3rd and 4th of August

Hi all i was in Kollur on 3rd and 4th of this month.

Just reached kannur few hours before by Madras mail which starts from
Mangalore at 1.15 pm.Reached mookambika from bangalore via shimoga 11
hour journey.

Visited Kodachadri inspite of heavy rain and Fog.
visibilty was too low as Fog type Cloud was being formed around us
during the 2 Km trekk towards " Sarvajna Peedam " on top of the peak.
On the way also visited a Ganapathi cave almost half way during the
trekk.Could not reach chitramoola caves due too poor weather
conditions (also few adventure was suspended due to this ).
But the beauty around the Hill was Excellent.Had tea inside one of
the Brahmin"s house down hill on kodachdri peak.( Started of at 9.30
am and returned at 2.30 pm).Only two of us walked towards " Sarvajna
Peedam " while others rested down the Kudachdrei temple due
to unwelcoming weather conditions on top But had a safe return due to
grace of godess mookambika and a "Dream come true "
Made friends during journey as most of them shared thier nostolgic
family stories

" Sarvajna Peedam " is one of the most beautiful places I have ever
seen .Wish to make a visit to chitramoola next time which is around 1
km down hill from Sarvajna peedam "

As per the Brahmin at Kodachadri the actual installation of goddess
staue was done by saptharishis in Himalyas.The same was a part of
Hill carried by hanuman to lanka for sanjeevani for sri ram . Later
sri ram asked him return the hill back to its place A Part of it
fell down on Kodachadri along with the divine power of goddess on
return journey.

Later Kolamaharshi and Shankaracharya found her presence on the hill
top.

*Athri, Brugu,agerasa ,Kutsa, Vasishta, Goutama, Kashyapa, were
Saptharishis as per my knowledge.

" Any one planing to visit Kodachadri can visit till the devi temple
on hill top in jeep safely &the " trekk towards sarvjna peedam can be
decided upon weather condition and enrgy level"

Regards Sarath

Maa Pratyangira Devi

Hi Friends i got the following information from Net / I would like to share the Story with you , Strange

Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi is a powerful Devi who is said to have destroyed Sarabheswara's arrogance. Sarabheswara is a ugra avatar of Siva. She is also known as Narasimhika [ in Kalisahasranama Stotram] : She who is the Ferocious Half Human Half Lion of Courage. It is said that when Narashimhika shake her Lion's Mane, she throws the stars into disarray. She is enveloped as bliss in the letter "Ksham".Sri Pratyangira Devi is also associated with Sri Cakra. She is considered to be a powerful repellent of the influences generated by witch-craft. In Sri Cakra worship, she protects the devotees against all odds and guides him/her along the right path.In some image she is shown as dark complexion, terrible in aspect, having a lion's face with reddened eyes and riding a lion or wearing black garments, she wears garland of human skulls; her hair strands on end, and she holds a trident, a serpent in the form of a noose, a hand-drum and a skull in her four hands. She is also associates with Bhairava, and she has a variant form viz Atharvana-Bhadra-Kali.

PRATYANGIRA DEVI SHE ALSO HAS ANOTHER NAME ATARVANA BADRAKALI CAUSESHE IS THE GUARDIAN OF OUR ATARVANA VEDAM THE VEDAM WHICH HOLDS THESECRETS OF MANTRAS TANTRAS YANTRAS FROM GOOD TO EVIL,HER CHARACTERIS STRAIGHT FORWARD YOU DO MISTAKE NO FORGIVENESS STRAIGHT AWAYPUNISHMENT ONLY,SHE ONLY GOT ONE TEMPLE IN WHOLE WORLD WHICH ISLOCATED IN INDIA IN MID OF SIX CEMETARY AND NO ARCHANAI OR ABISHEGAMIS PERFORMED IN THIS TEMPLE ONLY HOMAM IS DONE ON A NO MOONNIGHTS,SHE IS ALSO VERY CALLED THE MOST FIERCED ONE OF ALL HER THEMAIN INGRIDENT FOR THE HOMAM IS DRIED CHILLIES,AND ALSO SHE IS ASECTRITIVE DEITIE NO ONE TALKS ABOUT HER IN THE PAST ONLY BRAMINSDOING YAGAMS AND HOMAMS AND BIG TEMPLE PRAYERS CALL UPON HER FORPROTECTION AND NORMALLY YOU DON'T ASK HER ANYTHING SHE KNOWS WHAT TODO AUTOMATICALLY,IF YOUR A TRUE DEVOTEE SHE IS MOST WONDERFULLMOTHER YOU CAN HAVE BUT ONLY SHE KNOWS CAUSE SHE IS MAHASHAKTHI,THERE IS ALSO A CONTRAVERSE SHE COULD BE LORD NARASHIMHA'SWIFE NARASHIMEE ANOTHER FORM OF MAHA LAKSHIMI,


These are the temples of Maa Pratyangira Devi
1)Ayyavadi(Aivar Padi) near Kumbakonam(South India).
Here Deity is lion faced with 18 hands.
2)Vedian Enthal a small village near Manamadurai(South India)
Here she is five faced and seated on a lotus.

3)In the corridor of the Karumariamman Temple(Chennai)
4) A private Temple in Solinga Nallur(Chennai)

Give below is Pratyangira maha mantra.

"OM HREEM KSHAM BHAKSHA JVAALA JIHVEY PRATYANGIREY KSHAM HREEMHUM PHATT OM HREEM DHUM UTTHISHTA PURUSHI KIM SWABHISHI BHAYAM MEYSAMUPASTITHAM YATHI SHAKYAM ASHAKYAM VAA THANN MEY BHAGAWATHI SAMYASAMYA SWAHA DHUM HRIM OM"

A Timeless Journey to the Mother

A Timeless Journey to the Mother -( Most of the Advanced people in Ancient cultre across the world prayed to a goddess ( Mother) and lighted Fire and Prayed to her to protect the Human Civilisation even before the first religion came to earth .

The Truth is that we still Prays and see her in different angle )Now read on .....Long long ago our ancestors fashioned sacred images of the Great Mother Goddess. Their hands shaped Her ample form, a symbol of abundance, protection and security. She was the deity worshipped around the world, before history, before cities, before all others, we honored Her. Ancient caves are filled with images and symbols of the Ancient Goddess. Painted and carved caves have been found in France, Italy, Africa, Spain, Australia, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Switzerland, Russia, the Middle East, Greece, and Asia. Each year, more caves emerge from the long forgotten darkness of obscurity.

Ancient MotherMiracle bringer of birthBringer of food and shelterAncient One who is AllGuide us to rememberHelp us to be truly humanTeach us to stand in Awe of lifeTo honor the miracle of it allWe hear you in the windWe feel you in the rain and mistWe see you in a flame's flickering lightLet us build your Grotto in our hearts In coming to honor the Ancient Goddess, we honor our own common human heritage. As we move into the future, we must fully understand that we are all of one origin, one family, one race, the human race. The commonality of our ancestors' beliefs and rituals for living, hunting, worshipping give us powerful clues to the universality of the human spirit. Long before there were idealogical divisions, there were shared beliefs and symbols. The power of the Great Mother was alive in the ancient human heart. They saw Her in the world around them. She was both benevolent and fierce, honored and feared. Life for humans has always been challenging, and it still is today. We no longer fear the cave bear, the dangers we fear are often not those posed by wild nature, but those posed by civilization. It is in reclaiming a reverence for Nature and common human symbols that we will reclaim the sanity within our own culture. The Ancient Goddess will show us the way, all we need to do is listen for Her in the wind, the rain, and the stillness of Nature. She lives in the forests, the desserts, the mountains, the ocean, the rivers, the cities, and the fields. Listen......She is speaking.For re-membering, it is often helpful to light a candle/ Diya and gaze into the flame. Firelight is as old as human history. When the flickering light of a candle is percieved by your brain, it opens passage ways and paths to long forgotten genetic memories. May the firelight renew our memory of the Ancient Goddess.

Tirupati Visit on 12th August 05

Tirupati Visit on 12th August .

( Pls avoid any mistakes in word or sentence - I will Correct it later ; )

The Tirupathi - Tirumala visit was a enchanting Experience. This was my first visit to Balaji Temple. There was no much information about Tirupathi temple till i came to Bangalore but have heard it new papers and TV. Being from malabar we were more attached to Guruvayoor (Lord Vishnu) Temple and Mookambika temple near Mangalore. Heard a lot from my TelugU and Kannada friends about few miracles in their Life. I used to make a regular visit to a balaji temple in madivala and i remember a photo of balaji in my grandma home which always attracted me of its shape .so i always prayed for a chance to visit the temple . First few plans failed as my friends pulled back the last minute.

..August 15th being on Monday. My office friends and me planned for a trekking in Koorg and if possible to Kodachadri hills . One of my friend arranged a Cab at coorg and we decided to board a 11.30 train to that side on 12th Night and return back by 14th evening . The planning was done on 11th and few guys even packed their bags. I too managed to arrange a Comfortable bag from a friend. Our Plan went for a toss as one of my Manager's dads was admitted to Hospital for a Heart Surgery. Since he have informed us regarding the operation on 13th and Requirement 0f the 0 +ve Blood we cancelled our plans. Majority of the team including me having 0 +ve decided to be prepared.

It was 11th Evening the News came that the operation has been changed for a different date. I have decided not to go home and Coorg trip wont work.. In the office Looking at the PC the tirupathi visit ran into my mind as one of my friend distributed few laddus he bought from Tirupati . I asked my friend and informed me about the KSTDC packages. I was not sure of getting tickets. Invited one of friend But he could not .I rushed to the Badami house as per the instruction from friends

But ended in vain as the authority’s told all the seats have been booked for 12th. I was just planning to return to office he went for a second check. I was surprised to find that a postponement has been happened from a different office and seat 22 was pending. Without a second thought i paid the money . I was surprised to see that the seat number was 22 which is my lucky number . (I remember i managed to get a ticket to Mangalore for Pooja celebrations from a guy who came for cancellation at the last minute . I was surprised to see that the Seat number was 22 and the age of the guy was printed 22 and the bus was at 22.00 hours from majestic platform).



The next day on 12th I rushed to Badami house leaving all my worries at Office . Managed to get into the bus and the seat number 22 smiling at me. Just sat in Bus and thought of the Luck i received to visit tirupati else would have been in Coorg or sitting bored in Kormangala. Till now nothing was planned and things happened as it was preplanned by God and i was heading towards Tirupathi

I have informed my parents and they were much worried as i was alone. But i always preferred to go alone to temples as it takes us more close to Lord . Could not get proper sleep and faces in buses were new and Stranger to me. So there was nothing much to do about . Early morning we manged to get the tickets from a counter . I was confused with the guide asking me for Darshan charges even after paying for the package . But i done the same as the rest of them do and we received Darshana on the nest day. It was a wonderful and memorable atmosphere at the place and i was happy that the long waiting is going to come True. Most of them seemed satisfied and Carried a smile on their face after receiving the Token.



After that the buses headed for the guest house were I shared room with one of the Devotee in bus ( Room number 141 ) ( I have found Many numbers in bus ticket and Hotel ticket close to my Lucky NUM 22 ).

After a Bath we were forced to rush to the Bus again with out a sleep. It was wonderful feeling to see the geography around as it was very much different from my Malabar or Bangalore. I was attracted by the Balaji idol in the guest house which looked excellent) and sat in bus unaware of its destination . I was gifted with a chance to visit Kalahastha , Sri padmavathi Temple . Too had a mount on a hill at kalahastha and ended up finding nothing on top and a man taking 10 rupees from my pocket chanting some fake mantras and i was astonished to see the actual Priest coming out shortly .

The temple and the works on wall were exceptional. After that bus returned to guest house after taking us to a Andhra hotel and i enjoyed the Andhra feast After that had a sound sleep till evening. I enjoyed the sleep very much as i often do :)



Evening i intended to go out the town but it was too late and being alien canceled the procedure. Had a Dinner at the gust house. It took 30 minutes to deliver the Food and later walked up to the supervisor for paying the bill after waiting around 40 minutes. This is first hotel i have seen were they were not at all worried about giving bills to the customer and asking for a glass of water ended up in a wild goose chase . But these things made trip interseting /unforgettable

The next Day We visit few Temples down the hill and by afternoon we reached on top of tirupathi temple after going through a risky turns on the edge of the Hill .The top of the hill was crowded with People finding their way to various entry point . (There was a long Q and my friends in bus were running as if Lord himself was Providing Laddus :) ) at the End .

After a Hour in Q we reached near the Sanctum Sanctorum were i was literary pushed and finaly had the bow before the Great God. With folded hands Prayed at Lord Venketeshwara and chanted Govida and thanked him for his Blessings .After that it was time to get the much awaited Laddus . Managed to get two laddus for my friends. After that i bought a Photo of Lord with Frame for my room.

The pilgrimage was over and it was time to head back to Bangalore. Didnt find much time to hang around with friends on top .There was peace in Mind waiting for the Bus to take us back down the hill for the return Journey .

Since Tonsuring of hair was done by most of the pilgrims i could not make out few familiar faces including my room mate .

Was back to Bangalore by 12 at Night and rushed to Kormagala as soon as possible in first available auto to escape from the stray dogs near Madivala check post which would have spoiled the whole trip .

It was sweet Memorable Trip . A pilgrimage cum Holiday and weekend break with few unforgettable faces , Incidents and New friends . A trip which will be cherished for ever !!!!
This is Not the End.
Miracles do happen :)

Waiting for my next chance to be there ................... something I will never be able to get out my mind During Happy days or When I feel the entire world was never meant for me