My experience with Attukalamma
Hi all.
Happy Attukal pongala to all of u.
I just want to share my experience with Attukalamma.
I used to stay in Elamadu Kollam district. Every year all of my relatives go for Attukal pongala. In 2005 I was in Kerala and was eager to attend the pongala for the first time. We started at around 4.30 am and reached Trivandrum by 7 a.m. we usually place pongala near the power house so that we can come back without getting into traffic block. Attukal pongala starts at 11 am that day. We had lot of time. So we went to Lord padmanabhaswamy temple but at that time it was closed for the next pooja. So we thought of going to Attukal. we broke a coconut at pavizham gadi ganapathy temple and started to attukal. everyone had a doubt whether we will be able to reach to power house before 11 am. Due to heavy rush. We made a start and reached Attukal temple around 9.3o. We have to walk more than one hour to reach temple.
People who know about pongala know that vehicle will not be allowed after some distance. It was so rush that after standing upto 10 clock most of my relatives left us and went off. Fearing that they will not able to reach the place where they usually put pongala. My cousins and I were about to enter into temple that security told us to go back.
All of us felt very bad as all other relatives are gone and though we stood not listening to them having faith in her are not able to get darshan. I made my mind and said to others that we are going to have her darshan and go. We all prayed to her. Suddenly there was a push from back and security couldn’t do anything and we entered in to temple. We could get her prasadam also. The time was now around 10.15 in the rush we missed our elderly person who knows the way back to power house. Again we prayed to Attukal amma and started back only 45 min was left and we started running otherwise impossible to reach power house in time.
We took help of police people who told us the way to power house. By the time it was to light fire for pongala we reached the place. We thanked her for that. When we went to temple we took more than 1 ½ hr to reach the temple and we were back in 45 min. it was just because of her grace who gave strength in our legs to walk so fast.I have put pongala and was waiting for the priest who sprinkles holy water on that. Suddenly I saw a person walking towards me .he was none other than Nitish Bharadwaj the famous actor who played character of Lord Krishna in mahabharat. In ‘surprise couldn’t even remember his name and said Krishna looking at him. He came near my pongala pot and asked me whether he can mix the contents in the pongala .I said sure to him and he asked me about details. Then along with my relatives we had a photo section .he told me to stand near by, but I denied as I was looking like a hell after running so far. All of my relatives were ready for that and I stood along with them. Next day it was published in the paper .even till now some of my relatives keep the paper cutting along with them. I went to Attukal for first time had strange experiences and became famous too.
Let her blessings be always with u all
If u all have any experiences concerned with deities in any form pls do mail me.let us share with others.u can mail me at:vspmlsk@yahoo.co.in
Hi all.
Happy Attukal pongala to all of u.
I just want to share my experience with Attukalamma.
I used to stay in Elamadu Kollam district. Every year all of my relatives go for Attukal pongala. In 2005 I was in Kerala and was eager to attend the pongala for the first time. We started at around 4.30 am and reached Trivandrum by 7 a.m. we usually place pongala near the power house so that we can come back without getting into traffic block. Attukal pongala starts at 11 am that day. We had lot of time. So we went to Lord padmanabhaswamy temple but at that time it was closed for the next pooja. So we thought of going to Attukal. we broke a coconut at pavizham gadi ganapathy temple and started to attukal. everyone had a doubt whether we will be able to reach to power house before 11 am. Due to heavy rush. We made a start and reached Attukal temple around 9.3o. We have to walk more than one hour to reach temple.
People who know about pongala know that vehicle will not be allowed after some distance. It was so rush that after standing upto 10 clock most of my relatives left us and went off. Fearing that they will not able to reach the place where they usually put pongala. My cousins and I were about to enter into temple that security told us to go back.
All of us felt very bad as all other relatives are gone and though we stood not listening to them having faith in her are not able to get darshan. I made my mind and said to others that we are going to have her darshan and go. We all prayed to her. Suddenly there was a push from back and security couldn’t do anything and we entered in to temple. We could get her prasadam also. The time was now around 10.15 in the rush we missed our elderly person who knows the way back to power house. Again we prayed to Attukal amma and started back only 45 min was left and we started running otherwise impossible to reach power house in time.
We took help of police people who told us the way to power house. By the time it was to light fire for pongala we reached the place. We thanked her for that. When we went to temple we took more than 1 ½ hr to reach the temple and we were back in 45 min. it was just because of her grace who gave strength in our legs to walk so fast.I have put pongala and was waiting for the priest who sprinkles holy water on that. Suddenly I saw a person walking towards me .he was none other than Nitish Bharadwaj the famous actor who played character of Lord Krishna in mahabharat. In ‘surprise couldn’t even remember his name and said Krishna looking at him. He came near my pongala pot and asked me whether he can mix the contents in the pongala .I said sure to him and he asked me about details. Then along with my relatives we had a photo section .he told me to stand near by, but I denied as I was looking like a hell after running so far. All of my relatives were ready for that and I stood along with them. Next day it was published in the paper .even till now some of my relatives keep the paper cutting along with them. I went to Attukal for first time had strange experiences and became famous too.
Let her blessings be always with u all
If u all have any experiences concerned with deities in any form pls do mail me.let us share with others.u can mail me at:vspmlsk@yahoo.co.in
