Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Guha and Tri Shakthi Temple - Basar Andhrapradesh
Name : Vyasa Muni Guha
Location :
Basar is a village situated on the banks of river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.
Vyasa Muni Gruha, is a cave on top of a hill next to the Jnana Saraswathi Temple in Basara.
Legend :
According to a popular legend great sage Vyasar along with his son sage Shuka and other disciples desponded and dejected by the Kruskethra War left on a pilgrimage towards Dakshinapatnam (southern India). He retired on the banks of River Godavari for a penance. This was later called Vasar in his honour and gradually is being called as Basar.
Description :
Vyasa Muni Gruha, is a cave on top of a hill next to the Jnana Saraswathi Temple in Basara. This cave has a narrow entrance and one has to wriggle through it to enter the small enclosure. Here you can see an idol of sage Ved Vyasa. Legend says that Ved Vyasa stayed here during his tapasya.
Temple :
During his stay, Sage Vyasa bought three handfuls of sand and made them into three heaps daily after the morning bath. The heaps have transformed into the divine trio The Lakshmi, The Sarada and The Gowri. The idol made of sand is smeared with turmeric.
Built at the confluence of the rivers Mangira and Godavari the presence of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali, Basara is considered as the abode of the divine trinity. Devotees stream the temple for the ritual of ‘AksharaAbhishekam’ of their children; the formal starting of education deeming it to be auspicious.
Devotees buy the stationary from nearby shops and perform Aksharabhayasam of their children. This is conducted outside Parihara with a priest in front of a bronze idol of Saraswati.
Festivals :
The annual festivals of ‘Devi Nava Rathri’, ‘Dattatreya Jayanthi’, and ‘Vasantha Panchami’ are celebrated with utmost dedication and devotion.
Website :
http://www.nirmalcity.com/basar_saraswati_temple_telangana.html
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Newly built VYAS GHAT / Ashram Haripur Marg Haridwar
Located near Sapt Rishi Ashram, on the outskirts of Haridwar, Shri Vyasashram is a branch of Kashi Mutt Samsthan of Varanasi. Consecrated in 1988, it is a monumental memorial to Veda Vyasa, the creator of the historic epic Mahabharata. Shri Vyasa is the presiding deity and there are life-size idols of the mythological Saptarshis and the trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara (Lord Shiva). The ashram also houses images of Shuka Muni, son of Vyasa, and his disciples, Paila, Vaishampayan, Jaimini and Sumant.Situated on the banks of River Ganges, the ashram has a bathing ghat with a small shrine of Goddess Ganga. The ashram also has a big garden, an auditorium, a health care center and a dining hall. Free food is offered to the guests and inmates. Accommodation facilities are available. Shri Vyasashram celebrates its foundation day on Phalguna Shukla Navami every year.Haridwar Junction Railway Station is the nearest railhead and Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun is the nearest airport.
http://www.tdtemple.org/newly-built-vyas-ghat-udgatan-at-sri-vyas-ashram-haripur-marg-haridwar-gallery-view-1434.html
http://wikimapia.org/569373/Sri-Vyas-Ashram-Haridwar
http://www.tdtemple.org/newly-built-vyas-ghat-udgatan-at-sri-vyas-ashram-haripur-marg-haridwar-gallery-view-1434.html
http://wikimapia.org/569373/Sri-Vyas-Ashram-Haridwar
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Gufa - Cave / Pusthak - Book
The most famous and oldest pilgrimage place in Bilaspur, Vyas Gufa is a cave situated on the left bank of River Sutlej, at an altitude of 610 meters above sea level. It is believed to be the cave where Maharshi Vyas, performed his meditation and penance. It lies between the old and new Bilaspur Township. According to the folklore, Bilaspur was once known as Vyaspur, after the Rishi's name. It is about 0.5 Km. distance from district head quarters.
Astonished to look at that cave from outside; the hill was in a structure of a massive book,
even the pages were visible. The hill is called Vyas pothi on the accounts of river Saraswati
also Rock formation inside the Vyas Gufa appears to resemble the orderly stacking of palm
leave manuscripts - oldest writing material and is worshipped as Vyas Pusthak.
Saraswathi River Changing her Course / Temple
Vyasa was born on an island in the Yamuna. And worked on the banks of the River Saraswathi. Look at the map to see how close they were to each other and also to IndraPrastha.
“The Saraswati waterfall lies at 10,000 ft. above sea level, about four km from the holy shrine of Badrinath. It is very close to the Indo-Tibetan border.Vyas Muni’s hallowed cave was barely 100 sq. ft. in area. At one end was a rounded stone with faint markings, described as “3,000 year old inscriptions” by the local guide.But Vyasji had a problem. He could not concentrate – with a frothing, foaming, furiously gushing river within hearing range. So, he prayed fervently to Mother Saraswati, begging her to calm down and assist him in his creative persuits. Lo! The river Saraswati changed her course and were underground, only to emerge hundreds of miles away at the Sangam (confluence) at Allahabad, as goes the legend.
“The Saraswati waterfall lies at 10,000 ft. above sea level, about four km from the holy shrine of Badrinath. It is very close to the Indo-Tibetan border.Vyas Muni’s hallowed cave was barely 100 sq. ft. in area. At one end was a rounded stone with faint markings, described as “3,000 year old inscriptions” by the local guide.But Vyasji had a problem. He could not concentrate – with a frothing, foaming, furiously gushing river within hearing range. So, he prayed fervently to Mother Saraswati, begging her to calm down and assist him in his creative persuits. Lo! The river Saraswati changed her course and were underground, only to emerge hundreds of miles away at the Sangam (confluence) at Allahabad, as goes the legend.
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