Annavaram Temple
Annavaram is a popular temple of Lord Vishnu. The temple is dedicated to Veera
Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy. The temple sits upon the Ratnagiri hill, looking
down the town. The entire land is considered to be dedicated to Veera Venkata
Satyanarayana Swamy and Anantha Lakshmi Satyavathi Ammavaru.
After the Tirupati temple of Andhra Pradesh, this is the most famous Vishnu
temple of the country. The architectural wonder might surprise the beholders.
The temple is built following the Dravidian style of architecture. The construction
of the temple has been done following Agni Puran. It reflects the Prakriti. Several
symbolisms are attached to the architecture of the temple. It is said that that
chariot of the temple depicts the seven lokas. The wheels of the chariot stand
for the sun and the moon. It is a two story temple where the upper part is
dedicated to the deities and the lower part is for the yantras.
The glory of the Lord has crossed the boundary of India. The glory of the lord
which the world signs now can be found in Skanda Purana Reva Khanda. The
Lord Himself along with Ananta Laxmi Devi and Lord Shiva has descended on the
earth and took abode on the mountain Ratnagiri. This mountain is named after
King Ratnakar. He was the son of Meru and also the king of the Ratnagiri
Mountain.
The Legend of the Temple
Though temples are sacred for the holy vibration and the protective aura they
reflect, each temple shines for some ancient legend. Annavaram temple is
famous for the legend of continuous supply of food. The name Annavaram has
emerged from the legend itself. Annam is food in Telugu language. In another
version of the legend it is said that the divine powers that are sitting in the town
has blessed the town people with the anina varam – wanted boon, the temple
has come to be known as Annavaram.
Hari Hara – The F usion of Shri Hari Vishnu and Mahadev
Annavaram , from the ancient time, has attracted the followers of both Shri Hari
Vishnu and Mahadev as the deity of the temple depicts the combined force of
Hari Hara. It is has been famously known as Hari Hara Hiranya Garbha
Thrimurtyatmaka. The devotees of both the lord come here bowing their heads
in respect. They forget the divisional differences of belief during the worshiping.
The idol of the temple is around 13 feet high.
The base of the idol meaning the bottom of the idol represents Lord Brahma, the
middle of the idol belongs to Lord Shiva and the top is Shri Hari Vishnu Dev.
There are many other temples around the country which represent Hari and Hara
together. However, in this temple Lord Brahma who is usually ignored by the
devotees gets worshipped with the other two forces of the trinity.
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