Trip to Mantralayam (India).
On a spiritual trip to Mantralayam.
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Raghavendra Vrundavana: Mantralaya: An overview and complete travel guide
Mantralaya:
Overview
Mantralaya is one of the important pilgrimage centers in South India as it houses the original samadhi of the great Vaishnava saint Sri Raghavendra Swamy of Madhva siddhanta. Sri Ragahavendra Swamy selected Mantralaya for his Jeeva Samadhi.
Devotees visit Mantralaya to have the darshan of the Brindavan of Sri Raghavendra. The mutt is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra in the state of Andhra Pradesh bordering Karnataka.
Manchalamma is the presiding deity of the Manchale village and one has to offer prayers to Manchalamma first, before they enter Sri Raghavendra Swamiji's mutt
Guru Raghavendra Swami is in the Vrindavana from the past 339 years and is believed to be in the Vrindavana for another 361 years. While entering the Vrindavana, Guru Raghavendra Swami stated that he would be there (in the Vrindavana) for 700 years.
Aradhana at Mantralaya is very popular and numerous devotes reach Mantralaya at the time of Aradhana. This is the day when Sri Raghavendra Swamy, entered the Sajeeva samadhi. It usually falls in the month of August.
As Mantralaya is located in the Raayal seema region of Andhra pradesh, temperature is always high. Especially from April till June, the temperature is above 40’.
Transportation:
The nearest railway station is Mantralaya Road, 16 kilometres away. This station is on the Guntakal - Raichur railway route. There are frequent bus services from Adoni, Yemmiganur, Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and from Raichur and Bellary in Karnataka. Mantralaya is about 53 km from Adoni,24 km from Yemmiganur,100 km from Kurnool and 250 km from Hyderabad, 35 km from Raichur, 120 km from Bellary and 320 KM from Bangalore. There are frequent buses from Bangalore between 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM.
Accomodation
There is a choultry managed by Sri Raghavendra SwamyMutt authorities. In recent years, the Mutt authorities built a choultry, named Jayathirtha Mandir and many other new choultries for the convenience of visiting pilgrims. There are all amenities in these choultries. Besides, there are Hubbali Chhat, Panchamukha Choultry, Arya vysya choultry, Karnataka choultry, Pravasa Mandir, Sree Nikethan, Central tourist home. There are many bookshops, where books of religious and spiritual importance and books relating to the life and work of Sri Raghavendra Swami are sold. There are also restaurants to cater to the needs of the pilgrims.
Pooja timings
Temple will be open for Darshana from 06-00 AM to 14:00 PM and 16:00 PM to 21:00 PM
For sevas, you need to make a booking at the temple office by 8 AM. It will be good if you can book the Seva previous day as you will be able to attend the morning jal Abhisheka and Sarva Seva, which starts around 7.00 AM.
At about 6am daily will take place the cleansing of the Sri Raghavendra Brindavan with water , after the remnants of the previous days puja offerings are removed.
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In the evening between 7.00 to 9, Rathotsava takes place concluded by Swasti and Mangala Harathi.
Free Prasada meal
Free meal is served to all the pilgrims from 11 Am to 3 PM and in the evening 8 PM to 9:30 PM.
Near By places:
Panchamukhi Anjaneya temple.
Panchamukhi temple is located nearly 21 kilometers from Mantralaya across the Tungabadra River in Karnataka.
Lord Hanuman is said to have appeared before Raghavendraswamy in a unique way amalgamating within him the avataras of varaha, garuda, anjaneya, narasimha and hayagreeva, thus five-headed.
Raghavendra swamy performed tapassu for 12 long years in a cave. In appreciation of his devotion, Lord Panchamukhi Pranadevaru, Kollahpura Mahalakshmi, Lord Venkateshwara of Tirupati and Kurmavathara gave darshan to him.
Bichale
Bichale is the birth place of Appanacharya who was a prime devotee of Sri raghavendra swamy.
To this day the place where Guru Raghavendra and Appanacharya spent time together near mantralayam called bikshalaya is preserved intact. The house of Appanacharya and the place where he used to talk to Guru Raghavendra everything is preserved well.
After Raghavendra Swamy entered Sajeeva samadhi, Appanacharya built a similar Vrindavana in Bichale.
Mantralayam ( Raghavendra Vrundavana) Temple aerial View (birds-eye view)
Mantralaya is one of the important pilgrimage centers in South India as it houses the original samadhi of the great Vaishnava saint Sri Raghavendra. Sri Ragahavendra selected Mantralaya for his Jeeva Samadhi. Devotees visit Mantralaya to have the darshan of the Brindavan of Sri Raghavendra. The mutt is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra in the state of Andhra Pradesh bordering Karnataka.
Reaching Mantralaya: It is easily accessible by train as it on the Chennai /Bangalore – Mumbai line. Almost all train stops at Mantralaya Road station which is just 12 Kms from the Mutt. For those coming from Mumbai, Mumbai – Chennai Express starting from Mumbai at 2 PM is most convenient as it reaches Mantralaya by 4 AM. Bangaloreans can reach Mantralaya by Udyan Express. KSTDC also runs a conducted tour covering Mantralaya and surrounding places.
Various Buses ply from Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. It is 595 Km from Madras and 690 km from Mumbai and around 360 Km from Hyderabad. It has many tourist facilities for pilgrims to stay. It is situated on the banks of river Thungabadhra. It can also be reached by train. It is on the train route between Mumbai-Madras , Delhi-Banglore , Hyderbad-Tirupathi. The station name is Mantralayam Road, it is 16 Kms from Mantralayam. You can travel to Mantralayam from Mantralayam Road station by private Jeeps, taxis, autorickshaws or public bus. Approximate cost of travel per person is Rs.50 for private transport and Rs.4 for Public Bus.
Sevas at Mantralaya : For sevas, you need to make a booking at the temple office by 8 AM. Most popular is the Sankalpa Seva. Aradhana at Mantralaya is very popular and numerous devotes reach Mantralaya at the time of Aradhana. Poorna Aradhana for the year 2007 is on 29th August.
Temple also serves free meals as Prasadam to all devotees visiting Mantralaya
Accommodation :Temple has several guest houses which are provided to devotees for nominal fee. You can find teh availability at central booking office at the road junction near the Mutt. Rooms are clean and well maintained and available for a nominal fee. Advance booking is possible for the newly constructed 100 rooms guest house and AC rooms
Generally, the temple is open between 06:00 and 14:00 and 16:00 to 21:00 (IST). Few years back the golden chariot was added and is an splendor to watch it come round the prahara. Silver and Ordinary Chariots are also there and is a divine feeling to watch it roll round the temple's prahara.
The Mutt also has accommodation available at low costs kindly contact the mutt Manager for reservations and check out the Room Rates Links too. The Mutt also serves one meal between 11-3 pm (as Prasadam) free everyday (except Ekadasi). However if you would prefer luxurious stay with Cable Tv and other facilities kindly check out the links page for other hotels. We wish you the best, for your visit to Mantralayam! For any queries contact the webmaster about suggested travel plans.
Please remember that Mobile phones don't work in mantralayam and mantralayam is also well connected by phones, however you cannot make direct international calls through IDD, you can make international calls only by trunk call booking for an additional charge. There is also an internet parlour started recently near Hotel Guru Brindavan, which could be used to check personal emails (however remember the connection speed is very very slow). Most People in Mantralayam speak Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi , but English and Tamil are spoken very rarely by people.
Mantralaya Temple Timings :
06-00 AM to 14:00 PM
16:00 PM to 21:00 PM
Meal Timing :
11:00 AM to 15:00 PM
Contact Address :
Mantralaya, Shri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Mantralayam, AP. PH : 08512-279429 / 59.
Shri Vijayendra Swamigal Mutt, Kumbakonam. PH : 0435-2425448.
Contact Numbers in Mantralayam :
Railway Ticketing
:
9440591561
Lodge : 9908347610
Swami Darshan : 9290180048
Taxi Near Mantralayam Railway Station : 9885464840 / 08512 - 279831
Mantralayam Temple : 9290180048
Nava Brindhavanam : Meals / Boating : 08533-267510
Badha Ramacharya Bichali : 09885853864 - 09885761787
Badha Ramacharya Bichali : 040 - 65942410
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