From Visakhapatnam, we took the same Taxi to Rajahmundry, early in the morning. Once reaching the hotel there, we engaged another Taxi which Nirmala arranged through another friend of hers. I called my firiend, another Nirmala who was staying there with her son and family. She was thrilled, I was thrilled. We visited them, had a meal with them and her son Narasimha is a wonderful young man. Rao and he had a lot to talk about the Temples. He suggested that Rao should wear a silk dhoti to perform the Linga Abhishekam in Bhimeswara Temple in Draksharamam. We did not carry one. But Narasimha was very generous. He had a new one at home given to him by Sri Nagaphanindra Sarma garu as a blessing. He convinced Rao to wear that to the Temples.
Rao sponsored Linga Abhishekam to the Crystal Lingam there. We watched him from the outside of the shrine. No priest was there. Rao was allowed to do Rudra abhishekam all by himself. Since he knew the whole procedure by heart, he had absolutely no problem.
I was asked to go out to the shop and buy the necessary paraphernalia that Rao needed for the poojas. That is another adventure in a new town.
The next pooja he did was the Kumkuma pooja to Sri Manikyamba. They let him inside the innermost area to do the Kumkuma Pooja. We were not allowed to take any photos. I bent down to see Rao from my Darsan line. I asked the priest that was controlling the queue whether I can click the Camera. He said 'no' and added " He is not a priest. He is a retired Engineer from Machilipatnam" I just smiled. Did not tell him that it was my husband in the inner shrine. Rao's face was glowing. I never saw like that. He gave karpoora arati to the Devi and showed it to us. The total time at that Sakthi Peetham was about two hours. Worth the trip!!!
Draksharamam is also called Dakshina Kasi and is located in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The Siva Linga in this temple is said to be one large crystal about 2.6 meters long, they said. It is one of the five Arama Kshetras.
It is located at about 40 km from Rajahmundry and is considered to be a sacred pilgrimage destination in Andhra. The architecture of the temple is a blend of both the Chalukya and Chola style. There are inscriptions dating from 1080 AD to 1434 AD,.
Try the link below to get more information. If not clickable, please copy and paste the URL>
http://temples.weebly.com/draksharamam.html
Rao sponsored Linga Abhishekam to the Crystal Lingam there. We watched him from the outside of the shrine. No priest was there. Rao was allowed to do Rudra abhishekam all by himself. Since he knew the whole procedure by heart, he had absolutely no problem.
I was asked to go out to the shop and buy the necessary paraphernalia that Rao needed for the poojas. That is another adventure in a new town.
The next pooja he did was the Kumkuma pooja to Sri Manikyamba. They let him inside the innermost area to do the Kumkuma Pooja. We were not allowed to take any photos. I bent down to see Rao from my Darsan line. I asked the priest that was controlling the queue whether I can click the Camera. He said 'no' and added " He is not a priest. He is a retired Engineer from Machilipatnam" I just smiled. Did not tell him that it was my husband in the inner shrine. Rao's face was glowing. I never saw like that. He gave karpoora arati to the Devi and showed it to us. The total time at that Sakthi Peetham was about two hours. Worth the trip!!!
Draksharamam is also called Dakshina Kasi and is located in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The Siva Linga in this temple is said to be one large crystal about 2.6 meters long, they said. It is one of the five Arama Kshetras.
It is located at about 40 km from Rajahmundry and is considered to be a sacred pilgrimage destination in Andhra. The architecture of the temple is a blend of both the Chalukya and Chola style. There are inscriptions dating from 1080 AD to 1434 AD,.
Try the link below to get more information. If not clickable, please copy and paste the URL>
http://temples.weebly.com/draksharamam.html
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