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Dear Sir͵
I have spent a considerable amount of time doing bhajanam in the temple. I give below my very humble but true-to experience suggestions.
Dear Sir͵
I have spent a considerable amount of time doing bhajanam in the temple. I give below my very humble but true-to experience suggestions.
1) Bhajanam is not an easy job & is particularly challenging in a place like Guruvayur. Except when it is heavily raining͵ the crowd would be invariably huge. All types of characters will be there. You have to take special effort to close ur eyes & ears to all distractions and to concentrate on ur Japa sadhana.
2) The platform near the bookstall & Adhyatmic hall͵ is the only place inside the temple where you can meditate undisturbed.
3) During my stay͵ I have not seen any of the Nambudiris & Iyers doing Sandhyavandanam inside the temple at the proper twilight time (Apologies if I hurt anyone with my plain speaking) So the authorities too have not provided any facility for this. I need not emphasize the importance of timely Sandhyavandanam & Gayatri japam in any devotional activity. As for me͵ I give arghyam in a corner near the western nada. For further Gayatri japam I again sit in the platform mentioned earlier.
4) If you are planning to visit alone, then getting accommodation would be a great challenge. Of course you will see lots of lodges but they are run by materialistic people. The local administration has given strict orders not to give rooms to single people (for fear of them committing suicide there). They use this excuse to either refuse you accommodation altogether͵ or͵ if you show your credentials and somehow convince them that you are not visiting to commit suicide͵ then to extort a higher rent from you. The Devaswom guest houses are also meant only for families or for moneyed visitors. In my experience there is one lodge very close to the temple where you can get tolerable accommodation at budget rates. It is called Guru kripa lodge.
5) Some very devoted, highly blessed people visit this temple. If you keep your eyes closed to the distractions you can take note of them and get their acquaintance. Which is the highest blessing in kali yuga.
All my wishes to your spiritual quest!
Regards͵
Hari
2 comments:
Is there any procedures/ formalities for bhajanam irikkal at Guruvayur? Are there any restrictions for the number of days for it? Is it possible to do bhajanam for one day? Please guide.
Greetings dear devotee of the Supreme & all๐๐ Thanks for the details, ideas n feedback.So absurd to even imagine that people think of suicide & bhajana.As the two contradict each other, how is it even possible , I wonder? Anyway, there must b something or the authorities would not mention it.But, fyi there r a lot os ashrams in the vicinity ofmajor temples in Rishikesh, Kedarnath, Bhadrinath , which r easily available, so cheap n very convenient ( with the right ambience)for pilgrims .Hope the Guruvayoor Devaswoms would do the needful for the needy.Atleast a large, ventilated, ( well lit n with fans n washroom facilities)could b used for Bhajana sitting.warm regards.๐
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