Navaratri are celebrated with full energy, faith, dedication and devotion. There are ample mode transportation towards the Godavari Tir temple. Although the road transport is the most common, because the nearest railway stations is also little far, but people come to the railway station and from there they board the local buses towards the temple Rajamundry Railway station is one of the biggest railway stations in Andhra Pradesh. Airport services are available in the major cities adjacent to this temple.
Rajamundry airport is situated near Madhurpadi, 18 kms from the city. You must be logged in to post a comment. Remember me. He had 27 daughters and Sati Devi is one among them. Sati Devi got married to Lord Shiva. When Dashka entered the arena of a yaga performed by Agni, everyone except Lord Shiva stood up as a mark of respect.
Later when Daksha conducted a yaga himself, he did not invite his daughter and his son-in-law. In its site stands a lone pillar, as a mute spectator. The present Shiva temple which is quite well known locally than the Shankari Temple was a recent construction. There is a small Devi Shrine built adjacent the Shiva temple. The famed Bilva tree which is perched right on the edge of the hill some hundred meters above the Indian ocean.
It is a exhilarating and spectacular sight to behold. All round, silence reflects which is needed most in this war torn nation rightfully called as a paradise. There is also a more famous Kali temple in the heart of the town to which devotees can make a visit en-route from the Shankari Temple.
The town of Kanchi was the capital of the ancient Pallavas. The Kailasanathar temple here is one of the grand Pallava monuments. The first three mentioned above are located in a manner as to suggest the Somaskanda manifestation of Shiva, Uma and Skanda in the town of Kanchi.
There are no shrines to Ambal, in any of the shrines to Shiva in Kanchi. Kamakshi is considered to be wholly present in Kanchipuram, as the only Ambal shrine. Architecture : The temple covers an area of about 5 acres, and the sanctum is crowned with a gold plated vimanam. Kamakshi is enshrined in a seated posture in the sanctum — and is referred to as the Parabhrama Swarupini, seated with Bhrama Vishnu Rudra Eswara and Sadasiva.
A Sri Chakram has been installed in front of the image and worship is offered to it. It is believed that Kamakshi was originally a Ugra Swaroopini, and that Aadi Sankaracharya, upon establishing the Sri Chakra, personified her as the Shanta Swaroopini see also Akhilandeswari at Tiruvanaikkaval. It is believed that during the days of Adi Sankara, the presence of the Ugra Swaroopini was felt outside the temple precincts, and that Sankaracharya had requested her not to leave the temple complex.
Symbolic of this, the festival image of Kamakshi, takes leave from Sankaracharya, at his shrine in the inner prakaram, each time she is taken out in procession. The layout of the temple is rather complicated. The outer prakaram houses the temple tank, and several mandapams such as the pillared hall, the dwajaarohana mandapam etc. Imposing views of the golden vimanam can be had from the outer prakaram, which is pierced with four entrances on all four sides. Images to Vishnu Ninraan, Irundaan, Kidandaan are seen near the temple tank.
One enters the four pillared hall then the inner prakaram, and climbs a series of steps, and reaches the sanctum. Immediately surrounding the sanctum are small shrines to Ardhanareeswarar, Soundaryalakshmi, Kallar who has been mentioned in the hymns of Tirumangaialwar and Varaahi.
About Goddess Kamakshi : The Padmasana posture is said to resemble a lotus. In the Yogic practice this resembles the form of meditation. The Goddess holds a Sugarcane bow on her left upper arm and Lotus, Parrot in her right upper arm. The Goddess also has divine chakras called Pasa and Angusa in her arms. The Goddess also has a Chandraperai a shape of moon like structure in her forehead. The Goddess Kamakshi is situated in the middle of temple premises. History reveals that Goddess Kamakshi was praying under a mango tree with a Shiva lingam made of sand to marry the great Lord Shiva.
After a long duration of dedicated and devoted meditation to Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva appeared before her and married the Goddess Kamakshi, a divine form of Parvati. There are no traditional Parvati or Shakti shrines in the city of Kanchipuram, apart from this temple, which adds even more legend to this temple. Festivals : Four worship services are offered each day. The jewels adorning the image of the deity are of great beauty.
The annual festival is celebrated in the month of Maasi. The silver chariot festival falls on the 7th day. By Bus: Regular buses are available from Chennai to Kanchipuram.
State owned public transport buses connect Kanchipuram to many cities in and around Chennai. But as such there is no temple also. A story says that Sage Rishya Shringala has brought to her to shringeri in karnataka. At present there is no temple in the place, a minar was built there by muslim invaders and at present the place is under the protection of Archaeological society of India, the door was locked and when we enquired the way inside we came to know that entry was banned into the temple the so called minar because of security reasons, but there were clear cut and significantly distinguishable features at the main door of the construction showing that it was once the main entrance of a Hindu temple probably of Shrinkhala Devi.
There were ruins of temple infront of minar. Another supportive evidence about the temple was obtained when we enquired local residents, Every year during magha maasa Around February a festival by name MELA TAALA of about 30 days duration is celebrated in the premises of the minar which is attended by local hindu and muslim communities in large numbers More than 1 lakh. It is one of the important celebration of that place. Another interesting fact is that near to Pandua there is a temple of Hanseswari mata which is regarded as Shakti peetha.
Taking into consideration all the above facts observed and collected it could be a possibility that it was the place where there was Shrinkhala devi temple. Regarding the story of Rushya srunga it is said that he was grown up by his father from his child hood without exposure to the external world away from everyone except his father himself in the forest.
This sage was pure at heart that he had a soul of an infant who does not get into the wordy joy. This made him a devotee of Shrinkhala devi. He requested this sage to conduct a yagna to get relief of very long famine which was relieved after the yagna. On the request of the king this sage married Santha devi and conducted the above metioned Yagna. After some time this great sage as was a great devotee of Shrinkhala devi brought her in the sense his mother to Sringeri and distributed the energy around the Srunga parvatha and there he constructed temples to the deity.
These places are also regarded as Shakti peethas. Mysore was ruled by the demon-king Mahishasura, he was a buffalo-headed monster. For this reason, came the name of this place — Mahishuru, the town of demon Mahisha. Hearing to the prayers of Gods and Goddess to save them from the monster, Goddess Parvathi, consort of Lord Siva , took birth as Chamundeshwari and killed the monster.
After killing the demon, the Goddess resided atop the Chamundi Hills, where she is worshiped with reverence and devotion. The goddess is also called Mahishasura Mardini meaning She who slew Mahishasura. About the Temple : The Chamundi temple has always been patronised by the rulers of Mysore. This gigantic Nandi is likely one of the largest within India, 16 ft. The magnificent pendent bells around its neckline are exquisite. Nandi as well as the temple beside it can be found at the th step of the Chamundi Hill.
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III repaired the holy place in and built the current attractive forty-meter and seven storied Gopura tower at the doorway with gold finials, and set up statues of his and his 3 queens. There are two other temples dedicated near to Chamundi temple, Lakshmi Narayana Swamy and Mahabaleswara temple. Sri Mahabaleswara temple — devoted to Lord Shiva in the shape of Linga, is a oldest temple at the hill.
It was built prior to the beginning of the Hoysala rule. Epigraphical evidences point to this area as Mabhala or Mabbala theertha and states that Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana has given donations to the temple in A.
The Mahishasura Statue — built in by Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar and Rajendra Vilas palace — was once a popular hotel earlier are few other attractions on the Chamundi hill. A panoramic view of the city is viewed from the top of the Chamundi hills. Among other landmarks, you are able to see the race course, the Lalitha Mahal palace, Mysore Palace, Karanji and Kukkarahalli lakes. At dusk, the view of the city is very beautiful, and on Sunday evenings and during the Dasara festival, the illuminated Mysore Palace glitters resembling gold!
By Air: Mysore has a small domestic airport which is connected to Bangalore. Bangalore is also the nearest international airport which is at a distance of km away from Mysore. There are regular flights to Bangalore from all the major cities in India. Bangalore is connected to many international cities as well. Taxi services are available from Bangalore to Mysore which costs about Rs Vanities of tourist buses are available from Bangalore to Mysore and fare is about Rs 4 to 5 per km. By Train: Mysore railway station is connected to Bangalore, which is km away.
Bangalore is well connected to all the other cities in India. Jogulamba Devi temple at Alampur, one of the 18 Sakti peethams in Indian sub-continent, including Sankari Devi temple in Sri Lanka, has been reconstructed after years.
According to historical sources, the temple was razed to the ground during Muslim invasion in AD. The local people put up a fierce resistance and killed the invaders and moved the main idol to the nearby Balabrahmeswara temple.
Since then, the idol had been worshipped in the secluded place in the temple. The Chalukyas of Badami, mainly by the initiative of Pulakesin-II put up a number of temples in and around Alampur in the 7th and 8th centuries. The Jogulamba temple was reconstructed at the same place where it stood.
Since the Alampur temple complex was declared a heritage site, the supporters of Jogulamba temple had a difficult time to convince the Archaeological Survey of India and the State Government to revive the temple. Fund mobilisation The temple was designed to match the Chalukyan architecture so that the new temple would fit into the group of temples. The Endowments Department, led by the former Commissioner, Ajay Kallam, took initiative to raise funds for reconstruction of the temple.
The temples across the country donated money for the temple while Srisailam Devastanam adopted it to ensure uninterrupted rituals. Giving the reasons for failure to revive the temple in the last years, Sanskrit scholar, historian and epigraphist, Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma, has analysed that political uncertainty prevailed during the medieval age delayed the reconstruction of the temple.
Alampur is in Mahbubnagar district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Alampur is the meeting point of the sacred rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kashi also known as Navabrahmeshwara Theertha and the Western Gateway of Srisailam, the famous Shaivite Shaivism pilgrim centre.
The principal deities at Alampur are Brahmeshwara and Jogulamba. It is surrounded by the Nallamalai hills. Alampur is situated on the left bank of the Tungabhadra river.
There are Navabhrama Temples, these impressive temples should be visited on tour to Andhra Pradesh not only because they are historically important but also because they reflect remarkable architectural skills. Temples in Alampur Navabhramma temples in Alampur: Alampur is the home of very ancient Navabhramma temples dating back to the 7th century CE. The Nava Bhramma temples were built by the Badami Chalukyas, who ruled for about years from the middle of the sixth century onwards.
The Alampur site preserves archeological remains in the form of temples exhibiting a hybrid style of architecture — dating back to the 6th-7th centuries CE. Some of the images from this site are also housed in a museum nearby. These temples are all enclosed in a courtyard on the left bank of the river Tungabhadra. The Bala Bhramma temple is the principal shrine of worship. It dates back to the year CE — per the inscriptions seen here. Shivaratri is celebrated in great splendour here. The Taraka Bhramma temple is partly in ruins, and it has no image in the sanctum.
It bears telugu inscriptions from the 6th-7th century CE. The Swarga Bhramma temple with an imposing tower is considered to be among the finest in Alampur, and is an excellent specimen of Chalukyan architecture and sculpture. It contains several sculptures in bas relief, and it dates back to the end of the 8th century.
Padma Bhramma temple : The Padma Bhramma temple partly in ruins, contains a Shivalingam of clear stone with mirror like finish.
The Viswa Bhramma temple is among the most artistic of the Nava Bhramma temples. The sculptural work here depicts scenes from the epics. Suryanarayana temple: Also in the enclosed courtyard is located the Suryanarayana temple, dating back to the 9th century. This temple has bas reliefs representing the incarnations of Vishnu. Near Alampur, is Papanasam with a cluster of over 20 temples of varying sizes and styles. The most important of these is the Papanaseswara temple.
How to reach:- Alampur has a railway station, which is nearly 8 km far from the town and is situated on the main line of Hyderabad — Kurnool.
The nearest major railway station is at Kurnool which is at just 27 km from Alampur and all major trains halt here. Alternatively, driving down or hiring a taxi would be an ideal option to reach the place easily. Picture gallery:. Here River Krishna is in the form of Patalaganga underground spring. Lakhs of devotees take a holy dip here and then go for the Darshan of the JyotirLinga.
The shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna picturesquely situated on a flat top of Nallamalai Hills, Srisailam is reputed to be one of the most ancient kshetras in India.
It has been a popular centre of Saivite pilgrimage for centuries. The prominence of this Divya Kshetram is highlighted by the fact that while performing our daily household rituals we specify place of location of our existence with reference to Srisailam. The presiding Deities of this kshetram Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy is one of the twelve Jyothirlingas and Goddess Bhramaramba Devi is one of the eighteen Mahasakthis and both are self-manifested. The unique feature of this kshetram is the combination of Jyothirlingam and Mahasakthi in one campus, which is very rare and only one of its kind.
There is a common belief in vogue that this Holy Kshetram exists from times immemorial. The Mallikarjuna Linga is accessible to each and every devotee and anybody can go into the sanctum sanctorum of Mallikarjuna, touch him and perform Abhishekam and Archana himself to recitation of Mantras by Archakas without caste or creed or religion.
This clearly reveals that socialistic pattern of society started from this place and it is still in existence. History of Srisailam : Srisailam was famous in the 4th century A. D, according to Nasik inscription in this inscription mountain was divided into 3 parts. One of them was sirithan. Later it was called as Nallamala. Nasik inscription was carved by pulomavi belongs to satavahana dynasty.
He ruled Deccan from to A. Satavahanas : Thomis was the oldest dynasty, which ruled Andhra. Their rule was ended in 3rd century. Ikshavakas came to powers that were Samanthas to satavahanas. Ikshavakus were also known as Sriparvatiyas.
They built Vijayapuri near Nagarjunakonda and ruled part of East Deccan. This was spread in between Srisaila hill to Gunjdlakamma up to Bay of Bengal. Hiranyaka Brahmin ruler fought to brought up Brahminism. Srisailam flourished during his period because he was devotee of Lord Shiva. Srimukhavarma of Pallavas, Subedar of Satavahana princess of Kotanaga family and occupied the kingdom. Later he defeated purushadatta king of Ikshavaka and occupied.
Thus Srisailam also came under control of Pallavas in 3rd century. Pallavas: Trilochana Pallava deforests the Srisailam area and makes it for shelter to Brahmins.
Later he was defeated by Karikala Chols and became king of this kingdom. Vishnukundinas: 2nd Rudrasena of Vakata dynasity belongs to latter period of 4th century.
He was married Prabhavathi, daughter of 2nd Chandra Gupta of Magadha. Prjbhavathi ruled this dynasty with her 3 sons after demise of second Rudrasena. During this period Srisailam was under them. Srisailam was developed by both dynasties that is Vakatakas and Magadhas.
Kakatiyas: This is one A. D of the dynasty which. They were the followers of Chalukyas. They combine all the Telugu people areas and make a big kingdom. Rudramadevi ruled between A. Prataparudra became king. He defeated the opponents and established peace in this region. He made some habitation by destroying the forest area. It was handed over to his chieftain Patytasahni. Prataparudra and his wife worshipped Srisaila Mallikarjuna and offered Tulabhara.
It means with their physical weight they given offerings to God. Peketi Kommaiah given as dana some of his kingdom to lord Mallikarjuna for performing noontime Pujas.
Reddy rajus of Kondaveedu: after decline of Kakatiya dynasty, two dynasties of Reddyrajus founded by Prolaya Vemareddy and Vijayanagara kingdom. Prolaya Vemareddy occupied Srisailam and he paved the steps path to Patalaganga. He also constructed steps to Ahobilam. Anavema redddy occupied Srisailam and Tripurantakam from Vijayanagara kings and constructed Veerasiromandapam in A.
Vijayanagaras occupied Srisailam in A. Vijayanagara kings: 2nd Harihararaya devotee of Srisaila Mallikarjuna constructed entry face Mukhamandapa shrine to Lord Mallikarjuna temple. Vithalamba wife of 2nd Harihara also constructed steps to Patalaganga and there she founded Vithaleswara statue.
Saluva Tirumalaiah given many danas offerings to Srisailam temple. Saluva dynasty people given many offering god. They offered lands gardens and constructions to the temple. Srikrishna devaraya divided Srisailam and makes it as a separate state. During this period Srisailam got fame and due importance was given to the temple.
Parvathanayaka, follower of Srikrishnadevaraya coated copper layer to Garbhalaya and golden layer to Mukhamandapa in A. In Chandrasekharamatya, minister was constructed kalyanamandapa and chinnagudi. Sagalamarri village was also built near by. Salakaraju constructed yagnasala. Of the above dynasities, Kakatiyas paid greater attention towards the construction of temple.
Ganapathi deva spent every year 12 thousand golden coins for the development of Srisailam. Mailamahadevi sister of Ganapathi deva constructed temple for Mallikarjuna swamy. It is said that ruling period of Reddy rajus was the golden age of Srisailam.
During this age they make Srisailam become popular visiting place to devotees with the effort of construction of steps to reach Srisailam. They also constructed Mandapam in the temple premises. It was said that devotees offered their body parts viz tongue, hands, legs, and head to god in this Virasiro Mandapam. Another important dynasty that struggle for the development of Srisailam was Vijayanagara rulers.
Srikrishna Devaraya declared Srisailam as a separate state. He was took up constructions for temple Rajagopuram, rest shelters for pilgrims on both sides to chariot street. Srikrishna Devaraya carved a wall around the temple with rich sculpture. Ruler of Maharashtra, Chatrapathi Sivaji was also served for the development of Srisailam.
He took up the works like construction of North shrine to the temple and allotted some money for the maintenance of temple and allotted separate army force for the protection of the temple.
It is mentioned in 20th chapter of Padmapuranam uttarakhanda 11th chapter of Markandeya puranam, 6th chapter of Shivapurana Rudrasamhita, Adityapuranam, and Mahabharatha Vanaparvam, 80th chapter of Bhaghvatha Dasamaskandam, 40th chapter of sheshadarmam of Harivamsam. Skandapuranm, one of the 18 Puranas, 64th chapter of Srisailakandam describe the complete features of Srisailam. Beside these there are many book in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada. Marathi described about Srisailam. The foreign travelers like Hueyanthsang, Ithsinghansinikicthen etc had written about the Srisailam in there books.
This angered him. In spite of being restrained by his parents, he touched their feet in obeisance and left for Krounch Mountain. Parvati was very distraught at having to be away from her son, implored Lord Shiva to look for their son.
Together, they went to Kumara. But, Kumara went away a further three Yojanas, after learning about his parents coming after him to Krouncha Mountain. Before embarking on a further search for their son on each mountain, they decided to leave a light on every mountain they visited.
From that day, that place came to be known as JyotirLinga Mallikarjuna. It is believed that Shiva and Parvati visit this palce on Amavasya No moon day and full Moon day Pournami, respectively.
Visiting this JyotirLinag not only blesses one with innumerable wealth, but also name and fame and fulfils all the desires. Once, a princess named Chandravati decided to go to the Jungles to do penance and meditation. She chose Kadali Vana for this purpose. One day, she witnessed a miracle. A Kapila cow was standing under a Bilwa tree and milk was flowing from all of its four udders, sinking into the ground.
The cow kept doing this as a routine chore everyday. Chandravati dug up that area and was dumb founded at what she saw. There was a self-raising Swyambhu SivaLinga.
It was bright and shining like the sun rays, and looked like it was burning, throwing flames in all directions. They contain bag of seeds Beeja , axe Parashu , lotus Kamala and a dish Madhu patra from lower-right to lower-left in order.
Previously there were two sects of Upasakas in Pithapuram worshiping Puruhootika devi. The first one calling her as Puruhootha Lakshmi Meditating on Kamala and Madhu patra and worshiping in Samayachara and the second one calling her Puruhoothamba Meditating on Parashu and Beeja and worshiping in Vamachara. There is also a tale that the original statue of Puruhutika devi was buried under the temple which was worshiped by them.
Pithapuram has many important temples: 1. Kukkuteswara swamy temple: It is the main temple in Pithapuram. She is present in the Garbha griha of Kukkuteswara swami towards the left. Rajarajeswari: She is the Deveri wife of Kukkuteswara swamy.
Also present in the same campus. Body part :Devi's left hand has fallen here. Rajahmundry is the nearest airport. Draksharama constitues one of the five Arama kshetras of Andhra Pradesh, sacred to Shiva, the other four being Kumararama, Ksheerarama and Bheemarama and Amararama. Draksharama is one of the important centers of Shiva worship in Andhra Pradesh. Several legends tie together the five Pancharama temples dedicated to Shiva. Legend also has it that Vyasa installed the Shivalingam at Draksharama.
Legend also has it that Draksharama was the site of Daksha yagna. Since it is believed that Sati immolated herself at the site of her father's sacrificial hall, no sacrificial yagna rituals are performed here.
The Bhimeswara temple at Draksharama has two prakarams. The outer prakaram is pierced with four entrances each with a gopuram. The gopuram on the west is a five tiered one. The entrance to the inner prakaram is on the south. A pillared two storeyed verandah lines the inner prakaram tiruchutrumaaligai in the ancient temples of Tamilnadu. The sculptural work in the mukha mandapam depicts clear Chalukyan features. The sanctum is two storeyed. The walls surrounding both levels are beautified with sculptural work.
Two flights of stairs lead to the upper level of the sanctum.
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