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Goddess Jogulamba
5:-Alampure
Jogulamba
The temple is 24 Km from Kurnool in Andhra pradesh.Old temple of
Jogulamba was destroyed by Bahamani sultans in the 14th century.
The idols of Jogulamba and her two shaktis Chandi, Mundi were
protected from them and placed in Bala brahmeswara swamy temple
untill 2005. Now, a new temple was constructed in the same place
and the godess was shifted in to it. New temple of Jogulamba is
very much beautiful to see with a nice granite flooring. It is
surrounded by a water pool. Villagers of Alampur tell an
interesting reason for it: "Jogulamba is an Ugra rupa (highly
energetic and hard to worship) and this water pool makes the
atmosphere cool so that we can easily worship her".Idol of
Jogulamba is typical. She is in sitting position. She has huge
amount of hair with lizard, scorpion, bat and a human scull in it.
Idols of Saptamatrikas, Vighneswara and Veenapani veerabhadra are
also present in the temple. Original Chandi Mundi idols were left
in Bala brahmeswara swamy temple and new idols are made and placed
in Jogulamba temple. Alampur is called as "City of Temples". All of
them are very old and famous for their sculpture. The entire temple
campus was built on the bank of river Tungabhadra. Out of them,
temples of Nava brahmas and the temple of Kanchi kamakshi are most
important.
Body part : Devi's
upper teeth row has fallen here.
Near by Places: Srisailam Jyotirlinga is 214 Km from
Alampur.
Goddess
Bhramarambhika
6:-
Sri shaile
Bhramarambika
It is in Andhra Pradesh and it is well connected by road than
train. One can go by bus or taxi to Srisailam from Hyderabad. The
distance is nearly 232 Km .Nearest railway stations are
Vinukonda(120Km), Markapur(85Km) and Kurnool(190Km). Markapur is in
Guntur -Hubli route. It is said that Adi Shankaracharya has visited
this temple and composed Sivananda Lahari here. The goddess is
Bhramarambika Devi and the main deity is called Lord
Mallikarjuna.
Body part :Devi's
neck part has fallen here.
Nearest places: The
famous Srisailam dam which is 512M length and 270M height and it is
a major hydro power station of Andhra Pradesh. Alampur Jogulamba
temple is 24 Km from Kurnool. It is one of the 18 shaktipeethas.
Airport : Hyderabad Stay: Accommodation is available easily like
Hotels /dharma salas
Kolha pure Maha
lakshmi
7:-_Kolha
pure Maha lakshmi
Shri Mahalaxmi Temple of Kolhapur is dedicated to Goddess
Mahalaxmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that the Lord
resides in this area, along with the Goddess. The temple holds the
distinction of being one of the Shakti Peethas in India and is held
in great regard by the people of Maharashtra. One can find the
mention of the Mahalakshmi Temple of Kohlapur in the various
puranas (holy books) of Hindu religion. It is believed to have been
built somewhere around 700 AD, by the rulers of the Chalukya
Empire.The temple holds special significance for the devotees,
since it is believed to be one of the six places in India, where
one will either get his desires fulfilled or obtain salvation from
them. The image of the deity has been placed on a stone platform.
The Goddess is shown having four arms and crowned with a beautiful
tiara, which has been made of precious gemstone and weighs
approximately 40 kilograms.
The crown has been adorned with an image of the Sheshnag, the
serpent regarded as the vehicle of Vishnu.In each of the four hands
of the Goddess is a different object, believed to have symbolic
value. The lower right hand holds a mhalunga (a citrus fruit) and
the upper right hand holds a large mace (kaumodaki). In the upper
left hand is a shield (khetaka), while in the lower left hand,
there is a bowl (panpatra). Besides the idol stands a stone statue
of a lion, considered as the vehicle (vahana) of Goddess
Mahalakshmi. The image of Goddess Mahalaxmi looks towards the west
(Pashchim) direction.Unusual Phenomenon On the western wall of the
Mahalaxmi Temple of Kolhapur is a small window. It has been built
in such a way that every year, the light of the setting sun falls
on the face of the deity for three days. This phenomenon is noticed
every year and it takes place around 21st of March and September
.
Body part : Devi's
nech part has fallen here.
kaveerika Devi, Mahur Renukadevi,Mahur
8:- Mahurye Ekaveerika : Ekaveerika devi/
Ekaveerika Mata temple is in Mahur , Maharashtra. This place is
famous for Renukadevi temple and most of the people are not knowing
about Ekaveerika mata temple and quote Renukadevi temple as
shaktipeetha. It is in Yavatmal district in Maharashtra. Kinwat is
50 and Nanded is 126 km from the temple. Nagpur is 210 km by road
from Mahur. It is said that Ekaveerika Devi is the elder sister of
Renukadevi.The temple is 800 years old. Here pan patta and supari
offer as prasad after grinding it as a paste. Other temples which
we can see here are Parashuram Temple, Jamadgni temple and Anasuya
temple. Ekaveerika Devi temple is 8 km from Yavatmal and 300M from
the main road. We could not find and poojari in the temple.
Opposite to the temple there is one Gomata samadhi. The story about
this samadhi no body could tell us. Mahur assumes prominence as the
birthplace of Lord Dattatraya.
60 km from Mahur there is one pracheen shiva temple at Manpur which
is 850 years old.
20 km from Yavatmal Chinta mani Ganesh temple is there at Kalam. It
is one of the eight Ganesh temples in Vidarbha and it faces
south.
Body part : Devi's
right shoulder has fallen here. Airport :Sonegaon(Nagpur) . Kinwat
railway station is the nearest rail head.
Ujjainyam Maha
kali- Hara Sidhi Mata Temple
9:- Ujjainyam Maha
kali
Maha kali temple is in Ujjain and Devi here is called Hara Sidhi
Mata.The main deity is called as Mahakaleswara which is one of the
Jyotirlingas. Ujjain is 50Km(2hrs) from Indore. Or you can drop at
Ujjain while going to Somanath by train.You are allowed to touch
the jyotirlinga when rush is not there. The decoration of the linga
is different in the morning and evening. One should not miss the
evening decoration which is made with the clay from the river
shipra. It is said that the Vibhodhi used in the temple comes from
the burial ground. Hara sidhi mata temple which is one of the
shaktipeethas is very close to main temple.
Body part : Upper lip
of goddess sati has fallen here. Ujjain is place of historical
importance and there are many places of tourist interests like Ghat
Kalika(Kalidas aradhana devi ) temple,Char Dham mandir, bethala
pipale tree, temple built by king Vikramaditya and Kala Bhirava
temple where liquor is offered as prasada, Bada Ganapathi mandir
,Mangalanath Temple, Gopal mandir,Iskon mandir,Sandeepani Ashram
and Bhookhi mata temple. You can see the rare potriat of King
Vikramadithya in the court hall near Hara Sidhi mata temple. Stay :
Mahakalewara trust Dharma sala which is neat and clean.Local
tourist bus is available which takes 4 hours to cover the above
places. MP tourism bus charges Rs50 and private bus charges Rs36.
Food : Pooha is availble in the break fast. Near the main temple
Idlis are available in Hotel Shivam.
Puruhutika Devi,
Pithapuram(AP)
10:- Peethikayam
Puruhutika
It is in Pithapuram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.The
temple of Puruhutika devi is located within the temple campus of
Kukkuteswara swamy. Kukkuteswara swamy temple is present in the
outskirts of the Pithapuram village towards Kakinada. It is a big
temple. Just entering in to the temple we will see a pond which is
called as Padagaya sarovaram (Pada Gaya Sarovar). Pilgrims will
take holy bath in this pond. Main temple of
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