ISKCON Bangalore has initiated the construction of Sri Rajadi Raja Srinivasa Govinda temple on Vaikuntha Hill. The total built area of the temple is 70000 square feet and it is estimated that the rate per square feet is approximately Rs. 5000/- You can also be part of this glorious project by contributing towards as many square feet as possible. Visit www.iskconbangalore.org/bricksevaslistSaturday, December 19, 2015
Sri Rajadi Raja Srinivasa Govinda temple
ISKCON Bangalore has initiated the construction of Sri Rajadi Raja Srinivasa Govinda temple on Vaikuntha Hill. The total built area of the temple is 70000 square feet and it is estimated that the rate per square feet is approximately Rs. 5000/- You can also be part of this glorious project by contributing towards as many square feet as possible. Visit www.iskconbangalore.org/bricksevaslist
Thanrhondrishwarar-The temple in Kokkattichcholai in Tamil Nadu,India
Kokkattichcholai
The temple in Kokkattichcholai is a so called Tamil "Thanrhondrishwarar". This means a Shiva-Lingam "self manifested deity". It is therefore a "Swayambhu-Lingam". Hindus believe this Shiva-Lingam to be more than 10,000 years old. Kokkattichalai likes to be counted as the 5th Ishwaram temple of Sri Lanka. But the real 5th Ishvaram temple was located at the southern shores of the island and destroyed be the Portuguese.
The temple in Kokkattichcholai is a so called Tamil "Thanrhondrishwarar". This means a Shiva-Lingam "self manifested deity". It is therefore a "Swayambhu-Lingam". Hindus believe this Shiva-Lingam to be more than 10,000 years old. Kokkattichalai likes to be counted as the 5th Ishwaram temple of Sri Lanka. But the real 5th Ishvaram temple was located at the southern shores of the island and destroyed be the Portuguese.
Lord Sri Venkateshwara
Lord Sri Venkateshwara enjoys festivals (utsavams), and therefore, every moment in Tirumala is considered a festive occasion. The most important festival is the Brahmotsavam. This year the nine day Annual Brahmotsava of Srivari Temple Tirumala is being conducted from September 26th to October 4th, 2014.
Srivari Brahmotsava is the grandest, and the annual festival celebrated in Tirumala during the Navaratri/Dusshera Festival (beginning of Ashwina Month) and is one of the most important and auspicious festivals celebrated in this ancient shrine. The origin of this festival is traced to the time when Lord Brahma himself worshiped Lord Venkateshwara on the banks of the river Pushkarini. Brahmotsava literally means the festival of Lord Brahma.
As the festival approaches, the whole temple is bedecked with colorful decorations of flowers and lights. The temple is thoroughly cleaned and all the streets on which the Lord would go in procession also get a festive look. Paste made of sandalwood, refined camphor, saffron and other spices is smeared all over the temple. Lakhs of devotees from all over the world visit the temple during the Srivari Brahmotsava.
Isurumuniya Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
The Isurumuniya Viharaya, a rock temple in the southern outskirts of Anuradhapura, probably was a place of worship already before the advent of Buddhism on the island. Isurumuniya is well-known for its variety of stone carvings and their quality. One enigmatic rock-cut sculpture depicts a resting person with the head of a horse behind his shoulder, a unique subject in Sri Lanka's art. It is commonly called "Man and Horse" because of the uncertainty of its interpretation. Some regard it as the South Indian god Ayanar, others as Parjanya, a personification of the rain cloud. The Ramayana Trail interpretation of this rock carving identifies the depicted man as Ravana's father, Rishi Visravasmuni with his white horse, and Isurumuniya as a temple built by Ravana in commemoration of his beloved parents.
Sri Sivalokanathar temple (Mundeeswaram)
Sri Sivalokanathar temple (Mundeeswaram)
A temple which is 1000-2000 years old. Situated in Gramam, Tamil Nadu. Dwarapalakas of Lord Shiva (securities) Thindi and Mundi had worshipped Lord in this temple, hence named Mundeeswaram., which later changed as Tirumundeeswaram. A king Chokkalingam by name came here in Dwapara Yuga for hunting and found a strange lotus flower in a tank. His men were not able to pick up the flower. It began to circle around the tank. The king shot an arrow on the flower. The tank became red. The king fainted. Then, he found a Shivalinga in the flower which still has the scar on the head. He immediately built a temple on the banks of the tank installing the Shivalinga. Hence, the Lord is praised as Mudeeswarar. Based on this event, the name of the place is shown in the epigraphy details as Mouli Gramam – Mouli-Head and also crown. In the days followed, Mouli disappeared and Gramam stayed.
A temple which is 1000-2000 years old. Situated in Gramam, Tamil Nadu. Dwarapalakas of Lord Shiva (securities) Thindi and Mundi had worshipped Lord in this temple, hence named Mundeeswaram., which later changed as Tirumundeeswaram. A king Chokkalingam by name came here in Dwapara Yuga for hunting and found a strange lotus flower in a tank. His men were not able to pick up the flower. It began to circle around the tank. The king shot an arrow on the flower. The tank became red. The king fainted. Then, he found a Shivalinga in the flower which still has the scar on the head. He immediately built a temple on the banks of the tank installing the Shivalinga. Hence, the Lord is praised as Mudeeswarar. Based on this event, the name of the place is shown in the epigraphy details as Mouli Gramam – Mouli-Head and also crown. In the days followed, Mouli disappeared and Gramam stayed.
Sri Sita Amman Temple and Ashoka Vatica, Sita Eliya
Sri Sita Amman Temple and Ashoka Vatica, Sita Eliya
The Sita Amman Temple, located halfway between the highland village Sita Eliya and the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, has become the most venerated of all Ramayana Trail sites in Sri Lanka, because it is believed to be the place where Sita lived most of the time of her captivity on the island of Lanka. After she refused to stay in Ravana's magnificent palace she was transferred to Ashoka Vatika or Ashoka Vana where she lived under Ashoka trees. It was here that Ravana's wife Mandodarim visited her and that Hanuman met her for the first time, identifying himself with the finger ring of Rama. Sita is said to have bathed in the nearby stream. There are remarkable holes in the rocks at the river bank believed to be footprints of Lord Hanuman
The Sita Amman Temple, located halfway between the highland village Sita Eliya and the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, has become the most venerated of all Ramayana Trail sites in Sri Lanka, because it is believed to be the place where Sita lived most of the time of her captivity on the island of Lanka. After she refused to stay in Ravana's magnificent palace she was transferred to Ashoka Vatika or Ashoka Vana where she lived under Ashoka trees. It was here that Ravana's wife Mandodarim visited her and that Hanuman met her for the first time, identifying himself with the finger ring of Rama. Sita is said to have bathed in the nearby stream. There are remarkable holes in the rocks at the river bank believed to be footprints of Lord Hanuman
Gold Temples Of India
The temple in Amritsar for the Sikh people is of gold and is famous as Golden Temple. The roof of Nataraja temple in Chidambaram and the Vimanas -tower above the sanctum sanctorum- in the temples of Palani Murugan, Puducherry Manakkula Vinayaka and Tirupathi Venkatachalapathy are of gold. Beyond all these gold-claims of these temple, the Sripuram Lakshmi Narayani temple covering 5000 square feet is full of gold everywhere, all weighing 1500 kilograms at a cost of Rs. 350 crore.
Almost all presiding deities in temples of Tamilnadu are swayambumurthis. That means every particle of the state is divine. Tirukaruhavur Vinayaka and Nandhi, Lord Shiva in almost all temples, Karamadai Ranganathar in Coimbatore district, Mari Amman in places as Tiruverkadu near Chennai, Lord Muruga in Vruddhachalam Kolanchiappar temple are a few to mention. Mother Lakshmi Narayani in this Vellore Golden Temple is also a swayambumurthi. As a temple for Mother Lakshmi Narayani is rare, a swayambu of Mother is also equally rare.
This Mahalakshmi Temple-Sri Lakshmi Narayani Temple is built to have the direct aspect of Lord Venkatachalapathi in Tirupathi. Hence, it was named Tirumalaikodi, in early days. After the completion of the construction of the temple, the name of the place is changed as Sri Puram. It would be doubly beneficial for the devotees to complete their pilgrimage to Tirupathi at Sripuram Sri Lakshmi Narayani-Mahalakshmi temple.
Mahalakshmi is the authority-deity for prosperity. She graces the devotees dressed with precious jewels and a crown of diamond, pearls and other precious gems. She pours boons of 16 kinds of prosperity. There is tank around the temple filled with water for 10 feet width.
This is a temple covering 100 acres, every inch of land reminding the beauty of nature and the grace of Almighty and a spiritual environment. Indeed, it is a different world altogether. The mandap and the artificial fountains opposite welcome the devotee. Besides the two pathways to go in and come out, there are 18 entrances behind the mandap representing the 18 characters of the human mind. The temple is designed according to Sri Chakra star lines. The temple is in round shape. It looks as if a Sri Chakra when viewed from the upper side.
Due to security and maintenance concerns, the devotee has to deposit his/her cell phone, camera and other articles including eatables at the entrance office. Every corner and part of the temple speaks but beauty and serenity. Modern lights along with traditional stone lights make even night a day in the temple. There are more than 3,000 trees around. The wind blows soft. Loose talks are prohibited within the temple till the devotee comes out after worship.
Devotees are advised to maintain silence. The temple by itself built with gold, even the paintings in other parts as decorative arches and madaps are of golden colour making the temple glitter for ever. There is a 27 feet tall, 10 tier traditional lamp opposite to Mother’s shrine made of Panchaloka, an alloy of five metals. This has space for lighting thousand lamps. There are statues of Mothers Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi in the meadows of the temple with artificial hills and falls.
Almost all presiding deities in temples of Tamilnadu are swayambumurthis. That means every particle of the state is divine. Tirukaruhavur Vinayaka and Nandhi, Lord Shiva in almost all temples, Karamadai Ranganathar in Coimbatore district, Mari Amman in places as Tiruverkadu near Chennai, Lord Muruga in Vruddhachalam Kolanchiappar temple are a few to mention. Mother Lakshmi Narayani in this Vellore Golden Temple is also a swayambumurthi. As a temple for Mother Lakshmi Narayani is rare, a swayambu of Mother is also equally rare.
This Mahalakshmi Temple-Sri Lakshmi Narayani Temple is built to have the direct aspect of Lord Venkatachalapathi in Tirupathi. Hence, it was named Tirumalaikodi, in early days. After the completion of the construction of the temple, the name of the place is changed as Sri Puram. It would be doubly beneficial for the devotees to complete their pilgrimage to Tirupathi at Sripuram Sri Lakshmi Narayani-Mahalakshmi temple.
Mahalakshmi is the authority-deity for prosperity. She graces the devotees dressed with precious jewels and a crown of diamond, pearls and other precious gems. She pours boons of 16 kinds of prosperity. There is tank around the temple filled with water for 10 feet width.
This is a temple covering 100 acres, every inch of land reminding the beauty of nature and the grace of Almighty and a spiritual environment. Indeed, it is a different world altogether. The mandap and the artificial fountains opposite welcome the devotee. Besides the two pathways to go in and come out, there are 18 entrances behind the mandap representing the 18 characters of the human mind. The temple is designed according to Sri Chakra star lines. The temple is in round shape. It looks as if a Sri Chakra when viewed from the upper side.
Due to security and maintenance concerns, the devotee has to deposit his/her cell phone, camera and other articles including eatables at the entrance office. Every corner and part of the temple speaks but beauty and serenity. Modern lights along with traditional stone lights make even night a day in the temple. There are more than 3,000 trees around. The wind blows soft. Loose talks are prohibited within the temple till the devotee comes out after worship.
Devotees are advised to maintain silence. The temple by itself built with gold, even the paintings in other parts as decorative arches and madaps are of golden colour making the temple glitter for ever. There is a 27 feet tall, 10 tier traditional lamp opposite to Mother’s shrine made of Panchaloka, an alloy of five metals. This has space for lighting thousand lamps. There are statues of Mothers Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi in the meadows of the temple with artificial hills and falls.
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