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Surutipalli

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A rarest, beautiful and big idol of lord shiva in reclining posture on the lap of Parvathi along with God and Goddesses around which is  in the temple at Surutipalli, a village situated in Nagalapuram mandal, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and it is on the banks of River Aruna. Idol importance:   The main idol in this temple is Sarvamangala Sametha Sri Pallikondeswara Swamy. The idol Lord Shiva in this temple is in reclining position and is on the lap of Goddess Parvathi (sarvamangala). So this temple is called Sayana Sivalayamu, also called as Pradosha Kshetramu, Nandi kshetramu.  Surul means God, all the Gods and Goddesses came here to see Lord Shiva who slept for a second after drinking poison under the pagada tree. So it is called as Surutipalli. The temple was built during the Vijayanagara dynasty by Harihara Bukkaraya at the period of 1344-1377. Link to Puranas : Once a sage Durvaasa prayed Lord Shiva and Paarvathi with Paarijatha flowers. Then he came to Indra to give
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The Magic Of Marie Kondo

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The life changing magic of tydying up by Marie Kondo. I came to know about this book when I was reading articles on organising. In most of the articles, this book is quoted as a best self-help book in Organising. The Life changing magic of Tidying up  This book is written by a Japanese author Marie Kondo. It is about keeping your house in order. The method of organising in this book is called as Konmari method.  Kondo says putting your life in order brings positive affect in your life and transforms your life. she says reorganising home, brings change in your lifestyle and perspective. She started organising from her childhood and now she is professional house organiser with a specific course called Konmari Method which is designed by her own experience. She claims that whoever completes her course and follows the Konmari method can keep their home and life organised without any rebound. She claims that till now she has zero repetitive clients. The Konmari method is ab
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Three temples of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupathi

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There are three temples of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupathi. They are 1. Narayanavanam. -----got married in this place 2. Srinivasa Mangapuram------ stayed in this place for 6 months 3. Appalayigunta------ stayed for sometime while going to Triumala Narayanavanam: Narayanavanam is located at a distance of 40 kilometres from Tirupathi. This is the oldest place in this region and is also called as Narayanapuram.  The Idol in this temple is of Kalyana VenkateswaraSwamy. The wedding of Lord Venkateswara and Godess Padhvathi was celebrated in this place. Aakasharaju was the ruler of this town. Padmavathi was born and brought up here.  Akasaraju was born in Narayanavanam. For having children he wanted to perform yagna and when he tilled the land he found baby Padmavathi in a lotus. The story behind this temple history is that Once Brighu Maharshi went to Vaikuntam  and saw Vishnu very happy with Mahalakshmi the sage kicked on the chest of Vishnu where Lakshmi resides. Ma
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Veda Narayana Swamy Temple, Nagalapuram

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The Veda Narayana Swamy Temple is situated in Nagalapuram, Chittoor District. It is 65 kilometres from Tirupathi. This temple is  the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu which is in the form of a Fish to rescue the Vedas and this is called as the Matsyavatharam. Nagalapuram also called as Arigandapuram meaning bodes danger to enemies . Brahma could not find Vishnu in Vaikuntam. So He came in search of God and found Him here, so it is named as Harigandapuram which means a place where Hari is found. He rescued the vedas here so the God here is called as Veda Narayana Swamy. It is also called as Vedapuri, Vedaaranya Kshetramu. The idol in this temple is Vedavalli Sametha Lakshmi Narayana Swamy. The upper part is human and lower part is fish.The Idol is in standing position and holding chakra  indicating that the Somakasura was just killed using the Chakra. The First incarnation of Lord Vishnu is in the form of a Fish in Nagalapuram. The idol in this temple is s
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Kanyakumari

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Kanyakumari is situated in Tamilnadu and at the tip of Southern main land India.  It is a temple town near Stanumalya temple, Suchindram . It was previously known as Cape of Comorin.  The main Idol in this temple is Devi Kanyakumari established by  sage Parasurama. The temple is 3000 years old temple. The temple history linked to Puranas. Once the demon Banasura did deep penance and asked boon saying that he cannot be killed by anyone except by a Girl. With that he started harassing all the people, Rishis and Gods. All of them went to Lord Narayana and asked him to kill the demon Banasura. Then he asked all Rishis to perform Yagna. When they performed yagna and with yoga power from that homam a girl came out and she is the form of Shakthi and called her as Chidagni Kunda Sambutha. The girl started doing penance and is devoted to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva decided to marry the girl. But Sage Narada want to stop the marriage because Demon Banasura can be killed only by
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Suchindram

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Suchiridram is a temple dedicated to brahma, Vishnu and shiva. It is a temple town situated in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu State of South India. This is the only temple in India consisting of the main diety as Trimurthi (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva).  The name of this temple is Sthanumalya temple, Suchirindram Thanumalya temple.  The name stanumalya represents Stanu means shiva, mal means vishnu, ayan means brahma. and the name Suchirindram represents  Suchi means clean and Indra mean Lord Indra. Architecture:  The temple gopuram is 134 feet height with beautiful architecture and one of the tallest gopurams in South India.  This temple is over 1300years old temple. The temple is constructed for a period of 600years in between 8t h century AD to 17th century AD. The musical pillars is a special attraction here. There are 4 musical pillars of 18ft height at the Alangara Mandapam each carved out of a single stone. Two pillars  contain 33 smaller pillars and the other
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The History Of Rameswaram And Nearby Places.

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Rameswaram, a small town in Pamban Island is a famous shiva temple and one of the Dwadasa (12) Jyothirlingas . Rameshwaram has been separated from main land India by sea waters. The city of Rameshwaram is in the shape of  a Conch. The city of Rameshwaram is in the shape of a Conch. The place is  considered very auspicious and no agriculture, pottery is done here. The main diety here is Lord Shiva and his consort Godess Parvathavardhini who is on the right side of Lord Shiva. There is a Sri chakra established in the temple. The Abhishekam is conducted from the water brought from Koti Theerthamu. The Pamban Bridge: The connection between Rameswaram and the mainland India is only through Pamban bridge. It is India's first sea bridge with 2 kms distance from mainland India to Rameswaram.      The Pamban bridge opens up in the middle to allow the boats  pass through. The bridge opens up in the middle for the boats and ships to go underneath  and it is a vi
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