Some Magnificient Temples of India

Dakshineswar Kali Temple Dakshineswar (near Kolkata), West Bengal                             Kedarnath temple, Kedarnath, Uttarakhand     Lord Kalabhairaveshwara Temple , Adichunchanagiri Math (95 Kms from Bangalore ), Karnataka   Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple , Dharmasthala (75 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka           Sri Krishna Temple , Guruvayur, Kerala   Sri Shantadurga temple, Ponda, Goa Suchindram Temple , Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.. Sri Madhuru Madananteshwara Siddivinayaka Temple , Madhur (50 kms from Mangalore), Kerala Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple , Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala The best part of the temple is the the huge idol of Lord Vishnu sleeping over the snake is turning into gold(it weighs almost 700 kg)! It is believed that when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India in the middle ages, the people of the then kingdom invented a black coating which would not wear out even by the strongest chemicals. They coated the large idol with this so that the plunderers wont come to know that its made up of gold. they were unable to remove the coating after the invaders left. But recently, in the past 10 yrs or so the coating is finally wearing out little by little. Sri Virupaksha Temple , Hampi, Karnataka Sri Venkateswara Temple , Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple , Mangalore, Karnataka   Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple Corridor, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu Sri Ranganathaswamy Kovil ( Temple ), Srirangam (Near Trichy), Tamil Nadu Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar ThiruKovil, Madurai , Tamil Nadu Shore Temple , Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple , Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu Brihadeeshwar temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Gopuram of this Temple does not cast any Shadow. Also the Vimaanam( top of the gopuram) of this temple is made of one Single Stone. Nataraja Temple , Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu   Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Temple , Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh Sri Kalahastheshwara Temple, Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh The Only Hindu Temple in the world which is opened even during Lunar and Solar Eclipses as the Graha Doshas do not effect this Temple . Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple , Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu Arulmigu Sarangapani Temple - Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Tiruchendur Sri Subrahmanya Swami Devasthanam, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu Sri Sharadamba Temple , Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri (101 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka Sri Hoysaleshvara Temple , Halebidu (Near Hassan), Karnataka Sri Chennakesava Temple , Belur (Near Hassan), Karnataka Chamundeswari Temple , Chamundi Hills, Mysore , Karnataka Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple, Udupi (60 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka. Murudeshwara Temple , Murudeshwar (165 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka.   Courtesy : Email Fwds

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Charges levied on your Insurance Plan – Is it disclosed to You?

Charges levied on your Insurance Plan – Is it disclosed    to You.....???

ULIPs….??? Many people do this mistake, by listening to the magical words of insurance agents people will generally end up in buying the wrong products with huge charges. IndianMoney.com is making an effort to educate our readers about the charges and charge structure of ULIPS. Since we have mentioned in our previous articles there are best and worst ULIPs, now it is your responsibility to prefer which one to buy.                                                                                                                                 Read More Charges under ULIPs Following are the major charges under ULIPs Premium Allocation Charge: Fund Management Charge (FMC) Policy Administration Charge Surrender Charge Switching Charge Mortality charge Rider premium charge Withdrawal charges Partial withdrawal charge Miscellaneous charge                                                                                                                                                                    Read More Premium Allocation Charge From the premium received, a certain percentage will be appropriated towards charges, this is known as Premium Allocation Charge.                                                                                                                                 Read More Fund Management Charge (FMC) Fund Management Charge is levied as a percentage of the value of assets and shall be appropriated by adjusting the Net Asset Value.                                                                                                                                 Read More Policy Administration Charge Policy administration charges are the charges that the company takes out from the paid premium towards payment to the sales people such as Insurance agent or banks, etc.                                                                                                                                 Read More Surrender Charges Surrender Charges are levied on the unit fund at the time of surrender of insurance contract before the planned maturity date.                                                                                                                                 Read More Mortality charge Mortality charge is the cost of life insurance cover. This will be levied either by cancellation of units or by debiting the premium but not both.                                                                                                                                 Read More Courtesy : Theindianmoney.com

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Oldest Photographs from Indian History...

 

Old Photographs from Indian History    (Read the last one carefully.......) The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a panther she shot, sometime during 1920s.       A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant .   The Grand Trunk Road , built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul .   A group of Dancing or nautch girls began performing with their elaborate costumes and jewelry .   A rare view of the President's palace and the Parliament building in New Delhi .   Women gather at a party in Mumbai ( Bombay ) in 1910 .   A group from Vaishnava, a sect founded by a Hindu mystic. His followers are called Gosvami-maharajahs   An aerial view of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi , built between 1650 and 1658.   The Imperial Airways 'Hanno' Hadley Page passenger airplane carries the England to India air mail, stopping in Sharjah to refuel .   See what the India was at 1835...... Forward it to all Indian     Courtesy : Email Fwds

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