ANNAVARAM SATYANARASWAMY TEMPLE

ANNAVARAM SATYANARASWAMY TEMPLE ON SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST 2009

Morning I reached Annavaram by train at 7 am and took teple bus from the station to the temple. Reached hill top temple area in 10 minutes and tried for accommodation. since there is provision for couples only I went to the lockers room put mybelongings over there, apying 5rupees only.. Took bath and started for darshan. 2 hours in the que but the darshnam has given the blessing that I wished.  Prayed to the almighty to bless my children particularly my daughter and her family.

Satyanarayana swamy vratham is performed by couples. Large no. of newly married couples accompanied by relatives gave abeautiful sight as the croud is mostly due to the marriage period.

Astothram is the pooja one can have if u r a single since vratham is for performed by the couples only. As the cue is around the main diety garbha gudi all around there are Halls for Vratham.  Each Hall is having a display the token thathey have purchased at the counter that is 500 rupees Hall, 400rupees Hall, 300rupees and 200 rupees.  Minimum is 200 rupeees. This token money includes 60 pojja samagri, 6 coconuts, karpuram 6 bananas and beetel leaves, beetle nuts, flowers, turmeric(pasupu),  Kumkuma etcc. One person in the cue next to me came along with his daughter and grandaughter.  He has taken the 200 rupees token and performed the vratham before joining the cue.  For higher value tokens the cue is shorter, as there is a  place where they can join in the intermediate gate (only a rope is separating-no door). The main diety is Satyanarayana swamy, Lakshmi devi and on the right side of Satyanarayana swamy Half size Lord shiva, all the deities are only about 2 0r 3 feet high.  I prayed to Satyanarayana swamy.  As my father told me, in 1983 when I returned from Kanpur in the month of September around 20th 2003, that time itself he told me by performing the Satyanarayana swamy vratham and doing Annadanam will  remove all the evil powers and life will become normal.  I prayed to the Lord to forgive me since the situation at that time didnot give me the necessary Mano nibbaram since the pooja requires patni, my wife and if it is performed only by my father and mother then, people will come to know that there is some serious problem between me and my wife.  I prayed, repeatedly to bless my daughter and son-in-law to bless with a child and have a happy married life.

  Then I proceeded  downward journey and as I reached the ground level from the Hill where the road is connected to the Annavaram town road I got down.  one hundred yards away there isw a bus stop and I could get abus to Kakinada.  From kakinada, I took a bus to Draksharamam that is Kakinada to Kotipalli bus. Reached Draksharamam in 1 hr time, just one stop before Kotipalli. From bus stand, it is walkable distance so, I  proceeded to Draksharamam temple and  in  about 5 mintues walk reached the temple.  There isw a free choultry, where I could put my belongings.  I have taken a Lock and key for rent frm a nearby Fancy shop (Bonku) for3 rupees rent with advance 30 rupees.  As there is no provision for the room, I have again located a hotel just on the other side of the road for rupees 100 per night.  Not so good, but OK.

After locking my belongigns and before the search for the Hotel room I took darshan of Lord Bhimeswara swamy.  Every thing is described in the next post.