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Moolavar
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Veerabadra – Rajarayudu
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Urchavar
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Kalyana Veerabadrar
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Amman / Thayar
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Badrakali
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Thala Virutcham
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Vilwa
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Theertham
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Mandavya Theertham
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Agamam / Pooja
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Veera Saiva Agama
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Old year
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500 years old
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Historical Name
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Rajaveedu
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City
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Rayachoti
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District
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State
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Andhra Pradesh
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Singers:
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Festival:
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Masi Brahmmotsavam
in February-March and Tirukarthikai in November-December are the festivals
celebrated in the temple.
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Temple's Speciality:
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It is a wonder in
the temple that the rays of Sun fall on Lord Veerabadra for five days in
the month of March. The rays fall on the feet of the Lord on the first day
and go upward each day and touch the face on the fifth day.
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Opening Time:
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The temple is open
from 5.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
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Address:
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Sri Veerabadra
Swami Temple, Rayachoti – 516 269, Kadappa district, Andhra Pradesh.
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Phone:
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+91- 8561 - 250
307, 98854 79428, 94410 12682.
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General Information:
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Lord Veerabadra
and Mother Badrakali grace the devotees from a palanquin each Monday.
Those aspiring leadership positions perform abishek to Lord Verabadra and
dress Him as hero on a horse. A fee of Rs. 450 is charged for this
puja. Those facing skin diseases place a coconut at the feet of Lord
and consume the water and also apply it on the skin for cure. Lord
Veerabadra is praised as Rajarayudu meaning Supreme Leader. While
only Shivalinga Bana is seen above the Avudayar in temples, Lord Shiva appears
on the Avudayar in full real form. Hence, He is called Avudai
Shiva. There are also shrines for Lords Varasiddhi Vinayaka, Kala
Bhairava, Shanmugha, Twin Lingas, Agora Shiva, Ellamman, Navagrahas the
nine planets. The temple has a three tier Rajagopuram.
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Prayers
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Devotees pray for
fearlessness and peace of mind without any confusion.
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Thanks giving:
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Devotees perform
abishek to Lord and Mother and offer vastras. They also offer sweet pudding
–sarkarai pongal nivedhana.
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Greatness Of
Temple:
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This is a temple
for Lord Veerbadra with a tall tower. Daksha appears in worshipping
form near the Lord in the sanctum sanctorum. The Shivalinga
worshipped by Sage Mandavya is right of the Lord. First puja is
dedicated to the Shivalinga and then to Lord Veerabadra. During
morning hours Lord appears in Bala rupa-youth- and as a hero with a
moustache in evening hours. As in Lord Vishnu temples, here too Sadari
blessing with the lotus feet of the Lord is offered to devotees.
Betel leaf is the prasada in the temple.
Sri Nandeeswarar blesses from a shrine with Vimana outside the
Rajagopuram. Opposite the shrine of Lord Veerabadra there are two
Nandhis-Veera Nandhi and Shiva Nandhi for Lords Veerabadra and Shiva.
They are just a little away from the sanctum sanctorum. There is also
a Nandhi before Ambica Badrakali.
Spilling the rice: Following Shivrathri pujas in February-March,
Brahmmotsavam is celebrated for 11 days in the temple. Killing of
Daksha event takes place on the eighth day. A quantity of 365
measures of rice is cooked with pumpkins and other preparations as
Athirasam and roots. It is heaped as a hill. They spill it
throughout the place with the sword of Lord Veerabadra violently as the
yaga sala of Daksha was ransacked by Veerabadra according to the puranic
story. This rice is offered as Prasad. During this event, Lord
Veerabadra will have the forehead eye as Lord Shiva
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Temple
History:
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Daksha organized a
yagna without inviting Lord Shiva purposely to humiliate Him. Angry
Shiva sent Veerabadra to destroy the yagna and Daksha. Veerabadra was
very furious. Meantime, Sage Mandavya was on penance on Lord Shiva
seeking Veerabadra Darshan. Veerabadra granted darshan to the sage in
His fury form. Sage begged Ambica to soften Him. Ambica
appeared as Badrakali and cooled Him down. Sage further requested
them to stay in the place of his penance. That place is now called
Royachoti. A king built the temple later.
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Special Features:
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Miracle Based: The rays of Sun fall on Lord
Veerabadra for five days in March. Beginning from the feet of the Lord,
the rays go upward each day and finally touch Lord’s face on the fifth
day.
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