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...shrines of Narasimha are quite common in South India, whereas he has small shrines or niches in the [[temples]] of [[Viṣṇu]] in the North. Iconographic de

...er [[deities]] surrounding it generally called as parivāradevatās. Smaller shrines are also built to [[house]] them according to the directions given in the i The direction in which each of these shrines should face is also specified. For instance, in a [[Śiva]] temple, the fol

...Mahiṣāsura literally means buffalo-demon.</ref> As the name indicates, her shrines are established in vanas or forests.

...is empty. It is said to have contained the image of Keśava. The other two shrines contain the images of Janārdana and Veṇugopāla.<ref>Veṇugopāla means Though these shrines are independent, they have a common verandah or portico.

...temple is an ancient institution. The images that are installed inside the shrines or inscribed on the walls and the pillars should be prepared strictly accor

...y. Apart from the shrine for the main deity Nārāyaṇa, there are subsidiary shrines for: ...‘Boar-incarnation’ of Viṣṇu.</ref> and [[Rāma]] are near the Kalyāṇī. Two shrines, one of [[Gaṇapati]] and another of [[Kāli]], are situated in two differ

...ient. Grāmadevatās are found all over modern day India in either their own shrines or under big trees (especially in the rural and tribal areas).

...he images or icons installed and worshiped ceremonially in [[temples]] and shrines. Such icons are classified into four groups :

...adu has seven prākāras. The prākāra may also provide accommodation for the shrines of [[parivāradevatās]]<ref>[[Parivāradevatās]] means attendant [[deitie

...on the right bank of the Pinākinī river and is surrounded by several small shrines dedicated to [[Śiva]], Nārāyaṇa, Navagrahas and nāgas.<ref>Nāgas mea

...centric prākāras or boundary walls enclosing or housing several subsidiary shrines and also the small township for the people living there. The total number o ...wall there are paintings estimated to be 300 years old, depicting the 108 shrines dedicated to Viṣṇu and sacred to the Śrīvaiṣṇavas. Above the main

Pilgrimage to the Himālayan shrines at Kedāra and [[Badarī]]<ref>Badarī is situated at Garhwal district of U

...and pseudo-secularists deny the proof. To suppose that Islamists converted shrines elsewhere into mosques but India was an exception would go against the hist

There are also several [[temples]] and shrines dedicated to:

There are also other shrines dedicated to Lakṣmīnarasimha and Umā[[maheśvara]].

...if we visit Kaduthuruthi we will get the benefit of visiting all the three shrines.

...64 feet.</ref> high. It has nine storeys. There is a large number of small shrines and maṇḍapas<ref>It means pavilions.</ref> in the temple complex.

...ew into an important industrial and commercial city. Amṛtsar has many Sikh shrines associated with the memory of the Gurus, martyrs and heroes. Some of them a

...to [[Ananta]]- śayana, also called Padmanābha. It is one of the well-known shrines dedicated to [[Viṣṇu]] and was probably built during the early medieval

The temple campus has four shrines dedicated to Vīrabhadra, the terrible deity who destroyed [[Dakṣa]]’s