Dwi Sahasra Lingas consecrated
2,116 Shiva Lingas installed at Devipuram

Visakhapatnam, February 17, 2008

2,116 Shiva Lingas installed at Devipuram

Amid Vedic chants, 2,116 Shiva lingas were installed at Devipuram in Sabbavaram mandal of the district on Sunday. Swamy Sahajananda Teertha, Swami Amritananda Saraswathi and Karunamaya Baba in the presence of thousands of devout and some from abroad performed the rituals.

The rituals started at 3am and the Shiva lingas were installed around 7.30am coinciding with Bhishma Ekadasi. After the installation Ksheerabhishekam, special pujas and ‘Poornahuti’ performed.

21 homagundams were raised to perform Santi, Digbhanda, Chandi, Rudra and Pratyangira homams. The square shaped temple complex costing nearly Rs.25 lakh houses all the Shiva lingas with a Mahalingam in the middle. If a devotee performs an abhishekam on the Mahalingam, it drenches all the lingas connected through pipes at one go.

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