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Famous temples of India
- Wikipedia: Suryanar Kovil
- Wikipedia: Navagraha temples
- Wikipedia: Kailasanathar Temple, Thingalur
- Wikipedia: Vaitheeswaran Temple
- Wikipedia: Swetharanyeswarar Temple
- Wikipedia: Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi
- Wikipedia: Agniswarar Temple, Kanjanur
- Wikipedia: Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple
- Wikipedia: Rahu stalam
- Wikipedia: Ketu stalam
- Wikipedia: Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (official)
- Wikipedia: Srikalahasteeswara Temple
- Wikipedia: Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam
- Wikipedia: Parshuram Kund
- Wikipedia: Tawang Monastery
- Wikipedia: Malinithan
- Borderlens: Malini Mela and Parshuram Kund festival begin
- Wikipedia: Kamakhya Temple
- Wikipedia: Umananda Temple
- Wikipedia: Navagraha Mandir, Guwahati
- Kamrup Metropolitan District (Govt. of Assam): Navagraha Temple
- Wikipedia: Pragjyotishpura
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Wikipedia: Mahabodhi Temple
- Wikipedia: Vishnupad Temple
- Wikipedia: Pitru Paksha
- Wikipedia: Takht Sri Patna Sahib
- Wikipedia: Danteshwari Temple
- Wikipedia: Bhoramdeo Temple
- Wikipedia: Mahamaya Temple
- Wikipedia: Mangueshi Temple
- Wikipedia: Shanta Durga Temple
- Wikipedia: Basilica of Bom Jesus
- Wikipedia: Somnath temple
- Wikipedia: Dwarkadhish Temple
- Wikipedia: Ambaji Mata Temple
- Wikipedia: Palitana temples
- Wikipedia: Brahma Sarovar
- Wikipedia: Jyotisar
- Wikipedia: Mata Mansa Devi Mandir
- Wikipedia: Jwala (goddess)
- Wikipedia: Hidimba Devi Temple
- Wikipedia: Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir
- Wikipedia: Baidyanath Temple
- Wikipedia: Chhinnamasta Temple
- Wikipedia: Shikharji
- Wikipedia: Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
- Wikipedia: Kukke Subramanya Temple
- Wikipedia: Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Karnataka Tourism: Vidyashankara Temple
- Rao & Thakur (2011), Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
- Wikipedia: Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
- UNESCO: Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Wikipedia: Sabarimala
- Wikipedia: Ashtamangala prasnam
- Wikipedia: Guruvayur Temple
- Guruvayur Devaswom (official)
- Hinduism Today: Guruvayur deva prasnam (2007)
- Wikipedia: Padmanabhaswamy Temple
- Wikipedia: Attukal Temple
- Wikipedia: Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
- Wikipedia: Prime meridian
- Wikipedia: Jantar Mantar, Ujjain
- Wikipedia: Mangalnath Temple
- Wikipedia: Omkareshwar Temple
- Wikipedia: Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
- Wikipedia: Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
- Wikipedia: Kumbh Mela
- Wikipedia: Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
- Wikipedia: Shani Shingnapur
- Wikipedia: Shree Govindajee Temple
- Wikipedia: Kangla Fort
- Wikipedia: Pakhangba Temple, Kangla
- Wikipedia: Nartiang Durga Temple
- Wikipedia: Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Shillong
- Wikipedia: Solomon's Temple, Aizawl
- Wikipedia: Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima
- The Morung Express: 22 December 1872, beginnings of the Baptist Church in Nagaland
- Wikipedia: Jagannath Temple, Puri
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Sun Temple, Konarak
- Wikipedia: Konark Sun Temple
- Wikipedia: Lingaraja Temple
- Wikipedia: Golden Temple
- Wikipedia: Durgiana Temple
- Wikipedia: Takht Kesgarh Sahib
- Wikipedia: Hola Mohalla
- Wikipedia: Brahma Temple, Pushkar
- Wikipedia: Karni Mata Temple
- Wikipedia: Dilwara Temples
- Wikipedia: Rumtek Monastery
- Windhorse Tours: Rumtek Guthor
- Wikipedia: Pemayangtse Monastery
- Wikipedia: Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple
- Wikipedia: Meenakshi Temple
- Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department
- Wikipedia: Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
- UNESCO: Great Living Chola Temples
- Wikipedia: Ramanathaswamy Temple
- Wikipedia: Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
- Wikipedia: Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Yadagirigutta
- Wikipedia: Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Bhadrachalam
- Wikipedia: Ramappa Temple
- UNESCO: Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
- Wikipedia: Thousand Pillar Temple
- Wikipedia: Tripura Sundari Temple
- Wikipedia: Unakoti
- Wikipedia: Kashi Vishwanath Temple
- Wikipedia: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi
- Wikipedia: Banke Bihari Temple
- Wikipedia: Maa Vindhyavasini Dhaam, Vindhyachal
- Wikipedia: Kedarnath Temple
- Wikipedia: Badrinath Temple
- Wikipedia: Gangotri
- Wikipedia: Dakshineswar Kali Temple
- Wikipedia: Kalighat Kali Temple
- Wikipedia: Tarapith
- Free Press Journal: Tarapith preparations for Kaushiki Amavasya
- Wikipedia: Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple
- Wikipedia: Gurdwara Koohni Sahib
- India Cine Hub (Govt. of India): Gangeshwar Temple
- Wikipedia: St. Paul's Church, Diu
- Wikipedia: Laxminarayan Temple
- Wikipedia: Swaminarayan Akshardham (Delhi)
- Wikipedia: Kalkaji Mandir
- Wikipedia: Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
- Wikipedia: Vaishno Devi Temple
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
- Wikipedia: Amarnath Temple
- Wikipedia: Raghunath Temple
- Wikipedia: Shankaracharya Temple
- Wikipedia: Hemis Monastery
- Wikipedia: Thikse Monastery
- Wikipedia: Diskit Monastery
- Wikipedia: Mohidden Mosque, Lakshadweep
- Incredible India: Ujra Mosque
- Lakshadweep Administration: Kavaratti
- Wikipedia: Andrott
- Wikipedia: Manakula Vinayagar Temple
Festivals and the Panchang
- Wikipedia: Makar Sankranti
- Wikipedia: Pongal (festival)
- Wikipedia: Lohri
- Wikipedia: Vasant Panchami
- Wikipedia: Maha Shivaratri
- Wikipedia: Holi
- Wikipedia: Ugadi
- Wikipedia: Gudi Padwa
- Wikipedia: Navreh
- Wikipedia: Rama Navami
- Wikipedia: Hanuman Jayanti
- Wikipedia: Mesha Sankranti
- Wikipedia: Puthandu
- Wikipedia: Pohela Boishakh
- Wikipedia: Vishu
- Wikipedia: Vaisakhi
- Wikipedia: Thrissur Pooram
- Kerala Tourism: Thrissur Pooram
- Wikipedia: Ratha Yatra (Puri)
- Wikipedia: Guru Purnima
- Wikipedia: Bonalu
- Wikipedia: Teej
- Wikipedia: Raksha Bandhan
- Wikipedia: Krishna Janmashtami
- Wikipedia: Onam
- Kerala Tourism: Onam
- Wikipedia: Ganesh Chaturthi
- Wikipedia: Pitru Paksha
- Wikipedia: Mahalaya
- Wikipedia: Navaratri
- Wikipedia: Vijayadashami
- Wikipedia: Durga Puja
- UNESCO: Durga Puja in Kolkata
- Wikipedia: Bathukamma
- Wikipedia: Diwali
- Wikipedia: Amavasya
- Wikipedia: Chhath
- Wikipedia: Kartik Purnima
- Wikipedia: Dev Deepawali
- Wikipedia: Karthikai Deepam
- Wikipedia: Kumbh Mela
- UNESCO: Kumbh Mela
History of Jyotisha
- Wikipedia: Vedanga Jyotisha
- Wikipedia: Lagadha
- Wikipedia: Yavanajataka
- Wikipedia: Sphujidhvaja
- MacTutor: Aryabhata I
- Wikipedia: Aryabhatiya
- MacTutor: Varahamihira
- Wikipedia: Brihat Jataka
- Wikipedia: Pancha-Siddhantika
- MacTutor: Brahmagupta
- Wikipedia: Brahmasphutasiddhanta
- Wikipedia: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
- Wikipedia: Hindu astrology
- Wikipedia: Jaimini
- Wikipedia: Saravali
- Wikipedia: Kalyanavarman
- MacTutor: Bhaskara II
- Wikipedia: Siddhanta Shiromani
- Wikipedia: Phaladeepika
- Wikipedia: Jataka Parijata
- MacTutor: Madhava of Sangamagrama
- Wikipedia: Parameshvara
- Wikipedia: Tantrasamgraha
- Wikipedia: Prasna Marga
- Wikipedia: Ashtamangala prasnam
- Wikipedia: Panchangam
- Wikipedia: Drigganita
- Wikipedia: Hindu calendar
- Wikipedia: Indian national calendar
- Wikipedia: Ayanamsa
- Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department: History
- Astrodienst: Swiss Ephemeris
- Wikipedia: JPL Development Ephemeris
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