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Mayilarangam Mayuranthar Shiva Temple, Lalgudi

Located in Periyaverseeli village in Lalgudi district, Mayilarangam Mayuranatha swamy Siva Temple and Mangalambika Temple had a hoary tradition but has been lost in the ravages of time.

This temple has been visited twice by the great Kanchi Shakaracharya and he mentioned the people that the upkeep of this temple would bless them with good progeny. Childless couples will be blessed with a child.The shrine of the mother is built in such a way that her full form slowly comes into focus like the kesadhi Pada varna mentioned in the scriptures.

The temple is now in a bad shape and needs the support of devotees. Yearly, A Chandi Homam is performed in a nearby temple and only during this temple sees some crowds.

Mayilarangam Mayuranthar Shiva Temple Lalgudi

Mayilarangam Mayuranthar Shiva Temple Gopuram Lalgudi

Mayilarangam Mayuranthar Shiva Temple premises

Mayilarangam Mayuranthar Shiva Temple corridor

Mayilarangam Mayuranthar Shiva Temple Entrance

Sacred Vilva Tree Lalgudi

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माईलरंगम मयूरंतर शिव मंदिर, लालगुडी

माईलरंगम मयूरंतर शिव मंदिर, लालगुडी

पेरियावेरसीली गाव के लालगुडी जिले में माईलरंगम मयूरंतर शिव और मंगलाम्बिका देवी का मंदिर है। इस मंदिर की पारम्परिक महत्वपूर्णता अब समय से साथ ही साथ लुप्त हो रही है।

इस मंदिर में कांची शंकराचार्य ने दो बार दर्शन किये है और यह कहा है की इस मंदिर में पूजा तथा मंदिर के कामो में भाग लेने वालो को भगवन आशीष देंगे और उनके वंश में गुणी संतान पैदा होंगे। निःसंतान लोगो को संतान प्राप्ति होगी। देवी माँ का आसन इस प्रकार बनाया है की वे धीरे धीरे प्रकाश में आती है जैसा की केसधि पड़ा वर्ण में लिखा गया है।

आजकल इस मंदिर की स्थिति जीर्ण हो गयी है और भक्तो के योगदान की ज़रूरत है। हर साल यहाँ चंडी होम किया जाता है और तब काफी लोग इकठ्ठा होते है।

माईलरंगम मयूरंतर शिव मंदिर, लालगुडी

माईलरंगम मयूरंतर मंदिर, लालगुडी

माईलरंगम शिव मंदिर, लालगुडी

मयूरंतर शिव मंदिर, लालगुडी

शिव मंदिर लालगुडी

मयूरंतर शिव मंदिर बगीचा

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आश्चर्यचकित कर देने वाली वास्तुकला - कांचीपुरम कैलाशनाथर मंदिर

इस मंदिर की वास्तुकला तथा सुंदरता के बारे में बोहोत कुछ लिखा जा चूका है फिर भी इस मंदिर की धार्मिक महत्वपूर्णता को ठीक से दर्शाया नहीं गया है।

इस मंदिर के शिवलिंग पर १६ धारियाँ का जिसे शोडष लिंग भी केहते है। यह बोहोत दुर्लभ दृश्य है। इस लिंग की परिक्रमा करने हेतु एक छोटे से गलियारे से होकर जाना पड़ता है जिसे मृत्यु द्वार कहते ऐ और भक्त जन्मा द्वार से बहार आते है। इस जन्म द्वार को माता के कोख़ का स्वरुप माना जाता है। यह अनुभव शब्दों में व्यक्त नहीं किया जा सकता , यह सिर्फ देखते तथा महसूस करते ही बनता है।

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर में वास्तुकला

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर वास्तुकला के खंभे

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर के खंभे

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर में वास्तुकला

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर में नंदी

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर खंभे

कैलाशनाथर मंदिर गोपुरम

कांचीपुरम कैलाशनाथर मंदिर गोपुरम

मंदिर गोपुरम

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Brahma Temples of South India

It is a common myth that Lord Brahma doesn't have a shrine anywhere and Pushkar is the only exception. But as per Agama Shastras, which define the architecture of any temple, every Shiva temple must have a shrine for Brahma.This can be noticed in most Shiva temples in south India especially TamilNadu.

Two such Brahma temples stand out in the south

1) Bramha Temple at Tirupattur near Trichy

When we travel from Chennai to Trichy it is before Samayapuram. Here Lord Brahma is supposed to change one's destiny. It also has Jeeva Samadhi's of Sages Patanjali and Vyakrapatha.

More details and photos can be found in the blog:
http://aalayamkanden.blogspot.in/2010/10/brahmapureeswarar-temple-tirupattur.html

2) Bramhashirakandeeswarar and Harashapa vimochana Perumal temples

These two temples are located almost opposite to each other in Tirukandiyur which on the Thanjavur - Kumbakonam route near Tiruvaiyaru. This place is in fact a Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva kshetra.niquely Lord Brahma is seen with his consort Saraswathi here and the local children come frequently for worship. Lord Shiva is known as Brahmasirakandeeswarar.

Lord Vishnu is known as Harashapa Vimochana perumal which is one of the 108 sacred temples for Vaishnavaites. The Lord here even removes the Brahmahatya dosham (sin of killing a saint, guru or a learned one) when committed unknowingly.Devotees should visit these two temples and get blessed by Brahma,Vishnu and Shiva.

Lord Brahma Vishnu Temple South India

Lord Brahma Vishnu Temple Gopuram South India

Lord Brahma Vishnu Temple Dwajasthambam South India

Lord Brahma Vishnu Temple Entrance South India

Lord Brahma Vishnu South India

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Siva temple which is always curtained at Cuddalore

Cuddalore town in Tamilnadu is known for the Hayagriva temple and Tirupathiripuliyur Shiva temple. A few kms from the cuddalore town(5 kms) is the Tirumanikuzhi Shiva Temple. The most unique feature of this Shiva temple is that the shrine of Lord Shiva(Vamanapureeswarar) is opened only during Aarthi for a few minutes. After that the screen(curtain) is put, the priest opens only when some other devotee comes for Aarthi.The legend is that Lord Shiva and Parvathi are together in this temple shrine.Here the lord is in Shiva Shakti Aiykya Swaroopa (Union of Lord Shiva and Shakti). There is no separate Palli-Arai. The 11 rudras are said to Guard the shrine. The divine mother is known as Ambujakshi ( on the lines of Kamakshi,Meenakshi etc.). The peetam here is known as Ambujakshi peetam. She occupies the prominence in this temple.

Couples who are seperated due to family problems worship Lord Shiva in this temple and offer their prayers.

Mahabali praying to Lord Shiva - Cuddalore TN

Mahabali Lord Shiva Architecture -Cuddalore TN

Mahabali Lord Shiva -Cuddalore TN

Mahabali Lord Shiva Linga pooja -Cuddalore TN

Lord Shiva and Paravathi together - Cuddalore TN

Tirumanikuzhi Shiva Temple - Cuddalore TN

Ambujakshi Shakti Peetam-Unique to this temple-Cuddalore TN

१०८ शिव लिंगो का मंदिर - पापनासम्

१०८ शिव लिंगो का मंदिर - पापनासम्

यह मंदिर कुम्बकोणम के पास पापनासम् में स्थित है। पापनासम् का अर्थ है "पाप का विनाश ". पुराणो के अनुसार यह मंदिर श्री राम ने बनवाया था और १०८ शिव लिंग स्थापित किये थे। रावण जो की असुर थे; एक महान शिव भक्त भी थे। रावण वध करके श्री राम को दोष हुआ। इसी दोष के निवारण हेतु उन्होंने यह मंदिर बनवाया।

इस मंदिर में पूजा करने से सारे पाप और दोषो से मुक्ति मिलती है। इस मंदिर में हनुमत लिंग नमक भव्य लिंग है जो श्री हनुमान ने स्थापित किया था। १०८ लिंगो को तीन पंक्तियों में समान रूप से व्यवस्थित किया गया है। कुम्बकोणम आने वाले यात्रिओ को यह मंदिर अवश्य देखना चाहिए।

108 Shiva Mandir - Papanasam, Kumbakonam

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नवलपक्कम का मंदिर और रहस्यमई शिलालेख

नवलपक्कम का मंदिर और रहस्यमई शिलालेख

नवलपक्कम, वंदवासी के पास स्थित एक छोटासा गाव है जो तमिल नाडु के तिरुवन्नामलई जिले में है। तमिल में नव्वल का अर्थ है जीत और पक्कम का अर्थ है राजाओ के रहने का स्थान। माना जाता है की इस स्थान के लोग अपनी विद्या द्वारा जीत पा सकते है। संस्कृत के अनेको विद्वानो की यह जन्मभूमि रह चुकी है। श्रीवैष्णव ब्राह्मण यही से उत्पन्न हुए है। यह स्थान श्रीनिवास पेरुमल मंदिर के लिए जाना जाता है।

मंदिर के देवता - इस मंदिर में श्री श्रीनिवास हयग्रीव नरसिंह और श्री राम के पावन स्थल है।

वास्तुशैली - तंजोर के नायक राज्य के राजकाल में यह मंदिर बनवाया गाय. इसका निर्माण १६ वि सदी में हुआ। राज गुरु श्रीनिवासाचार्य और फिर उनके पुत्र अय्या कुमार थट्टाचार्य ने इस मंदिर के निर्माण का भार संभाला।

इस मंदिर में अग्रहरम (ब्राह्मणो का निवास स्थान ) और एक पानी का कुण्ड भी है। इस मंदिर का भ्रमण करने वाले लोग इसके शांत वातावरण से मुग्ध हो जाते है।

इस मंदिर की दीवारो पर अनेको शिलालेख है। इन शिलालेखो की पूरी तर से जानकारी प्राप्त नहीं हुई है तथा इनपर जांच करना आवश्यक है।

रहस्यमई शिलालेख

दीवारो पर रहस्यमई शिलालेख

मंदिर की दीवारो पर रहस्यमई शिलालेख

मंदिर के रहस्यमई शिलालेख

त्यौहार/समारोह - यहाँ ब्रह्मोत्सव धूम धाम से मनाया जाता है। इस मंदिर के भक्त यहाँ ज्ञान और विद्या प्राप्ति हेतु पूजा करते है।

हाल ही में तमिल नाडु के राज्यपाल श्री रोसैया ने इस मंदिर का भ्रमण किया। नीचे दिए गए संकेत स्थल पर उन्होंने धर्मों के बीच भाईचारे को बढ़ावा देने की बात की - Call for universal brotherhood, tolerance

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दिशा निर्देश : नवलपक्कम चेन्नई से १०० किलोमीटर और कांचीपुरम से ३५ किलोमीटर पर है। वंदवासी से धिण्डीवनम तक बसे और ऑटो सेवाएं उपलब्ध है

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Sapta Kanya shrine at Tirumala,Tirupathi--Akkagarla Gudi

As we drive down from the holy Tirumala mountains, enroute there is a small shrine of Sri Sapta Kanya ( Bramhi, Maheswari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi , Narasimhi, Chamunda). The entrance to the shrine itself is very narrow and there are 7 stones kept there. According to Saints, this shrine was a huge temple in the past. Devotees had performed elaborate pujas there but today the cycle of time has brought this temple to such a sorry state.

Sri Sapta Kanya Deevathala pooja

But still, the power of the mother Goddess still remains there. Devotees to Tirupathi are requested to visit this shrine ( as they descend from the hills) and get blessed. Locally, this shrine is referred as Akkagaru (7 sisters) or Akkagarla Gudi. Every year in this temple very big pooja will be celebrated on the day of Varalakshmi pooja.

Lord Narasimha with Mystic third eye at Singa Perumal Temple, Chennai

Lord Narasimha with Mystic third eye at Singa Perumal Temple

Singaperumal is an ancient but well know town near Chennai. The town is named after an ancient Narsimha temple that is believed to be around 1500 years old. This temple is located on top of a hillock. The temple is also known as Patalathri which means reddish hill. The earlier name for this place was Paatalaadri puram.

Main Deities: The main deity of this temple is Lord Narsimha. Narsimha is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu that is half man half lion. Lord Vishnu reincarnated himself as Narsimha to kill demon Hiranyakashyap and save his devotee Prahlaad.The Goddess Mahalakshmi here is called as Ahobilavalli.

Temple Specialties:

Narsimha is seen here as Ugra (fierce) swaroop, his 4 hands holding conch, sudarshan chakra (wheel) and shows the Abhay (fearless) hastha (hand) with one hand and the last hand rests on his thigh. The idol has three eyes and the third eye is shown by the priest only after Aarthi. This third eye is usually covered with the thirunamam (a mark made by clay paste on the forehead). The temple priest will show us third eye during arathi by lifting the thirunamam.

A Very very Rare Alinjal tree or Ankola (Scientific name: Alangium Salvifolium) is found inside this temple. Only 10-15 trees of this kind can be seen in entire TamilNadu. The mentions of this tree can be found in ‘Naachiyaar Thirumozhi’ composed by Sri Aandaal.

Temple Architecture:

This temple is built during the reign of the Pallava kings.During the time of Narsimha Avtaar, this place was a dense forest. It is believed that the lord came into the dreams of a saint called Jaaplar as Ugra Narsimha (ferocious narsimha). Here the lord is 8 feet tall.This is a rock cut temple where the entire temple and deity have been carved out of a small hill.To go around the temple, one has to go around the entire hillock. This is also known as Giri Pradhakshinam.The entrance to the temple has 4 main pillars with different sculptures on it. The Dhwajasthambha or the pillar where lamps are lit has a sculpture of Sri Anjaneya (hanuman) on it.

Festivals and Prayers:

Giri Pradakshina on full moon day is very famous.

In the month of June (Tamil month of Chittrai) the biggest festival called Brahmotsavam takes place in this temple.

It is said that seeing the third eye of Lord Narsimha can remedy fears, psychological problems or enemy problems.

People praying for marriage or children tie a small piece of thread from their clothes on the branches of the Alinjal tree.

Lord Narashimha Temple Entrance

Lord Narasimha Temple Dhwajasthambha

Rocks near Lord Narashimha Temple

Lord Narasimha Temple Gopuram

Way to the Lord Narasimha Temple

Message on Rock near Lord Narasimha Temple

Contact Information:

Phone: +91- 44-27464325, 27464441

Timings: 7.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Directions: Singaperumal Koil is about 45 kilometers to the south of Chennai, 25 kms from Tambaram and the temple is located about 100 meters off the GST Road.

Nearest Railway Station : Singaperumal Koil.

Nearest Airport : Chennai (50 kms)

Nearest highway. : NH 4. (Bus Service 60 C.)

Temples in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

Nellore (Nelluru) is a city in Nellore district (officially: Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district), located on the banks of Penna River, is one of the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The district was known as Vikrama Simhapuri until 13th Century and later it came to be referred to as Nellore. According to Sthala Purana depicts, a lingam was seen in the form of a stone under nelli tree. The place gradually became Nelli-ooru (Nelli-Name of the Tree and ooru-place) and then to present day Nellore.

Another belief is that, the city derives its name from the Tamil, "nelli" which means rice, as paddy cultivation is the predominant occupation in this region.

It was named by Government of Andhra Pradesh as Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District after the immense contribution of the revolutionary freedom fighter who died fasting for the formation of seperate state for telugu people as Andhra Pradesh.

Historically the district was under the rule of mouryas, sathavahanas, pallavas, cholas, telugcholas, kakatias, pandyans etc. The great Telugu poet Tikkana Somayaji translated 15 parvas of Sanskrit Mahabharata into Telugu was from Nellore.

The Famous Temples in Nellore of Andhra Pradesh are as follows:

1. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple,Nellore
2. Sri Narasimha Konda Temple
3. Sri Jonnawada Kamakshi Temple
4. Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple
5. Sri Shiva Temple
6. Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple
7. Yadagiri Gudda Narasimha Temple
8. Mantralaya Sri Ragavendra Swami Temple

1. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple,Nellore