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Bhimavaram Temple Timings – Opening Closing and Pooja Time at Bhimavaram Gunupudi Shiva Temple

Bhimavaram Temple is located at walking distance from Bhimavaram Railway Station. Bhimavaram Gunupudi Shiva Temple Timings is given in detail below. Please note that there will be change in opening and closing and pooja time during festivals and other important rituals. There will be change in darshan time during grahanam or eclipse. Bhimavaram Temple Timings Morning Opening and Closing Time 5:30 AM to 11:30 AM Evening Opening and Closing Time 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM

What Does Ramayana Mean? – Meaning of the term Ramayan

Ramayan is one among the two epics in Hinduism and is popularly referred as Story of Lord Ram. But what is the meaning of the term ‘Ramayana.’ Ramayana is a compound word - Rama + Ayana. Aayana means journey. Ramayana means the journey of Sri Rama. Yet another interpretation suggests that Ayana means abode and Ramayana literally means ‘the abode of Rama.’ You may also like to read Hanumad Ramayan – A version of Ramayana written by Hanuman Ramayana in Indonesia Ramakian in Thailand What Made Adi Kavi Valmiki Compose the first Shloka of the Ramayana? – The Two Love Birds and the Hunter

Biggest Hindu Temple Bells in India

Some of the biggest Hindu temple bells in India can be found in the temples managed by Gowda Saraswatha Brahmin community in Kerala. Temple bell at Kochi Tirumala Devaswom One such huge bronze bell is found at Kochi Tirumala Devaswom, one of the important Hindu temples in Matancherry, Kochi, Kerala. The temple claims that this bell is the second largest in Asia. Size is 4 feet in diameter and 6 feet in height. Srimath Muttom Thirumala Devaswom at Cherthala in Kerala, which is managed by the Gowda Saraswatha Brahmin community, installed a massive bell in 2012. It weighs 1100 kg. Size is 4.8 ft in diameter and 5 ft high.