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Book title – Guide to 108 Famous Temples in Maharashtra
Contents
1.Famous Hindu Shrines in Maharashtra- Part 1
2.Ambarnath and other Shiva Temples
3.Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga Temple
4.Chindwada Ganapati Temple
5.Ashtavinayak Ganpati Temples
6.Kolhapur Mahalakshmi, Tuljapur Bhavani Temples
7. Saptasrngivasini, Renuka Devi Temples
8. Amba Jogai Yamai Temples
9.Famous Shiva Temples
10.More Jyotirlinga Shrines
11.Parali Vaidhyanatha Temple
12.More Shiva Temples
13.Four Temples in Mahabaleshwar
14.Important Temples in Mumbai
15.Uttara Chidambaram and Pandharpur
16.Shirdi and Panchavati
17.Jejuri Khandoba Temple
18.More Devi Temples
19.Last Part of 108 Famous Hindu Shrines in Maharashtra
20.Strange Haldi Festival in Maharashtra
21.Two Marathi Proverbs on Lord Dattatreya
22. A Rare Tree in Alandi Jnaneswar Samadhi
23.Golden Ganesh in British Prime Minister’s House
24.Lord Ganesh enters White House
25.Sun Worship in Shakespeare’s Song
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FOREWORD
In the first part of the book , I have given brief descriptions of 108 famous Hindu temples in Maharashtra. Like Tamil Nadu, we have a lot of temples for Shiva, Vishnu and Goddesses there. Four of the 12 Jyotirlinga Shrines attract millions of people every year. Like Sabarimalai in Kerala, lakhs of devotees walk to Pandharpur every year. In addition to the temples, Samadhis of holy saints like Shirdi Baba, Tukram, Jnandev, Samartha Ramdas and others are worshipped by millions. Like the divine Tamil hymns Tevaram, Tiruvasagam and Divya Prabandham, Marathi Abhangs are in thousands. They are household songs in Maharashtra.
Ashta Vinayak temples and Mumbai temples are visited by film personalities from Bollywood. Veera Shivaji and freedom fighter Bala Gangadhara Tilak made Bhavani worship and Ganesh worship very popular. Grama devatas like Khandoba are unknown in other parts of India. With beautiful groves of Western Ghats (Sahyadri Mountain) in the background, these temples have been a solace to millions of Hindus.
In the second part I have included a few stories of Lord Ganesh entering White House, Ten, Downing Street in London and Haldi festival.
My guide gives direction to or location of all the temples. If one keeps it in hand, one can plan the journey well and avoid wastage of time.
London Swaminathan
October 2023
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ABOUT THE BOOK AND THE AUTHOR
Book Title – Guide to 108 Famous Temples in Maharashtra
Author – London Swaminathan (Santanam Swaminathan)
Language- English
Published – 2024
Subject – Religion
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AUTHOR’S PROFILE
Santanam swaminathan (London swaminathan)
Educational Qualifications: B.Sc, M A (History), MA (Lit)
Higher Diploma in French and Sanskrit
DOB 6-11-1948
Work Experience- Now retired.
Worked for Dinamani, Madurai as Senior Sub Editor until 1986,
BBC Tamil Producer in London 1987-1991,
Manager of Tamil Malayalee Health Project and London Tamil Sangam,
Tamil Tutor at SOAS, University of London 1993 to 2014.
Living with his wife and two sons in London from 1987.
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Published Works
Over 8000 articles and 116 Tamil and English Books
Visited 15 Countries:
India, Britain, USA, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Italy, Greece and Sri Lanka
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