*additional program, - 100$, on request
Relaxation and rest program
Meditation course
Tirupati
Padmavati temple
It is believed that the goddess Lakshmi was born as Alamela in Akashi Raji's family, the ruler of this region, and married Venkateshwara from Tirupati. Lakshmi gave the Dardshan to Venkateswara on a red lotus flower (Padma on Sanskrit) in Alamela mangamura after his deep asceticism for twelve years. According to tradition, the goddess manifested herself in a golden lotus in the holy Pushkarini named Padmasarovaram.
The name Tiruvannnamali (literally «Sacred impregnable mountain») comes from the mountain Arunachala, located in the city. In clear weather at dawn this mountain usually shines dark red light. The height of the Arunachala Mountain is about 803 m.
Tiruvannamali - the city of the lingham of fire (Agnilingam or Tejolingam). The lingams, representing the five elements (pancha-bhuta-linga) - air, water, fire, earth and ether - are associated with the five sacred places for the Shiva worshipers in South India.
Kumbakonam or «City of Jug» is a place, where according to the legend, after the churning of the ocean, the Gods and Asuras began to argue, who will get the jug with the drink of immortality, and the jug was broken by negligence of Lord Shiva, by an arrow he shooted. It is believed that in Kumbakonam Shiva assembled the shards of this pot.
Kumbakonam itself is a small town in the central part of Tamil Nadu. While the city is an important Hindu shrine, it is not touristic at all, and travelers rarely get here.
Kumbakonam
Nine planets temples
Known also as the Golden Temple. It is the most visited temple in the world, and before 2011 was also the most expensive temple complex. It is considered that visiting this temple and respectful treatment of its traditions fulfills any wish. In the center of the temple there is a special stone plate, on which you can "write" all your wishes, and they will be heard.
The unusual popularity of the temple forms large queues from the main entrance to the central sanctuary, usually it takes 6-8 hours (on holidays until 15-20 hours). However, our group always has a way to reduce this time to 1.5 - 3 hours.
Tirumala Venkateshwara temple
According to one of the legends, thousands of years ago, the ancient sage Agastya recorded the basic events of lives of his students and other people from the present and future. These records were made on palm leaves, therefore their reading and interpretation is called the procedure of palm leaf reading.
By the date of birth and fingerprint of the visitor his personal leave is being found, on which in poetic metaphorical form recorded the main events of his past, present and future are recorded. Reading a palm leaf can give a better understanding of what is happening, and answer on some important for the visitor questions.
Hotels with
high level of comfort
- 4th of March (11 a.m.) - arrival to Chennai, rest in Ideal Beach Resort hotel.
- 6th of March - Pondicherry, Ganesha temple, Chadambaram, Nataraj temple.
- 6-8 of March - planetary temples: Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Sun, Saturn, Venus, Moon. Reading of Palm leaves.
- 9-11 of March - Tiruvannamalai, Maharshi Yogi Ashram, the cave, where he meditated, sacred mountain Arunachala. Agni temple. Course of silence and meditation.
- 12-14 of March - Tirupati, Rahy Ketu temple, Sri Kalahasti. Lakshmi temple, golden temple Venkateshwara.
- 14-16 of March - Ideal Beach Resort, rest on the ocean.
- 16 of March - departure to the airport
Tirupati,
Sri Kalahasti temple
Dedicated to Shiva, embodied as an air element. In the temple one of the five elements lingams is located: Vaiulingam, Lingam of the air. The shrine still has a flickering light, although there is no any vent inside. It is believed to be a sign of the presence of the air element, with which the temple is connected.
Sri Kalahasti Temple is also linked to Rahu and Ketu by a long tradition. It is in the temple of Sri Kalahastie that Rahu-Ketu-Sarpa-dosha-nivarana-pudja is performed, eliminating all adverse effects of the influence of Rahu and Ketu in the horoscope, namely: the effect of Kalasarpa yoga, Pitri-dosha (native karma), Navagraha-dosha (harmonizing the effects of all 9 planets), the influence of Rahu on Jupiter, the Moon, the Sun and others.