Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 VISAKHAPATNAM (July 13 - 22, 2005): A spiritual resort will be set up at Devipuram near Sabbavaram by the Sri Vidya Trust at a cost of Rs.10 crores. Announcing this here on Tuesday, the trust founder, Amritananda Natha Saraswati (N. Prahalada Sastry), and the Kanakamahalakshmi Ammavari Devastanam Chairman, Vankyala Sanyasi Raju, said that a unique spiritual resort with the biggest Sri Chakra would be developed. "Devipuram, which has the Sri Chakra temple of Goddess Rajarajeswari will be known as Manidweepam -- a Maha Shakti peetham containing all the 51 shakthi peethams in the world in the form of Devi's body in an area of 2.5 lakh square feet," Prof. Sastry, who quit as a scientist in the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) to build the temple at Devipuram in 1983, said. 'FUNDS NOT A PROBLEM' Claiming that he had the vision of the Devi several times, Prof. Sastry said that he was directed by the goddess to consecrate a temple at Devipuram before quitting a lucrative career in TIFR. "With Her constant guidance, the temple work was completed in 1994," he said. With devotees all over the world, raising funds for the spiritual project would not be a problem. "At present, our trust has Rs.50 lakhs and we are confident of mobilising whatever is required in the next few years," he said. The resort would be completed by 2010. As of now, the trust had spent Rs.2 crores to Rs.3 crores to transform Devipuram into an island of jewels called Manidweepa. CHANDO YAGNAS "Once completed, the landscape becomes the physical body of Devi. It's life is Sri Chakra and its power manifests in the people who visit it," he said. Prof. Sastry said that they would perform 54 Chandi yagnas and Suvasini puja from July 18 to 21. A lecture on Sri Vidya Deeksha will be delivered on July 18 followed by a discourse on `What is Sri Chakra?' on July 19, meditation with the guruji on July 20 and poornahuti on Gurupoornima Day on July 21. * FOLLOW-UP (JULY 22) IMPARTING SPRIRITUALISM WITH SCIENTIFIC TOUCH VISAKHAPATNAM: Manidweepam, a spiritual resort planned at Devipuram, is also intended to function as a learning centre bringing science and philosophy together. It will try to inculcate respect for women through Sakthi worship and remove apprehensions over Saktheyam (worshipping woman as Sakthi), according to the founder-chairperson of Sri Vidya Trust running the Devipuram temples, Amritanandanadha Saraswathi A. K. A. N. Prahlada Sastry. He told mediapersons that it would contain all the 51 Matrusakthi peethams. The spiritual centre would like to attract the best of talent to act as think-tank. Expressing agony over treatment of women as commercial object, Dr. Sastry, a former nuclear physicist with the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, said woman should be worshipped as Mother as per the maxim "Matrudevobhava''. He wanted people to visit Devipuram to know its significance and clear their doubts. He expressed the wish that because of the sanctity of the place (sthalamahatmyam), there should be a transformation of mind and heart and people should acquire jnana. Coming up over an area of 2.5 lakh sft., the centre is expected to be completed by 2010. GURU PURNIMA Marking Guru Purnima, special abhishekams and pujas were conducted to Sri Sahasrakshi Rajarajeswari on Thursday and the four-day Chandi and Lalitha Yagan concluded with a poornahuthi. SOURCE: © Copyright 2000-2005 The Hindu. Devotional centre to have biggest Sri Chakra, says trust founder. URLS: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/13/stories/2005071304010200.htm http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/22/stories/2005072201900200.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 good news. I hope with the blessings of devi the work will be finished as soon as possible. jatinprakash --- devi_bhakta <devi_bhakta wrote: > VISAKHAPATNAM (July 13 - 22, 2005): A spiritual > resort will be set > up at Devipuram near Sabbavaram by the Sri Vidya > Trust at a cost of > Rs.10 crores. Announcing this here on Tuesday, the > trust founder, > Amritananda Natha Saraswati (N. Prahalada Sastry), > and the > Kanakamahalakshmi Ammavari Devastanam Chairman, > Vankyala Sanyasi > Raju, said that a unique spiritual resort with the > biggest Sri > Chakra would be developed. > > "Devipuram, which has the Sri Chakra temple of > Goddess Rajarajeswari > will be known as Manidweepam -- a Maha Shakti > peetham containing all > the 51 shakthi peethams in the world in the form of > Devi's body in > an area of 2.5 lakh square feet," Prof. Sastry, who > quit as a > scientist in the Tata Institute of Fundamental > Research (TIFR) to > build the temple at Devipuram in 1983, said. > > 'FUNDS NOT A PROBLEM' > > Claiming that he had the vision of the Devi several > times, Prof. > Sastry said that he was directed by the goddess to > consecrate a > temple at Devipuram before quitting a lucrative > career in TIFR. > > "With Her constant guidance, the temple work was > completed in 1994," > he said. > > With devotees all over the world, raising funds for > the spiritual > project would not be a problem. "At present, our > trust has Rs.50 > lakhs and we are confident of mobilising whatever is > required in the > next few years," he said. > > The resort would be completed by 2010. As of now, > the trust had > spent Rs.2 crores to Rs.3 crores to transform > Devipuram into an > island of jewels called Manidweepa. > > CHANDO YAGNAS > > "Once completed, the landscape becomes the physical > body of Devi. > It's life is Sri Chakra and its power manifests in > the people who > visit it," he said. > > Prof. Sastry said that they would perform 54 Chandi > yagnas and > Suvasini puja from July 18 to 21. > > A lecture on Sri Vidya Deeksha will be delivered on > July 18 followed > by a discourse on `What is Sri Chakra?' on July 19, > meditation with > the guruji on July 20 and poornahuti on Gurupoornima > Day on July 21. > > * FOLLOW-UP (JULY 22) > > IMPARTING SPRIRITUALISM WITH SCIENTIFIC TOUCH > > VISAKHAPATNAM: Manidweepam, a spiritual resort > planned at Devipuram, > is also intended to function as a learning centre > bringing science > and philosophy together. It will try to inculcate > respect for women > through Sakthi worship and remove apprehensions over > Saktheyam > (worshipping woman as Sakthi), according to the > founder-chairperson > of Sri Vidya Trust running the Devipuram temples, > Amritanandanadha > Saraswathi A. K. A. N. Prahlada Sastry. > > He told mediapersons that it would contain all the > 51 Matrusakthi > peethams. The spiritual centre would like to attract > the best of > talent to act as think-tank. > > Expressing agony over treatment of women as > commercial object, Dr. > Sastry, a former nuclear physicist with the > Mumbai-based Tata > Institute of Fundamental Research, said woman should > be worshipped > as Mother as per the maxim "Matrudevobhava''. He > wanted people to > visit Devipuram to know its significance and clear > their doubts. He > expressed the wish that because of the sanctity of > the place > (sthalamahatmyam), there should be a transformation > of mind and > heart and people should acquire jnana. Coming up > over an area of 2.5 > lakh sft., the centre is expected to be completed by > 2010. > > GURU PURNIMA > > Marking Guru Purnima, special abhishekams and pujas > were conducted > to Sri Sahasrakshi Rajarajeswari on Thursday and the > four-day Chandi > and Lalitha Yagan concluded with a poornahuthi. > > SOURCE: © Copyright 2000-2005 The Hindu. Devotional > centre to have > biggest Sri Chakra, says trust founder. > > URLS: > http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/13/stories/2005071304010200.htm > http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/22/stories/2005072201900200.htm > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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