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Posts tagged as “temple”

Krishna Janmashtami – Stories of Krishna (Sri Krishna Leela)

Krishna Janmashtami or Gokulashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Today, we celebrated it at home with prayers and a pleasant Sunday together. I made a sweet dish with coconut and condensed milk from scratch. The main offerings for this festival are milk, curds, poha or flattened rice and butter –…

A Day Trip To The 13th Century – the Exquisite Chennakesava Temple in Somanathapura

So where were we? Ah, yes, we just headed off from the Krishna temple towards Somanathapura to see the breathtakingly beautiful Chennakesava temple, built in the 13th century. Kesava is another name for Lord Vishnu. Now grab a coffee (or the beverage of your choice) and sit back for the story of this temple. The Chennakesava…