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The 379th Aradhana of Sri Vidyadeesha Thirtha was
celebrated at his Brindavana on the banks of Godavari, near Sangam Village,
Nanded District in the state of Maharashtra on 14th January, 2010.
A brief about the location, route and event is given below. About Ekachakranagar The present location is in Nanded district of Maharashtra.
Godavari is Vriddha Ganga and flows between two states. Doab is a palce
between two holy rivers. Ekachakranagara - one end of sangam is Sangam
village. Other end is Bodhan/Bahudanyapura /Ekachakranagara. There is a
temple for Bhima in Bodhan as vanquisher of bakasura. On the way from Bodhan
to Sangam. There is another temple for Bhima pratishta by Narahari Theertha
presently puja is done by madhwas. The Moola brundavana of Sri Vidyadeesharu is situated in a
corner of the Sri Sangameshwara Temple. It is on the right side, once we
enter the temple dwara and clearly visible under the shade of a tree. The
local people without knowing the significance of the brundavana have
whitewashed the same. There are ornamental flower carvings on the borders of
the brundavana. On the facing side, on the base, a kneeling Mukhyaprana with
tail raised is visible. The lefthand side inscription is not clear. A
thorough cleaning may reveal further inscriptions. Because of thick
whitewashing, a clear photo could not be taken. Considering the Uttarayana parvakala, no abhiseka,
alankara and hastodaka could be offered to yatis, during morning. Hence,
after abhisheka with Godavari water, and nirmalya is offered to Sri
Vidyadeesharu. Mangalarthi is performed. Routes to Sangam Village: It is advisable to go by private vehicle. Stretches from
Narsi & Kundalwadi are tiresome and bumpy. From South :
Reach Nizamabad or Bodhan in Andhra Pradesh. (Godavari flows between two
states). One has to reach the Maharashtra side preferably via Dharmabad. From
Dharmabad, proceed parallel to Godavari asking for Sangam village. From
Sangam, the road takes a right turn. Instead, proceed left along the mud road
walking for one km., which will lead you to the Sangameshwar temple on the
river bank. In the temple complex of the temple, in a corner, under the shade
of a tree, Sri Vidyadeesha Theerthara brundavana is there. From North
: Reach Huzur Sahib Nanded in Mahrashtra State. From Nanded take route
to Narsi – Biloli – Kundalwadi – Dharmabad (upto here it is approximately 102
kms.). From Dharmabad take Nizamabad road which also leads to Sangam Village
(7-8 kms.). From Sangam proceed for another one km. to Sangameshwar temple. Rail route : There is rail route from Nanded
to Dharmabad and upto Basar. |