[GHHF] Performed Shiva Abhishekam, organized Bhajans in a cave on the top of the Mountain to revive the past glory of the Sri Ramalingeswara Temple in a Village near Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

17 Jul 2024 243 Views

Global Hindu Heritage Foundation started with a mission to preserve, protect and promote the richness of Sanatana Dharma. To accomplish this goal, we felt that it is the utmost of the hour to teach about our culture, traditions, mantras, rituals, morals, and our national heroes. Also work toward the renovation and revival of Hindu Temples, open the neglected Temples, protecting the animals, and protecting the environment. This week, our Pracharaks under the leadership of Sri Gopi Krishna Sastry climbed the mountain to do Abhishekam to Sri Ramalingeswara Temple in a Cave and conduct Bhajans.
Today in Gadepalli village, the ancient temple of Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy has been built on the top of the hill, according to the information of the villagers, all the Hindu relatives in the village went to the hill to see the temple.
India is known for magnificent Temples built over so many centuries. Temples were not only important sites for religious worship but also served as centers of learning, art, community gatherings and festivals. Temples held great wealth and were the pride of the communities in which they were built. Such temples became targets for foreign invasion or destruction. Conquering temples could be a source of wealth, social and political control. 
Many Hindu Temples were destroyed, idols broken, insulted the Murty Worship and offended Hindu temple worshippers. Because of the destruction of Hindu temples and threats to the lives of Hindus, many Hindus distanced themselves from going to the Temples. Thus, many Temples on the mountains and high hills were neglected because of the fear for their lives. Many temples in remote villages and on top of the hills become unknown to the present generation. Since Independence, many Hindus are trying to restore some of the demolished Temples and start reviving the Temple worship and renewing the our rich traditions. 
One such attempt by GHHF was to identify one of the ancient Temple in a small village on top of the hill and plan for resuming the tradition worship of Lord Shiva. This Shiva temple is built in a cave on the hill. In the past, puja programs were held every day to satisfy the desires of the devotees of this Shiva temple. We learned that a Guru has also become a Jiva Samadhi here, so that this Shiva temple fulfills the desires of the devotees. But there is a belief that the works planned by the devotees will be fulfilled. Even now, every Shivaratri, many devotees in the village come for darshan. We collected details by asking the priests who have been ding Abhishekam to the Shiva temple every week for the past three generations. But very few people know there exists a Shiva Temple there. 
 After that, they said that they will perform bhajans in the Shiva temple and get the blessings of Lord Shiva and try to return to the past glory by doing Abhishekam and conducting Bhajans. 
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