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  • Draksharama Devi’s Left Cheek Shakthi Peeta

    Draksharama ,Andhra Pradesh,India is the place where the Devi‘s Left Cheek fell.

    Shakthi Peeta, Manikyamba, Draksharama
    Manikyamba Devi,Draksharama

    51 Syllables of DEVI 

    These 51 sylllables are represented in the 51 Shakti Peetas.

    The temple has four entrances in the outer prakara each marked with a gopuram, facing the four cardinal directions. On the south is the entrance to the inner prakara, which is lined by a pillared two-storeyed verandah. The main temple is twin storeyed. Two flights of stairs lead us into the upper level of the sanctum. This has a pillared pradakshina on three sides and a Garbhagriha. Bhimeswara is enshrined in the form of a ten feet high Shivalingam in this Garbhagriha. Another feature of the temple is the narrow mantapam that is seen in the premises. Shiva’s consort here is Manikyamba. The temple walls and pillars are decoratively carved with mythological figures.

    How to Reach Draksharamam.

    Draksharamam is 28 km  from Kakinada .

    And 40 km from Rajahmundry .

    Nearest  Railway stations are Kakinada, Samalkot,and Rajahmundry.

    Airport:Kakinada,Rajamundry.

    Temple Timings.

    Morning: 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Evening: 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM

    But in every month on the day of Masa Shivaratri and in a year on the day of MahaShivaratri temple is opened all the time starting from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

    Draksharama is also one of the Five Powerful Temples of Lord Shiva.Pancharama Kshetras of Shiva.

    According to local legend, the temple was built by angels in one night. The construction of the perimeter wall could not be completed before sunrise and still stands incomplete. Several attempts have been made to construct the uncompleted part of the wall but all those efforts have failed with the constructed wall collapsing within a few months.

    The Siva deity is known as Bhimesvara Swamy. The temple is situated on the eastern bank of Godavari River. The consort of Lord Bhimesvara is Manikyamba. According to local belief the Siva linga at the temple was installed and established by the god Surya. Maha Shivaratri, Devi Navaratrulu, Karthika Masam, and Dhanurmasam are the main festivals celebrated at this temple.

    108 Shivite temples were built after 800 around this temple in a radius of 40 kilometers. Some purohits have this list.

    The village is called Dakshina Kasi. The Siva Linga in this temple is said to be one large crystal which is 2.6 meters high.

    The Legend:

    There are three stories related to Manikyamba devi. First one is, A Brahmin widow made a golden idol to remember her ďied daughter. But after some time, the idol got talking power. This idol was decorated with Manikyas(gems), hence the name Manikyamba or Manikyeswari. Bhimadeva, a new king came to this area taken that idol and worshiped her as his Kula devata. Some stories also tells us that Manikyamba name comes from a word Mainakamba, That means she was the daughter of Menaka devi, wife of Himavanta. Gradually the word Manikamba turned as Manikyamba in time period.

    There is another important story regarding Manikyamaba devi. Manikyamba devi is a daughter of a prostitute. One day she saw Lord Bhimeswara in her dream, and decided that she will marry Lord Bhimeswara only. She showed great devotion towards Lord Shiva, and finally got Lord Bhimeswara swamy as her husband. A great Poet Srinatha, belonging to 14th century also mentioned this story in his great work, Bhimakhanadam. From there onwards Manikyamba devi was worshiped as Mother goddess. Manikyamba devi also considered as Kula devata of vesyas.
    On every Ekadasi day Lord Bhimeswaraswamy and Manikyamba devi ekanta seva will be performed. Eight slokas will be sung by priests regarding Manikyamba devi and Bhimeswaraswamy and their romantic love story.Fridays also important days to worship Manikyamba devi. Kumkumarchana will be done in Fridays.

    Citation:

    Shakthi Peeta Draksharama

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  • Devi’s Eyes Kolhapur Mahalakhsmi Shakti Peeta

    The Eyes of Sati Devi fell in Kolhapur ,Maharashtra and this is where one of the Shakti Peeta is located.

    Maha Saraswati is also present here.

    Temple Timings.

    Mahalaxmi,Kolhapur
    Mahalaxmi,Kolhapur’Shati Peeta where the Eyes fell
    Starting up the daily routine 4.30 am
    Kakadarati 4.30 am to 6.00 am
    Morning Mahapuja 8.00 am
    Holy food (Nevaidya) 9.30 am
    Afternoon Mahapuja 11.30 am
    Alankar Pooja 1.30 pm
    Dhuparti 8.00 pm
    Shejarti 10.00 pm.
    The Legend of Kolhapur:
    In early days, this Shakti was witnessed in the form of five basic elements of Prithvi (earth), Aap (water), Tej (light), Vayu (wind), Akash (space).
    When Man pondered over his birth and the person responsible for it, he realized that mother is at the root of the genesis, and it is she who embodies the Shakti .
    He aspired to give a finite structure to the infinite energy. In the process he first named that finite structure as Matruka (representation of energy in the form of a divine mother).
    Then he granted a shape to the Matruka.
    The earliest form was of Pashan1 or Tandula2 (stone) and Varula (ant hill).
    .
    The main places where such Mahamatruka (the great divine mother) were established came to be known as Mahamantrukasthan (abode of the great divine mother).
    Such sites were discovered all over India. In Maharashtra they were identified in Kolhapur, Tuljapur, Mahur and Vani.
    All the four were thus called the Shaktipeeths (seat of the Goddesses that embodies energy).
    These places then became popular as pilgrimage sites.
    The finite form of the Goddess was further refined by Man.
    The birth of the universe and in turn his own birth had intrigued him.
    He wished to give a better representation to the Shakti.
    Therefore the mere stone representation was improvised to the form of Lajjagauri (female figure with a prominent womb). Lajjagauri was intially a two dimensional figure.
    As years passed Shakti that was represented by Paravati3 and Durga4 was also manifested in three different forms namely Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswati.
    “The framing narrative of Devi Mahatmya Presents a dispossessed king, a merchant betrayed by his family, and a sage whose teachings lead them both beyond existential suffering.
    The sage instructs by recounting three different epic battles between the Devi (Goddess) and various demonic adversaries the three tales being governed by, respectively, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati.
    Goddess Mahalakshmi is the presiding Goddess of the middle episode.
    Here she is depicted as Devi in her universal form as Shakti.
    The world was under attack by  Mahishasura the most evil demon in the world, who took many different forms, including that of a buffalo.
    The male Gods, fearing total annihilation endowed Durga with their powers.
    The Goddess is described as eighteen- armed bearing string of beads, battle axe, maze, arrow, thunderbolt, lotus, bow, water-pot, cudgel, lance, sword, shield, conch, bell, wine-cup, trident, noose and the discus sudarsana. She has a complexion of coral and is seated on a lotus. She is known as Ashta Dasa Bhuja Mahalakshmi.
    Riding a lion into battle, she slew the buffalo by cutting off its head and then she destroyed the spirit of the demon as it emerged from the buffalo’s severed neck.
    It is through this act that order was established in the world”
    . Eventually the abovementioned description of Goddess Mahalakshmi was manifested in the form of idols.
    The evolution was gradual. The two dimensional concept of Lajjagauri developed in to a three-dimensional form when art of idol making was initiated.
    Thus the statues of Goddesses in various avatara of Durga were created.
    How to reach Kolhapur.
    Kolhapur is in Maharashtra,India,
    By Air
    Kolhapur has an airport near Ujlaiwadi, situated at a distance of almost 13 km from the heart of the city. The airport is well connected with almost all the major cities in India. Simplifly Deccan offers daily flights between Mumbai and Kohlapur, which take around one hour only.

    By Rail
    Kolhapur has its own railway station, which is known as Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus. The station is connected with Mumbai, Pune, Tirupati, Bangalore and Ahmedabad through direct as well as daily trains. One can also get a direct train for traveling to Kolhapur from Delhi and other major cities of the country.

    By Road
    Kolhapur is located at a distance of around 395 km from Mumbai and 225 km from Pune. It is well connected by both of them, along with the other cities of Maharashtra and neighboring states, through roadways. You can easily get private as well as State Transport buses for reaching Kohlapur, from all the key cities in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, along with some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Taxis are also easily available.

    Source:
    http://www.mahalaxmikolhapur.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=54
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