My Little India

  Barasa Temple Goddess Saraswati Temples are the most beautiful places as they are decorated with fascinating ornaments and designed with high architectural settings. Besides the beauty, they enhance the spiritual welfare of devotees during worship. Basara temple is among the temples of Goddess Saraswati situated near the Godavari river in Basar. Basar is in India Telangana state, in Nirmal district. The other Saraswati temple is Sarada Peetha. The two temples are said to be famous in their way. Goddess Saraswati is the lord of wisdom and knowledge. Historical background of Basara Temple. The history of Basara temple dates back to the olden days when Sage Vyasa, the disciple of Mahabharata and Sage Vishwamitra came to a conducive environment and settled there after the Kurukshetra war. Due to the good environment in the Dandaka forest, they agreed to settle and start their livelihood. The place got the name "Vasara" because Maharishi Vyasa prayed there every time. The na

  Traveling to India? Be sure to see the many attractive temples built under different architecture. The temples are so beautiful to be admired by everyone. Andhra Pradesh state has such temples and one of them is the famous Padmavathi Ammavari temple in Tiruchanur. The temple is five kilometers away from Tirupati. Padmavathi is the control of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The deity presiding the temple is Goddess Padmavathi also called Alamelumanga. Devotees come from far and near to have Darshan in Padmavathi Ammavari temple of Goddess Padmavathi. History of Padmavathi Ammavari Temple. From the temple legends, it is believed that Goddess Padmavathi (Deity in the temple) was the consort of Goddess Lakshmi. MaharshiBhrigu insulted Lord Vishnu, husband to Goddess Lakshmi which made her angry. Due to this, she went to PatalaLoka where she dipped herself in the water for 12 years. During the Kartika month, in the 13 th year, Goddess Lakshmi got out of the lotus flower in wate