Some Special Temples

Hello Aarushi,

Nice to know you are from Varanasi. have you been to this temple? Yes not very many people know about this temple. Even i came upon it by accident. In today's situation of disharmony, we should promote this temple as a symbol of what she stands for Unity .

Thanks for your comments.

Arcot

Originally Posted by Aarushi

Hi Arcot,

Nice informative article. I'm from Varanasi (in fact my house is just a couple of miles from Bharat Mata temple) and so your post holds even more interest for me.

I feel if the administration marketed the place a bit more, it would make a difference. Because right now, not a lot of people know about this temple, even the good residents of Varanasi itself.

Aarushi

Hi

It was very informative...

Hi Arcot,

Yes, I've been to this temple..2-3 times...its really nice..there is kind of a tunnel around the carved map (that you can go around and see the map from all angles)...

But when we first tried to go to the temple, we had to really search for it...because it looks like a govt office from outside.

Aarushi

hi friends

we would like to visit Mantralaya during our next visit to India. Pl. help us out with the travel plans.

We had actually planned to go there during dec.2007, but due to some reasons, we were unable to make it. Eventhough we couldn't visit this time, we had got the whole prasadams from my neighbour by which we got so astonished. It made us feel more devoted to sri raghavendra swami and we are eager to visit there.

thank you in advance

uma.

Hiya Uma,

You can fly to Bangalore/Hyderabad & take one of the many luxury busses available to visit the swamiji's punya bhumi.

My Hubby is a bhakt of the Swamiji.

This is the best route I can suggest.

Accomodations are available inplenty.Theer is no problem for food. The mutt provides free Prasad.

For more info, pls visit:

www.mantralayam.com

Regards,

Corallux

Originally Posted by kuttimayil

hi friends

we would like to visit Mantralaya during our next visit to India. Pl. help us out with the travel plans.

We had actually planned to go there during dec.2007, but due to some reasons, we were unable to make it. Eventhough we couldn't visit this time, we had got the whole prasadams from my neighbour by which we got so astonished. It made us feel more devoted to sri raghavendra swami and we are eager to visit there.

thank you in advance

uma.

hi corallux,

thanks for the suggestion. surely, this wd be of help to me. definitely, we wd try to make this trip in the near future.

bye
uma.

Hi,

Once you visit the mantralaya raghavendra temple, make sure u visit panchamuki anjaneya temple also.It is quite near to mantralaya and lots of transportation is available. It is at this anjeneya temple that Guru raghavendra got the blessing of all the gods.

Regards
Sri

Hi

Has anybody visted mt kailash and lake manasarovar.

Dear Friends,

Iam quite glad to share the experience on my recent visit to the below mentioned temple near Trichy........its really worth Visiting......


This is a Brahma temple in Tirupattur near Tirchy which I got to visit
The main deity of this temple is Siva in the name of Brahmapurisawar.Brammapuriswarar temple is a temple for Brahma.
this is the only place were we can find a separate sanadhi/ worship place for Brahma.

Story

It was during the times when Brahma was cursed to perform tapas towards Lord Siva to re gain his creation duty.

He came to this village where he established and worshipped 11 Siva lingams and worshipped them. The lord then became happy and empowered him to continue with his creation duty.

The Brahma here is called "Thalaiyelughtai Matrum Brahma". The lord (Brahma) here is empowered to change our destiny for Good. Hence anyone visiting this temple will have their long pending wishes not fulfilled due to destiny will be fulfilled.

The Brahma idol here is worshipped with turmeric. The prasadam given at the sanadhi is also turmeric

Another highlight of this temple is this temple has Jeeva Samadhi of Pathanjali.He is the compiler of the Yoga Sutra.

There are three sanadhi for Siva - Brahampuriswarar,Godess and Brahma.The Jeeva Samathi of Pathanjali is on the corridor next to Braham's sanadhi.

How to reach here:
Thirupattur is a remote village around 30Kms from Tirchy. Thiruchirappali is well-connected by rail to almost all the major cities of India.

Cheers
Ramya

About the temple:

The Balaji Temple is located at Chilkur in the Hyderabad district. It is 33 Kms away from Mehedipatnam. Approximately 75,000 to 1,00,000 devotees visit in a week. Generally temple gets heavy rush on Fridays and Sundays.

The temple at Chilkur is managed by the hereditary trustee Sri M.V. Soundara Rajan and Sri C.S. Gopala Krishna. The entire family of the archaka, including the women are dedicated themselves to serve the God.

history

Twenty Five kilometers from Hyderabad off the Vikarabad road and on the banks of Osmansagar is the picturesque village of Chikur with its hoary temple dedicated to Sri Balaji Venkateshwara. From the style, structure and appearance, it can be inferred that the temple was built half a millennium ago. Set in sylvan surroundings, the temple attracts thousands of pilgrims every year and is an ideal place for sequestered retreat and meditation. It enjoyed in the past, great days of pomp and glory.

The temple is one of the oldest in Telengana, having been built during the time of Akkanna and Madanna, the uncles of Bhakta Ramdas. According to tradition, a devotee who used to visit Tirupati every year could not do so on one occasion owing to serious ill-health. Lord Venkateshwara appeared in his dream and said, "I am right here in the jungle nearby. You don't have to worry." The devotee at once moved to the place indicated by the Lord in the dream and saw a mole- hill there, which he dug up. Accidentally, the axe struck Lord Balaji's idol covered by the mole-hill below the chin and on the chest, and surprisingly blood started flowing profusely from the "wounds", flooding the ground and turning it scarlet. The devotee could not believe his eyes when he saw this. Suddenly he could not believe his ears also when he heard a voice from the air which said,"Flood the mole-hill with cow's milk. "When the devotee did so, a Swayambhu idol of Lord Balaji accompanied by Sridevi and Bhoodevi(a rare combination) was found, and this idol was installed with the due rites and a temple built for it.

Sri Balaji venkateshwara, the Pratyaksha Daiva in kaliyuga, is thus available at Chilkur to shower blessings on His devotees who for any reason are unable to go to Tirupati. Many devout worshippers flock to the temple, to receive the blessings of the Lord and his consorts throughout the year particularly during the Poolangi, Annakota and Brahmothsavams

With the earnest desire to revive the former glory and importance of the temple, the idol of Ammavaru was installed in 1963 the year following the Chinese aggression, and when the aggression was unilaterally vacated, Ammavaru was given the name of Rajya Lakshmi, signifying this welcome event. The unique feature of this idol is that lotus flowers are held in three hands and the fourth hand is in such a position towards the lotus feet which signifies the doctrine of Saranagathi.

The temple has been visited by great Acharyas from time to time. A visit to the temple is a must for the Jeer of Sri Ahobila Mutt every time he visits the twin cities, and in the temple is installed the idol of the first Jeer. The Tilakayaths of Sri Vallabhacharya Sampradaya have been regularly visiting the shrine. Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya of Sringeri Mutt and his disciple graced the efforts of the trustees in improving the temple.