Hoysaleswara Temple: Great Supporter Of Most Powerful Traditions Of Hinduism
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The temple was built on the banks of a large artificial lake and sponsored by King Vishnuvardhan of the Hoysala Empire, located in today’s modern state of Karnataka. Vishnuvardhan was not only a skilled warrior, ambitious monarch but also a great builder. The temple is also dubbed the Halebidu temple. […]
Surya: Hindu Sun God Who Illuminates The World, Our Lives And Disperses Darkness, Destroys Diseases, And Enemies
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Mahabharata, one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, Surya is the “eye of the universe, soul of all existence, origin of all life, and symbol for freedom and spiritual emancipation. Left: A secondary statue of the Sun god, source; Right: Surya Deula (Sun Temple), Konark, Odisha, eastern […]