SRIRAMA'S TEMPLE - TRIPRAYAR

The concerned persons hastened to complete the pratishta ritual at the moment fixed. They completed. Fortunately at the propitious time, a few minutes later according to right calculations, the bird did appear just right above the present balikal. The pundits installed the balikal there with due ceremonies and prayers. Hence the balikal is worshipped with equal fervour by the visiting public. This oddity surprised the devotees then. The Balikal fixed thus started revolving round of its own accord.

Attributing it to divine power, people worshipped it with awe and admiration till Naranthu Bhranthan's visit to the temple. Being a Sidda of great mystic powers, surprised at this rare phenomenon, he found out from the yogic powers the reason for such rotation. If allowed, he inferred it would undo the glory and mar further growth. So, he stopped it forthwith. In order to prevent the decline in the power of the idol due to this, he installed two goddesses - Sridevi and Bhudevi on each side of the presiding deity. Naturally, the influx of visitors grew as fame spread far and wide due to addition of two goddesses on either side of the mulavirat.

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