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I want to be an integral part of every Jiva who is none other than the manifestation of Paramathma. Lord Vayu said, "Swami! I want to be present everywhere in this world. Pleased with his penance, Lord Shiva manifested before him and said, " O Vayu Deva! Though you are dynamic in nature, you stayed here without movement and did penance for me. This ancient gopuram over the main gate, which is 36.5 meters (120 feet) high and the entire temple is carvedĭuring the early days of creation, Lord Vayu performed penance for thousands of years to "Karpoora lingam" (Karpooram means camphor). There is an underground Ganapati shrine in the outer prakaram, while in the innermost prakaram are the shrines of Shiva and Parvathi. The entrance to the temple is crowned with a smaller tower. Krishnadevaraya built a huge gopuram in 1516, a few feet away from the entrance to the temple. The Telugu poem 'Sri Kalahasti Satakam' explains the traditions associated with this temple. There are Chola inscriptions in this temple which date back to the 10th century CE. Adi Sankara is said to have visited this temple and offered worship here. The Tamil Cholas and the Vijayanagara Rulers have made several endowments to this temple. Liberation, the death of ego upon the rediscovery of the Self, is the final stage of life just as setting is the sun’s last act before it disappears over the horizon. The deity Kalahastheeswara (the lord of Kalahasti) faces west and symbolizes liberation. freedom from limitation conferred by Self-knowledge.
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At Kalahasti the Goddess Gnanaprasoonamba (the giver of knowledge or the mother of all knowledge) represents the ‘wealth’ i.e. Shiva in the form of Dakshinamoorthy represents desire, in this case the desire for liberation, although he more commonly is said to represent the feeling of wealth (dakshina) that comes when you know who you really are. They are represented by four deities facing in the four cardinal directions. In the temple at Kalahasti these four universal motivations, which may take any worldly form, are, according to temple literature, converted into spiritual impulses. The Vedas posit four ends for which human beings strive in their search for happiness: pleasure (kama), security or wealth (artha), duty (dharma) and freedom (moksha). The claim that Kalahasti is the ‘Kailas of the South’ simply means that the small hill near the temple is to be taken as the spiritual equivalent of the Himalayan Kailas. A mind sourced in Spirit is a river of immeasurable power and life-giving goodness. Shiva, ‘that which is auspicious at all places, times and in all circumstances’ is a symbol of the Self and the Ganges flowing from his head represents the spiritualized or awakened mind. It is the abode of Shiva, from whose head, according to legend, the Ganges is said to flow. Sri Kalahasti Temple is always crowded with Rahu ketu Pooja, with Devotees coming from different parts of the Country.Īccording to ancient Tamil sources Sri Kalahasti has been known as the ‘Kailas of the South’ for slightly more than two thousand years and the small river on whose banks it sits, the ‘Ganges of the South.’ Kailas is perhaps India’s most revered spiritual symbol. Devotees should be plan accordingly, so that they will available during Rahu kalam time at the temple. Rahu ketu Pooja will be performed during Rahu kalam timings. Rahu-ketu Pooja is very much famous in Sri kalahasti. North of the temple is the Durgambika hill, south is the Kannappar hill and east is the Kumaraswamy hill. The temple prakarams follow the contour of the adjoining hill and hence the temple plan is rather irregular. At some points, the hill serves as the wall of the temple.
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The vast west facing Kalahastheeswara temple is built adjoining a hill, and on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi.
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The temple is located at Sri kalahasti, Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh. Goddess Parvathi Devi is worshiped here as Gnanaprasunambika. Vayu is incarnated as Lord Siva and worshipped as Kalahastheeswara. Sri Kalahastheeswara Swami Vari Temple is one of the most ancient and historical Saivet temple in India.