Punar pratishta of sacred deities of Sri Venkataramana Temple, Mangalore held

Punar pratishta of sacred deities of Sri Venkataramana Temple, Mangalore held

Mangalore Today News Network

Photographs: Manju Neereshwallya / Sujeer B Nayak

Mangalore, Jan 11, 2012: Re-consecration of Sri Veera Venkatesha and other deities of  Sri Venkataramana Temple at Car street, Mangalore held today, January 15, 2012 in the devout hands of Srimath Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji, the supreme head of Kashi Math Samstha along with his anointed successor Sri Sayamendra Thirtha swamiji.

 

 

 

The Punarprathishta (re-consecration) of the presiding deity Sri Veera Venkatesha and other Parivara deities has been performed by the Pontiff along with his junior Swamiji at 10.29 am, on January 16, 2012 at the auspicious mena lagnam muhurtham.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands of devotees witnessed  the holy consecration of deities in the sanctum sanctorum of the superbly renovated temple. The renovation of this graceful temple estimated to have spent around Rs 12 crores. This includes the cost of civil construction, granite carvings, wood work, silver doors and embossing of pillars for the sanctum sanctorum as well as the copper roofings, a golden Kalasha, Golden Throne (Simhaasana) studded with diamonds and  Navaratnas, a Dhwajasthambha with silver covering,  silver Mahadwara etc. 

The new sanctum sanctorum is taller than the old structure and is built using black stone. Even the Goshala, Nagabana and the  Rajangana of the Temple are being developed as part of the renovation. The renovation is done in accordance with the tenets of the Shastras by seeking guidance from the religious heads.

The renovated temple is unique in its Architecture and grandeur. Indeed, a masterpiece in its own rights.

Several religious ceremony and cultural events will be held at the temple premises every day till the Annual Car festival starting from January 26 to 31.

History of Sri Venkatramana Temple

Sri Venkatramana Temple of Mangalore is one of the most reputed and popular temples in the western coast of India, with Lord Sri Veera Venkatesha (incarnation of Lord Vishnu) as its supreme deity, the temple has a glorious history of more than 300 years.It is one of the ancient and revered shrines of the coastal region, which attracts devotees from a wide spectrum of the society.

This beautiful temple is situated at Car Street, one of the prime location in Mangalore, which is also known as Temple Square (name derived from the geographical structure of the area). The temple belongs to the Gouda Saraswat Brahmin (G.S.B) society of Hindus and it is a GSB denomination temple. The rituals performed here follow Madhwa-Vaishnava principles. The temple is efficiently guided by the divine blessings of His Holiness Srimad Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji, Matadhipathi of Sri Kashi Math Samsthan, Varanasi. This temple is one among the 18 temple towns of GSB’s.

 

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