Saraswati temples

Saraswati is the Goddess of learning, knowledge, and wisdom. The Sanskrit
word sara means "essence" and swa means "self." Thus Saraswati means
"the essence of the self”.

Saraswati is worshipped as the consort of Brahma the creator. Legend has it
that Brahma the creator acquired the power to think and create only through
the power of Saraswati and that it was Saraswati that enabled Brahma to
listen to the “naadabhrahmam” the primordial sound which is revered as the
source of all creation.
Saraswati also celebrated or followed in different forms or names by other countries such as China, Japan, Thailand and Burma.There are not many temples exclusively for Goddess Saraswati. Notable temples dedicated to Goddess Saraswati are:

1. Saraswati Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan
2. Saraswati Ambal temple, Koothanur, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
3. Basar Saraswati temple, Adilabad, Andhrapradesh
4. Wargal Saraswati temple, Medak, Andhrapradesh
5. Shri Saraswathi Skshtramu, Ananthasagar, Medak, Andhrapradesh
6. Saraswati temple, North Paruvur, Kerala
7. Sharadamba temple, Shrinegri, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka
8. Maha Saraswati temple, Krall, Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir
9. Saraswati temple, Bali, Indonesia

The oldest Saraswati temple is in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir near Muzzafarabad but it's in very bad condition.

Lord Narasimha Temples

The ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu are Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Balarama, Krishna and Kalki avatarams. Narasimha avatar is well-known and one of the most worshipped avatars among all.

The specific purpose of Narasimha  avathara was for protection of his devotee, Prahlada, from his demon father Hiranyakasipa, and to prove a point to make true the words of his devotee that God is in existence every where. Prahlada’s episode proves that God will always come to the rescue of his devotees who prays Him with sincere devotion.

There are many temples in our country dedicated to Lord Narasimha out of which majority are in South India and more so in Andhra Pradesh.

Major temples of Lord Narasimha:

Andhra Pradesh:

• Ahobilam, Kurnool District
• Yadagirigutta, Nalgonda District
• Mangalagiri, Guntur District
• Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam District
• Dharmapuri, Karimnagar District
• Antarvedi, East Godavari District
• Mattapalli, Nalgonda District
• Kadiri, Anantapur District

Tamil Nadu:

• Namakkal, Namakkal District
• Ghatikachala, Sholingar, Vellore District
• Singaperumal Koil, Kancheepuram District
• Parikkal, Villupuram District
• Chinthalavadi, Karur District

Karnataka:

• Melukote, Mandya District
• Saligrama, Udupi District
• Mulabagalu, Kolar District

Kerala:

• Puthuruthy, Thrissur District

Shakti Peethas

Shakti sacrificed herself at her father King Daksha's yaga. Lord Shiva started dancing with her body. The world was devastated because of Shiva's anger. In order to stop this penance, Lord Vishnu cut up Shakti's body using his Sudarshan Chakra. The body parts fell all over ancient India.  These places are called Shakti Peethas. Now these temples are located in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

1. Hinglaj– Mountain cave near Las Bela, Baluchistan, Pakistan
2. Karavira Vasini (Shree Karveer Nivasini Mahalakshmi temple) – Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
3. Sunanda/Ugratara – Uttar Shikarpur, Barisal District, Bangladesh
4. Kashmira – Amarnath temple, Pahalgam, Anantnag District, Jammu&Kashmir, INDIA
5. Jwalamukhi/Siddhida – Jwalamukhi, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, India
6. Tripura malini – Jalandhar, Punjab, India
7. Jaya Durga(Temple of Vaidyanath) – Deogarh, Deogarh District, Jarkhand, India
8. Gureswari(Temple of Pashupatinath) – Khatmandu, Nepal
9. Dakshaini/Manasa – Mansarovar, Tibet
10. Vimala/Utkala (Temple of Jagannath) – Puri, Orissa, India
11. Gandaki chandi – Muktinath, Dhawalagiri, Nepal
12. Bahula – Ketugram, Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India
13. Mangala Chandi(Manakaleshwar temple) – Ujjain, near Rudra Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
14. Bhavani/Chattala – Chandranath hill, Chottagram, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.
15. Tripura Sundari – Radha Kishorepur, Udaipur, Tripura, India
16. Trisrota/Bhramari – Shalbari, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India
17. Maha Kali – Neelachal hills, Kamakhya, Near Gauhati, Assam, India
18. Yugadya/Bhutadhatri – Khir gram, Bardhaman District, West Bengal , India
19. Kali – Kali ghat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
20. Lalita/Alopi – Near Akshay vat, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
21. Jayanti – Kalajore Bourbhag, Jaintia pur, Sylhet district, Bangladesh
22. Vimala/Kirita – Berhampur, Mushirabad District, West Bengal, India
23. Visalakshi/Manikarnika – Near Annapurna temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
24. Sharvani/Kanyasharma – Kumarikund, Chittagong district, Bangladesh
25. Savitri/Bhadra Kali – Thanesar, Near Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
26. Gayatri/Manivedika – Gayatri Hill, Pushkar, Near Ajmeer, Rajasthan, India
27. Mahalakshmi/Bhramaramba – Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India
28. Kamakshi/Deva Garbha – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu, India
29. Shaila/Shona – Amarkantak, Shahdol District, Madhya Pradesh, India
30. Shivani – Sita pur, Chitrakut District, Uttar Pradesh, India
31. Uma/Brindavana – Vrindavan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
32. Suchi/Narayani – Suchindram, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, India
33. Varahi/Pancha sagara – Narasimha Wadi, Near Sangli, Maharashtra, India
34. Aparna/Karatoya tata – Bhavani pur, Sher pur thana, Bogra district, Bangladesh
35. Sundari/Sri Parvata – Tripurantakam, Sri Sailam, Andhra Pradesh, India
36. Kapali/Vibhasa – Tamluk, Medini pur district, West Bengal, India
37. Prabhasa/Chandrabhaga – Somnath, Gujarat, India
38. Avanti/Bhairava Parvata – Garh Kali, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
39. Bhramari/Janasthana – Nashik, Maharashtra, India
40. Manikyamba/Vishwa Matrka – Draksharamam, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
41. Ratnavali/Kumari – Krishnanagar, Khanakul, Hugli District, West Bengal, India
42. Mithila/Uma devi – Janakpur, Nepal
43. Nalahati/Kali – Nalhati, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
44. Chamundeswari/Jaya Durga – Chamundi Hills, Mysore, Karnataka, India
45. Mahisha Mardini – Bakreshwar, Dubrajpur, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
46. Yashora/Yashoreshwari – Maheswaripur, Daulatpur, Bangladesh
47. Attahasa/Pullara – Labpur, Ahmedpur, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
48. Nandini/Nandipura – Nandikeshwari Temple, Sainthia, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
49. Sankari/Indrakshi – Thirukkoneswaran Temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
50. Virata/Ambika – Bairat, Near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
51. Magadha/Sarvanandakari – Maharaj Ganj, Patna, Bihar, India