MELMARUVATHUR

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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