Naubat Khana – Used for Playing Music Five Times a Day – This photo was taken at Red Fort in Old Delhi.
Naubat Khana – Used for Playing Music Five Times a Day
Moti Masjid or The Pearl Mosque – Built by Aurangzeb
Moti Masjid or The Pearl Mosque – This photo was taken at Red Fort in Old Delhi.
The Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals – Founded in A.D. 1883
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Shri Bharat Mandir – The incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Shri Bharat Mandir – Kedar Khand Skanda Puran gives the following details about this ancient temple.
Having been pleased by the intense tapasya performed here by Raibhya Rishi and Som Sharma, Lord Vishnu appeared before them. On rishi’s insistence, he showed his illusions (Maya) to them in various forms.
After watching all about Maya, the Rishi requested Lord Vishnu to free all beings from the bondages of maya. Lord Vishnu then told Rishi that since he did tapasya by controlling all the senses therefore this sacred place will be called Hrishikesh, and during Kaliyuga my incarnation will be known by the name of Bharat. Whoever will live in Hrishikesh observing all religious disciplines and visit Bharatji’s temple after taking a bath in the sacred Mayakund will be freed from all the worldly bondage.
Some 1211 years ago, on the day of Basant Panchmi, Jagadguru Shankracharya installed the presiding deity in the temple. It is also believed that if any pilgrim on Akshya Tritya takes 108 parikramas of the temple, he or she will get the pilgrimage to Badrinath.
Lord Hrishikesh, known as Shri Bharat Ji Maharaj, is different from Ram’s younger brother Bharat. He is known by the name of Bharat because he is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserving force, holding Shankh, Chakra, Gada, and Padam in his four hands.
(source: Display Board at Shri Bharat Mandir at Rishikesh (Uttarakhand))
Brief History of Sri Radha Damodar Temple – Established in 1542
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Jogeshwari Caves – Excavated during 6th Century A.D.
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What are The Entry Timing/Fee of Kondivite/Mahakali Caves?
Mahakali Caves Timings: 9 am till 5:30 pm (365 days open).
Entry Fee: Rs. 25 for an Adult Indian / Rs. 300 for a foreigner / Children Below 15 years are FREE to tour.
Photography Charges: Rs. 25 for personal use without a tripod / Rs. 50,000 (10,000 Security Deposit for Film Shooting) for One Day.
What is Cheap and Best Way to Reach Kondivite or Mahakali Caves from Andheri (E) Railway Station (to and fro)?
The cheapest and the best way to reach Kondivite/Mahakali Caves from Andheri (E) Railway Station (to and fro) is via 333 number BEST bus.
Kondivite or Mahakali Caves – Excavated between 2nd to 6th century A.D.
Kondivite or Mahakali Caves, as they are known locally, were excavated between the 2nd to 6th century A.D. It consists of four caves on the north-west face and a group of fifteen caves at the south-east, carved in volcanic trap breccias, prone to weathering. The entire surrounding was originally an old settlement, including Marol village, Mulgaon, and had several freshwater tanks that have over the years disappeared. The most interesting caves at Kondivite is the chaitya cave (No. 9), which has a peculiar plan layout, and is one of the oldest in the group. The inner shrine and stupa are enclosed within a curved wall, not typical to most chaitya caves. This 8″ thick wall around the stupa has a central door with a latticed window on the either side, and over the right window is a two-line Pali inscription recording, “Gift of a vihar, with his brother by Pittimba a brahman of the Gotamas gotra and inhabitant of Pachi Kama”. A carved panel of the Buddha with attendants and other figures called the Buddhist Litany, is cut of the right, which is a later insert.
(Source: Archaeological Survey of India, Mumbai Circle)