Mookambika Temple

Overview: The Kollur Mookambika Temple situated at Kollur, Karnataka, India is devoted to Goddess Mookambika (God Parvati). The Temple is one among the seven homes salvation, made by God Parasurama. The Temple is situated close to the River Sauparnika and the lavish green Kudashadri slope. About the Temple: The Kollur Mookambika Temple is implicit the Kerala style of building design. It has a major yard and an open sanctum in which the effortless icon of Goddess Mookambika as a Jyotir-Linga fusing both Shiva and Shakthi is put. The Shiva linga is made of Panchaloha - a combination of five metals. The Temple additionally has hallowed places devoted to God Vinayaka with 10 hands, God Subramanya, God Anjaneya, Veerabhadra and Sage Adi Sankara. It is the main temple that is devoted to goddess Parvathi and accepted to be made by Parashu Rama. This temple is exceptionally surely understood among the general population of Tamilnadu and the goddess Parvathi is brought in Tamil as Thai Mookambika. Parvathi temple is found precisely on the lasting's banks waterway Sauparnika that runs near the foot slopes of the Western Ghats. Waterway Sauparnika has its ascribe to the falcon called Suparna that did atonement in this bank and achieved salvation. This temple has a long history for its beginning. It is said goddess Parvathi executed the Kamsasuran who lived here and who endeavored to turn into all capable through his repentance. Devi alongside the assistance of Veerabadra, Ganapathi and Shiva at first made him stupid and he came to be called Mookasuran, mooka intends to be imbecilic. Later the goddess executed him with her Chakra on the midnight of Shukla Astami. From that point on Devi came to be called as Kollur Devi Mookambika. At that point her perfect vitality turned into one with the lingam revered by Kola Maharishi. At the Sri Mookambika temple the Lingam is the principle god and is known as Jyothirlingam. Devi Mookambika has three eyes and four arms, with the awesome plate and conch in her grasp. The Mookambika temple is eminent for its excellence and feel, everywhere throughout the world. Goddess Kollur Mookambika is embellished with blooms. Custom washing and supplication to God to the icon are a typical component of the directing lingam. The perpetual Souparnika stream's immaculate water is utilized for theertham and puja. The Kollur Mookambika temple wears a celebration look amid Navarathri and Navarathri is praised with pageantry, show and jollity. The icon introduced at the Kollur Mookambika temple is about 1200 year old. Lord Halugallu Veera Sangayya is said to have laid the profitable stone to cover within premises and this was finished by him under the directions of Rani Chennamaji. The temple has a sanctum sanctorum, a corridor and a Lakshmi Mantapa which has four columns and speaks the truth 135 feet long. The temple's Garbagriha is contemporary and creative and colossal deepasthambam stands tall in with its base like a tortoise's head. This Deepasthambam has 21 excellent concentric circles which seem exceptionally heavenly and like that of Makara jothi when every one of the lights are lit and saw from separation. In the external side of the pradikshana the icon of Lord Muruga took after by the symbol of Saraswathi, Pranalingeswara, Prartheshwar and Mukya Prana. About the Deity: Goddess Mookambika is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati to wreck the devil Mukasura. Goddess Mookambika offers darshan to lovers as a Jyotir-Linga. Devi Mookambika has three eyes and four arms, with the heavenly plate and conch in her grasp. Legend/Story: Legend has it that long back there carried on a devil named Kaumasura who was unleashing a rule f fear upon the divine beings with his uncommon force given by God Shiva. At the point when every one of the divine beings were attempting their best to avoid his region, Guru Sukracharya, the Guru of the Asura educated the Gods that Kaumasura can be executed just by a ladies. Listening to this every one of the Gods hurried to Goddess Parvati and argued her to help them. Goddess Parvati consented to help the Gods. In the meantime, Kaumasura was attempted another extreme compensation towards God Shiva to get another shelter. Dreading the outcome of another aid, every one of the Gods drew closer Goddess Saraswathi and asked for her offer assistance. Goddess Saraswathi concurred and when the devil Kaumasura spoke the truth to request a help from God Shiva, she made him stunned and he was not ready to request a shelter. Subsequently Kaumasura came to be known as Mookasura. After this Goddess Parvati activated her armed force and came to Kollur where she Challenged Mookasura to a war. Mooksura concurred and a gigantic fight occurred, toward the Battle's end Goddess Parvati slaughtered Mookasura. Subsequent to murdering the evil presence Goddess Parvati converged with the shiva linga. Rare Facts: The Kollur Mookambika temple was assembled by God Parasurama, the 6th incarnation of God Vishnu. Adhi Shankaracharya is accepted to be instrumental in Devi Mookambika taking this spot Kollur as her dwelling place. In this temple the Shiva linga is a representation of both Shiva and Shakthi. Significance Scholarly magnificence, Health, Wealth, Marriage, Progeny, Protection from adversaries.