KAMAKSHI TEMPLE IN MANGADU
THIS PONGAL, WE WENT TO MANGADU KAMAKSHI TEMPLE WHICH IS SITUATED 20 KMS FROM CHENNAI. IT IS LOCATED NEAR POONAMALLI VILLAGE.
ADDRESS OF THE TEMPLE IS:
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KAMAKSHI AMMAN KOIL,
MANGADU-602101.
BUS FACILITY FROM ALL OVER THR PLACES IN CHENNAI IS AVAILABLE.
THIS HOLY PLACE WAS NAMED AS MANGADU BECAUSE, IN ANCIENT DAYS THIS PLACE WAS FULL OF MANGO GROOVE AND LEGEND WAS THAT KAMAKSHI DEVI WORSHIPPED FOR LORD SHIVA AND WON HIS HEART AT THIS PLACE.
THE MAIN STORY OF THIS MANGADU TEMPLE IS THAT, ONCE IN KAILAS,WHEN LORD SHIVA AND PARVATHI DEVI WERE PLAYING IN THE GARDEN, IN A PLAYFULL MOOD,PARVATHI DEVI CLOSED THE EYES OF LORD SHIVA.THEN IMMEDIATELY THE WHOLE CREATION FELL INTO ETERNAL DARKNESS.LORD SHIVA GOT ANGRY ON PARVATHI AND ASKED HER TO GO TO EARTH AND PERFOM SEVERE PENANCE.SO, PARVATHI DEVI CAME TO MANGADU PLACE AND STARTED DOING SEVERE PENANCE ON PANCHAGNI.SHE STOOD ON HER LEFT LEG AND FOLDED HER RIGHT LEG .SHE RAISED HER RIGHT HAND IS RAISED ABOVE HER HEAD WITH A JAPMALA.THIS POSITION CAN BE SEEN AS TAPAS KAMAKSHI AMMAN IN TEMPLE.
THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE ENTRANCE TO THE INSIDE OF THE SANCTUM OF THE TEMPLE.WHILE ENTERING WE CAN SEE PARVATHI DEVI IN TAPAS POSITION.
AFTER PARVATHI DEVI PERFORMED SEVERE PENANCE ,LORD SHIVA ASKED PARVATHI DEVI TO COME TO KANCHIPURAM,WHERE SHE MADE SHIVALINGAM OUT OF SAND. WHEN SHE LEFT THIS MANGADU PLACE WITHOUT EXTINGUISHING FIRE,THE WHOLE PLACE SUFFERED WITH UNBEARABLE HEAT FOR A LONG TIME.THEN SRI ADI SANKARA CAME TO THIS PLACE AND INSTALLED ARTHAMERU CHAKRAM IN THIS PLACE AND EXTINGUISED FIRE.
THIS ARTHAMERU CHAKRAM IS THE MAIN DIVINITY IN THIS TEMPLE.ALL THE POOJA'S ARE PERFORMED TO THIS CHAKRAM.KUMKUM POOJA IS PERFORMED TO CHAKRAM BUT ABHISEKAM'S ARE NOT PERFORMED SINCE THIS CHAKRAM IS MADE OF HERBALS.KAMAKSHI AMMAN MADE OF PANCHALOHAM HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INSIDE THE SANCTUM OF THE TEMPLE.
THIS TEMPLE BELONGS TO CHOLA'S PERIOD . THE IDOLS ON THE GOPURAM ARE CARVED WITH MINUTE DESIGNS.IN THE PAST BARGHAVA RISHI AND SUKRA BHAGAVAN PERFORMED LOT OF POOJA'S IN THIS TEMPLE. AND BY THEIR NAME EVERY SUKRAVAARAM(FRIDAY) SPECIAL POOJA'S ARE DONE.
THE VINAYAKA TEMPLE SEEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO,LORD VINAYAKA IS SEEN WITH A MANGO FRUIT IN HIS HAND. THE TEMPLE IS FULL OF MARBLE STONE SO THAT FOR WORSHIPPERS DOING PRADASHINA,S AND ANGAPRADHASKINA,S II IS VERY HELPFUL.
MANY UNMARRIED PEOPLE AND CHILDLESS COUPLE'S COME HERE TO PERFORM LEMON VRATAM FOR 6 WEEKS. FIRST TIME THEY OFFER 2 LEMONS TO GOD.THEN ONE LEMON WILL BE GIVEN BACK AND THIS LEMON SHOULD BE KEPT IN THEIR HOUSES AND SHOULS TAKE TO THE TEMPLE NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH 2 MORE NEW LEMONS.AFTER POOJA AGAIN ONE LEMON WILL BE GIVEN BACK AND THIS PROCEDURE CONTINUES FOR 6 WEEKS.ON THEIR SEVENTH VISIT,PEOPLE OFFER POOJA IN TEMPLE AND DISTRIBUTES SWEET PONGAL AND SWEET MILK TO THE OTHER WORSHIPPERS IN THE TEMPLE.
THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE CHILDLESS COUPLES TIE CRADELS.AFTER THEY ARE BLESSED WITH BABY PEOPLE COME TO VISIT GOD WITH SARRY TO OFFER.
THIS IS THE TEMPLE KONERU.RIGHT NOW NOT IN USE,BUT CLEANING WORK IS GOING ON NOW.
REALLY THIS TEMPLE IS VERY PEACEFUL AND POWERFUL PLACE.THE TIMINGS OF THE TEMPLE ARE 6 A.M TO 1.30 P.M AND 3 P.M TO 9.30 P.M ON MONDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.ON TUESDAY,FRIDAY AND SUNDAYS 5 A.M TO 10P.M WITHOUT BREAK.
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