Galtaji Temple, also known as the Monkey Temple, in Jaipur. The temple is built on a natural spring that feeds a series of "kunds", or sacred pools, which are a pilgrimage center for Hindus who come to bathe in its sacred waters.
ram mandir inauguration day. you know what that means! hindutva mobs, vandalising muslim property, yelling genocidal slogans (not only in india but in the US), putting up saffron flags on places of worship
right winged indians are so (i don't want to utter that word) when it comes to media literacy but all of them literally grew up in godi media so i cannot blame them either. like no one is saying INDI alliance is good. it's just the lesser evil out of the two.
Stupa 1 (The Great Stupa), North Torana
lower architrave, central section, back: Vessantara Jataka
Exterior
Maurya period (321-184 BCE)
3rd century BCE
Set 30, Stupas at Sanchi
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal District, Sanchi
India
Deeksha Bhoomi, Buddhist temple, Nagpur, India: Often referred to as the most peaceful place. Relatively a new one - built in the year 2001, Deeksha Bhoomi is a monument with huge whitewashed dome and is the largest stupa in Asia. It was erected in the memory of Dr. Ambedkar and his event of embracing Buddhism; wherein with him, 60000 others had also converted to Buddhism. The bronze statue of Buddha here, along with the sacred tree has made Deeksha Bhoomi one of the famous tourist places in Nagpur.
500 years of oppression, suppression, struggle, agitation, tears, mourning, resilience, and most importantly, hope and faith.
I've only seen about 35 years of it, but I've seen enough to know how important this day is for us Hindus. Here's why my mutuals are seeing this on their dash.
Today, Shree Ram, who's the 7th Avatar of our God Vishnu, will finally return to his birthplace in the ancient city of Ayodhya--the place where the original temple dedicated to him had stood for millennia. That temple had been demolished and desecrated on command of an Islamic invader called Babar in 1528, and a mosque was built atop its ruins. Hence the 500 year struggle to reclaim it, which reached a critical point when the mosque was finally demolished in 1992.
The process to reclaim this sacred place and rebuild the temple was no walk in the park. The issue went up to the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the country, and finally, after the favourable verdict, the construction of the temple started in May 2020.
Today, Shree Ram Chandra, the righteous, just and kind king who ruled Ayodhya thousands of years ago, returns home. It's not just an event of religious importance, it's a day of civilizational and cultural importance.
Badrinath Dham Hindu Temple, Badrinath, India: Badarinath or Badarinarayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. It is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. The temple is also one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu—holy shrines for Vaishnavas—who is worshipped as Badrinath. Wikipedia