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KIRU SHASHTI:
Kiru Shashti will be celebrated in the Temple on Friday, 30th of December 2011.
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With the Supreme Blessings of the Almighty Lord Shri Bhadra Narasimha, and with the blessings and guidance of Kashi Mathadeesh, Shrimad Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji and His Shishya, Shrimad Sayameendra Teertha Swamiji, the Jeernodhara (Renovation) work is COMPLETED IN A VERY GRAND MANNER, IN A RECORD TIME OF LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS. SHIKARA KALASHA PUNARPRATHISTE SNAPS Latest News: The present generation of Gauda Saraswats are blessed with a very rare opportunity of participating in the JEERNODHARA (Renovation) of the sacred Garbhagriha (Sanctum Sanctorum) of the ancient and most revered SRIMATH ANANTHESHWAR TEMPLE at MANJESHWAR.Protecting the sanctity and maintaining the age-old traditional practices of the temple, indeed, is the responsibility of the entire community About the Manjeshwar Temple: MANJESHWAR or Manjulakshetra (Temple belonging to GSB Denomination) with its Puranic background is celebrated for its Temple dedicated to Srimad Anantheshwara, that is Shri Shiva accompanied by Shesha or Anantha. The image of Lord Shiva is believed to be an "Udbhava" or "Swayambhoo" (Self emergent). Besides the image of Shiva, there are in the temple images of Lord Narasimha and Subramanya, the latter Deity rarely worshipped in South Canara. Originally in the Madras State but now in Kerala, Manjeshwar is situated 17 Kilometers south of Mangalore on the Cochin - Mangalore section of the Southern Railway. read more.. |
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Procession Deities of Manjeshwar Temple |
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About the Shashti Mahotsava (Annual Car Festival) and the Brahmaratha: Of the many festivals in the Temple, the annual Car festival which falls on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of "Margshirsha" (November / December) is the most important. The day is known in popular parlance as the "Manjeshwar Shashti" and coincides with "Skhanda Shashti" in other parts of South India. On that day, the six - wheeled chariot called "Brahma Ratha" is pulled along the Car Street so-called from its use, by thousands of votaries coming from far and near. The "Ratha" has a base 17 feet square, a height of 17 feet in raw and a maximum girth of 53 feet. But when decked for the occasion with all its decorative appurtenances, it rises to a height of 71 feet, and affords an unforgettable experience of solemnity and grandeur as it moves amidst a soothing mass of human heads. The Ratha was built in 1834 A.D. | |
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event: JEERNODHARA of the Garbhagriha, an appeal...
Note: Changes in the daily schedule during Renovation i.e from 07.02.2011 to 26.04.2011. Highlights so far, and pondering on what is to be done. LATEST NEWS ON FINAL INSTALLATION (installation advanced, is on 27.04.2011)
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The Brahmaratha (Chariot) of Manjeshwar: Ever since man discovered the wheel in his flight of imagination he has strived to construct some moving vehicle of gigantic proportions. The Sun-God astride his one wheeled chariot – drawn by seven horses roaming the skies in one such examples of mankind’s imagination. The writing of the past Yugas viz Kritha Yuga, Trethra Yuga, and the Dwapara Yuga have ample illustrations of the use of chariots, besides the later Puranic scriptures relating to Ramayana and Mahabharata extol the use of the Chariots. The excavation at the sites of ancient civilizations at Harappa and Mohenjodaro, toys as well as parts of the Chariot have brought to light to use of the Chariot in those times. This was about 5000 years before the birth of Christ. read more.. | |
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