Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhus South India Tour PDF
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhus South India Tour PDF
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhus South India Tour PDF
MAHAPRABHU’S
SOUTH INDIA YATRA
1. KURMA KSHETRA
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• Saw the deity, offered prayers, danced, and made everyone chant
• Instructed the Vedic Brahmana Kurma to remain in family life and
preach
The deity is in the tribhangi posture, with two hands and the head of a
boar on a human torso and a lion tail
Lord jumped to rescue Prahlad when he was thrown and hence the
lord’s feet is deep inside and not to be seen.
Combined form of Varaha and NArasimha to give darshan to Prahlad
who desired to see the combiend form
Deity installed by Prahlad, worshipped by Pururava, and
reconstructed by the Vijayanagara kings.
SIMHACHALAM
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Meeting place of Ramananda raya and Mahaprabhu
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The following places in and around Rajahmundry are covered below where
transcendental pastimes took place by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri
Ramananda Raya, Lord Nrsimhadeva, Prahlad Maharaja, Lord Sri Kurmadeva and
visiting of Vaishnava-acaryas Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
(1) Meeting of Lord Caitanya and Sri Ramananda Raya - Sri Ramananda Gaudiya
Math, Kovvur;
(2) Sri Ghosapada - where sage Gautama Rsi lived; Lord Caitanya visited this place;
(3) Sri Varada Gopal Temple - Lord Caitanya visited this place;
(4) Sri Lakshmi Nrsimha Swamy Temple, Antarvedi - important temple of Lord
Nrsimhadeva;
(5) Antarvedi-Godavari sangam;
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(6) Lord Sri Jagan Mohini Keshava Swamy Temple, Ryali - important pastime of Lord
Sri Krishna as Jagan Mohini and Lord Siva took place here as described
inSrimad-Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 12. Lord Caitanya visited this temple;
(7) Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha Dashavatara Temple, ISKCON Rajahmundry
A legend has it that the Sage Gautama lived in the Brahmagiri Hills at
Trayambakeshwar with his wife Ahalya. The couple lived the rest of
their lives in the then village "Govuru" which is now called "Kovvur"[Cow
= ఆవ / వ ] after the British rule. Ahalya lived in a nearby place
"Thagami" which in due course of time changed to the name
"Thogummi". The Rishi as a reason for Annadanam (The nature of
giving away food), started cultivating rice crops and other crops.
Once, a holy cow (maaya-dhenu) created by Lord Ganesh on the wish
of munis, which resembled a normal cow entered his abode and
started spoiling the rice while he was meditating.
MALLIKĀRJUNA-TĪRTHA (cc ML 9.15)
• Mallikarjuna is also known as Sri Saila. It is situated about one hundred miles northeast of
Karnula on the southern bank of the Krsna River. There are great walls all around the
village, and within the walls resides the deity known as Mallikarjuna. It is a deity of Lord Siva
and is one of the Jyotir-lingas."
• Mallikarjuna Jyotir-linga temple at Srisaila is located atop Nallamalai Hill, along the River
Krishna.
• This mountain is also known as Siridhan, Srigiri, Sirigiri, Sriparvatha and Srinagam Hill. The
ancient Mallikarjuna Temple is rich in architecture and sculpture, and has been renovated
and expanded over many years of patronage by various rulers.
• The presiding deities of this kshetram are Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy, the Jyotir-linga, and his
consort Bhramaramba Devi, who is one of the eighteen Mahasakthis. Both deities are
svayambhu, or self-manifested. The Mallikarjuna Linga is accessible to all devotees, and
anyone can go into the sanctum sanctorum, touch the deity and perform abhishekam and
archana, regardless of caste or creed. This non-sectarian mood of worship is a fitting
reflection of what was surely Lord Caitanya's mood in visiting Mallikarjuna-tirtha, where He
undoubtedly distributed mercy to all the fallen conditioned souls unreservedly.
GAUTAMI GANGA
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Knowing that a cow shall not be treated harshly, he put the dharbha grass on the
cow and to his surprise it fell dead. The munis and muni-patnis said “we thought that
Gautama maharshi is an Uttama, but he did Go-hatya!”. The Rishi wished to atone
for the sin of ‘Gohathya’ - killing a sacred cow. He went to Nashik and did Tapas to
Lord Tryambakeshwar (Lord Shiva) on the advice of the other rishis. The rishi
requests the lord to release him from the sin by making the River Ganges flow over
the cow. Lord Shiva was pleased with the Rishi and diverted the river Ganges to flow
over the cow where it died which is in "Govuru". The River Godavari is thus born in
Nashik and flowing past the village Kovvur and merge with the Bay of Bengal at last.
MALLIKĀRJUNA-TĪRTHA
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MALLIKĀRJUNA-TĪRTHA (Srisailam)
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AHOBHILA NARASIMHA- AHOBILAM
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• Ahobilam is located in Karnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the hills of the eastern ghats,
about 400 KM northwest of Chennai.
• The temple consists of nine shrines to Lord Nrisimha located around a 5 KM circle. In
addition to the nine shrines, there is a temple for Prahaladavarada Varadhan in the foothills
of the mountain. Due to security reasons and the difficulty in performing daily worship,
many of the utsava vigrahas of the nine shrines are kept in this temple
• Ahobilam is the place where the Lord killed Hiranyakasipu and saved Prahalada.
Mahalakshmi took avathar as Chenchulakshmi among the Chenchu, tribal hunters of the
hills, and married the Lord.
• Brahmanda Purana says that this place was once the palace of Hiranyakasipu who was
slain by Sriman Narayana manifesting as Narasimha from a pillar there for the sake of his
staunch devotee Prahlada. Vagaries of time brought about the destruction of the then
existing structures yielding place to nature's creation of the mountain range that preserved
the site of incarnation as "Svayam Vyakta Kshetram" of Lord Narasimha.
AHOVALA NARASIMHA- AHOBILAM
2. Ahobhilam :Nava Narasimha kshetra
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AHOBHILA NARASIMHA- AHOBILAM (CC ML-9.16)
According to Stala Purana, there are two popular legends for the
derivation of the word 'Ahobilam'. It is stated that the Devas (Gods),
while witnessing the terrific aspect (Ugra Kala), the lord took on in order
to tear to pieces Hiranyakasipu sung in His praise as 'Ahobala' (Lo: the
strength). Hence this place has come to be known as Ahobilam. In
support of this, there is a prapatthi sloka about-Ahobilam that reads:-
"Aho Veeryam Aho Souryarn Aho Bahuparakramah
Naarasimham Param Daivam Ahobilam Aho Balam.
The other version is that because of the great cave, the Ahobila, where
Garuda worshipped, did penance and realised the lord, the place itself
has come to be called Ahobilam.
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The other objects of this place are 'Ugra Sthambham' and 'Prahlada Mettu'.
(a) UGRA STHAMBHAM
At a distance of eight kilometres from the Upper Ahobilam temple, we can see a cleft
of the mountain dividing it into two visible parts. It is a long-held view that from the cleft,
the Lord appeared in the form of Narasimha and this cleft is known as 'Ugra
Sthambham'.
(b) PRAHALADA METTU
The small shrine, situated in a cave on the hill, is in between Ugra Sthambham and the
Upper Ahobilam. It is dedicated to Prahlada Narashimha Swamy. The image of the
Prahlada is installed in a small cave.
There are a number of holy 'theerthas' (water ponds) round this place. Of these,
Rakthakundam is the most important. It is stated that Lord Narasirnha after killing the
demon Hiranyakasipu, washed his hands in this 'theertham' and hence the water is still
reddish in appearance. (History of the cult of Narasimha in Andhra Pradesh by Dr. M.
Narasimhacharya).
SIDDHAVAṬA (LORD RAMA TEMPLE, Vontimitta)
• Temple is 28 km from Kadapa Town, 16 km from Siddout fort via Bhakarapeta
• Temple deities established by Jambavan , Built by Vontu & Mittu,
• Sita Rama Lakshman seen without Hanuman, separate sanctum for Hanuman
• Antaranga mandapa- 32 pillars, Vijayanagar architecture style
• According to Legend, Rama, Lakshmana and Sita spent some time here in the
forest during the period of their exile. Once to quench the thirst of Sita, Rama shot
an arrow deep into the earth, upon which sweet water gushed out. Later, with this
perennial water spring, two small tanks named Rama theertham and Lakshmana
Theertham.
• Bammera Potana who lived in Vontimitta wrote his magnum opus Maha
Bhagavatham in Telugu language and dedicated it to Rama. Vavilakolanu Subba
Rao, known as ‘Andhra Valmiki’ for translating Valmiki’s Ramayana (the Hindu epic
that narrates Rama's tale) into Telugu also spent his time here worshipping Rama.
The saint-poet Annamacharya is said to have visited the temple and composed
and sang songs or kirtans in praise of Rama.
SIDDHAVAṬA (LORD RAMA TEMPLE)- Vontimatta
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Pazhani- Darshan as a small child- Angered because he was not given the
special fruit and Ganesha received it.
Swamimalai- Place where he taught the meaning of Omkara to his father Siva
Thiruchendur- Gained victory over Surapadaman in the war
Thiruparankundram- Married Devayani (Indra’s daughter) and settled
Thiruthani- After marrying Valli settled here and gives darshan
Pazhamudircholai- Gives darshan with both consorts
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TRIMATHA (TRIVIKRAMA)
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- The lord appeared in the form of Trivikramaaa to honor Mrkandu Rishi’s desire
- Originally a Krishna Kshetra, vishnu durga deity is present.
- Trivikrama deity -Right hand and right leg held upward.
- Lord appeared to the first three alawars, poigai alwar, peyi alwar and
boothathalwar here . The first few verses of the Divyaprabantham were composed
here (glories of 108 temples and forms of the Lord...each alwar (devotee) had love for the Lord. Sacred poetry equal to the vedas)
- The temple has a eleven-tiered rajagopuram with a height of 192 ft (59 m), the
third tallest Vishnu temple tower in Tamil Nadu, after the one in Srirangam
Ranganathaswamy temple and Srivilliputhur Andal Temple.
- After this Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu again visited the brahmana at Siddhavata
211 km
VṚDDHAKĀŚĪ (VRDDACALAM)
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-Siva Temple named Virudagireeswara temple, Thirumoodukundram, ancient hill,
bank of River Manimukha-Vellar.
-Known Vrddhakasi as it is considered equivalent to Kasi, Svaymabhu linga
TIRUPATI AND TIRUMALA
At Vaikuntha, Lord Vishnu was reposing on Adisesha with Sri Mahalakshmi in service at his
feet. Finding that Lord Vishnu also did not notice him, the sage was infuriated and kicked
the Lord on His chest, the place where Mahalakshmi resides. Vishnu, in an attempt to pacify
the sage, got hold of the legs of the sage and started to press them gently in a way that was
comforting to the sage. During this act, he squeezed the extra eye that was present in the
sole of Bhrigu's foot. The extra eye is believed to represent the sage's egotism. The sage
then realized his grave mistake and apologized to Vishnu. Thereupon, the sage concluded
that Lord Vishnu was the most supreme personality of godheadand told the rishis the same.
Next part of the story please follow the link-
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Venkateswara's temple, today is located at the top of the Seven hills in Tirumala. It stands as
a special place, commemorating the marriage between the two. Everyday, a kalyana utsavam
celebrates the divine union in a celebration that stretches to eternity. Even today, during the
Brahmotsavam at the temple, turmeric, kumkum and a sari are sent from the temple to
Alamelu Mangapuram, the abode of Padmavati.
The seven hills, also called Saptagiri, represent the saptarishis (seven sages). They sometimes
called the Sapathagiri. Hence the Lord is named Saptagirinivasa (the lord of seven hills). The
following are the seven hills:
● Anjanadri — Hill of Lord Hanumanji. It is said to be birthplace of lord Hanuman.
● Neeladri – Hill of Neela Devi – It is believed that hair offered by the devotees is
accepted by Neela Devi. It is because of boon granted by Lord Venkateswara to Neela
Devi.
● Garudadri or Garudachalam – Hill of garuda, the carrier of Lord Vishnu
● Seshadri or Seshachalam – Hill of Sesha, the dasa of Lord Vishnu
● Naraynadri – Hill of Narayana. Srivari Padalu are located here
● venkatadri – Hill of Lord Venkateswar
● Vrushabhadri – Hill of nandi, the carrier of Lord Shiva
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The Lord that has established himself on the hill is in the form of Narasimha (man-lion) which
Lord Vishnu assumed to kill Hiranyakasipu, a rakshasa father of Prahlada, a great devotee.
He is also called as Sudarsana Narasimhaswamy. The legend says that Namuchi, a
Rakshasa after great penance obtained a boon from Brahma that he would not be killed by
anything that is either wet or dry. He began to harass Indra and the Devathas. Encouraged
and supported by Lord Vishnu, Indra commenced destroying the army of Rakshasa Namuchi,
who did in a cave in Sukshmakaram (small size) giving up his sthulakaram (Physical
manifestation). Indra dipped Sudarsanam, the disc of Lord Vishnu in the foam of the ocean
and sent it into the cave. Lord Vishnu manifesting himself at the centre of the disc destroyed
the Pranavayuvu (life breath) of the Rakshasa with the fire of his exhalation. He thus got the
name of Sudarsana Narasimha. The blood that flowed from the body of the Rakshasa
seemed to have formed into a pool at the foot of the hill which is known hill. The Devathas
themselves were unable to withstand the fire of the anger of the Lord and they prayed for
appeasement. The Lord took amrutam (nectar) and cooled down. It was in Krithayugam. The
Lord said that he would be satisfied with ghee in Threthayugam, with milk in Dwaparayugam
and with panakam(Jaggery water) in Kaliyugam. Hence the Lord is called in Kaliyugam as
Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy.
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It is said that here, god is self-existent. In the temple, there will be no statue of the god, but
there is only mouth, widely opened to 15 cms. The mouth is covered by metal face of the god.
The temple will be opened till afternoon only, with the belief that devatas will perform pujas in
the night. The God takes jaggery water as offering by a conch. The Jaggery water is actually
poured into the mouth of the Lord, a gargling sound is clearly audible as if the Lord is actually
drinking it and the sound becomes shriller and shriller as and when the Lord is drinking. The
sound will come to a stop after sometime and the balance of the jaggery water is thrown out.
This phenomenon happens not once in a day but is a recurring feature during the course of
the day as and when devotees offer panakam (jaggery water). It will be interesting to note that
even a single ant is not traceable near the Lord nor around the temple in spite of the offering
of so much jaggery water. As the offering of the panakam to the Lord is peculiar, the Lord here
is called panakala Narasimhaswamy.
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Ekambareshwarar Temple
- Parvati devi underwent austerities to marry Lord Siva under a mango tree
- Siva sent impediments like fire and water to test her steadfastness
- Lord Vishnu appeared as Nilathingalthundathan and cooled the fire with his
glance
- and the Ganges water obliged not to disturb her.
- She made a Siva lingam from Sand- Prthvi Lingam
VIṢṆU-KĀÑCĪ (VARADARAJA TEMPLE) CC, ML-9.69
• Devaraja , Athigiri, Hastigiri, Varadaraja perumal, Goddess Perundevi
• Known as the Perumal Kovil in Sri Sampradaya
• Kshetra mentioned in Padma Purana and Kurma Purana
• Appeared as a result of a fire sacrifice by Brahma, Ka-Brahma anchi-worship
• The original deity made of a fig tree is inside the tank and comes out once in 40
years, next apprearance is in 2019
• Ramanuja, Thirukacchi Nambi (Kanchi Purna) and many other acaryas served
• Lord protected Ramanuja in the form of a hunter and his wife from the incident
where he was attacked by Yadava Prakasa. Ramanuja was brought overnight to
Kanchi.
• Several Vishnu temples around Varadaraja temple, as a result of the same
sacrifice by Brahma
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VIṢṆU-KĀÑCĪ (VARADARAJA TEMPLE) (CC,ML-9.69)
KALAHASTI
● It is said that Lord Shiva appeared in this place to Bhakta Markandeya to teach him
that a Guru alone has the power to preach impenetrable understandings and is
hence known as Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara.
● Another legend that speaks about the glory of Srikalahasti Temple refers to the
Goddess Parvati’s curse. Lord Shiva cursed Parvati to discard her heavenly body to
take a human form. Parvati did a long penance here to get rid away from the curse
and eventually Lord Shiva recreated her body using various mantras like the
Panchakshari. Parvati then came to be known as Gnana Prasunamba or Gnana
Prasunambika Devi.
KALAHASTI
● There are several legends associated with this temple. The most prominent
being the strong devotion portrayed by the spider (Sri), the snake (Kala) and the
elephant (Hasti). The elephant used to clean the deity by pouring river water
from his trunks and praying with Bilva leaves. The spider protected the Shiva
lingam by weaving his web and the snake placed a precious gem on the linga to
decorate the God. One day there a fight occurred among the three as the
elephant cleaned the linga where the snake and the spider placed gem and built
the cob. While the snake died by entering the elephant’s trunk, the elephant died
by hitting its trunk and head against the linga. The spider is also squashed.
Pleased with their selfless devotion, Lord Shiva gave them a blessing that their
names will be associated with the Vayulinga and the place will be called as
Srikalahasteeswara.
KALAHASTI
● The linga is white in color and remains untouched even by the priest.
● Srikalahasti Temple is the only temple which remains open irrespective of the
Solar or Lunar eclipses.Srikalahasti Temple is considered to be one of the most
remarkable Shiva temples in India. It consists of a huge and ancient entrance
tower (gopuram) over the main entrance. This tower is 120ft high and is carved
out from a huge stone hill. The Vijayanagara king, Krishnadevaraya in 1516
constructed the 100 pillar mandapam and the gopuram.
● A lamp is presented inside the inner sanctum which flickers constantly without
any air movement. It can be observed in a better way when the priest closes the
entrance of the main deity room that has no windows.
PAKSI TIRTHA/ VEDACALAM
• Paksi-tirtha, also called Tirukazhukundram, is located 15 kilometers southeast of
Chengalpet, and 17 kilometers to the west of Mahabalipuram, a famous temple
town in Tamil Nadu.
• Also known as Virudagireeswara temple, Eagle temple/ Egyptian vultures.
• 2 birds visit the temple everyday to take the remanants of Lord Siva, offerings
made from rice, wheat, ghee and sugar, the birds have stopped coming since
1998. 2 sages were cursed by Lord Siva to take the form of birds
• Shanku thirtha produces a new conch every 12 years
• Thirupurasaundari and Bhaktavachaleswara deities at the foothills.
PAKSI TIRTHA/ VEDACALAM
PAKSI TIRTHA/ VEDACALAM
VṚDDHAKOLA /SRI MUSHNAM
- Located 12 miles from Vrdhachalam, Bhoovaraha Swamy Temple, Sveta Varaha
Swamy Temple
- Deity is made of Saligrama, one of the 8 Svayamvakta Kshetra
- Srirangam, Srimushnam, Tirupati, Vanamamalai,, Saligramam, Naimishashanya, Pushkar , Badri
- While dying, the demon king wished Vishnu to turn towards his direction, which
Vishnu obliged. The presiding deity, hence has his face towards south, while his
body faces the devotees in the western direction.. The festival deity, as requested
by Bhudevi displays the regular features of Vishnu with his conch and Chakra in
his hands, Yoga Varahaswamy
- Nitya Pushkarni tirtha made from the sweat of the lord
- Mention in Narada Purana
VṚDDHAKOLA /SRI MUSHNAM
CHIDAMBARAM- THILLAI NATARAJA
- The only Siva deity in the dancing form of Lord Siva
- Chidambaram represents Akasha form among the panchabhutas
The gold-roofed stage is the sanctum sanctorum of the Chidambaram
temple and houses the Lord in three forms:
Lord Nataraja at the dance hall in Chidambaram. To the left of Lord Siva
is His manifestation of formlessness is worshipped in Chidambaram. The
Lord is said to continuously dance in a state of eternal bliss "Aananda
thaandava", with His consort Shakti or energy calledSivagami. A curtain
covers this space which when drawn reveals strands of golden ‘Vilva’
leaves hung to indicate the Lord’s presence. The curtain is dark on its
exterior side (indicating ignorance) and bright red on the interior side
(indicating wisdom and bliss). Chidambara Rahasya - represented by
strands of gold Vilva leaves. To the right is his Consort Goddess
Sivagamasundari
CHIDAMBARAM
CHIDAMBARAM
Govindaraja appears as a judge to guage the dance performance.
ŚIYĀLĪ-BHAIRAVĪ ( Sirkazhi Sattanathar)
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GO-SAMĀJA (Gopuri/Gomal)
Sri Krupakupareswarar temple
Parvati playfully closed the eyes of Lord Siva, and later came down as a cow and
worshipped Lord Siva , hence the name of this place is Gomal or Gopuri
VEDĀVANA (Vedaranyam -Vedaranyeswar)
Vedavana
-When the devas and asuras churned the Ocean of Milk to create
Amrita, they forgot to worship Ganesha, who is to be worshiped before
any great undertaking. Ganesha, hurt and offended at the
unintentional slight by the devas, stole the pot of Amrita and hid it at
Tirukkadaiyur. While there, Ganesha created a Shiva Lingam,
dedicated to his father and mother, and poured some of the Amrita
over it. Therefore, it is believed that the Shiva Lingam in this temple
has the power to grant longevity to its worshipers.
- Lord Siva is known as Mrtyunjaya here, he saved Markendeya from
early death
AMRTAGHATESWARAR-ABHIRAMI
AMRTAGHATESWARAR-ABHIRAMI
KUMBHAKARṆA-KAPĀLA/ KUMBHAKONAM
Later after several generations. the deity was found under a tree as revealed
by a parrot and the deity was reinstalled and worshipped by Chola King Kili.
SRIRANGAM
- An island in Trichy surrounded by the kaveri river
- Deity handed over from Brahma -Surya - Ikshvaku-Rama-Vibhishana-
ended up in Srirangam
- Most important temple for the Srivaisnavas, known as Periya kovil.
- Bhuloka Vaikunta, replica of Vaikunta
- 54 sanctums, several gopuras(towers) Ranganatha, Ranganayaki
- All the acaryas have lived here, Ramanuja special deity
- Brahmotsavam, Arayer Seva special
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NAVA TIRUPATI
The following is the list of the 9 temples (within 10 km, Thirunelveli,
banks of Thamirabarani)
(All the temples can be covered in one stretch in a single day, north of Sherthella)
TILA KASI (THENKASI)
THENKASI
• Kasi Vishvanatha Temple, South Kashi. 30 miles NE of Thirunelveli
desired to worship Lord Viswanatha. The Lord appeared in his dream that he
could build a temple here itself to avoid a long journey to north. He advised
the king to follow the movement of ants’ row and build the temple where it
ended. The ant-line ended on the banks Chitraru River dense with Shenbaga
• This is the point where the Indian Ocean in the South, the Arabian
Sea in the West and the Bay of Bengal in the east meet together.
• Kumari Amman or Devi Bhagavathi
• Lord Siva was delayed in arriving from Suchindram to marry her
• Bana was killed by her (He had a boon that only a virgin can kill him)
• Installed by Parasurama
MALLARADESHA
Amlitala?
Meanwhile, Kesi who saw her brother defeated wanted to take revenge and hence she along
with her friend, Kothai took the form of rivers and encircled the temple with the intention of
submerging the temple. At that time, it is believed that Bhumi devi raised the temple at a height.
Hence, the temple is situated at a height of 55 feet from the ground level. The image of the
Gopuram clearly indicates this. The rivers joined with Arabian Sea at a place known as
Moovaatru mukham. These rivers were then cursed by Lord to remain as sinful rivers and they
later repented for their action. The Merciful Lord forgave them and purified them by taking a dip
in them. Even today, during Painguni utsavam, Lordsutsava-vigraha comes on a golden Garuda
Matsya thirtha is the home to several fish in the river Kapila on the banks of a Siva temple called Sishileshwara
UDUPI
UDUPI
PHALGU-TĪRTHA
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PANCAPSARA TIRTHA
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VIṬHṬHALA PANDARIPURA
VIṬHṬHALA PANDARIPURA
-Five-thousand-year-old self-manifested Deity of
Lord Vitthala
-Blackish-complexioned Deity of Sri Vitthala is three
and a half feet tall. His consort is Rukmini
-He stands on a brick, His hands resting on His hips. This posture
reflects His pastimes in Pandharpur.
-Appeared here to please his devotee Pundalika
-Saint Thukaram, Namadev, Jnaneswar have worshipped the Lord
here
DWARAKA
DWARAKA
DWARAKA
(1) DWARAKADEESH DWARAKA : The main temple of Lord Krishna.
(2) GOMTI DWARAKA: The main temple stands on the banks of Gomti river. There is
a small shrine for Gomti Devi
(3) RUKMINI DWARAKA : About 4 km from the main temple is situated a temple
dedicated to Rukmini. Lord Krishna is said to have married Rukmini here.
(4) BHET DWARAKA : Island called Bhet Dwaraka. 'Bhet' in the local language
means ' Island '. It is said that Lord Krishna ruled from here.There are several
Sanctums there. One of them is for Devaki, Krishna's mother. There is a lounge and
a couch on which Lord Krishna received Sudama, Nearby is Gopitala.
More Dwarakas existed there but all of them are submerged under the Sea.
(5) MOOLA DWARAKA : This is the place where Lord Krishna is said to have set foot
first on arriving at Dwaraka
MAHISHMATI PURA
-Ancient city in Central India/ Madhya Pradesh on the banks of River
Narmada
-Identified with the city of Maheshwar, kingdom of Kartavirya Arjun
-Famous Siva temples