Gayatri Devi (Navratri)

Sri Gayatri Devi 

Goddess Gayathri devi  the goddess to be worshipped during the third day of Durga Navarathri. Gayathri devi is the goddes of wisdom .She is allso known as mother goddess for puranas,hindi epics ,ithihasa ,upanishads and all other hindu sacred texts , in kanaka durga temple, vijayawada the third day during durga navrathri is dedicated to sri gayatri mata.

 

Gayatri Mantra is the mother of all mantras. The glorious Gayatri (Gayathri Mantra) is an impregnable spiritual armor that protects the worshipper and shows him the brightest light of the greatest spiritual revelation. That is the purpose and power of Gayatri mantra. In Sanathana Dharma (popularly known as Hinduism, meaning religion found on the other side of river ‘indus’) Supreme impersonal Godhead is the parabrahman, the Matha (mother) is the transcendental consciousness and is the Para Shakthi (power). This Para Shakthi is known as Gayatri and is the very cause of all that was, all that is and everything that will be of existence. When she manifested the trigunas or the three qualities: the sattva (poise, pure), rajas (passion) and tamas (stupor), these three qualities possessing the Supreme consciousness that is parabrahman, manifested into the world as Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. Brahma took over Sattvaguna, Vishnu absorbed Rajoguna and Siva the Tamoguna. Brahma, Vishnu and Siva gained the powers of creation, preservation and destruction through their worship of the Divine Mother Gayatri by chanting Gayatri Maha Mantra. Worship of Gayatri Devi can even confer the powers of the trimurthis. That is the power the Gayatri Mantra, Greatest Mantra of all.  

 

Navratri

Navarathri is an important Hindu Festival celebrated all over India . The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights . The 10th day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami or "Dussehra".

The goddess Durga Navratri decorated with nine incarnations. Including an avatar

 Bala Tripura Sundari devi

 

 

Bala tripura sundari devi is the second day goddes during Durga Navarathri celebrations in Vijayawada and most of the other temples in south India. Bala tripura sundari is a 16 years old virgin girl form of  mother goddess.

Although  Tripura Sundari is worshipped as the mother of the universe  involved in Shri vidya shakti , the goddess is allso worshipped as Bala Tripura sundari devi . In some devine texts ,she is reffered as one of the powers or the manifestations of Lalita tripura sundari devi.

In Bala tripuura sundari moolamantram ,she is decribed as the divine combinations of wisdom of goddes saraswathi , magnetic energy of goddess Maha kali and the prosperity of Lalita tripurasundari devi.

Visit Srisailam

Srisailam  is situated in Nallamala Hills of Kurnool district, it is also a holy town and mandal in  Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of River Krishna, hyderbad is located about 212 km north of Srisailam.

Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy (a form of Shiva) and Devi Bhramaramba (a form of Parvathi) is located here and it is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. Srisailam Dam, located 132 km from Nandyal and 212 km from Hyderabad  is a multipurpose dam built across River Krishna and caters to the irrigation and power needs of the state.

The Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple located in Srisailam is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Lord Shiva.

The origins of this temple have been lost in antiquity. The Skanda Purana has a chapter called Srisaila Kandam dedicated to it, which points to the ancient origin. This is confirmed by the fact that saints of the past millennia have sung its praises. It is said that Adi Sankara visited this temple and at that time he composed his Sivananda Lahiri.

Srisailam is referenced in the ancient Hindu Puranas, and the epic Mahabharata.
Shiva's sacred bull Nandi is said to have performed penance at the Mahakali temple till Shiva and Parvati appeared before him as Mallikarjuna and Brahmaramba. The temple is one of the 12 hallowed jyotirlingas; Lord Rama himself installed the Sahasralinga, while the Pandavas lodged the Panchapandava lingas in the temple courtyard.

Heroic legends from the Mahabharata and Ramayana are sculpted in stone on the temple walls and the Mahabharata epic refers to Srisailam as Sri Parvata — the blessed hill. You can hear the buzzing of a bee through a tiny hole in the Brahmaramba temple, where Parvati, in the form of a bee, slayed the demon Mahisasura.

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Kalahasti temple

Srikalahasti the temple of Lord Siva is located in chittur district, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the most famous temple in India. It is located on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi. Srikalahasi temple is 500 years old temple. Build under the governance of srikrishna devaraya of vijayanagaram empire .

Srikalahasti name is originated from a story, that is Lord Siva disguised as Vayu (air) observed that the spider (Sri), cobra (Kala) and Elephant (Hasti) use to worship Lord Siva very devotedly. So this place is called as Srikalahasti..

Srikalahasti is nearer to Tirupati.The transportation facility is very good.Srikalahasti is popularly known as Dakshina Kailasam and Dakshana Kasi , etc.. This temple is famous for Rahu Ketu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana  pooja.

There are many temples in Srikalahasti some of them are:
1. Kannappa temple

2. Veyi Lingalakona

3. Durga temple

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