Kalahasteeswara Swamy Temple, Sri Kalahasthi – Useful
Information
The
temple can give you lot of benefits in your personal life only if you pray with
a pure heart and 100% faith and devotion.
Kalasarpa
Dosha pooja has brought lot of warring couples together.
Light a
lamp in front of the Goddess every Tuesday and Friday evening and experience
the positive effects in your life.
The
temple premises have a bathroom and toilet – that is clean and well maintained.
So those on a short trip can have a bath here and then proceed to the temple.
Do
perform the pooja of Shani Bhagwan inside the temple.
The
pathala Vinayaka temple located underground within the premises is a wonderful temple.
The Lord Ganesha here is very powerful and if you notice, his face (especially
eyes) is very like an elephant. Those who are obese are advised not to venture out,
others can try. It is an experience worth it.
Do not
miss the frame of Lord Dhakshinamoorthy after the darshan is over. This Lord is
very powerful for those who are looking for a job or for aiming to improve
their career prospects.
When you
walk around the temple, you will find lot of inscriptions and understand the
rich cultural heritage of South India.
The
idols of 63 Nayanmars within the temple is a treatise to watch.
After
the darshan, when you come out of the temple, you can buy the lamp and ghee
near the entrance and light the lamp there itself.
Homemade
buttermilk is what you can have after the darshan.
Milk for
Abhisheka is also available in the temple at a price.
Srikalahasthi
has got good eateries now unlike the 70’s and 80’s but most of us who come from
Tirupathi prefer to go back to Tirupathi and have lunch/dinner there.
The
darshan of Lord Shiva (Sri Kalahasteeswarar and Lord Parvathi (Gnanaparasunambikai
Devi)) is an experience only those who have a spiritual bent of mind can enjoy
and relish. Months after the darshan you will still experience the bliss.
Shops in
and around the place do charge a premium, but you can negotiate.
Leave
your chappals and slippers in the vehicle itself.
Srikalahasthi
is a blissful place which will keep on beckoning you forever.
If you
perform the Kala Sarpa Dosha pooja, you are advised to directly return home
after the pooja to benefit from the positive vibrations that result from the
pooja.
In the
end, what matters is faith. So, visit the place with an open frame of mind and
be ready to soak in the spiritual experience.