History Of Sabarimala Temple,Kerala

History Of Sabarimala Temple

History Of Sabarimala Temple advice of Saint Agasthya King Rajasekara laid the foundation stone of the temple at Sabarimala. Lord Manikandan, About Sabarimala Temple stated emphatically that he would grace only those devotees who offer Darshan after observing fortyone days’ penance or vrtha that involves strict abstinence from family desires and tastes.
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History Of Sabarimala Temple

 

the devotees are expected to adhere to a way of life akin to that of a brahmachari, constantly reflecting on the goodness of life. Whilst they make their way up the steep slopes of Sabarimala, they adorn themselves with three-eyed coconut and foodstuff/Aantha Garland in their heads, as the Bhagwan did when he went to the forest to fetch tigress milk, and bathed in River Pampa raising slogans of Saranam and climb the eighteen stairs.

Epic Story Of Sabarimala Temple King Rajasekara, in due course of time completed the construction of the shrine and the sacred eighteen stairs leading to the temple complex.

 

History Of Sabarimala Temple

 

Visiting Places Near Sabarimala Temple the King mulled over the seemingly perplexing task of placing Dharmasastha’s idol in the temple for darshan, he was reminded of the words of the Lord himself – the River Pampa is a holy river as River Ganga, Sabarimala is as holy as Kasi – Dharmasastha sent Parasuraman, who resurrected the land of Kerala from the bottom of the ocean, to Sabarimala; it was he who carved the figure of Lord Ayyappa and installed it on the day of Makarasankranthi.

History Of Sabarimala Temple

Every year, millions converge upon Sabarimala irrespective of caste or creed, with garlands and irumudis, chant paeans to Lord Ayyappa, bathe in holy river Pampa, climb up the eighteen stairs, hoping to catch a glimpse of Lord Ayyappa, the Dharmasastha.

 

History Of Sabarimala Temple

 

History Of Sabarimala Temple Jewel Casket is carried on head from the ancestral residence of the royal family of Pandalam to the Shrine on the day. A Garuda, the Brahaman kite, follows this ornaments-carrying procession, hovering about in the sky, after these ornaments are worn on the Lord the bird circles the temple in the sky three times and disappears.

History Of Sabarimala Temple

Excited by this sight the devotees begin to chant “Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa”. Seva’s And Pooja Timings Sabarimala Temple A Star never seen before in the sky appears on the day of Makarajyothi day before the sighting of the Jyoti. A Jyoti is seen for a little time on the hilltop showing the presence of Swami Ayyappan gracing his devotees.

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