this temple is a must see just for architectural beauty. This temple has the largest Nandi and at the rear side there are many unfinished sculptures. It is one of the main place one can get practical ideas on our Shilpa shastra in the southern Andhra. This is just 1.15 hours drive from Bangalore city - ideal for a day tour (go with food packed)
Shanno devirabhishtaye शं नो॑ दे॒वीर॒भिष्ट॑य॒ आपो॑ भवन्तु पी॒तये॑ । शं योर॒भि स्र॑वन्तु नः॥ शम् । नः॒ । दे॒वीः । अ॒भिष्ट॑ये । आपः॑ । भ॒व॒न्तु॒ । पी॒तये॑ ।शम् । योः । अ॒भि । स्र॒व॒न्तुः॒ । नः॒ ॥ अथर्ववेद प्रथमं काण्डम् ६ १ सिन्धुद्विपोऽथर्वाकृतिरृषि:, आपोदेवता, गायत्रीछन्दः śaṁ no̍ de̱vīr.abhiṣṭ'ay.a āpo̍ bhavantu pī̱taye̍ । śaṁ yor.abhi sr'avantu naḥ॥ śam । naḥ̱ । de̱vīḥ । a.bhiṣṭ'aye । āpaḥ̍ । bha.va.ntu̱ । pī̱taye̍ । śam । yoḥ । a.bhi । sra.va.ntuḥ̱ । naḥ̱ ॥ atharvaveda prathamaṁ kāṇḍam 6 1 sindhudvipo'tharvākr̥tirr̥ṣi:, āpodevatā, gāyatrīchandaḥ दिव्य गुणों वाले जल अर्थात् उपकारी पुरुष हमारे अभिष्ट सिद्धि के लिये एवं पान व रक्षा के लिये सब के दुःख की निवृत्ति और सुखदायी बनने को प्रयत्नशील हों। तथा हमारे रोग की शान्ति के लिये, और भय दूर करने के लिये चहुं दिशाओं से वृष्टि करें| May the water with divine properties - water means the good personalities which help us in our life, for fulfillment of our wishes , potability and protection, and for the removal of pain of...
This temple was restored by Pakistan govt. recently... Originally shared by Sacred Hinduism Katasraj Mandir in Pakistan. Katasraj Temple is dedicated to Shiva. The temple has existed since the days of Mahabharata and the Pandava brothers spent a substantial part of their exile here. Share >> http://sacredhinduism.com/
just marvellous
ReplyDeletethis temple is a must see just for architectural beauty. This temple has the largest Nandi and at the rear side there are many unfinished sculptures. It is one of the main place one can get practical ideas on our Shilpa shastra in the southern Andhra. This is just 1.15 hours drive from Bangalore city - ideal for a day tour (go with food packed)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the additional info Krishnamurthi CG
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