Ekambaranathar temple,kanchipuram video part 3

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The Kalikambal Temple is dedicated to Divine Mother Shakti as Kalikambal and Sri Shiva as Kamateshwarar.

Kalikambal Temple, in the heart of Chennai,in Thambu Street, is a really old one . It is devoted to the Shaivite Gods - (Kamateshvarar) Shiva and his consort Kamakshi (Kalikambal) in her benign avatar.Originally the Kalikambal temple was situated inside the Fort St. George. During the course of time it has moved to its present venue in George Town.It is also said that the fierce form of Kali was which was worshipped earlier has been replaced with a serene form subsequently.
I am not going to write about the power of Kali, as it needs no writing about.Faith in worship itself brings miracles! But the temple itself is steeped in History. The great Maratha warrior Chatrapathi Shivaji Rao(17th century) along with his trusted Minister was here to worship Kali.

The Tamil Poet Bharathi (20th century) has sung many songs in praise of this Goddess. He was a frequent visitot according to the writings on the temple walls. The temple has also seen patronage from peoples of various strata of society.Today its patronage has swollen to great numbers.
This is one of the few temples where the God and Goddess are placed back to back. It is pretty rare as per temple architecture.

Kalikamba Temple can be reached easily by the MRTS( get down at Beach Station and walk across First Line Beach ). It is also easily accessible from the Parrys Corner bus stand.Parking of private vehicles will be a problem. But one can park a few streets away and walk it up or use a cycle rickshaw to commute the short distance to the temple.
A visit to Chennai must include a visit to this temple.Do not expect a peaceful one on one time with the Goddess!! Its pretty crowded always, especially on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Bhavani Amman Temple in Periyapalayam near Chennai stands as an attraction to many devotees, Bhavani Amman is the main deity of the temple, people throng here in thousands on weekends and in the month of Aadi and Avani. Located in about 45kms from Chennai in Chennai-Kolkata highway near Red Hills people can reach Periyapalayam. The Temple is busy throughout the year and people visit the temple with their families and seek the blessings of Bhavani Amman especially on the weekends people visit here in groups and have a divine get together here.
The Temple is well maintained and well organized to help the devotees to have a memorable Dharshan of Sri Bhavani Amman. According to the legend people refer Amman as the sister of Lord Krishna who managed to escape from the clutches of Kamsan (Demon King) and after warning Kamsan about his death she decided to settle in this place in name of Sri Bhavani. The temple after recent renovation shines as of Bhavani Amman, on entering the temple Vinayagar has a separate Sanidhi in name of Sri Arpudha Sakthi Vinayagar, followed by Sri Sarva Sakthi Mathangi Amman and now people can reach the queue to start their Dharshan towards Bhavani Amman, free Dharshan and Special Dharshan for Rs.5 and Rs.25 are also available (Rs.25 ticket is the best option to hace a closer view of Amman). In the Moolasthanam Amman seen with Sangu Chakram in the upper hands while sword and Amirtha Kalasam on her lower hands, a thousand watts vision (be ready to withstand the power of Amman eyes). Crossing the Moolasthanam Utsavar Amman welcomes us sitting in a well-decorated seat, Kungumam and Theertham is offered as Prasadham, which is known to cure many ailments in human body. After having the Dharshan people can now visit Sannidhis of Sri Subrammaniyar, Srinivasa Perumal with Mahalakshmi, Anjaneyar, and Sri Prasuramar (one among the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) and Naga Sannidhi. People offer their prayers and also thank Amman for her blessings, they wear Neem leaves as clothes (Vaepanjalai), offer Pongal, shave their heads and perform Angapradakshinam. Timings include 5am - 9 am for Angapradkashinam, 5am - 12pm and 4pm - 6pm for Vaepanjalai and 5am - 12pm for Garagam.

சென்னையில் இருந்து சுமார் 45 கி.மீ. தொலைவில் பெரியபாளையம் உள்ளது. அங்கு அருள்மிகு ரேணுகாதேவி பவானி பெரியபாளையத்து அம்மனாக கொலு வீற்றிருக்கிறாள். பாளையம் என்றால் படை வீடு என்று பொருளாகும். பெரியபாளையம் என்றால் பெரிய படை வீடு என்பதாகும். பெரிய பாளையத்தில் அமர்ந்து பக்தர்களின் பாவங்களை தீர்த்து அருளுகின்றாள் ஆரணி ஆற்றங்கரை பெரியபாளையத்தம்மன்.அம்மனுக்கு பிரியமான வேப்பிலைகளை கொண்டு தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட வேப்பிலை சரத்தை உடம்பில் கட்டிக்கொண்டு ஆலயத்தை சுற்றி வந்து தங்கள் பிரார்த்தனையை நிறைவேற்றுகிறார்கள் என்பதுதான். பெரியபாளையத்து அம்மன் ஒரு கையில் சக்ராயுதமும் மற்றொரு கையில் கபாலக்கிண்ணமும் ஏந்தி நிற்கிறாள்.

இந்த கபாலக்கிண்ணத்தில் மகாலட்சுமி, துர்க்கை, சரஸ்வதி ஆகிய மூவரும் அடங்கி இருப்பதாக தத்துவம் உண்டு. அதனால் உலக வாழ்க்கைக்கு தேவையான செல்வம், கல்வி, உடல் சக்தி (வீரம்) மூன்றையுமே அன்னை வழங்குகிறாள் என்பது நம்பிக்கை. உடல் நலம் பெறவும், நீண்ட ஆயுளை ஆரோக்கியத்துடன் அடையவும் பெரிய பாளையத்து அம்மனை நினைத்தப்படி வருபவர்கள் அதிகம்.

பெரியபாளையம் கோவிலுக்கு வரும் பக்தர்கள் எண்ணிக்கை நாளுக்கு நாள் அதிகரித்து வருகிறது. முன்பெல்லாம் திருவிழா நாட்களில் பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கில் தான் மக்கள் திரள்வார்கள். ஆனால் தற்போது லட்சக்கணக்கான பக்தர்கள் வந்து செல்கிறார்கள். எதிர்காலத்தில் பக்தர்கள் வருகை மேலும் அதிகரிக்கும்.

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The Kamakshi Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Kamakshi, one of the forms of the goddess Parvati. It is located in the historic city of Kanchipuram, near Chennai, India  The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, the Akilandeswari temple in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli and this Kamakshi are the important centers of worship of Parvati as the mother goddess, in the state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was most probably built by the Pallava kings, whose capital was Kanchipuram, around 6 C.E.
The main deity, Kamakshi, is seated in a majestic Padmasana, an yogic posture signifying peace and prosperity, instead of the traditional standing pose. The goddess holds a sugarcane bow and bunch of flowers in the lower two of her arms and has a pasha (lasso), an ankusha (goad) in her upper two arms. There is also a parrot perched near the flower bunch. There are no other Parvati temples in the city of Kanchipuram, apart from this temple, which is unusual in a traditional city that has hundreds of traditional temples. There are various legends that account for this fact. One of them according to Kamakshivilasa is that the Goddess had to absorb all the other shakthi forms to give a boon to Kama, the Hindu god of love. Another legend attributes it to theRaja Rajeswari pose of the deity that signifies an absolute control over the land under the deity's control. Legend has it that Kamakshi offered worship to a Shivalingam made out of sand, under a mango tree and gained Shiva's hand in marriage.

Kamakshi amman  temple has a Sri Chakra which was established during the 16th Century by NrusimhAdvari, of the famous dathamAnji family. There is a stone inscription inside the new temple, near this Sri Chakra, which states this fact. It is noteworthy that Arunagirinathar a 15th Century Tamil Saint, sings in praise of the Goddess as devi of dark emarald complexion and the mother of Muruga of Kumarakottam. The Original Kamakshi Devi temple i.e. Adi PeeteswariKamakshi Devi temple is just adjucant to the Kumarakottam. Arunagirinathar mentions the Sri Yantra in the Kamakshi Devi temple, which can apply, during the 15th century, only to the original Adi Peeteswari Kamakshi Devi, which contained the Sri Chakra installed by Adi Shankara. Arunagirinathar does not make any reference to the new temple.

Also noteworthy is the fact that this new temple's legend considers the Bangaru Kamakshi at Thanjavur as Dharmadevi This is the metallic counterpart of the stone image of Dharmadevi, which is at present at Thiruparuthikunram (Jina Kanchi) to where it was removed from this present Kamakshi (Tara Devi) temple after the conversion of the Jain Tara Devi temple into Hindu Sakta tradition has become stronger. There is a stone inscription at the Jina Kanchi temple which explains this fact. There are strong evidences that Dharadevi was worshipped in the present day main shrine.