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The natural beauty in this area is just astounding and out of the world...
We should get the feeling of settling down there. The uniques are
(1) These sacred temples (Dwadasalayam) are located near Padmanabhapuram which was one the captial of erstwhile Travancore state, now in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.
(2) On the Sivarathri day, the devotees wearing the saffron coloured robes
and uttering the words “Govinda, Govinda” cover all these temples by running within 24 hours.
(3) First 11 Temple, only sacred Ash -Vibhuthi is the prasadam. The 12th
Shivalayam at Nattallam, only Sandal Paste is the prasadam for devottees.
(4) The race of the pilgrims on Sivarathri uttering the name of Lord Vishnu is unique and substantiates the truth that Siva and Vishnu are two manifestations
of one Supreme being.
The devotees are mostly from Kanyakumari district and also from the nearby Trivandrum district. Nowadays many devotees visit all these 12 temples by motor bikes or by car. There are package tours available at Trivandrum on Sivarathiri day.
After this travel everybody felt very pleasant in their mind but body would be
so tired. Running nearly 90 kms. in bare foot is difficult one but with confident of Bhakthi with Lord Siva makes courage and enthusiasm to the devottees. The participants number is aroung 2 to 2.25 lakhs this year. The increasing devottees made enormouus hope on their life in success and healthy.
Any way we would like to go again and again. That's hope, courage, confidence, believes, and so on--- reveals the worship of Lord Shiva through Shivalaya Ottam of this tiny district, Kanyakumari.
Om Namashivaya !!!
We should get the feeling of settling down there. The uniques are
(1) These sacred temples (Dwadasalayam) are located near Padmanabhapuram which was one the captial of erstwhile Travancore state, now in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.
(2) On the Sivarathri day, the devotees wearing the saffron coloured robes
and uttering the words “Govinda, Govinda” cover all these temples by running within 24 hours.
(3) First 11 Temple, only sacred Ash -Vibhuthi is the prasadam. The 12th
Shivalayam at Nattallam, only Sandal Paste is the prasadam for devottees.
(4) The race of the pilgrims on Sivarathri uttering the name of Lord Vishnu is unique and substantiates the truth that Siva and Vishnu are two manifestations
of one Supreme being.
The devotees are mostly from Kanyakumari district and also from the nearby Trivandrum district. Nowadays many devotees visit all these 12 temples by motor bikes or by car. There are package tours available at Trivandrum on Sivarathiri day.
After this travel everybody felt very pleasant in their mind but body would be
so tired. Running nearly 90 kms. in bare foot is difficult one but with confident of Bhakthi with Lord Siva makes courage and enthusiasm to the devottees. The participants number is aroung 2 to 2.25 lakhs this year. The increasing devottees made enormouus hope on their life in success and healthy.
Any way we would like to go again and again. That's hope, courage, confidence, believes, and so on--- reveals the worship of Lord Shiva through Shivalaya Ottam of this tiny district, Kanyakumari.
Om Namashivaya !!!