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MOTHER RAJARAJESWARI OF CHOTTANIKARA

 

He cajoled her to be off from it as he intended to kill it instantly for food. She grew adamant. When his pleadings did not bear fruit, he descended to the nefarious course of cheating her with his sweet tongue. The innocent slept when he promised her not to touch it even. Alas! on waking up the child was given beef for breakfast. She could neither swallow it nor forgive her father. She died.

This shocked him, and he grew remorse, why turned mad. But slowly he changed when the turned god wards for relief. That transformation reached climax, when the MOTHER Sakti appeared and informed him that she was the very same cow responsible for his daughter's death. She informed that his cow-shed where she was tethered would soon become a pilgrimage centre. Elated at the fortune he embarked upon making the place fit for her stay. During the excavation of the shed, he found the idols of Devi and Vishnu. 

His exultation ended in instant installation of them in a temple and it became very famous, in a very short period. He officiated as priest till his death. Not only he was benefited by the MOTHER, but he became instrumental in changing the lives of victim of evil forces. After his death, due to lack of proper administration, with regard to conduct of pujas and maintenance, it once again joined the dust from where it emerged. The place too was deserted.

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About RajaRajeswari Of Chottanikara
Uniqueness...Pg.1
Uniqueness...Pg.2
Uniqueness...Pg.3
Antiquity
The Episode Of Kannapan...Pg.1
The Episode Of Kannapan...Pg.2
Emergence Of Devi....
Devi Rewarding....Pg.1
Devi Rewarding....Pg.2
The Temple Complex
The Archamurthi...Pg.1
The Archamurthi...Pg.2
The Archamurthi...Pg.3
The Archamurthi...Pg.4
Sastha's Role
The Story Of Yakshi...Pg.1
The Story Of Yakshi...Pg.2
The Story Of Yakshi...Pg.3
The Story Of Yakshi...Pg.4