Spiritual Tourism XXVIII - Heavens on Earth - 

The Thirumala Devaswom Temple, Kochi

This Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the Preservative Aspect of Time Eternal. This temple is a socio-religious institution of the Gowda Saraswaha Brahmin community.

Fearing mass conversions by the Portugese, the GSBs ran away from Goa and found their refuge here.  This is the biggest temple in Kochi.

The Temple has a gigantic bronze bell.  It is the  second largest in Asia,  It is 4 feet in diameter and and eight feet in height. 

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jnana Yoga and Bhakti  
        Yoga have always fought with each other ! Our aim is not to support any,  
        but give an integral solution to the perpetual fight betwixt Head and  
        Heart !
 
         
         
        
A well known quote is  
        that the Heart has its own reasons which the Head need not know of. All  
        Religions averr that Love is greater than Intelligence.
 
         
         
        
If the HIghest Wisdom  
        is Love, we have to move from an intellect based living to a heart  
        centred living, thus modifying the Equation Prajnanasya Nama dheyani  
        Bhavantu Sarvam to Premasya Nama dheyani Bhavantu Sarvam. Prajnane  
        Pratishtitam to Preme Pratishtitam and PrAjnanam Brahma to Premam  
        Brahma !
 
         
         
        
Not only is there a  
        fight for supremacy between VIrtue and VIce but other fights also.  
        Beween Conscience and Expedience. Between Head and the Heart. 
      
 
    
 
     
  
 
  
                                                                                 
 
      
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The  King of
Vijayanagaram was a devotee of the Lord of the Seven Hills, Balaji.  He had
a dream that a sculptor would visit him, when he was unable to visit the Lord.
The sculptor appeared and started working on the project. When the sculptor did
not come out, the King opened the door and lo and behold ! the idol was there in
its divine glory !  Festivals are conducted twice a year, one in April and
the other in November. Garudotsavam and Arattu ( when the Deity takes a divine
bath ) are famous here. 
The Exoteric system has
been designed by sages, the same ones who declared " I am the Universal
", Aham Brahmasmi.  As Divine Wisdom was unfit and dangerous to the
ordinary mundane mind, they devised an outer system for the profane. A system
efficient and imperfect. It is obvious that Omnipresent Deity cannot be confined
within the four walls of a Temple !  But the Exoteric System lays the
foundations for  Society, highlighting the Unknown Principle, which is 
beyond mind, words and intellect ! ( Yatho Vacho Nivarthanthe Aprapya Manasa Sah
). 
 

 

  The Light of all Lights

  It shines beyond the darkness of Nescience !

  The base of Knowledge, Known, Knower

  The Absolute is the Base of all !


  

  Jyothisham api thath  Jyothi

  Tamasa param uchyathe

  Jnanam Jneyam Jnanagamyam

  Hridi sarvasya Adhishtitham


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