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THE ARCHAMURTI:
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enchanting image of Mother Mahalakshmi about three feet in height, is installed
on a raised bhadrapeeth. It is carved in black stone. She reveals in standing
postures with four arms adorned with ayudhas, like the lower right hand holding
a fruit-called matulinga, the upper right a big size mace, Kaumodaka, its head
touching the ground; upper left hand Khalataka shield and the lower left
panpatra - a bowl. The crown adorning the Mother is beautified with the figures
of cobra hood and a Sivalinga with a yoni around it. There is evidence that this
Karaviravasini Mahalakshmi was worshipped as Mahasakti. The iconographic proof
and the existence of Sriyantra in the corner of the wall along with certain
rites performed here prove beyond doubt that this was a renowned Sakthi-Pita in the
beginning. The architectural design of the garbha griha built with the entrance
facing the west has enriched the sanctity further
with the falling of Sun's rays through the window on the image for three days in
a year. This sight is deemed extremely suspicious and people in thousands avail
the sight of the Mother's image bathed in the golden rays of the setting Sun. Are the architects
devoid of devotion? Sure, they put their souls into construction to enchase its
divinity.
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