Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Sri Bhagavathy Amman Temple and Cave Temple at Bhagavathy Hills, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu. E WALK.

23rd December 2018.
The visit to this Sri Bhagavathy Amman Temple on the Bhagavathy  Hill was a part of the Vellore heritage walk. After the Amanan Kuttai Sathukaramadam and Shiva temple visit, had went to this Hill. The Bhagavathy Hill was used from the ancient periods to till date. Evidence is there on the hill to prove the same. The hill has many natural caves and served as a shelter for prehistoric human beings. Later the same was used by the Jains, who migrated from Shravanabelagola.  A 10th-century Shiva Temple with inscriptions  is also on the top of the hill. The hill is about 1100 feet high and trekking was not so hard.
 
 Bhagavathy Amman Sculpture in a small cave.  

The Bhagavathy Amman temple is about halfway to the top, ie about 500 feet from the base. This temple was built in the year 1979 and kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 1981.  The temple faces east with a balipeedam and simha vahanam.  Amman is in a seated posture with four hands.

On the top of the hill, there are Kalki Bhagavathy Temple, Kalki siddhar peedam, and dilapidated  temple structures. The details will be posted separately.
  
 Kalki Siddhar Peedam 

When we descended to the other side through the narrow gap between the rocks ( rolling, climbing through the iron ladder and sidewalk) we could see a Bhagavathy Amman shrine in a small cave. It was told that the black magic is being done here.  Further descending we had reached the open natural cave which can accommodate about 50 people. It was an awesome view of the green hills with Palamathi Murugan Temple.  

On the way to this Sri Bhagavathy Amman Temple from the foothills, there are two resting mandapas without roof of which one is constructed with brick in indo-saracenic  style and  the other with stone slabs.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

 Bhagavathy Amman Temple  



This is the way to descend to the cave Bhagavathy Amman and the Shelter 

 A Natural cave  
 First Resting place 
Second Resting place 
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---  

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