India's sacred geography — Jyotirlingas, Char Dham, Shakti Peethas — and Hindu temples in Ottawa & Canada.
🚩 Anatomy of a Hindu TempleGopuram to garbhagriha — what every part of a mandir means, and how to take darshan: a guide for visitors and a refresher for the rest of us.मंदिर की संरचना 🚩 Char Dham — The Four AbodesBadrinath, Dwarka, Puri, Rameshwaram — the four compass-point abodes said to complete a Hindu's pilgrim life, plus the Himalayan Chota Char Dham.चार धाम 🚩 Hindu Temples in Ottawa & CanadaThe mandirs of our own city — from the Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton on Bank Street to the Durga Mandir in the Glebe — and the landmark temples of Canada.ओटावा और कनाडा के हिन्दू मंदिर 🚩 Sapta Puri — The Seven Sacred CitiesAyodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Kashi, Kanchi, Ujjain, Dwarka — the seven moksha-giving cities where the sacred story of India was lived.सप्त पुरी 🚩 The Shakti PeethasWhere the Goddess fell to earth — the seats of Shakti born from Sati's sacrifice, from Kamakhya and Kalighat to Jwalamukhi's eternal flames.शक्ति पीठ 🚩 The Twelve JyotirlingasSomnath to Grishneshwar — the twelve shrines where Shiva is worshipped as a pillar of light, mapped across the whole of India.द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग