Sunday 3 December 2017

There is unique Rama temple near Hyderabad where Lord Hanuman ji finds no place.

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There is unique Rama temple near Hyderabad where Lord Hanuman ji finds no place. The temple is also unique because it features idols of Shri Rama's brothers and their wives.
Gummadidala village, 40 km from Hyderabad, in Medak district, is well known for its many temples including Venkateswara, Shivalayam, Hanuman, and Veerabhadra Swamy temples. But it's one 11th century temple on the outskirts of the village, last renovated 400 years ago, that has a most unique claim to fame. The Sri Kalyana Ramachandra Swamy is one of the temples dedicated to Lord Rama that does not feature a statue of Hanuman ji.
This unique temple features idols of Rama, Maa Sita, his brothers Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna, and their wives, Urmila, Mandavi and Shrutakeerthi on one platform. Interestingly, while Shri Rama is normally seen clean shaven, in this temple he sports a moustache.
This temple is the only temple in our country which has Lord Rama’s brothers’ and their wives’ idols installed in the temple. But there is no Hanuman ji idol here. The story behind it is that since Hanuman ji is considered an incarnation of Lord Shiva, followers of Vaishnavism did not install a Hanuman idol in the temple. As Sri Rama is the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu, the Vaishnava community who believe in Jambavanth (who bears a closer connection withShri Vishnu) did not install a Hanuman idol here.” 🐒🌀👁🕉🎨🙏🏻

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