India is a land of diverse culture and mystic charm and many travelers visit India every year to experience India's rich cultural heritage. There are several religious or holy places in India which have mysteries or unexplained stories connected to them. Below is list of mysterious tepmles you can visit in India.
Kamakhya Devi Temple, Assam
Perched atop the Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, Assam resides the Maa Kamakhya Devi Temple, one of the most famous temples in India. It is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Peethas in the Indian subcontinent. The temple does not have a sculpture to worship, however, what it does have is the yoni or vagina of Devi Sati, the wife of Lord Shiva, covered with a red silk sari.
Every year during monsoon, the goddess menstruates, and the temple is closed down for three days. It is also when the Tantric fertility festival or Ambubachi Mela is celebrated here, till the fourth day when the temple reopens. It is also said that the underground spring that flows in the sanctum of the temple turns red on these three days. Devotees are offered a piece of the red cloth used to cover the stone yoni during the days of menstruation as ‘prasad’.
Venkateswara Temple
South India, is an exquisite part of
India. Which attracts tourists for their grandeur and natural beauty. The way coastal and natural hill stations are famous in South India. Tirupati Balaji’s temple is the most popular. Venkateswara Bhagwan is also called by many names such as Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivas.
Tirupati Balaji’s temple is in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is considered being India’s richest temple because here it is donated millions of rupees a day, and there is a tradition of donating your hair here. Apart from this, there are things in Balaji which are unique. This temple is in a list of top 5 mysterious temples in India.
Lepakshi Temple
Located in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, the Lepakshi temple is famous for its ‘Hanging Pillar’, literally. Of the 70 structured and carved pillars inside the temple, one does not touch the ground. Devotees regularly pass thin objects like clothes or papers from under the pillar to test the theory and be amazed. They even believe doing so would bring them prosperity. That is for another day to discuss but how the weight of the pillar could be supported without it touching the ground remains the real mystery.
Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple
It is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The temple has what seem to be seven secret vaults. On the supreme court’s request, the committee overseeing the temple has opened 6 of those vaults unveiling ornaments of gold estimated to be worth over 22 billion dollars. Now the 7th vault has steel doors with no latches or bolts. It has carvings depicting 2 cobras. It is believed that the door is opened only by a secret chant and any other means would bring catastrophes. It is considered both a mystery and highly dangerous.
Brahma Temple
Brahma Temple is also in the list of mysterious temples in India, situated at the shore of Puskar Lake in Puskar, Rajasthan. This temple got its name on the name of Pushkar Lake. A long time ago, Lord Brama started a big Yagna at this place. Only couples can perform that yagna so, Brahma has to perform this Yagna with this wife. But at the time of Yagna Bramha wife did not arrive on time. So, Brahma did that with another woman named Gayatri Devi. As the Yagna begin Saraswati wife of Brahma arrived. Seeing another woman in her place, she became angry and she cursed her husband Brahma saying no unmarried men are allowed in this temple from now.
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