Narmadakund – Here Is A Small Tank Where It Is Believed That The River Narmada Begins

NARMADAKUND 

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AMARKANTAK

Narmadakund is situated in Amarkantak city of Annupur district of Madhya Pradesh State of India. Narmadakund and its vicinity of Amarkantak are one of the most significant parts of Amarkantak. This is the place where it is believed that the river Narmada originated. Narmadakund covers a sprawling area of 6 acres of land and comprises over 23 statues of various idols.

Narmdeshwar temple which has a holy kund made at the source of river Narmada is the most important temple at Amarkantak. There are about twenty small temples in the premises of the Narmada Mandir each one of which is important in its own way.

There is the Sati temple, which is, devoted to Parvati. The protected site of the ASI is close to the main Narmada temple .The temple complex is constructed at the point from where the holy river Narmada originates.

Narmadakund has eleven corners and is nearly 500ft long. Narmada Kund can be visited any time of the year as a pleasant climate prevails here. The place is surrounded by 16 stone temples like the Narmada Temple, Lord Shiva Temple, Annapurna Temple, Guru Gorakhnath Temple, Shri Ram Janki Temple and Shri Radha Krishna Temple.

By Air

The Nearest Airport is Dumma Jabalpur Airport (250Km), and Raipur Airport (245 Km).

By Rail

The Nearest Railway station is ra Road Railway Station (17 Km).

By Bus

There are many public and private vehicles available to reach  Ma Narmada Temple(Narmadakund) Amarkantak.

Adhiparasakthi Siddar Peedam – Adhiparasakthi Has Incarnated Herself In The Human Being Form

ADHIPARASAKTHI SIDDAR PEEDAM

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MELMARUVATHUR

Arulmigu Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam, the Holy Shrine is situated at Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, 92 kms south of Chennai along the NH-45. This place, where the Siddhar Peedam is situated, is being considered as the mostHoly place for the past 2000 years. It is in this place, where21 Siddhars, both men and women, attained Jeeva Samaadhi (leaving the mortal body, but living in astral plane).  These 21 Siddhars belong to various religions.

In these Holy Lands at Melmaruvathur, where the current Siddhar Peedam is consecrated, stood a Neem tree and a huge Snake mound underneath it.  One day, in 1960s, milk began to ooze out from the aforesaid Neem Tree.  Wonderstruck by the miracle, people in the surrounding villages, thinking it to be a Divine Happening, drank the oozing milk.  The milk was delicious though the sap of the Neem tree will always taste bitter.  It served as a miracle-medicine for curing the various diseases of the village people. The people slowly started realizing the Divine Power and Grace of the tree.

On 28th November 1966, there was a violent storm in Tamil Nadu. The Snake mound under the Neem tree was eroded in the heavy rain. The Neem tree (from which the milk oozed out) also got uprooted due to the violent gusty winds.The Swayambu (Swayambu means “self-manifested” or that which is created by its own accord) emerged beneath the uprooted Neem tree. 

People then understood the revelation that it was because of the power of The Swayambu, the milk had high medicinal values, and the place became so sacred. The Sanctum Sanctorum of today’s SiddharPeedam is established in this very same place. The Swayambu is situated right in front of the Adhiparasakthi statue.

In 1971, the first Oracle came through His Holiness, The Adigalar and The Power prophesied that, “it’s descending to earth as The Mother and She should be worshipped as the Goddess Adhiparasakthi, and the world would go through a Spiritual Revolution and a New Renaissance would emerge’.

Initially, The Swayambu alone was worshipped for many years. Thereafter, on 25thNovember 1977, the idol of Mother Adhiparasakthi was installed in the Sanctum Sanctorum. Mother Adhiparasakthi instructed the unique form of this idol through Her Oracles. 

The idol is one metre tall, seated on a thousand-petal lotus seat, with Her right leg folded and the left leg resting on the lotus petal. The thousand-petal lotus signifies and denotes meditation. She holds the bud of a lotus in Her right hand and the fingers of Her left are folded in a way depicting the Chin Mudra. Her hair is plaited and knotted upwards like a crown. 

Special Counters Of ICICI Bank For Foreign Tourists To Exchange Their Currency

Foreign Exchange Counters in ICICI Banks in Tamil Nadu -

P.R. No. 537

                                                                                           Date:18.11.2016

Thiru Har Sahay Meena, I.A.S., Commissioner of Tourism and
Managing Director, TTDC informed
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Due to the demonitisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes by the Central

Government, the Foreign Tourists suffered even for petty things. To ease the

difficulties faced by the Foreign Tourists who visit Tamil Nadu, the Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director, TTDC, Chennai communicated the Regional Director and the General Managers of Reserve Bank of India, Chennai to open Foreign Exchange Counters in Tamil Nadu. Based on the request, RBI swiftly acted and arranged the special counters of ICICI Bank for Foreign Tourists to exchange their currency at the following places:

Chennai Branch:

Cenotaph Road (Contact Name: Mr. Gunasekaran, Mobile:9944466993).

Puducherry Branches:

1) Mission Street, 2) Indira Gandhi Square, 3) Lawspet, 4) Auroville
(Contact Name: Mr. Kumaran Vadivel, Mobile:8939944380, LL:0413-
23322237).

Coimbatore Branch:

Tricy Road (Contact Name: Mr. Hariharan, Mobile:9500047629)

Madurai Branch:

K.K. Nagar (Contact Name: Mr. Srithar, Mobile:8056000474)

Trichirappalli Branch:

Thillai Nagar (Contact Name: Mr. Prasanna, Mobile:9790366600)

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Thanjaur Branch:

1) Thanjavur Main, 2) Thanjavur West Main 
(Contact Name: Mr. Raja, Mobile:9751881242, LL:04362 646537)

Vellore Branches:

1) Vellore Main 2) Gandhi Nagar 3) Satuvachari
(Contact Name: Mr. Vijayanand, Mobil:9500027574, LL:0416-4200630)

Ramanathapuram Branch:

Ramanathapuram (Contact Name: Mr.John, Mobile:98403 83745,
LL:0461-2325280)

Kodaikanal Branch:

SGJ Sangadurai Hall (Contact Name: Mr. Srithar, Mobile:8939847242)

Tiruvannamalai Branch:

Tiruvannamalai (Contact Name: Mr. Llyas, Mobile:9839823872)

As regards Kanniyakumari and Mamallapuram, similar arrangements are
being explored with other banks and will be communicated as soon as they are
finalized – the RBI informed).
All the Foreign Tourists in Tamil Nadu can avail now this facility and make
their trip a memorable one. If any tourist has some problem, they can register
their complaints @ Toll Free No.1800 4253 1111 (between 10 AM – 6 PM).
Issued By:- DIPR,Secretariat, Chennai - 9

source: tamilnadutourism.org