Between Mar 4 to Mar 12 of 2015 we had a great opportunity of travelling with Shri Sir to three interesting places in south India. One is Velliangiri, second Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple and third Seven Great Shiva Temples of Mylapur, Chennai
Each hill on the path of Lord Shiva temple is considered as a chakra in the body. On each hill there is a small temple accordingly. More information about these temples on each hill can be found on this link.
It is believed that because these mountains carry such a great spiritual importance many siddha purushas (enlightened souls) chose these mountains as their place for performing penance.
While chatting with one of the priest from Vinayaka temple on the first hill, we got to know a very interesting story of how this shiva linga on mountains became known around couple of hundred years back. There was a merchant in the village who maintained many cows. Daily, these cows used to go to mountains for grazing. On return, cows would refuse to give milk. Merchant was wondering about this strange act of cows. So to find out the reason, on one day he chased cows and to his surprise he discovered that the cows were actually offering milk to shiva linga, in essence performing abhisheka of milk on the shiva linga. This story is also one of indications of why this place carries such a great spiritual significance.
Velliangiri:
As mentioned in this link, this place is considered as Kailash of South, abode of Lord Shiva. Based in mountains, the temple is located at 6000 ft high from sea level and 6 km from Poondi village which is at foothills of mountains. One has to cross seven hills to reach the main temple. The darshan of Lord Shiva here is considered as equivalent to darshan of Lord Shiva in Mount Kailash. Devotees of Shiva believe that there are three Kailash on earth. Uttar Kailash which is in subtle form. Madhya Kailash which is located in Tibet (Mount Kailash) and Dakshin Kailash (Velliangiri).Each hill on the path of Lord Shiva temple is considered as a chakra in the body. On each hill there is a small temple accordingly. More information about these temples on each hill can be found on this link.
It is believed that because these mountains carry such a great spiritual importance many siddha purushas (enlightened souls) chose these mountains as their place for performing penance.
While chatting with one of the priest from Vinayaka temple on the first hill, we got to know a very interesting story of how this shiva linga on mountains became known around couple of hundred years back. There was a merchant in the village who maintained many cows. Daily, these cows used to go to mountains for grazing. On return, cows would refuse to give milk. Merchant was wondering about this strange act of cows. So to find out the reason, on one day he chased cows and to his surprise he discovered that the cows were actually offering milk to shiva linga, in essence performing abhisheka of milk on the shiva linga. This story is also one of indications of why this place carries such a great spiritual significance.
Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple:
After Velliangiri we went to Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. This is a very beautiful temple with a great history behind it. It is believed that the idol worshiped here is more than 5000 years old. This place is often referred as "Bhuloka Vaikuntha" i.e. "Holy Abode of Vishnu on Earth". More information about this temple can be found here.Seven Great Shiva Temples of Mylapur:
After Guruvayur we visited Seven Great Shiva Temples of Mylapur, Chennai. The seven temples are as follows
1. Sri Karaneeswarar Temple
2. Sri Theerthapaleeswarar Temple
3. Sri Velleeswarar Temple4. Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple
2. Sri Theerthapaleeswarar Temple
3. Sri Velleeswarar Temple4. Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple
5. Sri Valeeswarar Temple
6. Sri Malleeswarar Temple
7. Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple
As per information in this link, the visit to these temples, that too in particular sequence, carries a lot of spiritual significance.
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