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Shiva Temple

Lord Shiva is also known as Mahadev, the Supreme Divinity. The iconographic form of the Shiva, the Linga represents the unity of the three states of cosmos. As Sadasiva (eternal reality) Shiva is represented as linga, standing also for 'total knowledge'. As Rudra, the destroyer, his consort is Kali. As Bhairava, the terrible destroyer, his consort is Durga. He is also depicted as a benevolent god living in the Himalayas, a householder with wife Parvati and his two children Ganesha and Kartikeya.  Shiva is also depicted as a cosmic dancer, Nataraja, the one who keeps up the rhythm of the world in cosmos. At the highest level, Shiva is regarded as formless, limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atman (soul, self) of the universe.

Vishalakshi

Annapurna, the goddess of food and form of Shiva's consort Parvati, is given the epithet Vishalakshi, the "wide-eyed". Her most famous temple stands at Varanasi, where patron goddess she is considered. The Skanda Purana narrates the tale of the sage Vyasa cursing Varanasi, as no one in the city offered him food.

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Ganesha

Although Ganesha has many attributes, he is readily identified by his elephant head and four arms. He is widely revered, more specifically, as the remover of obstacles and thought to bring good luck; the patron of arts and sciences; and the deva of intellect and wisdom.

Hanuman

Hanuman was the son of Kesari and the grandson of Brihaspati, the king of Sumeru. His mother Anjana, was an apsara of the heavens and had descended to the earth as human, due to a curse. She and her husband had performed 12 years of penance and intense prayers due to which, Shiva granted them a child, as a boon. The child was Hanuman himself, due to which he is also interpreted as the reflection or shadow of Lord Shiva himself.

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Kalabhairava

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Navagraha Temple

Yaga-shala is a sacrificial hall in Hinduism where a fire sacrifice is conducted. It also refers to the site of the sacrifice during the kumbhabhishekam ceremony of a temple. The various characteristics and the specifications related to the construction of a yaga-shala are described in the Shulba Sutras.

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Yaaga Shala

Yaga-shala is a sacrificial hall in Hinduism where a fire sacrifice is conducted. It also refers to the site of the sacrifice during the kumbhabhishekam ceremony of a temple. The various characteristics and the specifications related to the construction of a yaga-shala are described in the Shulba Sutras.

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