andhra Pradesh

Kamakhya Gauhati Assam

Mangala gauri Gaya Bihar

Vaishnavi Jwalamukhi Himachal Pradesh

Saraswati /Sarika Srinagar Kashmir

Chamundeswari Mysore Karnataka

Mahakali Ujjain Madhya Pradesh

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Ekaveera Mahur Maharashtra

Maha lakshmi Kolhapur Maharashtra

Girija Jajpur Orissa

Sankari Trinconmolee Srilanka

Kamakshi Kanchipuram Tamilnadu

Shrinkhala Pandua West Bemgal

Madhaveswari /Lalitha Allahabad Uttar Pradesh

Visalakshi Kasi Uttar Pradesh

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Controversies in Shakti Peethas

a) Sankari Devi Temple in Srilanka As per one theory the goddess is presently located at as Kheer Bhavani in tulla mulla at Srinagar.

b) Shrinkala devi temple Originally the temple was supposed to be located at Pandua, hoogly district ,westbengal state but at present there is no temple at Pandua, As per one theory the shakti is carried by rishya shringa maharshi and is spread across shringeri mountains in karnataka.

c) Kashmir saraswatiAs per one theory Adi Shankarachary has brought her to Sringeri and established her as Saraswati devi.

d) Ekaveera devi ,mahur

This temple is located at a village called heure 15 kms from mahur

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Datta Kshetras

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.

 Bhattagaon (Bhadgaon): This is at a distance of 35 kilometres from Kathmandu.

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

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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.

Amararamam Amara Lingeswara swami Amaravathi, Guntur district

Ksheeraramam Ksheera Rama lingeswara swami Palakollu, West Godavari district

Somaramam Someswara swami Bhimavaram, West Godavari district

Draksharamam Bhimeswara swami Draksharamam, East Godavari district

Bhimaramam Kumara Bhimeswara swami Samarlakota, East Godavari disrict

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6. Jyotirlingas(Dwadasa Jyotirlingas)

Name District State

Mallikarjuna Srisailam Andhra Pradesh

Vaidyanath Vaidyanath dham,Bokaro Jharkhand

Nageshwar Dwarka Gujarat

Mahakaleswar Ujjain Madhya Pradesh

Omkareswar Indore MadhyaPradesh

Bhimashankar Pune Maharashtra

Triambakeshwar Nasik Maharashtra

Kedarnath Uttaranchal

Rameswaram Tamilnadu

Somnath Gujarat

Grushmeshwar Ellora Maharashtra

Viswanath Kasi UttarPradesh

Controversies about Jyotirlingas

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1. Somnath : The present Jyotirling of Somnath is located at Saurath,Madhubani district Bihar

2.Naganath : Some people believe that Naganath at Aunda in Maharashtra is Jyotirling

3.Vaidyanath: Some consider Parli Vaidyanath in Maharashtra as Jyotirling

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7. PanchaBhoothas

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

Name of the deity Place Type State

Kalahasteeswarar Srikalahasti Vayu Andhra Pradesh

Arunachaleswarar Thiruvunamalai Agni Tamilnadu

Ekamreswarar Kanchipuram Prithvi Tamilnadu

Jambukeswarar Tiruvaanaikkaa near

Srirangam

Jala Tamilnadu

Nataraja Chidambaram Akasa Tamilnadu

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8. Navagraha Temples

The base camp can be Kumbakonam in Tamilnadu to see the Navagraha temples

Surya (The Sun) - Suriyanar Koil3 Kms. from Aduthurai which is on the  Kumbakonam- Mayiladuthurai Road

Chandra ( The Moon) – Thingaloor1.5 Kms. from Thirupayhanam  which is on the Kumbakonam-Thiruvayyaru Road

Angaraka ( Sewai ) The MarsVaitheeswarankoil

4 Kms. from Mayiladuthurai  on the Chidambaram Road

Budan ( The mercury) – Trivenkadu 10 Kms. SouthEast of Sirkali

Guru ( The Vyazhan) (Jupiter) – Alangudi About 15 Kms. from Kumbakonam  on the way to NeedaMangalam

Sukran (Velli) (The Venus) - Kanjanoor  An interior village on the Mayiladuthurai - Kathiramangalam Road

Sani ( The Saturn) – Thirunallar On the way to  Peralam- Karaikkal. 5 Kms from karaikkal

Raghu – Thirunageswaram About 7 Kms from  Kumbakonam-Karaikkal Road

Kethu – Keezhaperumpallam Near PoomPuharMayiladuthurai- Poompuhar road

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9 . Mukti Kshetras

S.no. Place State

1 Ujjain Madhya Pradesh

2 Mathura Uttar Pradesh

3 Haridwar Uttaranchal

4 Varnasi Uttar Pradesh

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

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9. Karnataka

a) Gokarna – Place of Atamlinga,3hrs from Hubli

b) Kollur – Mukambika

c) Shringeri –Sharada

d) Hornadu – Annapurna Devi

e) Dharmasthali – Sri Manjunath

f) Kokki – Subhramanyam

g) Murudeshwar near Gokarna

h) Udupi – Sri Krishna temple

i) Manik Prabhu at Manik Nagar near Humnabad

j) Gangapur – Sri Nrisimha Saraswati Temple

k) Mysore Chamundeswari devi

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10. Tamilnadu

a) Sri Rangam – Ranganatha Swami temple

b) Kanyakumari –Kanyakaparameswari temple

c) Vakhrakali Temple near dindivanam

d) Om Shanti Om

e) Bruhadeshvara swami temple in Thanjavur

f) Mariamma temple near srirangam and thanjavur

g) Kumbakonam

h) Tiruttani – Subhramanyam Swami temple

i) Subramanya swami temple in Thirukandrapuram near Madurai

j) Golden temple in vellore

k) Pakshi teertham

l) Mahabalipuram

m) Srimushnam,Varaha avataram,Cuddalore district

n) Nangunari,Vaanamalai,Tirunelveli District

o) Rameswaram

p) Dhanushkoti near rameswaram

q) Madurai – Meenakshi

r) Kanchipuram -Kamakshi

s) Chidambaram-

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t) Thiruvunamalai,Arunchaleswar,3 hrs from Chennai

u) Thiruchinapalli ,Jambukeswar

v) Navagraha templesI. Suriyanar Koil

II. ThingaloorIII. The MarsVaitheeswarankoilIV. TrivenkaduV. Alangudi

VI. KanjanoorVII. Thirunallur

VIII. ThirunageswaramIX. Keezhaperumpallam

w) Thirukkannapuram

11. Orissa

1.Puri Jagannath

2.Tharuni Mata,100 kms from Bhubaneshwar

3.Konark

4.Lingaraj temple is Bhubaneshwar

12.West Bengal

1.Ganga Sagar

2.Kalimata temple in Kolkatta

3.Dakshineshwar temple in kolkatta

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4.Pandua

13.Assam

1.Kamakya – Gauhati

2.Navagraha Temples near 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

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15.Bihar

1.Gaya

2.Saurath

16.Jharkhand1.Vaidhyanath Dham

17.Uttaranchal

1.Haridwar

2.Rishikesh

3.Pancha Prayag

4.Kedarnath

4.Badrinath

5.Gupt kasi

18.Himachal Pradesh1.Jwalamukhi

19.RajasthanMt.Abu

Pushkar

20. Jammu and Kashmir1. Vaishnavi devi near Jammu2. Sarika devi at Srinagar3. Kheer bhavani ,Tullamulla,Srinagar

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21. Madhya Pradesh1. Ujjain 2. Omkareswar

22.Kerala1.Trivandrum – Ananta Padmanabha swami temple

2.Guruvayur

23.Gujarata) Somnathb) Dwarakac) Ambaji Mata near Mr.Abud) Pavagadh near barodae) Shyamlaji enroute to Mt.Abuf) Bet Dwaraka

24. Maharashtraa) Vinayaka temple in sanglib) Audumbarc) Narsobawadid) Nasike) Shirdif) Grishneswar near ellorag) Bhimashankar near Puneh) Parli Vaiyanathi) Aunda Naganathj) Rakhas mandir ,Beed districtk) Panchaleswarl) Shegaon Gajanan Maharajm) Akkalkotn) Mahur near nanded

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25.Andhra Pradesh

Place Deity NearArasavalli Suryanarayana Temple SrikakulamSrikurmam Kurmavataram Near SrikakulamAnnavaram Satyanarayana swamy Near VisakhapatnamSimhachalam Narasimha swamy Near VisakhapatnamAinavalli Varasiddi vinayaka swamy Near AmalapuramDwaraka tirumala Venkateswara swami Dwarka tirumalaDwarapudi Ayyappaswami temple DwarapudiKakinada Bhawanarayana KakinadaBikkavolu Vinayakaswami BikkavoluPonnur Anjaneyaswami Guntur DistrictPithapuram Kukuteswara swami East GodavariHamsala Devi Bhawanarayana Near Avanigadda,krisna dtVadapalli Narasimha Swami temple Near Miryalguda,Nlgd distVikarabad Anantha padmanabhaswami Vikarabad ,RR distVedadri Narasimha Swami temple Near Jagayyapet,Krisna distAntarvedi Laxmi narsimha swami temple AntarvediKuruvi Veerabhadra swami temple Near mahboobabad,WarangalAhobhilam Narasimha Swami temple Near AllagaddaMahanandi Eswara MahanandiVemulavada Raja rajeswara temple Karimnagar districtKondagattu Anjaneyaswami temple Karimnagar districtKomaravalli Eswara Near Siddpet,medak districtVargal Saraswati devi templeMopidevi Krishna districtBhadrachalam Sri Rama temple Khammam districtVijayawada Kanaka durga temple Krishna districtMangalagiri Laxmi narasimha swami

templeGuntur district

Pedakakani Eswara temple Pedakakani Basara Saraswati devi temple Adilabad district Navanatha puram Eswara temple Nizamabad