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Among
the temples that emerged into floodlight of peerless fame in the down South
recently, credit goes to Adiparasakti Koil, whose phenomenal growth spreading
all over India, encircled the globe in a very short period of about a quarter
century. This is an exciting marvel of supreme significance unknown to temple
history of our Punya Bharat to be precise. As its ministrations covering both
the spiritual and secular needs of millions of persons, thirsting for
emancipation from the vicious circle of births and deaths, and relief from the
incurable maladies are multiplied rapidly to such astonishing degree, it has
established a name for itself as a centre of pilgrimage of highest importance
for both Indian and alien devotees alike. No soulful supplication of the
aspirants, belonging to class and mass of a wide variety of its gradations ever
went unrewarded, and so the afflicted reach her feet to worship with
unprecedented enthusiasm. They reverentially address her as the Pratyaksha
Daivam, for enabling them cross the ocean of life. Moreover, the temple
traditions being out and out modern, they are breathing in catholicity and breathing out amity. Though they
are refreshingly new and spiritually
elevating, they are not contradictory to the ancient practices. Therein
lies the temple's novelty and that accounts for its popularity.
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