Navagraha Temple

It is common for any Hindu devotee to visit the temple of Navagrahas and perform special pujas if there are any defects in astrology. Generally any Navagraha temple will have only the idols of various Grahas. The temple in Rampur in Medak district is different from other temples. Navagrahas are generally installed in a separate mandapam in the temples of Lord Shiva. Vaishnava temples do not have Navagrahas in their premises. Rampur village, Toguta mandal of Medak district has a temple that is built in Sriguru Madanananda Sarada Peetham according to Agama sasthras. One can see a total of 64 Gods in this temple. For example presiding deity of Sun God is Agni and the chief is God Rudra. Presiding deity of Budha is Lord Vishnu and the chief God is Narayana. Like this all the presiding deities and chief deities of various Grahas are also installed. Though Tamil Nadu also has Navagraha temples, a temple which has 64 Gods installed on a single platform is not there anywhere in India. Navagraha temple in Rampur was built in 1999. Idols were installed on Magha Suddha Dasami. Installing presiding deities and chief deities was the idea of Madanananda Swamy of Basavakalyan Peetham in Karnataka. Earlier he used to come to Toguta village frequently. On one such visit he felt that constructing a Navagraha temple will be good for the villagers. Stone for the temple was laid in 1995. Construction of the temple was completed by 1999 with the liberality of the devotees. Solar system, it is believed is in the round shape. Appearance of each planet is also different. All the Navagraha peethas installed in this temple are in the shape of various peethas. Weapons and vehicles of various Grahas are also installed. Each idol is of two and half feet height. People who have problems like Kalasarpa dosham, infertility, late marriages come to this temple to perform special pujas. Idols of Lord Shiva, Rama, Panchamukha Anjaneya, Goddess Saraswathi, God Nageswar, Dakshinamurthy, Dattatreya and Gayatridevi are also installed here. One and half feet Spatika Lingam is a special attraction in this temple. Special poojas are performed in Rampur, Navagraha temple on the occasion of anniversary day. The poojas are performed in the supervision of present Peethadhipati Madhavananda Swamy. Food is provided to any number of people by the temple. Free medical camps are also organized by the temple.