Just eat fruits and drink fresh fruit juice ....

Just eat fruits and drink fresh  fruit juice ....

And you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look !

KIWI: 

Tiny but mighty. 

This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber.

Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? 

Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke. 

STRAWBERRY: 

Protective Fruit. 

Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging and free radicals. 

ORANGE : 

Sweetest medicine. 

Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer. 

WATERMELON: 

Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system.

They are also a key source of lycopene  the cancer fighting oxidant. 

Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium. 

GUAVA & PAPAYA: 

Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.

Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation.

Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes. 

"Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside....

A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God...

Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby... Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?"

"No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage..."

The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage...

"Where is the damage?" he asked.

"There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the sculptor, still busy with his work....

"Where are you going to install the idol?"

The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high...

"If the idol is that far who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?"

the gentleman asked.

The sculptor stopped work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said,

"I will know it..."

The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates it or not....

"Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside....

Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency.

Don't Climb a Mountain with an Intention that the World Should See You,

Climb the Mountain with the Intention to See the World!!!

Bhargava Narasimha Temple Ahobilam

Bhargava Narasimha Temple is one of the nine Narsimha temples in Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh. The temple is located about 2 km from Lower Ahobilam, on a hill near the sacred pond Bhargava Theertham or Akshaya Thertha. This is the place where Bhargava Rama performed his penance and hence the Lord here is called as Bhargava Narasimha Swamy. Bhargava is another name of Lord Parasurama.

It is believed that worshiping Bhargava Narsimha at Ahobalam after taking a bath at Akshaya Theertha would make the Lord give Lakshmikara (hand possessing Goddess Lakshmi or prosperity) thus blessing in all manners. The temple is on plain ground approximately 2 km from Lower Ahobilam. Please note that there is no paved road and hiring a jeep or auto rickshaw is a good option.

Sri Nava Narasimha Swamy Temple at Ahobilam is located at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. Visiting all the nine temples in a single day is considered auspicious.

Ettumanoor Shiva Temple Kottayam

Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Shiva temple located in Kottayam, Kerala. The temple is one of the 108 Shivalayas created by Lord Parasurama. It is believed that Sage Vyasa and Pandavas have worshiped in the shrine. The temple is famous for its murals, Ezharaponnana (the seven-and-a-half elephants finished in gold), and the Kedavilakku (the lamp which is lit always). The Nataraja mural painting on the western entrance to the temple is worth mentioning. The lighting of Kedavilakku lamp is said to have medicinal values and devotees pour oil on to this big lamp as offering. Devotess worship the deity as Ettumanoorappan.

Ettumanoor Temple along with Vaikom Mahadeva Temple and Kaduthuruthy Mahadeva Temple is considered as powerful tri-some Shiva temples in Kerala. It is believed that an Asura Khara of Ramayana worshiped Shiva at Chidambaram and got 3 Shivalingas from Mahadeva. He brought them to Kerala holding one in his right hand, one in left hand and one by his teeth. The one in his right hand was consecrated in Vaikom, and the one held in his left hand was consecrated in Ettumanoor, and the linga held by his teeth was installed in Kaduthuruthi. Hence a popular belief is to visit these three shrines in a day.

Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple faces west and the mukhamandapam features two images of Nandi, one of stone and another of metal. There is no shrine for Parvati; however the rear of the sanctum is revered as Devi’s shrine. The temple has shrines for Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy and Sree Dharma Shasta.

Festivals 

The annual festival is celebrated on the Kumba masam in February – March. The festival concludes on the Thiruvathira nakshatra after the Ezhara Ponaana Ezhunallathu offered to the temple by the Maharaja of Travancore.

Shivarathri and Thiruvadira festival are also celebrated in this temple.

How to Reach

Ettumanoor Railway Station is the nearest access point about 2 km away. Kottayam Railway Station is the major railhead about 11 km from the temple.

Cochin International Airport is about 77 km from Ettumanoor.