A Journey to Mata Rani Temple by Maya Singh

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Vaishno Devi is one of the most religious destinations in the Indian state named Jammu & Kashmir. This oldest and popular holy shrine is located at Trikuta hill at the height of 5300fts. The wonderful journey to this holy shrine starts from one famous small town Katra.
The holy cave is around 13kms far from the bade camp Katra. Pilgrims have to follow the mountains hilly path to reach the highest peak point for the Devi darshan. This path is very amazing as well as dangerous too. Pilgrims have to travel at risk until they reach the peak point. Lacks of devotees visit this temple every year. Pilgrims believes that if anyone pray to this temple with full dedications then Matarani will fullfil all their dreams. Not even from India but also other country's pilgrims visit this holy temple once in their life. In olden days people have to trek all the hills but now-a-days most of the pilgrims prefer the helicopter booking for Vaishno Devi. This is very comfort and safety way to reach the main point of the temple. Especially for old and child pilgrims this is best option to go for the darshan. Vaishno Devi temple is also known as Matarani or Vaishnavi temple. Mainly this holy temple is dedicated to the Goddess Ma Durga.
You can find the three strengths of Ma Durga i.e., Maha Laxmi, Maha Saraswati and Maha Kali in the temple. This is also one of the powerful and wellknown shakti peeth in India. Many historical tales are there related to this holy shrine. The background of Trikuta hill is really awsome. Along with devi darshan pilgrims can enjoy with the ultimate beauty of this ancient hill. Pilgrims can go for the nearest sightseeing of this shrine.
The temple authority board manages all the puja and arti daily. Pilgrims can do puja according to their wish. This holy Hindu temple is the second visited temple by the devotees in India. The temple board gives all the facilities to the devotees during their Devi darshan. Pilgrims can enjoy all their way with to listening some religious songs. The best way is Vaishno Devi yatra by helicopter. This helicopter journey will add more amazing experiences to the pilgrims. Pilgrims can easily reach the destination and spend some more times to the temple. Helicopter journey will take less time than trekking the path.
Helicopter fare is very reasonable for the pilgrims. All types of pilgrims avail this service with our site and without any worries they can complete their Vaishno Devi yatra within a short period of time. We offers many mata yatra packages to the pilgrims. This includes all the pick- up and drop along with accommodations to the specified hotels or guest house. So plan a great yatra with us and make some new experiences.

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The journey to the holy Vaishno Devi temple is very enchanting one.This wonderful journey starts from Katra town. This Matarani temple is located at Trikuta hill in Jammu & Kashmir. Pilgrims believe this temple as the holiest temple in India. The hilly environments also one pride for this holy shrine. The beautiful scenic attracts the pilgrims much. After the devi darshan pilgrims visit the nearest wonderful places of Vaishno Devi. Pilgrims easily complte their Vaishno devi yatra by Helicopter facility now-a-days. Helicopter is safest way to reach the top most point of this holy cave. Through online or offline pilgrims can book their helicopter booking for vaishno devi ticket to and enjoy with their family.

History of Konark SUN Temple

Since the time of Mahammad Ghori, Orissa was raided several times by the Muslims, but the Hindu kings of Orissa could resist them definitely for a longer period. The Hindus were aware that it would be rather impossible for them to tackle with such a warrior nation and to drive them permanently out of their their country. Still they went on taking aggrasive parts in such a way, that they could delay the Muslim occupation in Orissa, for about two centuries more. By the middle of the 13th century, when the Muslims had conquered the whole of the northern India and most parts of neighbouring Bengal, there was hardly any power which could check their advance and it was thought that the Hindu Kingdom of Orissa would soon be overrun by them. At that time Narasimhadeva I started taking the offensive against them.
After the death of Sultan Iltutmish, in 1236 A.D., the throne of Delhi remained week for sometime, when Nasiruddin Mahammad succeeded him and appointed one Tughan Khan, a Governor of Bengal. A great fight took place between the Muslim army, under the said Tughan Khan and Narasimhadeva I, at Katasin, in the year 1243 A.D., where the former were completely defeted and ran away. The heavy loss of lives in this war was so severe. Narasimhadeva's victory in this war must have enormously enhanced his prestige in the eyes of the contemporary Hindu Kings and as such, he wanted to build a temple to represent both, a shrine and a Kirti-Stambha (victory-memorial) to commemorate his victory according to his royal status and prestige.

The beauty of the Sun-rise and the roaring voice of the sea charmed Narasimhadeva since his early life. The river chadrabhaga which is now dead, was once flowing within a mile to the north of the temple site and was joining the sea. On its banks, existed flourishing towns and important trading centre's. Trade was carried on with foreign countries as well, by sea routes, as there was no better communication other than the river in those days.

Narasimhadeva had preferred the place for his proposed temple, for not only enabling him to bring his building meterial's from different places by the said river, but the sanctity of the was also considered by him. In this connection there is an interesting legend which says that, once Samba, the son of Sri Krishna, incurred the displeasure of Narada. Who revenged himself by getting Samba afflicted with leprosy.Ultimately, when Samba, was found innocent, he was advised to practice penance in the Maitreyi forest for 12 years, to please Surya(Sun God) to cure him of his disease. He acted accordingly and after the prescribed period the Sun appeared before him and asked to recite the twenty-one different names of the deity. Next morning when Samba was taking his bath in chandrabhaga, his hands came in contact with something in the water. He immediately lifted it up and saw an image of Surya (Sun God) standing on a lotus pedestal, holding two lotuses in his both hands. He carried the image to his Ashrama (hermitage) and installed it in a temple, built by him. Samba was however completely cured, after sometime, by worshipping the deity.

Besides the sanctity and the favourable surrounding

s, the presence of majestic sea eternally roaring and rolling within a striking distance, was perhaps an added attraction for them.
 

Vijayawada Kanaka Durga Temple History

The temple of Kanaka Durga the Goddess of power, riches and benevolence and the presiding deity of Vijayawada, is swarmed by lakhs of pilgrims for worship during the "Navarathri" festival which is celebrated with Religious fervour, pomp and festivity. The small but ancient temple of Kanaka Durga , a top the Indrakeeladri hill on the banks of the Sacred river Krishna in Vijayawada abounds with legends of historical interest.
Indrakeeladri is unique in that it has been the chosen abode of Kanaka Durga and Her consort Malleswara as Swayambhu (the self-existent one). Here Durga is one the right side of Malleswara as against the tradition of Goddesses taking their position on the left of their consorts. This shows that Shakthi is predominant on the Indrakeeladri.
Legend has it that the demons acquired great powers by appeasing the Gods and began harassing the sages on the earth. Goddess Parvathi assumed various forms to kill these demons. It was kausiki to kill Sumbhu and Nisambhu, Mahisasura Mardini to kill Mahishasura and Durga to kill Durgamasura. "Kanaka Durga because she was aglow with golden hues, and prayed Her to stay on earth and bless them. Kanaka Durga asked Keeludu an ardent devotee to take the form of hill to enable Her stay on him. Thus Keeladri became the abode of Durga. She took the form of Mahisasura Mardini with eight arms holding different weapons, riding on a lion and trampling Mahishasura on the hill of Indrakeeladri. Her consort Shiva took his place on an adjacent hillrock as Jyothirlinga. He was worshipped by Lord Brahma with jasmines (Mallelu) whereby he got the name of Malleswara Swamy. As celestial beings like Indra visited the place, the hill came to be called Indrakeeladri.

Here it was according to another legend, that Arjuna performed penance and fought with Lord Shiva, who had appeared in the guise of Kiratha to win pasupathastra, the most powerful weapon. So this place is also called phalguna theertha.
When Indrakeeladri came in the way of the River Krishna the Gods requested the hill to allow the river to pass through it to join the sea. Keeludu obliged and gave a small passage for the river. But the ferocious Krishna made the passage larger than permitted and carried a part of the hill four miles downstream to Yanamalakuduru, where there is now a hillrock called "Thelukonda" or floating hillrock. According to another legend, Kanaka Durga borrowed the nose-stud of the Krishna and to avoid returning it jumped up the hill. Krishna vowed to take back her ornament by raising her level to the hill top by the end of kaliyuga
Adi-Sankaracharya visited the temple and installed the Srichakra and initiated workship of Kanaka Durga in vedic ways.
Hiuan Tsang, a Chinese traveler wrote that he has seen many stone inscriptions in the vicinity of the temple that revealed historic events.
Palakethu Bhupaludu made two inscriptions in the period 1150-1240 A.D. One related to unimpeaching Madhava Varma the ruler of this area. The son of poor women was killed when he fell under the wheels of the chariot of the king's son.
When she sought justice, Madhava Varma's advisers said that he should be punished with death. But they felt that the offender being the son of the king, could be spared the punishment. When Madhava Varma shown his impartiality by punishing his son with death, there rained gold on Vijayawada and both the boys were blessed to live again.
In yet another incident Malleswara stood by one of his staunch devotees Sripathi Pandithaiah, who believed there was no other God by Malleswara; and his stubbornness made the people ostracize him and he was even refused fire. The enraged Pandithaiah sought the blessings of Malleswara and cursed the people that they would not get fire any more, for he had taken possession of it, packed it in a silk cloth and hung it on a branch of a Sami Vriksham. The people had to apologise to Pandithaiah at the instance of their King, to get back the fire.
The nine-day festival of Navarathri ends on Vijaya Dasami Day when people worship arms and perform ayudha Pooja. Local chieftains used to celebrate the festival with pomp. Once a police officer refused them permission to display their arms on Vijaya Dasami day. He got a cable from that he was dismissed from service following many complaints against him. Terrified by the events, the Officer not only permitted the people to celebrate Vijaya Dasami but also took part in it. Later he got another cable canceling his dismissal order. Thenceforth, it became a tradition for policemen to celebrate Vijaya Dasami, which is still in vogue.

Kanaka Durga is specially decorated as Balatripura Sundari, Gayathri Annapoorna. Mahalakshmi, Saraswathi, Lalitha Tripura Sundari, Durga Devi, Mahissura Mardini and Raja Rajeswari Devi on each day of the Narvarathri festival. On Vijaya Dasami day, the deities are taken in a swan-shaped boat around the Krishna river, popularity known as "Theppotsavam".
Though a ghat road was laid in 1969, most of the pilgrims prefer to climb the steps leading to the temple an arduons task for women and children. Some devotees climb the hill, decorating the steps with turmeric powder and vermilion to redeem their pledge of Metla Pooja.