Periyamalai Siva Temple, Injimedu, Arani, Thiruvannamalai

Sri Injimedu Periyamalai Siva Temple is situated in Tamilnadu. It is also one of the prominent Shiva Temples of South India. Many people visit this place for the relief from their problems. The temple is situated on the hills of Periyamalai of Thiruvannamalai District. One can reach the temple by visiting Arani, a taluk of Thiruvannamalai district which is very near to temple. From Vellore the temple is approximately seventy kilometers. From Arani, the Shiva temple is near by.

The lake of this place is believed to relief all the problems of the devotees. This is the only temple in which the special pooja is performed for Nandi, the vahana of Lord Shiva. It is believed that Maharshi Agastya had done the pratisthapana of this temple and a statue of Muni Agastya is still present in the temple premises. Temple will be open from morning 7.30 to noon 12.30 and again from noon 3.00 to 8.30 in the night.

The history of this place is, during Shiva Parvathi kalyanotsava many devotees and followers of both Shiva and Parvathi had visited Khailash and the Khailash couldn’t withstand the weight, at that time Lord Shiva asked Agastya Mahamuni to go to South part. When Maharshi did the same, the Khailash could withstand its strength and during that time he did the pratisthapana of Lord Shiva. For centuries together many kings were devotees to this temple. It is also believed that Shiladhara did Tapas in this place to get the blessings from Lord Shiva.

People visit this temple for all kind of problems related to education, property, money and even health.

This temple is near to Vellore and Arani so one can opt for staying in any of these cities. Vellore is preferable as it has good number of hotels and well connected by railways (Katpadi junction) and roadways.

Sri Shishileshwara Temple, Shishira, Dakshina Kannada

Sri Shishileshwara Temple is situated at a distance of ten kilometers from Srikshethra Dharmasthala. Shishileshwara is believed to be another name of Lord Shiva. The temple is at Shishila of Dakshina Kannada district.

The specialty of this place is the Fish or Matsya. Matsya avatar is one of the avatars of Lord Vishnu. Devotees offering rice or Aralu (prepared from baking paddy) to the fishes at the pond here will definitely fulfill their wishes. One has to offer the rice or Arale praying their wishes.

The history of this place is also interesting one. Long back once the cow was resting on a stone in the river, a tiger which came in search of prey instead of attacking on cow it spoke in a special language with tiger and wet back without causing any harm to the cow. From that time the stone is famous as ‘Devara Kallu’ and it is still present in the temple premises.

The devotees have to visit the temple first and then procedd to the pond having fishes of mystical powers. Devotees have to offer rice or the aralu (prepared by baking paddy) to the fishes praying the wishes. The fishes are believed to fulfill all the wishes of devotees. Harming the fishes in any way will cause harm.

Shishila is near to Dharmasthala and has frequent buses so staying at Dharmasthala will be better.

Sri Sharadha Devi temple, Amruthapura, Tarikere

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Sharadha Devi temple is believed to be the Goddess of education and intelligence in Indian mythology. One such temple which is famous for fulfilling the devotee’s wishes of education desire is Sri Sharadha Devi temple at Amruthapura. Amruthapura is at a distance of eight kilometers from Thaikere. Tharikere is in Chikkamagalur district and is well connected by the bus and train.

Devotees have to visit the Shiva temple first which is situated near to Sharadha Devi temple. Only visiting Shiva temple one has to proceed for Sharadha Devi temple. Devotees have to pray with the harike of offering saree.

Sharadha Devi temple is being visited by many and has fulfilled their wishes. Mainly students and parents who have problems related to their education visit this place. There are many who have found solution to their problems after visiting this place.

One can stay at Tarikere. It has fairly good lodge and stay room facilities.

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Sadashiva Rudra Swami Temple, Suryakshethra, Dakshina Kannada

Temples have healing powers and even modern science cannot answer the mysterious powers of nature. One of the prominent temples of Dakshina Kannada which fulfills all the devotee’s wishes is Sadashiva Rudra Swami’s temple present at Suryakshethra near Ujire. The temple is situated at a distance of nine kilometers from Ujire and one can get sharing auto – rickshaw to reach this place. The place Suryakshethra is also called as Surya Grama.

The devotees come to the temple from far away places. The problems like education, delays in marriage or any sort of disease will be solved at this place. Even couples who are not blessed with children have also got children after visiting this place. The remedy to all the problems is simple.

Harike is the offering to be made by the devotees to the God or Goddess against the fulfillment of their wishes.

Devotees have to visit this place and pray Lord Sadashiva Rudra Swami for the betterment of their condition. Devotees have to do ‘Harike’ that they will offer clay model of what they have prayed. For example, a person who is suffering with heart disease has to do harike that they will offer clay model of heart. If it is of education then clay model of book and pen has to be offered after the fulfillment of wishes.

Once the wishes are fulfilled, one has to visit the place and offer clay model of what is being prayed for. Ready clay models are available at the temple office an d one can order in advance for the clay models contacting the temple office at 08256202200

The Suryakshethra is near to Ujire and one can stay at Ujire as it has good facilities.

Sri Raghavendra Swami Mata, Nanjanagudu, Mysore

Information on one of the Sri Raghavendra Mata was given in the TV show Heegu Unte. The program is popular and many visit the temples and sacred places shoed in this program to get solutions to their problems. The Raghavendra Mata which was shown is in Nanjanagudu near Mysore. Nanjanagudu is also famous for Shreekanteshwara temple.

Also information on an old building was given from which the hymns and Vedic chants will be hearing. It is also believed that many saints had lived in this place. This mata is also famous Second Mantralaya. Everywhere you will find the ‘Brindavan’ of Sri Raghavendra Swami but here the carving of Raghavendra Swami is present on the stone. Many experience the divinity at this place which is present no where else.

The place gained importance because of a saint Sri Sugnanendra Theertha Swamiji who lived at this place and wanted to have his last moments at Mantralaya. But it was not possible for him to visit Mantralaya during his last moments and he went to Samaadhi stithi at Nanjanagudu itself. Sri Sugnanendra Theertha Swamiji along with others namely Sri Sujanendra Theertha Swamiji, Sri Suprajnendra Theertha Swamiji and Sri Sukruthindra Theertha Swamiji performed Yagnas to attain moksha and get blessings of Lord Sri Hari. May be this is the reason behind the hearing of Vedic chants at this place till today.

Sri Sugnanendra Theertha Swamiji was upset on his cancellation of going to Mantralaya and one fine day Sri Raghavendra Swami came in his dreams informing that he will be present at Nanjanagudu and also informed to meet a laundry man who will guide further. As guided in his dreams, Sri Sugnanendra Theertha Swamiji met the laundry man who gives a stone to Swamiji with a drawing of Sri Raghavendra Swami on it. Swamiji brought the stone and did the pratisthapane and the drawing on the stone later developed into fine carving.

Many people visit there with a belief it solves all kinds of problems and also those who are finding difficulty in studies and education visited this place to get rid of their problems.

Nanjanagudu is a popular place, one can stay either at Nanjanagudu or Mysore.

Shree Puradhamma Devi Temple, Nittur, Hassan

Information on Puradhamma Devi temple was given in the Sathya – Mithya program of Samaya News channel. Puradhamma Devi is one of the powerful deity having thousands of followers. Puradhamma Devi temple is situated in the Nittur village of Hassan District. People of nearing places worship this deity for all kind of their problems and have found solution for their problems.

One more specialty of this temple is devotees can offer prayer and pooja to the Goddess directly and priests are not present. It is one of such rare temples in which one can directly offer prayers to Goddess without middlemen. There is also belief that Goddess protects her devotees from all kind of Black Magic and enemies.

People who like to quit drinking alcohol also visit this place. Many who have visited this place have quit drinking and living peaceful life. Also the people offer prayers for getting good crop yield, solving economic difficulties etc.

Devotees have to offer an animal to the goddess and the food or any eatables prepared from that animal. It can be a hen, sheep or pig etc. Also devotees offer green bangles and tie it to the tree. People visit these trees to get blessings from it.

To get rid of financial worries and difficulties devotees will write their problems in a sheet and nail it to a tree in the temple premises as it is believed to relieve devotees from their financial worries.

Also there is a palm tree in the temple premises. Devotees also offer prayers to the tree and also a few have seen that there exists a super power with these trees on the no moon day (Amavase)

Since the temple is in village one can stay at Hassan which is near by and has good lodges as it is district head quarter also.

Sri Chamarajeshwara Swami Temple, Chamarajanagara

Couple of weeks back Chamarajeshwara Swami Temple of Chamarajanagara was telecasted on TV9 in its popular TV show ‘Heegu Unte’. From many years it is a belief that anyone who is in power or any ruler visiting this area will lose his power. The temple is built in commemoration of Chamaraja Wodeyar.

To strengthen the fact, rulers and politicians such as Devaraj Urs, Ramakrishna Hegde and H D Kumarswami have lost their power after visiting this temple. Not only these even a recent scam which made the Karnataka minister Haratalu Halappa to resign also happened after visiting this place.

(image is taken from Department of Archeology, Mysore)

Chamarajanagara was earlier called as ‘Hari Kutaara’ and later got the name Chamarajanagara because of God Chamarajeshwara Swami. The reason behind Ministers and rulers are losing their positions mainly because of affecting the temple premises of Chamarajeshwara Swami. A lake in which the Lord Chamarajeshwara was believed to take bath is being closed by the order of the authorities.

Chamarajeshwara temple is very famous temple of this area and many people visit here. Especially the fair taking place in the month of July or August (during Aashada) will be attended by thousands of newly married couples with a belief of getting good offspring.

Even though Chamarajanagara is a district head quarter there are no good stay rooms or lodges so staying at Mysore is preferable.