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Sri Pallikondeswara Swamy Temple There are many temples of Lord Shiva in our country. In most temples, Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of ‘linga’. In the temple at Surutupalli, Lord Shiva appeared in the manifestation of a ‘Murthy’ in the sleeping posture i.e., ‘Sayanamurthy.’ Lord Shiva receives worship in a sleeping posture. The Read More
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Manifestations of Goddess Lakshmi
Manifestations of Goddess Lakshmi One should be aware of Ashtalakshmis or the manifestations of Goddess Sri Lakshmi. Veda Lakshmi in TretaYuga A sage named Brahmarishi Kushadhvaja was fixated on the Vedas. He was apathetic towards the institution of marriage but enthusiastic about begetting Goddess Lakshmi. One day while pursuing the Vedas, the celestial Narthaki (dancer) Read More
Sri Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram – A Powerful Prayer by Adi Shankaracharya
Sri Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram by Jagatguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya ‘Sri Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram’ is the most fascinating stotram composed by Jagatguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya, He has composed this stotram of six verses with a great scholastic beauty in a literary and metaphorical style. In the Shatpadi Stotram each verse is soaked in the sweet sugar Read More
Sri Ramanuja Jayanti 2024
Sri Ramanuja Jayanti Sri Ramanuja, the Vaishnavaite philosopher, was born in Sriperumbudur near Chennai. He spent his life between Kanchipuram, Srirangam and Melkote. A significant portion of his time was spent travelling around India. Amongst the many places where his influence has been felt is Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara. He was not just Read More
Sri Govindaraja Swamy Brahmotsavams 2024
Sri Govindaraja Swamy Brahmotsavams Sri Govindarajaswamy vari temple is the biggest temple in Tirupati, with three majestic towers [gopuras]. This temple is situated at the foot of the Tirumala Hills. The Vaishnava preceptor, Sri Ramanuja founded Govindaraja Swamy temple and started a small settlement around it and named it Tirupati. TIRUPATI SRI GOVINDARAJASWAMIVARI BRAHMOTSAVAMS MAY Read More
Glory of Tirupati Gangamma Jatara
Tirupati Gangamma Jatara The “Tathaiyagunta Gangamma Jatara” is one of the festivals celebrated in the mythologically significant, historically popular city of Tirupati, A.P. The main reason for the popularity of this jatara is that Gangamma is believed to be the younger sister of Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy. During the days of jatara organized by the authorities Read More
Nityannadanam by TTD
Nityannadanam by TTD In 2006, the then Chairman of the T.T.D. Trust Board provided the facility of offering Srivari ‘annaprasadam’ to all the devotees who came to Tirumala irrespective of the ‘Darshan’ of Srivaru. Later, the TTD started a new building complex for ‘Nityannadanam’. At that time, Matrusri Tharigonda Vengamamba, a devout devotee generously used Read More
Nilathingal Thundan Temple (108 Divya Desams)
Nilathingal Thundan Temple – Location It is just off the Chennai- Bengaluru national highway, about a 2-hour drive due west and a little south of Chennai. Rail and bus connectivity is plenty. The nearest airport is Chennai. Click here for Google Maps Location Nilathingalthundan – Sthalapuranam There was an ancient mango tree at Sri Ekambaranathar Read More
Sri Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal Temple, Thiruvekka (108 Divya Desams)
Sri Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal Temple – Location About a 2-hour drive due west and a little south of Chennai, it is located just off the Chennai–Bengaluru national highway. Rail and bus connectivity is plenty. The nearest airport is Chennai. Click here for Google Maps location Sri Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal Temple – Sthalapuranam When Read More
Narmada River / Narmada Pushkaras
Narmada River There are many legends behind the birth of the Narmada River. The origin and glories of the Narmada River are mentioned in Matsya, Kurma and Skanda Puranas along with Harivamsa, Shatapatha Brahmana, Ramayana and Mahabharata. While it is said in the Ramayana that the birthplace of Narmada was a part of the Ayodhya Read More
