Wednesday 18 December 2013

The Virupaksha Temple at Hampi in Karnataka

The Virupaksha Temple at Hampi in Karnataka, India is a famous tourist and religious site. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.




The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi.
The temple's history is uninterrupted from about the 7th century (1300 years ago!). The Virupaksha-Pampa sanctuary existed well before the Vijayanagara capital was located here.

What started as a small shrine grew into a large complex under the Vijayanagara rulers.


At present the Virupaksha Temple consists of a sanctum, three ante chambers, a pillared hall and an open pillared hall. A pillared cloister, entrance gateways, courtyards, smaller shrines and other structures surround the temple.

A narrow channel of the Tungabhadra River flows along the temple's terrace and then descends to the temple-kitchen and out through the outer court.

Friday 13 December 2013

Truth about being Born a Manglik

Did your panditji scare your parents about your Mangal Dosha?
Are your parents finding a tree for you before finding a groom?
So, 'horoscope-ically' you have been declared a Manglik!

We are sure that many youngsters had not heard the term ‘Manglik' before Aishwarya Rai’s marriage to Abhishek Bachchan. The tabloids and channels went abuzz back then with the news that Aishwarya (reportedly a Manglik), had symbolically married a peepal tree, before tying the knot with Abhishek. All this was an astrological solution to nullify the bad luck of being Manglik.

Regardless of whether Aishwarya married a tree or not back then, there has always been a hype surrounding those brides who are Manglik. So, here is the truth, you need to know about being born a Manglik.  ...more