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Bhairava Kona is located in the middle of dense  Nallamala Forest  near to Ambavaram-kothapalli villages. The place is close to the borders Nellore and prakasam districts.  It is situated at a distance at 12kms from Onipenta a small village that comes on the way of Mydukur-Porumamilla bus route. There is a legend about the origin of the name of 'Bhairava Kona'. It is said that a shepherd named Bhairava Kondiah sacrificed his head to god as his desire was not fulfilled... Thus the body of the Bhairava Kondiah and the Mondi sila (headless trunk) were buried here and hence it became the place of worship and the place from then was called as "Bhairava Kona". Bhairava - Name of the shepherd and Kona - Small pond. Bhairava Kona is one of the famous  Religious Place In Andhra Pradesh .  This Temple  is said to be constructed in 7th and 8thcentury A.D during the period of pallavas. This may be perhaps only one temple in India where Brahma,...

There are various places of pilgrimage in Gujarat like Somnath, Dwaraka, Junagadh, Palitana, Modhera. The Mount Girnar in Junagadh and Shatrunjaya Hill in Palitana are the two famous pilgrimage places of the Jain community. While, the Somnath temple in Somnath, Dwarakadhish temple in Dwaraka, Sun Temple in Modhera and Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar are the other famous pilgrimage of the Hindus. Ahmedabad is also visited by many tourists for its mosques and temples. Ahmedabad, Gujarat Jama Masjid The Jama Masjid was built by Ahmed Shah in 1423. The building materials were provided to this mosque by the demolished Hindu and Jain temples. The 260 columns support the 15 domes at different elevations. There were once two shaking minarets, but they lost half their height in the great earthquake of 1819 and 1957. The 2001 earthquake then took its toll, leaving cracks in the masonry and d...

Akshardham Temple Delhi Location: Near Nizamuddin Bridge Built by: Pramukh Swami Maharaj Built in: During 2000-05 Inaugurated by: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Manmohan Singh Dedicated to: Swaminarayan Attraction: Largest Temple complex in India Highlights: Intricate architecture & various shows How to reach: One can reach Akshardham Temple by taking local buses, auto- rickshaws, Metro or by hiring taxis from Delhi Akshardham Temple is a marvel of architecture that is unfolding the cultural legacy of 10,000 years. The construction of this grand structure took around 5 laborious years. Today, this imposing structure, standing on the banks of serene Yamuna River near Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi, attracts millions of tourists and devotees to its doorstep. In Nov' 2005, Akshardham Mandir was inaugurated by Dr. Abdul Kalam, ...

Imagine being so powerfully determined in your devotion to your god that when confronted with a vertical stone mountain, your first thought is: 'I must carve this into a cave temple with my bare hands'. Centuries ago, Indian monks and artists would take years creating incredible rock-cut architecture manually out of sandstone, cliffs, and rock formations. After this amazing feat was achieved, they would then intricately design the walls with carvings and murals, and fill the interior with statues. India's cave temples show early traces of human life and culture and the importance of Hinduism and Buddhism in the country's history. 1. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra The 30 caves of Ellora were carved out of a vertical face of the Charanandri hills in the 5th century AD. The cave temples are devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism – demonstrating the religious harmony of the time. The Buddhist caves were primarily designated as monasteries, the Hindu caves boast ...

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952) Governor-General: Quentin Bryce (2008) Prime Minister: Julia Gillard (2010) Land area: 2,941,283 sq mi (7,617,931 sq km); total area: 2,967,893 sq mi (7,686,850 sq km) Population (2012 est.): 21,015,576 (growth rate: 1.13%); birth rate: 12.28/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.55/1000; life expectancy: 81.9 Capital (2009 est.): Canberra, 384,000 Largest cities: Sydney 4.429 million; Melbourne 3.853 million; Brisbane 1.97 million; Perth 1.599 million (2009) Monetary unit: Australian dollar The first inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines, who migrated there at least 40,000 years ago from Southeast Asia. There may have been between a half million to a full million Aborigines at the time of European settlement; today about 350,000 live in Australia. Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships sighted Australia in the 17th century; the Dutch landed at the Gulf of Carpentaria ...