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Author |
Invocation |
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About the author
K.K.Moorthy.
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Invocation
about Goddess Kanakaduga Ammavaru.
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Introduction |
Uniquenss |
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Brief Introduction
about Goddess Kanakadurga Ammavaru by the Author.
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Mother Kanakadurgeswari seated
atop the Indrakilaparvatha at Vijayawada is the supreme
Goddess of Andhra Pradesh.....
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Name
And derivation |
Antiquity |
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Vijayawada means the city of
Victory!. Victory for whom? Of what kind?? Over
whom???....
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Strangely
enough, its sanctity is not confined to antiquity alone, nor
did it vanish with it in a flash like lightning.
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Sources |
Antiquity of Indrakila Mount |
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the factors, instrumental for its glorious history -
kshetram deserves first place to be followed by thirtham and
daivam, one after another.
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The
Indrakila Hills according to certain legends was the
manifestation of the Sailasakti of the Indrakilaparvatha
itself.
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Skanda Purana |
Kiratarjuna Episode |
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to it, Indrakila a humanist sage once supplicated the Mother
Parvathi to be born to him as daughter to protecting the
worlds.
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During
the twelve-year Vanavasa period of the Pandavas, sage Veda
Vyasa, the divine poet seer met them in Darukavana to
console.
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Indrakila-Its supremacy |
River Krishna And Its Glory |
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Indrakila contains many more shrines some of them are
rock-out too and belong to distant past.
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River
Krishna is one of the major rivers of Dakshinapatha and the
puranas described it as holier than Ganga...
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Descent |
The Daivam Aspect |
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story goes that Sahyamuni desiring to release the
people from sins was doing penance on Sahyadri Hills.
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And
now comes the 'Daivam' aspect in the Triputi.
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Mother Sati's Episode |
Episode of
Mahishasura |
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origin of this Saktipitha goes back to the legendary , past
and begins with.....
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Next
comes the descent of Mother Parvathi for destroying
asuranayakas, who perpetrated atrocities on the humble and
pious living in this area.
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Rambhu And Karambhu Legend |
The Temple |
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origin of Mahishasura is at variance with another legend and
according to it, he was born to a demon called Rambhu.
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Let
us now feast our eyes with the archamurthi Mother
Kanakadurgeswari for making the visit purposeful and life
meaningful.
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Archamurthi |
Festivals |
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enchanting four-foot-high icon of Mother Kanakadurga gleams
into our sight even before entering the garbhagriha.
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Several
kinds of festivals are celebrated to the deities
periodically and.....
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Mother's Miracle And Its Aftermath |
Timings of Darsana - Daily Routine |
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story goes that a certain police officer being pompous and
power - intoxicated.....
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The
Mother's shrine and its environs reverberate with resonant
sounds of suprabhatam....
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Temple Administration |
Places of Itinerary Interest |
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Management of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devdsthanam,
Vijayawada merits wholehearted appreciation for not only
keeping up the old traditions....
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The
important places around the city....
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On Pushkaram |
Particulars of
Pooja, Arjitha Sevas and Important Festivals - |
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is generally a water festival celebrated at regular
intervals on the banks of famous rivers, numbering twelve.
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The
list of particulars of Pooja, etc.,
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Trisaktipeetam |
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there is another Alayam that greets the visiting pilgrims
and tourists, soon after alighting at the APSRTC Bus
Station, going by the name of Trisaktipeetham....
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