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WELCOME TO madhuramangalam emperumanar jeeyar mutt !
His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami
Sri:
!Sri Seethalakshmana Bharatha shatrugna Hanumadsam Etha Sri PattAbirAma parabrahmNe namah!
! SreemathE ramanujaya namah.! , ! Sree embar swaminE namah.!
!SrimathE Varavara Munaye Namah.!
!Sree Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar TiruvadigaLe Sharanam.!
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108 Divya Desha Yathra -
Ahobhilam also known as Ahobalam is located in the Allagadda mandal of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at a distance of 40 km from Nandyal and about 150 km from Kurnool, the district headquarters. There are two temple houses, lower Ahobilam and upper Ahobilam. Ahobilam is located at 15.1333°N 78.7167°E. It has an average elevation of 327 meters (1076 feet).
It is a major pilgrimage site in South India and is one of the 108 Vaishnava Divyadesams. According to the legend, this is where Lord Narasimha blessed Prahlada and killed the demon Hiranyakashipu.
There are 12 shrines in total. There are the celebrated nine shrines called Nava Nrisimha. They are Jwala, Ahobila, Malola, Kroda, Karanja, Bharaghava, Yogananda, Chatravata, and Paavana. Then, we have Ugra Stambam, which is a column of rock. This rock itself is considered Lord Nrisimha. The eleventh one is called Prahlada Padi. These eleven are in the hills in one sense or another. The twelth one is Prahlada Varadan temple located at Lower Ahobilam near the Malola Guest House.
Aho is an exclamation word. Bhilam (bhilam means cave). It is equivalent of 'oh the mighty cave' and thus aho-bhilam of lord Nrusimha swamy. One famous slokam that explains this is:
Aho veeryam! aho shouryam! aho baahu parakrama!
Naarasimham param deivam aho bhilam! aho balam!
Oh! what a great valour he has! oh his great gallantry! oh those great powerful shoulders of the greatest of the Gods Lord Narasimha, and what a the mighty cave it is! and what a mighty divine strength He has!
There are nine temples around the Nallamala Forest range. A few temples can be reached through trekking. Some temples are inside the cave. Some temples are very difficult to trek to. The holy shrines of Ahobilam (all the Nava are Nine Narasimhars) are eulogized by Thirumangai Mannan. Hence, Ahobilam is one of the 108 Divya Desams. The hereditary powers of the temple rest with the Pontiff HH Azhagiyasingar of Ahobila Mutt. Currently the 45th Jeeyar of this lineage is the reigning Pontiff. The Azhagiyasingars have the unique privilege of being Aradhakars to a Divya Desam (a distinction no other Pontiff enjoys). Occasionally when HH Jeeyar performs Mangalasasanam (pays respects at the temple) at Ahobilam, the Serthi Utsavam is performed (the Moolavar of Malola Nrusimhar and the Utsavar) are united.
The Nallamala hills are personified as Adisesha with his head at Tirumala, middle at Ahobilam and the tail at Srisailam.
According to legends it is believed that when the Devas saw the manifestation of Lord Vishnu as half-lion, half-man, they shouted "Ahobala" (great strength) as well as "Ahobila" (great cave in which the current sanctum is). Hence, this place could be called either "Ahobalam" or "Ahobilam".
Another legend describes when Lord Garuda did penance to see Lord Vishnu in Lord Narasimha form. Thereafter, Lord Narasimha took nine different forms in this hill.
Lord Narasimha in nine forms are
1. Varaha Narasimhaswamy
2. Malola Narasimhaswamy
3. Yogananda Narasimhaswamy
4. Pavana Narasimhaswamy
5. Karaancha Narasimhaswamy
6. Chatra Vata Narasimhaswamy
7. Bhargava Narasimhaswamy
8. Jwala Narasimhaswamy
9. Ahobila Narasimhaswamy
Each of these nine forms have a beautiful story woven with strands of myth, fancy legends and epic tales. According to popular belief, one form of the Lord, the Pavana Narasimhaswamy, when offered the prasad returns half of the offering back to the devotee. On these lines, the Jwala Narasimhaswamy is supposed to be the ferocious form. This form personifies the cumulative and intense anger of the God. It is believed that the original site of shrine of Jwala Narasimhaswamy was the mouth of a volcano and it is only the proxy shrine which is accessible to the devotees.
Belief is that the navagrah's attained their power of being the planet by worshiping these deities of Narashimha. It is believed that the people having malefic effect of any planet could get some reprieve by worshiping Narasimha.
Legend also states that Goddess Mahalakshmi took birth as a human in a tribe, named Chenchu Lakshmi and married Lord Narasimha after the death of Hiranyakashpu.
Narasimha Jayanthi will be celebrated with pomp and glory. The annual festival is during the Tamil month of Maasi. The local tribals celebrate the marriage of Goddess Mahalakshmi as ChenchuLakshmi and Lord Narasimha.
It is conveniently accessible by bus from Nandyal, Kurnool and Hyderabad. Ahobilam is not connected by rail; the closest railway stations are Nandyal (on the Bangalore-Vizag(Vishakapatnam) route) and Cuddapah (on the Mumbai-Chennai route). There are three routes reaching Ahobilam. Pilgrims from the north can get down at Nandyal, which is a Railway junction from Kurnool, and travel by bus to Allagadda and Ahobalam, which is only thirty miles from Nandyal. The second route is from Dhone which is another railway station and from which one can reach Ahobilam via Banganapalle and Koilakuntla.
The other and easy route is to get down at Cuddapah which is a district headquarters and an important railway station in the Madras - Bombay route. From Cuddapah one has to travel to Allagadda, which is forty miles over and from there by bus to Ahobilam.
* Free Food & Basic Accommodation is provided by mutt in all the tours.
We request all sri vaishnava friends & bhagavathas to join hands for this sacred kainkaryam of the lord, share their feelings and receive the blessings of the Mercyfull Sri Ramachandra and HH Swamigal of Matam, Sri Kamalavalli Thaayar Sametha Sri Vaikunta Perumal, Sri Embar Swamy and Sri Ramanuja Swamy.
Important Note : The existing two bank accounts in Karur Vysya Bank of Jeeyar Swamy and Mutt bank accounts are not operatable (not working), as we have not yet decided on the Signing Authority of the above existing bank accounts. Any Devotees interested in sending donations to the mutt, can kindly contact or call us for more details at Srikaryam : Sriman Ravindra Ramanuja Dasan (RRD) : +91 96004 22903 (TN) , +91 96766 71579 (AP) for sending donations to mutt and for new bank account details.
Navarathri Celebrations at Madhuramangalam Temple from 28-Sep-2011 to 06-Oct-2011
His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Yatiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami 60th Thirunakshatram on 28-Sep-2011
Sign online petition and help the mutt sishyas save and continue the mutt & its activities.
An appeal to save mutt to all the Sishyas and Devotees of HH & Mutt.
HH Sri Yathi Raja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy attained Paramapadam at 4:30 PM on 09-May-2011.
Yathi Samskarams was done on 10-May-2011 at mutt, madhuramangalam.
Paramapadotsavam of HH Sri Yathi Raja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy will be performed on 20-May-2011 at mutt.
Watch Divya Desha Yathra on TTD's Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC) on Wednesdays 10:30 PM & repeat telecast on Monday 10:30 AM
8 Divya Desam Tour - North India & Nepal - 15 Days - June 2011 was postponed, Dates will be informed soon.
108 DD Tour - First Phase Gallery - Second Phase Gallery - Third Phase Gallery - Fourth Phase Gallery - Fifth Phase Gallery
108 DD Tour Online Registration , 4th Anniversary : Book Release on 25-Mar-2012 in mutt by HH.
Sri Kamalavalli Thaayar Sametha Sri Vaikunta Perumal and Sri Embar Swamy.
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