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that, further trip to the places of temples of hoary antiquity
renowned for the eternal presence of Lord as promised, is the right
course and workable solution. Indeed it calls forth strenuous
efforts first and last, since those places are not congregated in
one place, or stocked in one chest. If one is in the snow clad peaks
of Himalayas, like Amarnath, the other is in Srilanka. And in
between them, there are countless shrines where Lord Siva is adored
with reverence due. Isn't He permeating the whole mass of Punya
dharitri, a fragment of cosmos. How then the oft-quoted dictum - `Sarvam
Siva Mayam Jagat' gained currency? Yet visitation is a MUST. But
fortunately in some states the Sivaalayas are huddled as it were
i.e. seperated only by short distances. Moreover, they are quite
ancient and associated with His divyalilas. Among them Tamil Nadu,
Andhra, Kerala deserve mention. Let us move first to Andhra Pradesh.
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