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A TEMPLE FOR RAMA AND LAKSHMANA

Therefore he did not approach Kashyapa himself who explained to Indra that Aamalakan had no ambition nor was
he interested in things transient. He was only interested in attaining unstinted devotion to God. Indra felt happy
and left.

But the Asuras became panicky. They thought this severe penance would bring about their ruin. The decided to end
it by adopting various means, by creating terror in Aamalakan.  But the latter opened his eyes, which emitted sparks of fire, which ultimately turned into a huge fire. The asuras became breathless -and died on the spot.  The heap of the dead was transformed into rock, which is even now known as rakshasapaara (paara meaning. rock) to the south east of the present temple.

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