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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
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
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.
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 //
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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-
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
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
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
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
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