Most visitors to Guruvayoor also pay a visit to the Mammiyoor temple, situated half a km from here. The story goes that Shiva and Parvathi were witnesses to the installation of the idol at Guruvayoor. Since there wasn’t enough space for them there, they moved a little further away, to Mammiyoor and gave their blessings from there. The Mammiyoor temple was built on the spot. http://www.maplandia.com/india/kerala/trissur-trichur/guruvayur/nature/mammiyoor-temple/ http://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2009/12/mammiyoor-temple-in-guruvayoor-thrissur.html
One among the five Shiva Temples arround Guruvayoor,
1. Mammiyoor - Above
2. Chowwallur,
http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/sp/spke_108_chowwallur.htm
3. Perunthatta,
The temple is on top of a hill, giving darshan towards east.Earlier, the main temple was destroyed in fire and the local people reconstructed the same afterwards. Sri Krishna is the Upadevan.
Location State : Situated near Vellur newsprint factory in Kottayam district Kerala
4. Perakam
http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/sp/spke_108_perakam.htm
5. Parambanthali.
http://www.calicut.net/travel/thali.html
They are the five faces of Shiva.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Uttara Guruvayur / Detail / Experiences
Uttara Guruvayurappan temple is located in Nanganallur, once a thick forest populated by many ‘tapasvis' and now a temple town, the abode of many Gods and Goddesses. An ardent devotee of Lord uruvayoorappan Tapsvi Bilwamangal had a ‘divine vision' of the Lord who assured him that a temple would be built in Nanganallur. This temple came to be called ‘Uttara Guruvayurappan Temple' since it is north of the original temple in Kerala and have the main deity Sri Guruvayurappan. Pal payasam' is a special offering to the Lord. The temple is based on Kerala architecture and the kumbabishekam was conducted on April 17, 1975. The namaskara mandapam have the idol of saint ‘Bilwamangal' in the front. This is a pious place to visit and offer the prayers to Lord Guruvayurappan.
http://pulivahanan.wetpaint.com/page/Uttara+Guruvayurappan+Temple
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/temples-and-deities/55876-sri-uttara-guruvayurappan-of-nanganallur.html
http://pulivahanan.wetpaint.com/page/Uttara+Guruvayurappan+Temple
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/temples-and-deities/55876-sri-uttara-guruvayurappan-of-nanganallur.html
Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Kani Kanum neram
Composed by Kurooramma a great devotee of Sree Guruvayoorappan
Kani kanum neram kamala nethrante
Niramerum manja thukil charthi
Kanaka kingini valakal mothiram
Aninju kanenam bhagavane (2)
Narakauriyay aravindakshante
Cheriya nalathe kalikalum
Thirumey shobhayum thazhuki pookunnen
Aduthu va unni kani kanman
Malarvathil kanthan vasudevathmajan
Pularkale padi kuzhaloothi
Kelukelu ennu kilungum kanchana
Chilampittodiva kani kanman (kanikanum)
Shishukkalayalla saghimarum thanum
Pashukkale meychu nadakkumbol
Vishakkumbol venna kavarnnunnum krishna
Vashathu va unni kani kanan
Vaarya shreekade thukilum varikonda
Arayalin kombathirunnoro
Sheelakkedukal paranjum bharichum
Neela karvarna kanikanman
Ethire pokumbom arike vannoru
Puthumayayulla vachanangal
Madhuramam vannam paranjum pal
Mandasmithavum thooki va kanikanman
(kanikanum)
Mukunda Janardhana
krishna krishna mukunda janaardana
krishna govinda narayana hare
achyutananta govinda madhava
saccinananda narayana hare
achyuta keshava hari narayana
narayana hari om
mukunda madhava mohana krishna
narayana hari om
pankajanetra paramapavitra
sankha chakraradhara sundararupa
hari om hari om narayana hari om
vamanarupa vasudeva narayana hari om
venu vilola vijaya gopala narayana hari om
radha ramana rasa vilasa vaikuntha vasa lakshmi ramana
hari om hari om narayana hari om hari om
achyutam keshavam rama narayanam
krishna damodaram vasudevam harim
shri dharam madhavam gopika vallabham
janaki nayakam ramachandram bhaje
With her kind permission, I have included some commentary on Njaana Paana authored by Shrimata Savitri Puram...
Krishna- "One who ploughs the field. Here field is our heart or mind. If we sow the seeds of Krishna naamam, all other dangerous weeds of Kamam, krodham, lobham, madam, moham and maathsaryam will be destroyed.
Krishna- "Karshathi ithi Krishna" means one who attracts. He is the Parmaathma who is constantly attracting the Jeevathmas. But unfortunately most of the time we swim against the current of spirituality right into the deep ocean of samsaaram.
Mukunda: "Mukthim dadaadeethi Mukunda" means one who gives salvation or moksham. Mukunda is ever ready to give freedom from the cycle of birth and death.
Janaardana: One who is prayed to (ardana) by all people (jana). He hears the prayers of all people and redeems the sufferings of His bhakthas.
Krishna: "Krushyathi-ithi Krishna" meaning one who imparts Sat-Chit-Anandam or Existence- Knowledge- Bliss
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Govinda: "Gam vindathi ithi" Govinda means one who protects cows or land or one's senses.
Rama: "Ramayathi ithi Rama" : One who gives joy or one who attracts others. (Rama naamam is formed by taking the beejaksharaas "RA" and "MA" - seed letters that give meaning to the word- from the two divine names of Vishnu Bhgavaan and Shiva Bhagavaan namely NaRAyana NaMAssivaya.) Rama namam helps the union of Jeevaathma and Paramaathma
By chanting the above naamas one clears all the impure weeds of one's mind (Krishna), moves towards Paramaathma (Krishna), become eligible to attain salvation (Mukunda) protected from the sufferings (Janardana) and attains bliss (Krishna) with the blessings of the protector of cows, land and senses (Govinda) and finally touches Paramaathma (Rama).
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Popularity
The Sree Krishna temple, located barely 30 km from Thrissur town, ranks second in popularity and spiritual aura after the Balaji temple in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Around 25,000 devotees from across the world visit the temple every day.
During the wedding season
During the wedding season that peaks during Onam, the government guest houses serve a full-course Kerala wedding feast - a spread of 21 ethnic vegetarian curries and payasam (milk and rice pudding). The feast completes the pilgrimage. And the traveller returns with the lord's sparkle in his eyes.
Otherwise too, a wedding feast in the holy town of Guruvayur can be ordered at will - for a pilgrimage to Guruvayur is not complete without a sumptuous platter served on plantain leaves.
The chairman of the Guruvayur temple said the shrine on an average hosted 150 weddings every day.
Otherwise too, a wedding feast in the holy town of Guruvayur can be ordered at will - for a pilgrimage to Guruvayur is not complete without a sumptuous platter served on plantain leaves.
The chairman of the Guruvayur temple said the shrine on an average hosted 150 weddings every day.
dress code for pilgrims
"Women have to wear a sari and men the drape and a shoulder wrap to enter the premises,"
Institute of Mural Painting
"A fire in 1970 destroyed several ancient murals on the temple surface in the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum). It was difficult to restore the murals," a spokesperson for the temple said.
A dearth of mural artists prompted the authorities to set up an Institute of Mural Painting in the premises.
A dearth of mural artists prompted the authorities to set up an Institute of Mural Painting in the premises.
Guruvayur is a cultural hub
A 'koothambalam' or pillared performance stage that hosts classical music and dance renditions in praise of the lord round the year has several Legends associated with it.
Daily Prayers Conducted By
The daily prayers are conducted by 18 namboodiri (brahmin) priests or tantris,
They are led by a mel-shanti - the chief priest, who supervises the rituals in ceremonial robe. The religious colour palette is white and yellow - a carryover of the "pitambara" concpept of Lord Krishna's lucky drapes that reflects the power of Jupiter and Saturn.
They are led by a mel-shanti - the chief priest, who supervises the rituals in ceremonial robe. The religious colour palette is white and yellow - a carryover of the "pitambara" concpept of Lord Krishna's lucky drapes that reflects the power of Jupiter and Saturn.
Budget
Lord Guruvayurappan, the famous deity in the Guruvayur shrine, has a personal kitty of Rs.400 crore/Rs. 4 billion, 65 elephants, gold, silver, a 5,000 year-old-history - and an abode that is considered an architectural marvel crafted in wood and stone.
"The temple earns Rs.3 crore every month by 'hundi' (donation) collections alone. Besides, rich devotees donate one-time grants and elephants to the temple. The shrine spends Rs.2 crore on the rituals and maintenance and to provide for the 1,000 people on its rolls. The temple has a corpus of Rs.400 crore,"
"The temple earns Rs.3 crore every month by 'hundi' (donation) collections alone. Besides, rich devotees donate one-time grants and elephants to the temple. The shrine spends Rs.2 crore on the rituals and maintenance and to provide for the 1,000 people on its rolls. The temple has a corpus of Rs.400 crore,"
Premises / Future Plan
The temple that is said to be 1,000 years old and with a deity dating back to 5,000 years, the premises are surprisingly clean and the approach is uncluttered. A wide walkway leads to the premises, where thousands of devotees stand in queues to enter the sanctum sanctorum.
A sharp rise in the number of devotees in the last three years has prompted the temple authorities to embark upon a modernization and expansion project to streamline the flow of devotees and wedding crowds to the shrine.Plan to build a queue complex that can seat 12,000 people at a time and a multi-level parking lot for 700 cars. We want to build a new rest house. The temple currently runs two rest houses with 200 rooms
A sharp rise in the number of devotees in the last three years has prompted the temple authorities to embark upon a modernization and expansion project to streamline the flow of devotees and wedding crowds to the shrine.Plan to build a queue complex that can seat 12,000 people at a time and a multi-level parking lot for 700 cars. We want to build a new rest house. The temple currently runs two rest houses with 200 rooms
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