Pillalamarri - some information on ruins of our great temples / heritage

My dear friends across globe (irrespective of religion)

I do not look at religion when I look at beautifully carved stones across the world relating to whatever religion it is. I look at the craftsmanship and I admire who ever they are, if the stone is carved wonderfully; if the building is built nicely; if architectural expertise is found in the creation and so on.  I see God in the artisan and I love and admire them.

Incidentally, I was given an opportunity of touring to many places in India and in other countries too.  Unfortunately when an Indian say about his rich heritage, he is put to lot of tests.  Many foreigners do not accept that Indian culture and heritage were dated back to thousands of years.  They put questions asking for proof, and many times they disbelieve the literature and beliefs of people and attribute a different word "blind belief" and "beyond science" and many such.

I have one unsolved question, OK, in one area and in one language, people might believe certain aspects; but howcome, in different languages (which ofcourse clash themselves) and in different regions of India, people unitedly believe only and only one thing.   Does this not prove that there is 'UNITY IN DIVERSITY", and is this not a sufficient logical reasoning for believing what people say should have been correct.

Leave along all this, what would have been the position of Indians, even if these small ruin remains are not existent today.  Unfortunately or otherwise, these road side, small ruin remains guard our interests and SAY TO THE WORLD WITH LOUD VOICE, LOOK ALL, " I AM DATED BACK TO THIS AGE, I HAVE BEEN CARVED SO GRATE THAT EVEN TODAY YOU KEEP UP YOUR EYE LIDS UP AND LOOK AT ME AMAZINGLY AND THAT MAKES ME PROUD OF MY EXISTENCE"  

The well dated back to 15th century did not dry up inspite of several drought conditions, surely the great poet Shri Pillalamarri Pina Veerabhadra Kavi belongs to this place. 

I would like grant an award to one of the great poets of today in the same of Shri Pillalamarri Pina Veerabhadra Kavi - who belong to the Holy land of Telugu Speaking area.

Let us love our fellow human beings; let us love each other; let us love our country and rich heritage

Yours affectionately 
HARA HARA MAHADEVA
DR P  V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJI

Pillalamarri exclusive carvings

Pillalamarri temple carvings

Pillalamarri ; and always love

Dear friends and like minded persons across the globe of all religions and of all followings

My country - I say my country because I am born in this country, I also say proudly my Globe covering each of you, when I used the word "my country" it relates to India.  India is attacked by many people of other religions and lot of Indian heritage and culture was cruelly crushed to ashes.  But what we see today is the simple "REMAINS OF WHAT IS LEFT".  These simple remains are still heart winning when we look at them beyond the boundaries of language, caste, creed and religion.  To say, one must have heart to enjoy these many beauties, beyond religious feelings.  Surely we can also have similar experience in other countries too which have influences of other religions. 

Please look into the beauties, and amazingly the then people of India converted simple rock stones into beautiful art pieces, which surely no one on this mother earth can do, today using very much mechanized and improved tools.

I found SEVEN MUSIC NODES ON A SINGLE PILLAR IN THIS TEMPLE.  We have several such art pieces in India when seven different pillars sing seven different nodes, but each step of a single pillar gives a different music.  

Can we imagine to create such beautiful art pieces today, surely not, and surely beyond any one's imagination. That is the reason I love India - when I look at the sample ruins that are left unguarded in different temples and that are always exposed to high risk at every point of time.

Children - if you really feel that something is great in India, love your ancestors; love your forefathers and always love your fellow human beings.  Pardon those who killed virtually the riches heritage of India, be sure of loving what you have atleast today in certain museums, temples etc.  

Mera Bharat Mahaan 
Yours affectionately
HARA HARA MAHADEVA 
DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJI  

Pillalamarri in Nalgonda District

Panagallu Shri Chaya Someswara Swamy

These are the ruins of the most ancient temple said to have been constructed by Kundooru Cholas during 1025 A.D. Today we consider that we are most modern. Any person who visits the places should necessarily accept that we are no way in comparison with the civilization of our ancestors. This is evidently seen from the structures which are available to us today. These ruins saw several generations - they saw the great rulers - they say the great worshippers - they saw the original Hindu Culture and tration - they say and experienced the polished strokes of the artists who struggled to carve so nicely with all unbeatable craftman ship. They threw a challenge onto us - onto the next many generations - they established their superiority and engineering command - they established their command on the subjects of spiritual, socio, economic sciences - perhaps none of us can dare to take up such a work - though we are prepared surely we can not afford spending crores of rupees for such a small piece of artistic excellency in a tiny village. ONE THING IS CERTAIN - A REAL HUMAN BEING SHED TEARS AT LEAST ONCE TO SEE THE FATE OF THE STRUCTURES AND THE RUINS.

a View from the centre hall of the temple







Though we spend a few crores, surely we can not get such carvings in such a polised state which stood for over 1000 years so far. Probably the life of our houses may last for a 100 years or so. It is a carving on a single monolithic stone.






The top of the centre hall and the figures could not be identified due to partial destruction.







About the Holy Place narrated by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Palem Shri Narasimha Swamy Kshetram - Palem in Nalgonda Dist

This is the picture taken in front of the temple. Myself, my wife Sow Padmavathy; Shri Srinivasa Rao and his wife Sow Kavita; Shri Narasimham and his wife Sow Satya Lakshmi and their only son Chi Sai Mohan; Shri Parimi Seetarama Sastry; Shri Varanasi Narayana Rao visited the Holy Place on 11th of January 2009 . It was a Full moon day and a Sunday. We heard about this 17th Centurey shrine and it was our desire to take the blessings of the Lord and we are fortunate to have been blessed with the darshan in Dhanur Maasam and that too on a Full Moon day associated with Sunday. The place is around 120 kilometers from Hyderabad and upto Nakarikal on Vijayawada Highway to a distance of 110 kilometers and another 10 kilometers a little interior. According the History of the place, the Holy Shrine was found in excavations as per the directions of Lord in the dreams of a devotee. What is unique in the temple is Lord Garuda sitting on the Dhwaja Stamba which can not be seen elsewhere. It is believed that those who have desires to visit the shrine and get the sacred thread tied to the hand while praying the Lord for fulfillment of the desires and it is strongly believed that the desires gets fulfilled in the shortest possible time. As such the Shrine is named as Kankana Shri Nrisimha Swamy.

This is the Idol of the Holy Nag - the Snake and some one from USA appears to have constructed this beneath Aswatha and Neem trees.

This is the front view of the temple after entering into the complex.





This is Garuda - the Holy Eagle Bird - the Vehicle of Lord Vishnu sitting on the Dhwaja Stamba.





The is the temple top with a Sudarshana Chakra.