The Untold And Surprising Secrets Of Some Temples That Inspires You To Visit

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There are about 300 million temples out of which some have mysterious historical background. There are some temples which defy logic and reason and they are still being actively worshipped. These famous temples have attracted a loyal devotee base at all times. Let us get into details and see which temples have held us in their powerful sway with their aura and energy.

1. There are practically no fish in the teerth kund or pond in the temple of Meenakshiyamman at Madurai. No fish can survive even if introduced to the pond.
2. Madurai Meenakshi temple has 14 gopurams installed together which is very rarely seen in temples.
3. In Samayapuram, the deity Mariamman statue is the only one made of herbs and it is the biggest statue made for Mariamman. So the Goddess can not be offered Abhishekam of water or milk
4. Tiruvannamalai Sri Lord Annamalai is not ushered out of the Rajagopuram but he arrives out from side door entrance.
5. Usually in all the Lord Vishnu temples, as per iconographical requirements, the shankha or the conch is seen in the left hand of Vishnu whereas in Thirukovil in Tamil Nadu it is on the right side.
6. At Chidambaram, you can see two deities highly unlikely to be seen together, having sanctums one next to the other. The sannidhis of Shri Govindaraja Swamy and Sri Nataraja can be seen together.
7. Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram is the only temple wherein arudhra darishanam, the annual festival of Chidambaram lord and the Vaikunta Ekadashi of Vaishnavas are celebrated on the same day. This may be due to the presence of both Shiva and Vishnu idols that are worshipped in this temple.
8. Usually in temples, God exists in two forms, archamurti and utsava murti. Archa is the one that gets worshipped inside the sanctum. Utsav murti is the one that is specially made for taking the Lord in procession or utsav. On the contrary, in Chidambaram, lord Nataraja's archa murti is ushered in the chariot or ratha yatra.
9. The Lord Uppiliyappan, who is known to be the elder brother of Lord Srinivasa, resides at the Tirunageswara temple near Kumbakonam. Here salt is not added while preparing the prasada. It tastes saltless while being prepared but when it is offered to God and then distributed to devotees, the salty flavour shows up in the dish and it looks like salt is added in the correct measure to the dish.
10. The idol of Alvarkurichi Nataraja is a monolithic structure made of one huge boulder and if it is touched, it makes a noise.
11. In Ratnagiri, we can find a Murugan temple where in milk offered in Abhishek to Lord Muruga instantly turns into curd.
12. The curd abhishekam done to Lord Muruga at Chennimala does not turn sour in taste at all.
13. Out of the five malai belonging to Balamurugan temple, no crow flies over the Ratnagiri Mali out of the five malai.
14. There is a shiva temple at Keralapura near Kanyakumari. Here you can find a Vinayaka idol made of Chandrakantha stone under a banyan tree that looks white for 6 months and dark for the other six months.
15. Badrinath Temple is open for darshan in May first week and closes in November first week. Lamp that is lit remains lit even when it is closed in November and you can see the proof when the doors reopen in May. You can see that the lights will still be burning in the month of May when it opens.
16. Garuda bird does not fly up to some area above Kashi. There is a Tiruneer Cave near Theni, Kambam, in the Surulimale region where Vibhuti is constantly produced.
17. There is a very unusual and rare occurrence that happens in Udupi every year. During the yearlong Rathotsava, of Udupi Krishna, during charanotsava in the afternoon, a garuda carries out pradakshina around the chariot of God. It is not seen on any other day.

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