Kollooru mookambika,
ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರು ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಒಳಗಿನ ನೋಟ ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಿಗೆ ಸಮರ್ಪಿಸಲಾದ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರಿನ ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವು ಭಾರತದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮತ್ತು ಕೇರಳ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತಿರುವ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಪೂಜಾ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಒಂದೆನಿಸಿದೆ.
ಸೌಪರ್ಣಿಕಾ ನದಿಯ ದಂಡೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಂಪಾಗಿ ರಸಭರಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಹಸಿರು ಹುಲ್ಲಿನಿಂದಾವೃತವಾದ ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಸಾದರಪಡಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರಸದೃಶ ಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ 147ಕಿ.ಮೀ.ಗಳಷ್ಟು ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಈ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವು ಪ್ರತಿವರ್ಷವೂ ಲಕ್ಷಗಟ್ಟಲೆ ಯಾತ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
ಪೂಜ್ಯಭಾವನೆಯಿಂದ ಕಾಣಲ್ಪಡುವ ಹಿಂದೂ ಸಂತ ಮತ್ತು ವೈದಿಕ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸ ಆದಿ ಶಂಕರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಈ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವು ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವಾಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ಭಕ್ತ-ಸಮುದಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಇದು ಅಗಾಧವಾದ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಿಯ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವೊಂದನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಆದಿ ಶಂಕರರು ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದರು ಮತ್ತು ಸುಮಾರು 1200 ವರ್ಷಗಳಷ್ಟು ಹಿಂದೆಯೇ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವತೆಯ ವಿಗ್ರಹವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸಿದರು ಎಂದು ನಂಬಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವತೆಯು ಶಕ್ತಿ, ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಒಂದು ಅವಿರ್ಭವಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅವತಾರ ಎಂಬುದಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಿಯ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರು ಅತೀವವಾದ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಇರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ವಾಸ್ತವವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ, ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಿಯ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿನ ’ಸಪ್ತ ಮುಕ್ತಿಸ್ಥಳ’ ತೀರ್ಥಯಾತ್ರಾ ತಾಣಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಒಂದೆನಿಸಿದೆ. ಆ ತಾಣಗಳೆಂದರೆ: ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರು, ಉಡುಪಿ, ಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯ, ಕುಂಬಾಶಿ, ಕೋಟೇಶ್ವರ, ಶಂಕರನಾರಾಯಣ ಮತ್ತು ಗೋಕರ್ಣ.
ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿ ಶಿಖರದ ತಪ್ಪಲು ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕಾ ದೇವಿಯ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವು ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಶಿವ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿ ಈ ಇಬ್ಬರನ್ನೂ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿರುವ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಲಿಂಗದ ಸ್ವರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ದೇವತೆಯು ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಶ್ರೀಚಕ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗಿರುವ ದೇವತೆಯ ಪಂಚಲೋಹದ (ಐದು ಧಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆರೆಸಿದ ಲೋಹದ) ವಿಗ್ರಹವನ್ನು ಆದಿ ಶಂಕರಾಚಾರ್ಯರು ಈ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಾವು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸಿದರು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
Tirupati.
We can go from Mangalore by train on Saturday and reach Renigunta Sunday 3 PM.
Once you reached renigunta railway station, you can see the mob going towards bus stand, just follow them and get the bus to go tirumala, TTD had made all arrangements, no shortage of buses.bus start from renigunta-via tirupati –tirumala bus stand.
Move downwards east to book hotel room provided by TTD ,ask CRO office, by paying 100/Rs you get a room for fresh up. Private accommodation also available near south east of temple, mathas are offering for near Rs 500/per day/24 hours. book darshan timing by paying 50/Rs. Walk around the temple in night, take varaha swamis darshan first. And visit music fountain. It is bigger than brundavan mysore. After darshan next day, local spot can be viewed. On return journey you can visit Bangalore, from there you can book tour mysore and ooty, Not from Tirupati. (added on 11 march 2011)
Pilgrimage to Tirupati is easy . there are so many trains and buses to go tirupati, 24 hours to reach by train from Mumbai, then 30 minutes from renigunta/tirupati to tirumala bus stop.
If you did not have confirmed ticket, bus travel is advisable. There is no direct bus to tirupati. 1 full day to go and one full day return.you can stay 2 days in tirumala,so book rail ticket in gap leving two days or more.room cost not more than Rs 500.plenty of rooms are in renigunta and tirupati.get confirmed return ticket first.
You can go to banglore and get a bus to tirupati.
Once you reached renigunta railway station, you can see the mob going towards bus stand, just follow them and get the bus to go tirumala, TTD had made all arrangements, no shortage of buses.bus start from renigunta-via tirupati –tirumala bus stand.
Move downwards east to book hotel room provided by TTD ,ask CRO office, by paying 100/Rs you get a room for fresh up.Private accommodation also aviliabe near south east of temple,mathas are offereing for near Rs 500/per day/24 hours. book darshan timing by paying 50/Rs.
If you reached early, have a walk around the temple complex, first take varaaha swamis darshana .The temple is south side of main temple. Near pushkarini, holy lake. Then come to north side near vijaya bank if anyone is like to offer their hair to lord. A big building is dedicated for the purposes. tonsure center. just walk in queue hair will be removed free of cost, you can offer little hair also. Get bath in the same building.and now you are ready to get darshan of main lord,venkateshwara.
You can book darshan timing by paying Rs50,Rs 300.fo quick darshan. Do not take mobile, camera, footwear, leave them in locker near vijaya bank or in your hotel room.
Within one or two hour you will get darshan on 50/rs bill. After darshan collect laddoo prasaadam,
There are six or more points to see in tirumala ,shreevari paadalu,aakashaganga, paapanasham,shila torana,venugopala mandira, sudarshana udbhava place,etc, by paying 100/rs per person private tour operators will take you there.
Stay one evening to enjoy the musical fountain which is bigger than of brndaavan mysore.
The lunch is provided free of cost, the building is in west side of the temple complex.
After darshan in tirumala go to tirupati, get a bus for alamelu mangapuram (padmavati) temple.bus charge is Rs-3 per person. The darshan sequence is varaha swami-venkateshwara-padmavati. Now your tirupati yaatra is complete, there is so many shrines around tirupati, kapila tirtha,govindaraj temple,kalahasti,shrinivasa mangapuram,etc.
If you think of going on package tour from tirupati to mysore, ooty, banglore, chennai, you are sure to be duped by agents, if you paid money to them it cannot be returned. They will not provide what they promised. The bus /lodge/guide/service are all bad. If promised confirmed railway ticket, is big fraud. Hand you a wait-listed ticket, and promise seat no one hour before departure by phone, this never happen. if you got seat no-it is because automatic upgrade on cancellation.
The better way for tour is, reach the place first. there are travel agents around bus depot, ask for place darshan round tour limited for that particular city. or get free list of places they offering to show you. go there independently.
Any where India you can get 2bed accommodation for around Rs 500, in off season.
Agent charges for the same thing Rs1000, in season the charge will double. Place also inconvenient to you.While in tour take some fruit,bred,jam, with you.the hotels where they stop for food is costly or not good.use their bathroom and eat in other hotels near they stop.
sadanand moolya.
We can go from Mangalore by train on Saturday and reach Renigunta Sunday 3 PM.
Once you reached renigunta railway station, you can see the mob going towards bus stand, just follow them and get the bus to go tirumala, TTD had made all arrangements, no shortage of buses.bus start from renigunta-via tirupati –tirumala bus stand.
Move downwards east to book hotel room provided by TTD ,ask CRO office, by paying 100/Rs you get a room for fresh up. Private accommodation also available near south east of temple, mathas are offering for near Rs 500/per day/24 hours. book darshan timing by paying 50/Rs. Walk around the temple in night, take varaha swamis darshan first. And visit music fountain. It is bigger than brundavan mysore. After darshan next day, local spot can be viewed. On return journey you can visit Bangalore, from there you can book tour mysore and ooty, Not from Tirupati. (added on 11 march 2011)
Pilgrimage to Tirupati is easy . there are so many trains and buses to go tirupati, 24 hours to reach by train from Mumbai, then 30 minutes from renigunta/tirupati to tirumala bus stop.
If you did not have confirmed ticket, bus travel is advisable. There is no direct bus to tirupati. 1 full day to go and one full day return.you can stay 2 days in tirumala,so book rail ticket in gap leving two days or more.room cost not more than Rs 500.plenty of rooms are in renigunta and tirupati.get confirmed return ticket first.
You can go to banglore and get a bus to tirupati.
Once you reached renigunta railway station, you can see the mob going towards bus stand, just follow them and get the bus to go tirumala, TTD had made all arrangements, no shortage of buses.bus start from renigunta-via tirupati –tirumala bus stand.
Move downwards east to book hotel room provided by TTD ,ask CRO office, by paying 100/Rs you get a room for fresh up.Private accommodation also aviliabe near south east of temple,mathas are offereing for near Rs 500/per day/24 hours. book darshan timing by paying 50/Rs.
If you reached early, have a walk around the temple complex, first take varaaha swamis darshana .The temple is south side of main temple. Near pushkarini, holy lake. Then come to north side near vijaya bank if anyone is like to offer their hair to lord. A big building is dedicated for the purposes. tonsure center. just walk in queue hair will be removed free of cost, you can offer little hair also. Get bath in the same building.and now you are ready to get darshan of main lord,venkateshwara.
You can book darshan timing by paying Rs50,Rs 300.fo quick darshan. Do not take mobile, camera, footwear, leave them in locker near vijaya bank or in your hotel room.
Within one or two hour you will get darshan on 50/rs bill. After darshan collect laddoo prasaadam,
There are six or more points to see in tirumala ,shreevari paadalu,aakashaganga, paapanasham,shila torana,venugopala mandira, sudarshana udbhava place,etc, by paying 100/rs per person private tour operators will take you there.
Stay one evening to enjoy the musical fountain which is bigger than of brndaavan mysore.
The lunch is provided free of cost, the building is in west side of the temple complex.
After darshan in tirumala go to tirupati, get a bus for alamelu mangapuram (padmavati) temple.bus charge is Rs-3 per person. The darshan sequence is varaha swami-venkateshwara-padmavati. Now your tirupati yaatra is complete, there is so many shrines around tirupati, kapila tirtha,govindaraj temple,kalahasti,shrinivasa mangapuram,etc.
If you think of going on package tour from tirupati to mysore, ooty, banglore, chennai, you are sure to be duped by agents, if you paid money to them it cannot be returned. They will not provide what they promised. The bus /lodge/guide/service are all bad. If promised confirmed railway ticket, is big fraud. Hand you a wait-listed ticket, and promise seat no one hour before departure by phone, this never happen. if you got seat no-it is because automatic upgrade on cancellation.
The better way for tour is, reach the place first. there are travel agents around bus depot, ask for place darshan round tour limited for that particular city. or get free list of places they offering to show you. go there independently.
Any where India you can get 2bed accommodation for around Rs 500, in off season.
Agent charges for the same thing Rs1000, in season the charge will double. Place also inconvenient to you.While in tour take some fruit,bred,jam, with you.the hotels where they stop for food is costly or not good.use their bathroom and eat in other hotels near they stop.
sadanand moolya.