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Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple – Pudupakkam

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  Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple is located in Pudupakkam Village near Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district in Tamilnadu. The temple is situated on the top of Gajagiri Hills The deity is 6 feet tall and his right leg is firm on the ground while the left is ready to fly. One of the hands shows the Abhaya Mudra - assuring protection to the devotee and the left hand is on the hip. A bell at the end of the tail is raised above the head, and the Lotus symbol is on his Naval. The temple is believed to be built in 15 th century. Sri Anjaneya is the only person who visited Lanka thrice. The first was on a mission searching for Mother Sita. He met Her in the Ashoka Garden of Ravana in his land, identified Himself with the Kanayazhi – the wedding ring She gave to Sri Rama and received Her Choodamani to prove to Rama that he had met His consort. On this first visit, He also played the role of a wise diplomat to pursue Ravana to hand Her over to Sri Rama with all honor. As the Lanka King ...

Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple - Ardhagiri

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Sri Ardhagiri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple has its origin attributed to one of the most important events at Ramayana. It’s the occasion at which Veeranjaneya Swamy carried the Sanjeevana Parvatha to the battle-place to save the life of Sri Lakshmana. This ancient temple is located on the luscious hills of the Aragonda village, Chittoor District.  Veeranjaneya Swamy is 3 feet in height facing North direction. The deity's right hand is showing Abhya Mudra, the left hand is holding the Sowganthika flower. He is seen wearing Kundalam, an ornamental mala adorns his neck, and his eyes are seen glowing. This temple is located on hills Temple faces north and the first days of the sun in the morning fall on the feet of Hanuman.   As the sun rises the rays start moving upwards from his feet and the rays disappear after they have reached his head.   Ardhagiri is a Sanskrit word that means arakonda (half mountain of ancient times) in this way this temple is called as Ardhagiri...

Tirupati: Sri Kodanda Rama Temple Festivals June 2024

In June, many special festivals will be observed in  Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple in Tirupati.    June 1,8,15,22,29- Abhishekam will be performed at 6 am on Saturdays at the Moolavarulu    June 6 – Sahasra Kalasabhishekam will be performed on Amavasya at 8 am.  Hanuman Vahanaseva will be held at 7 pm.   June 9 – On the occasion of Punarvasu Nakshatra  Sita Rama Kalyanam will be held at 11am.      June 22 -On the full moon day, Ashtottara Shatakalasha Abhishekam will be performed at 8.30 am . 

Sri Chandra Mouleswara Swamy Temple Brahmotsavam 2024 Dates – Rishikesh

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  The Sri Chandramouleswara Swamy temple at Andhrashramam, Rishikesh, is set to host the Panchahnika yearly brahmotsavams from June 2 to June 6, with Ankurarpanam on June 1.   2024 Dates June 02 – Dwajarohana, Kalpavruksha Vahana Seva, Hamsa Vahana Seva June 03 – Suryaprabha Vahana Seva, Chandraprabha Vahana Seva June 04 – Sesha Vahana Seva, Gaja Vahana Seva June 05 – Simha Vahana Seva, Kalyanotsavam, Vrushaba Vahana Seva June 06 – Trisula Snanam, Tiruchi Utsavam, Dwajavarohana, Ravanasura Vahana Seva

Sri Maddi Anjaneya Swamy Temple Hanuman Jayanti Utsavam 2024 – Guruvaigudem

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  Sri Maddi Anjaneya Swami Temple is at Guravai Gudem Village, West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.  Hanuman Jayanti Utsavam will commence on May 31 2024 Dates June 01 – One lakh Betel leaves archana June 02 – Suvarchala, Hanuman Kalyanotsavam, Gramotsavam June 03 – Srinivasa Kalyanam June 04 – Maha Purnahuthi.

Sri Chandramouleeswar Temple – Thiruvakkarai

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  Sri Chandramouleeswar Temple is located in Thiruvakkarai Village in Villupuram district of Tamilnadu. It is on the banks of the river Varaha. Here Lord Shiva is worshipped as Chandramouleeswar and his consort Parvati devi as Amirthambigai. It is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalam This temple was constructed during the 10 th Century and built in the Tamil style of architecture. This temple has 7 tier Raja gopuram The sanctum sanctorum houses one of the rare images of Chandramowleeswarar in the form of Lingam, an iconic form of Shiva with three faces, said to be one of the very few in India. There is an Ardha Mandapa and a Mukha mandapa, pillared halls leading to the sanctum. The first precinct has the shrines of Vinayakar, Murugan, Durga, Dakshinamurthy, and Chandikeswara. In contrast to other temples, the crow in Sani Bhagavan's Vahanam faces left instead of right. There is also a separate shrine for Varadaraja Perumal. As per Hindu legend, Vishnu killed a demon...

Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple - Narayanavanam

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Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swami Temple is located at Narayanavanam Mandal in Chittoor District. Lord Venkateswara has married the Goddess Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru, the Daughter of Akasa Raju at this place. Lord Sri Venkateswara swami facing the East direction. A Dasavatara band adorns his waist. A garland of Salagramas adorns his shoulders as also the conch and the discus.   Goddess Padmavathi Devi is the consort of Lord Venkateswara.   Here we can observe the main deity carrying a hunting sword in his hand.   When Lord Srinivasa came to the forest for hunting saw Padmavati playing with her friends, fell in love with her, and married her here and so the place came to be called ‘Narayanapuram’. As it was Sri Narayana himself who incarnated as a bridegroom to marry Padmavati here, then the place is known as ‘Narayanavanam’. God named as Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy. Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple is facing the East direction and is built in the Vijayanagar style of arch...

Arasaleeswarar Temple - Olindiyampattu

Arasaleeswarar Temple is located in Olindiyampattu village in Villupuram district of Tamilnadu State. Here Lord Shiva is worshiped as Arasaleeswarar and Goddess Parvati devi as Periyanaayagi. It is one of the Paadal Petra Stahalam  This temple was built during the 7th century by Cholas. The temple complex covers one acre and enters through a three-tiered gopuram, the main gateway.  The image of Lingam is made of sand and sacred ablution is performed only on the Aavudayar.   The central shrine is approached through the flagstaff and Maha Mandapam, which are axial to the gateway. The central shrine has an entrance towards the South and can be approached by circumambulating the shrine.  The temple tank is located outside the main entrance tower. As in other Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu, the shrines of Vinayaka, Murugan, Navagraha, Chandikesa, and Durga are located around the precinct of the main shrine. As per Hindu legend, sage Vamadeva visited many temples to wors...

Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple - Appalayagunta

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Appalayagunta Temple is the abode of Lord Venkateswara. It is located in Chittoor District a Small Village in Puttur Taluk. Here the Lord idol is 7 feet high with four arms, the upper two arms hold Shanka and chakra while the lower hands portray “ Abhaya mudra and Varada Mudra”. Sri Padmavathi Amma and Sri Andalamma shrines are in the Temple courtyard. Gold Ornaments will be brought from Tirumala during Brahmotsavams. This temple has 3 tier Rajagopuram. This temple was built in 1232 AD. The legend says, after Sri Venkateswara marrying to Padmavati Devi at Narayanavanam while on His way to Tirumala to meet Vakula Mata in Tirumala, happens to visit this place where Sri Siddheswara Swamy was offering penance. Upon his request, the Lord appears as Sri Prasanna Venkateswara with one hand in Abhaya Hasta (blessing pose). The rulers of Karvetinagaram has constructed a temple and performed all festivals on par with Tirumala, Tirupati and Tiruchanoor in this temple. Every year during the month ...