ganapathy = = vijaya" <srividya101@...

To: "adi ma" adi_shakthi16@...

Dear Akka

Work pressure written in A hurry pl correct the grammar AND EDIT
SUITABLY AND POST A COPY TO ambaal group as well.

regards

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Bangaru Kaamakshi Amman


Bangaru means pure gold. She was in Kaanchi as uthsava Vighraha and
taken to Tanjore due to political problems during the Muslim rule in
the year 1786. The royals of Tanjore srimad Thulaja King built a
temple for her. The raja gopuraM was constructed later on in 1788 by
the King Sarabhoji. The temple thouGh under endowment board of Tamil
nadu the dharma Kartha are the Kaanchi Kaamakti mutt
peetacthipathies and twice their Holiness had conducted the maha
kumbhbishekam


The speciality of this temple is the priests conduct six kala puja
daily without fail.



She has been installed in West Nain Street of the temple. The temple
uses Sadaari like the Vaishnava temples. The garlands which ARE
receiveD from the devotees are taken out in the morning and evenings
only and during the day she wears all the garlands given by the
devotees and on no accont it is removed during the intervening
period.



She holds a parrot in her hand and another hand she appears to keep
in a slanting position below the hip region and her right leg appears
to be turned inwards slightly and this is known as " tribhangam " and
this is how the brahma got darshan of her. She is known to be Virgin.



Earlier at Kaanchi She was installed in the southern temple side and
was also known to devotees as Swarnangi, Sukahastha, Suthlinga
vallabha, dharma Devi, swarnambika etc. she is now represented by a
panchloka vigraham and a meru.



She is believed to have taken shape as a gold Vighraha after
darshan To Brahma the creator , on his Wish during Swaethavaraha
Kalpam—Sri Muukha varsham—the tamil month of IpPasi – krishnapaksha
Dashami – poora Star.



There are some rare manuscripts in the saraswathi Mahal library of
tanjore on this temple written in an unknown language known as "
MODI" which is yet to be deciphered

During the sarada Navarathri before the Divine mother panchratna
kirthanas are sung.



If one concentrates on Her face She bears a divine smile and gives
out a rare grace which one would not fail to notice.



Maha periyavaAL used to start the Vyasa puja at kaanchi only after
receiving the prasad of her from tanjore. That was the Bhakthi of
Periyavaal to wards Bangaru Kaamakshi.



Even to day the heirs of the Rajas of Tanjore offer thirumangaLyam on
the Tamil month Panguni Uttaram. .



Brahma installed it as per Devi's wish in the southern part of
Kaamakshi temple. Duurvasa Sage has codified certain procedures for
the Puja based on Sowbhaghya chinthamani.

SALUTATIONS TO SRI BANGARU KAMAKSHI AMMAN !


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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY adi_shakthi

The great Karnatic musician Shyama SASTRIGAL , the first son of the
Archakar (PRIEST). of BangAru kamAkshi at Tanjore became the archakar
of BangAru KaamAkshi at Tanjore. Is it a little wonder then that
shyama sastrigal composed such devotional hymns on this Beautiful
GODDESS WHOSE EYES ARE FULL OF LOVE for her consort kameshwera
and "karunyam" (compassion) for her devotees!

Syama shastri used to talk to the Goddess regularly and the goddess
in turn talked to him. ON such occassions, shyama sastri would start
composing songs extempore !ONE OF SUCH SONHGS addressed the deity
thus " kAmAkshi bangAru kAmAkshi nanu brOvavE" - O KAMAKSHI !
bangaru kamakshi! please protect me !

all the Three Sangeetha samrats ( doyens of Karnatic music
Thiyagaraja, muthuswamy dilshitir and shyama shastri used to meet
regularly in shastri's home and had lively discussions. In fact, one
of shyama shastri's sons (subbaraya sastri ) learned many compostions
from muthuswamy dikshitir and Thiyagaraja and became very famous just
like his father.

Join me in saluting the Three doyens of karnatic music ! (thiagaraja,
muthuswamy dikshitir and shymama shastri)

join me in saluting the three Manifestations of Kamakshi! (kanch
kamakshi! bangaru kamakshi of tanjore ! mangadu kamakshi of chennai)

join me in saluting the holy trinity ! (brahma, vishnu and shiva)