> > Our programme for the first day is Mattapalli, a temple to > Narasimha, on the banks of the Krishna, 150 km from Vijayawada. > Mattapalli, not very well-known some years ago, was made popular > by the late Sri Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar, who unfailingly > spoke about the Lord in all his discourses, and as those who had > attended his discourses say, the Lord, too, spoke through him. > > > ``Masi Reddy could not find the tree at first. In his second > attempt he saw a refulgent bird seated on it, and a monkey led > him to the exact place in the face of the mountain that needed to > be opened up.'' The temple closes at 12.30 p.m. and opens briefly > before 1.30 p.m. for a final aarthi and distribution of prasadam. > Suddenly, there are around 30 to 40 people there. The temple does > not open in the evenings for they are held sacred for worship by > the rishis. This is not true. The temple opens again by 4.30 PM and the sAyam pUja is done around 6:30 PM. Friday evening is the time to be there when the locals, in thousands, gather for an auspicious night stay. Their bhajans and dances are a treat for the eyes and ears. Regards adiyEn Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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