giri pradakshina simhachalam 2015

giri pradakshina simhachalam 2015

giri pradakshina simhachalam 2015

giri pradakshina date in 2015 : 

Giri pradakhsina date in the year 2015 has been mentioned below this article 

Giri Pradakshina means walking round the simhachalam hill in Visakhapatnam around Simhachalam and Kailasagiri hills this Simhachalam temple  is located at Simhachalam hill top in Visakhapatnam city  in Andhra Pradesh state. This event is considered  as a very sacred, and auspicious believed that it is as equivalent to walking all around the world . Giri pradikshina will be done on Guru Pournami Full moon day in  July of every year, in Ashada masam. By doing Giri Pradikshina all the wishes of devotees will come true and their family will be blessed for good. 

               Special darshan of the temple at the hill top will be provided in the early hours os next day for those who complete the pradakshina. People from all over Andhra pradesh,AP  Tamilnadu,TN Karnataka, Orissa participate in the auspicious event. Traditional AP people participate in Giri pradakshina by singing songs. The Motorised chariot with god idol wander  around the hill.

Giri pradakhshina date in the year 2015 for dates click down below.

The date is on the full moon day that is 30th  july 2015 in the evening the pradakshina will start.

The route for Giri Pradakshina

simhachalam giripradakshina date

Giri Pradakshina starts at the foot hill of Simhachalam-Adavivaram-Arilova-mudasallova- Hanumanthavaka-Jodugulla palem –RK beach (Kailasagiri)-Madhavadhara-NAD junction- simhachalam temple at the foot of the hill. The total distance is 32 Kms. The route from the beach to NAD may change depends on the organizers.

. After completing the Giri Pradakshina, the devotees  visiting the temple at the hill top through steps. Heavy rush will be there for the darshan. The devotees who cannot wait for long time, can go for special darshan available for INR 100.

Giri pradakhshina date in the year 2015

giri pradakshina date in 2015

The distance between the starting point and Jodugulla palem beach is approximately 12.0 Kms. People are normally energetic during this period as they start fresh and complete fast. From Jodugulla palem to NAD junction distance is 13.0 Kms. This part of walking will become difficult as the walking is through up and down roads. More rest is required. From NAD junction to Simhachalam temple, the distance is 7.0 Kms. This last stretch of walk is very painful as the energy levels become low. The legs and body pains will be at the highest. Each step becomes very difficult. But devotees believe that, whatever the difficulties, by the blessing of God Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha, people move along with the crowd and complete the pradakshina. This has been experienced by all and the belief becomes stronger. For normal walking it takes three hours to reach beach area, three hours to reach NAD junction and two hours for reaching back at Simhachalam foot hill. There may be heavy flow of devotees from after noon 1:00pm to next day early hours 6:00am.

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Temples on the way, rest places and safety

There are two temples on Jail road, Arilova, Adavivaram and Hanumanthavaka area. There wil be no rest places between starting point and Hanumanthuvaka junction. People who need rest have to consider road dividers for sitting. This road is a four lane road and very wide, no problem even in the traffic. During day time and till night 10:00 pm movement of vehicles will be there. 

Giri pradakhshina date in the year 2015

Arrangements

Temple organizing committee take maximum care to address all kind of facilities to the devotees in this auspicious occassion. Many of the volunteers stay for the whole day in  arranging the things  and distribution of  water at many places. Tents  are arranged in all these places. Drinking Water sachets are distributed to almost all the devotees taking part in Giri Pradakshina. At various places, Tea snacks and Butter milk are also arranged. Food (Pulihara and Curd rice) is also arranged at limited places but will not available after night.Many volunteers fo by dance in front of the chariot and sing the devotional songs for the entire round of the hill. 

Giri pradakhshina date in the year 2015

Apart from temple arrangements, many volunteers from vizag provides water, tea, pain killer tablets for the devotees who were in the giri Pradakshina. 

Giri pradakhshina date in the year 2015

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