>
> Our programme for the first day is Mattapalli, a temple to
> Narasimha, on the banks of the Krishna, 150 km from Vijayawada.
> Mattapalli, not very well-known some years ago, was made popular
> by the late Sri Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar, who unfailingly
> spoke about the Lord in all his discourses, and as those who had
> attended his discourses say, the Lord, too, spoke through him.
>
>
> ``Masi Reddy could not find the tree at first. In his second
> attempt he saw a refulgent bird seated on it, and a monkey led
> him to the exact place in the face of the mountain that needed to
> be opened up.'' The temple closes at 12.30 p.m. and opens briefly
> before 1.30 p.m. for a final aarthi and distribution of prasadam.
> Suddenly, there are around 30 to 40 people there. The temple does
> not open in the evenings for they are held sacred for worship by
> the rishis.
This is not true. The temple opens again by 4.30 PM and the sAyam pUja
is done around 6:30 PM. Friday evening is the time to be there when
the locals, in thousands, gather for an auspicious night stay. Their
bhajans and dances are a treat for the eyes and ears.
Regards
adiyEn
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan
http://www.sadagopan.org
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