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Srikalahasti Temple - Rahu Ketu

Parihara Sthalam - Panchabhoota

Sthalam

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The Srikalahasti

temple is a

famous parihara

sthalam for Rahu

and Kethu

doshams. Specialparihara pujas are

performed here

for Kalasarpa

dosham and other

afflictions

associated with

Rahu and Ketu. If

the People whohave Rahu Kethu

Doshas and Sarpa

Doshas, the

unmarried and

couples without

children perform

the most effective

Rahu - Kethu

Sarpa Dosha

Nivarana Puja in

this Temple.

Thousands of

Devotees from the

country and

abroad perform
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this puja and fulfill

their vows again

and again after

receiving goodresults.

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Srikalahasti Temple is one of the most famous Shiva temples

in South India, and is said to be the site where Kannappa,

one of the 63 Saivite Nayanars, was ready to offer both his

eyes to cover blood flowing from the Siva linga before the

Lord Siva stopped him and granted him mukti.

It is one of the five major Shiva temples (Panchabhoota

Sthalam), representing one of the five major elements -

Wind. The other four temples are Chidambaram,

Ekambareswara (Kanchipuram), Jambukeshwara

(Thiruvanaikaval) and Tiruvannamalai. There is a lamp inside

the inner sanctum that is constantly flickering despite the

lack of air movement inside. The air-linga can be observed tomove even when the priests close off the entrance to the

main deity room, which does not have any windows. One can

see the flames on several ghee lamps flicker as if blown by

moving air. The linga is white and is considered Swayambhu,

or self-manifested.

The temple is also a famous parihara sthalam for Rahu and

Kethu doshams. Special parihara pujas are performed here

for Kalasarpa dosham and other afflictions associated with

Rahu and Ketu. If the People who have Rahu Kethu Doshas

and Sarpa Doshas, the unmarried and couples without

children perform the most effective Rahu - Kethu Sarpa

Dosha Nivarana Puja in this Temple. Thousands of Devotees

from the country and abroad perform this puja and fulfill their

vows again and again after receiving good results.


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Rahu - Kethu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana Puja can be performed

daily between 6:30 A.M and 9:00 P.M. While you can perform

pooja at any time, performing pooja during rahu kalam isconsidered to be auspicious. Sunday and Tuesday are the

best days to perform pooja as Sunday and Tuesday are the

days considered to be for Rahu and Kethu.(The Devastanam

will arrange all Puja Materials).

Sri Kalahasti is named after the staunch devotees of Lord

Shiva. They were the Spider (Sri), the Serpent (Kala) and the

Elephant (Hasti). Appeased with their unflinching devotion,Lord Shiva gave them a boon that their names be merged

with the Vayulinga and called as Sri Kalahasteeswara.

According to Hindu mythology, the elephant or Hasti used to

clean the Shiva deity by watering the idol with the help of

river-water carried in his trunks and pray for him by placing

Vilva leaves. The spider or Sri tried to protect the deity from

external damage by weaving his web and to provide shelter

for the Shiva lingam. The snake or Kala used to place its

precious gem on the linga to adorn the lord. In this way, they

all worshipped the Vayu linga separately without knowing

what the other was doing.

One day, the spider had built a very big and thick web

around the deity to protect it from dust and weather whilethe snake places its gem. The elephant not knowing this and

assuming that this form of puja by Sri and Kala is a

desecration by the seeming miscreants, pours water on it

and cleans it up. This causes a war between the three. The

snake punishes the elephant by entering its trunk and in the

process kills itself while the elephant runs amok and hits its

trunk and head against the shiva linga. During this struggle,

the spider is squashed against the linga by the elephant's


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trunk and the elephant dies due to the snake's poison. Lord

Shiva then appeared and gave moksha to all three of them

for their selfless devotion. The spider takes rebirth as a great

king while the elephant and the snake reaches heaven forsatisfying all its karma.

This king continues his good work from his previous birth and

builds a variety of temples that seeks to protect the

underlying deity with tons of stones. It is interesting to note

that all his temples, keep the deity beyond the access of an

elephant. In this temple, access to the deity is through a

narrow passage in the side of the building that prevents anelephant from extending its trunk over the lord from any

side.

This temple is considered as the Kailash of the South or

Dakshina Kailasam.

Srikalahasti Temple

Srikalahasti Temple

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Name

Proper

name:

Sri Kalahastheeswara

Devasthanamu[citation needed]

Location

Country: India

State: Andhra Pradesh

District: Chittoor

Location: Kalahasti

Temple Details

Primary

Deity:

Sri Kalahastheeswara

Swami[1](Shiva)

Consort: Gnana Prasunambika

Devi[2] (Parvati)

Architecture and culture

Architectur

al styles:

Temple

History

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Srikalahasti Temple is located in the town ofSrikalahasti, in

the state ofAndhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the most

famous Shiva templesin South India, and is said to be the site

where Kannappa was ready to offer both his eyes to cover
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blood flowing from the Siva linga before the Lord Siva stopped

him and granted him mukti.[3]

Sri Kalahasti temple, situated 36 km away fromTirupati is

famous for its Vayu linga, one of the Panchabhoota Sthalams,representing wind. The inner temple was constructed around

5th century and the outer temple was constructed in the 12th

century by the Chola kings and theVijayanagara kings. Vayu is

incarnated as Lord Shiva and worshiped as Kalahasteeswara.

[edit] Other importance

The temple is also associated with Rahu and Kethu (of the

nine grahams or celestial bodies in the Indian astrologicalscheme). The river Suvarnamukhi takes the northerly course at

Sri Kalahasthi almost washing the west wall of the famous

temple . Inside this very large temple, situated between two

steep hills Sripuram and Mummidi-cholapuram, is the Sivalinga

set to represent the element ofVayu.

This temple is considered as the Kailash of the

South or Dakshin Kailash. Saivaite saints of the first centurysang about this temple.

[edit] History

This temple is one of the most impressive Siva temples in

India. Vishwakarma Brahmin Sthapthis who sculpted this

temple need to be eulogized for their excellent architectural

cognizance. This temple features an enormous,

ancient gopuram (entrance tower) over the main gate. The

tower is 36.5 m (120 ft) high. The entire temple is carved out of

the side of a huge stone hill.

The initial structure of this temple was constructed by

the Pallava dynasty in the 5th century. The Chola kings and

the Vijayanagara kings also gave great help for the temple

development. Like other great temples, the construction periodof Sri Kalahasthi temple lasted centuries. Around the 10th
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century, the Chola kings renovated the temple and constructed

the main structure.

The outer walls and the four gopurams were constructed in the

period of Sri Veera Narasimharayar in 12th century. The 120feet (37 m) high main gopuram and the 100 pillar mandapam

were constructed by Krishnadevaraya, the Vijayanagara king in

1516. Mr.Ramanathan Nattukkottai Chettiyar of Devakkottai,

developed the structure as it is today by spending one

million dollars in 1912.[citation

needed].Tamil saints Nayanars like Appar, Sundarar and Sambant

har praised the deity in their hymnsthe tevaram.

[edit] Temple

Temple gopuram

This ancient temple dedicated to Lord Siva is one of the

five Panchabhootha stalams (temples celebrating Lord Siva asthe embodiment of the five primary elements), air (wind) being

the element in this case; the other elements being water at

(Thiruvanaikaval), fire at (Annamalaiyar Temple), earth at

(Ekambareswarar Temple) and space at (Chidambaram

Temple) that Siva embodies.

There is a lamp inside the inner sanctum that is constantly

flickering despite the lack of air movement inside. The air-linga

can be observed to move even when the priests close off the
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entrance to the main deity room, which does not have any

windows. One can see the flames on several ghee lamps flicker

as if blown by moving air. The linga is white and is

considered Swayambhu, or self-manifested.

Kalahasti is surrounded by two sacred hills. The Durgama

temple is on the northern hill. On the south hill there is the

shrine of Kannabeswara, in memory of the Sage Kannappa, who

offered his eyes to the Lord. There is also a temple dedicated to

Lord Subramanya on one of the surrounding hills.

The main linga is untouched by human hands, even by the

priest. Abhisheka (bathing) is done by pouring a mixture of

water, milk, camphor, and panchamrita. Sandal paste, flowers

and the sacred thread are offered to the utsava-murti, not the

main linga.

[edit] Legend

Sri Kalahasti is named after the staunch devotees of Lord Shiva.

They were the Spider (Sri), the Serpent (Kala) and the Elephant

(Hasti). Appeased with their unflinching devotion, Lord Shivagave them a boon that their names be merged with

the Vayulinga and called as Sri Kalahasteeswara According

to Hindu mythology, the elephant or Hasti used to clean the

Shiva deity by watering the idol with the help of river-water

carried in his trunks and pray for him by placing Vilva leaves.

The spider or Sri tried to protect the deity from external

damage by weaving his web and to provide shelter for the

Shiva lingam. The snake or Kala used to place its precious gemon the linga to adorn the lord. In this way, they all worshipped

the Vayu linga separately without knowing what the other was

doing.

One day, the spider had built a very big and thick web around

the deity to protect it from dust and weather while the snake

places its gem. The elephant not knowing this and assuming

that this form ofpuja by Sri and Kala is a desecration by the

seeming miscreants, pours water on it and cleans it up. This
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causes a war between the three. The snake punishes the

elephant by entering its trunk and in the process kills itself

while the elephant runs amok and hits its trunk and head

against the shiva linga. During this struggle, the spider is

squashed against the linga by the elephant's trunk and the

elephant dies due to the snake's poison. Lord Shiva then

appeared and gave moksha to all three of them for their

selfless devotion. The spider takes rebirth as a great king while

the elephant and the snake reaches heaven for satisfying all its

karma.

This king continues his good work from his previous birth and

builds a variety of temples that seeks to protect the underlyingdeity with tons of stones. It is interesting to note that all his

temples, keep the deity beyond the access of an elephant. In

this temple, access to the deity is through a narrow passage in

the side of the building that prevents an elephant from

extending its trunk over the lord from any side.

[edit] Goddess Parvati's curse

There are several other legends connected to the glory of thetemple. Prominent among them is ofParvati who was cursed by

Lord Shiva to discard her heavenly body and assume the

human form. To get rid off the above curse Parvati did a long

penance here. Pleased with her deep devotion Lord Shiva again

restored her body a hundred times better than her previous

heavenly body and initiated various mantras including the

Panchakshari. Consequent of this, Parvati gained and came to

be known as Shiva-GnanamGnana Prasunamba or GnanaPrasunambika Devi.

[edit] Gnanakala

Cursed to became a ghost Ghanakala prayed at Srikalahasti for

15 years and after chanting Bhairava Mantra many times Lord

Shiva restored her original form.
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[edit] The Devas

Mayura, Chandra and Devendra were also freed from their

curses after taking bath in the river Swarnamukhi and prayed

at Srikalahasti.

[edit] Markandeya

To Bhakta Markandeya, Lord Shiva appeared in Sri Kalahasti

and preached that a Guru alone could make esoteric teachings

and, therefore he is Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara.

[edit] Kannappa

At Sri Kalahasti, Lord Shiva tested the unshakable devotion of

Thinnadu (Later became Bhaktha Kannappa) before the sages

gathered at SriKalahasti. With his divine power, Lord Shiva

created a tremor and the roof tops of the temple began to fall.

All the sages ran away from the scene except Kannappa who

covered the linga with his body to prevent it from any damage.

In another incident, Kannappa plucked out one of his eyes andplaced in the eye of Linga which was oozing with blood and

tears. When the tears and the blood were still trickling from

another eye, Kannappa decided to remove his second eye and

placed one of his feet on the spot of the right eye of the Shiva

Linga. Before he could pull out his second eye with the arrow,

Lord Shiva appeared and restored his eye while granting him a

boon to occupy a place close to him.

According to Swami Sivananda's book, Sixty-Three Nayanar

Saints, pg. 44, some Saivite traditions believe that Kannappa

was the reincarnation ofArjuna. Arjuna, worshipped Siva for

seeking the Pasupatha Astra and failed to recognize Him in the

form of a hunter. Thus, according to this tradition, Arjuna had to

be born as a hunter and adore the Lord before attaining final

liberation.

[edit] Festivals
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Mahasivaratri is an important festival when lakhs of people

offer prayers to seek the blessings of the Lord to attain Mukti.

[edit] Rahu Kethu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana Puja

Srikalahasteeswara Swamy Temple is reputed as the Rahu

Kethu Kshetra, If the People who have Rahu Kethu Doshas

and Sarpa Doshas, the un married and No children and those

who are facing various problems for long period and perform

the most effective Rahu Kethu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana

Puja in this Temple all the Doshas get removed and desired

results occur. Thousands of Devotees from the country andabroad perform this puja and fulfill their vows again and again

after receiving good results.

Rahu Kethu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana Puja can be performed

daily between 6:30 A.M and 9:00 P.M. This is a popular puja

undertaken by devotees at this temple. This is offered in three

variations, all of which serve the same purpose but offer

varying degrees of comfort and special treatment for thedevotee. There are 3 rates for pooja; Rs. 300/, Rs. 750/- and Rs.

1500/-. While Rs. 300/- and Rs. 750/- pooja is performed

outsideprakaram(outer courtyard), and Rs. 1500/- is performed

within temple premises. While you can perform pooja at any

time, performing pooja during rahu kalam is considered to be

auspicious. Sunday and Tuesday are the best days to perform

pooja as Sunday and Tuesday are the days considered to be for

Rahu and Kethu.(The Devastanam will arrange all PujaMaterials)

[edit] Nithya Kalyanotsavam

Nithya Kalyana Seva is conducted to Sri Siva Parvathi daily in

the name of the donors along with abhisheka aradhana

payment of Rs.550/-. The devotees who make permanent

endowment of Rs. 5500/-, for Nithya Kalyanotsavam, can

perform this seva on any day chosen by them (except on 12days of maha sivaratri Brahmostavam), The devotees who
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perform their puja will receive swamivari prasadam,

Seshavastram, Lamination photo and Special Asirvachanam.

[edit] Nithya Annadana scheme

Annasritani bhutani, annam paranamitrisruti

tasmad annasn annamhi paramohini

There is no gift superior to Annadanam, the tradition of

providing food to the sunging has been followed since the Vedic

period. Annadata Sukhibhava (may the provider of food be

happy) say the ancients, several crores of merits occur due to

this pious act.

Sri Gnana Prasunambika Devi Nithya Annadana scheme was set

up to provide free food to the devotees visited the sacred

temple of Srikalahasthi, no fewer than 200 devotees are fed

daily under this scheme.

Annadanam is arrange in the name of the donor, on the day

chosen by him/her making use of the interest secured on the

donation. Donors can contribute any amount over Rs. 1116/-.Annadanam is provided every year on the day of donor's choice

using only the interest derived from the endowment.

Donors of Rs. 50,000 will be mentioned as "Maharaja

Sikhamanis"

Donors of Rs. 25,000 will be called "Raja poshakas"

Donors of Rs. 10,000 will be called "poshakas"

Donors of Rs. 5000 will be mentioned as "Bhakta

Sikhamanis".
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