Sri Anandeshwara - Anandeshwari🔗

Sri Anandeshwara Temple is a divine vision of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. It is a gift to humanity. It is built as a traditional Dravidian style stone temple.

Paramahamsa Nithyananda, enlightened master of this millennium, has performed the prana pratishta - special method of energy installation possible only by enlightened masters - here. In doing so, he has rendered a rare Shiva energy field in planet Earth today. He has installed energy here with multidimensional aspects. Whosoever comes into this energy field can experience immediate relief from their difficulties - be they physical, mental, spiritual or economical.

The Anandeshwara temple was inaugurated with a kumbabhisheka (sanctifying through holy water) on 1Jan 2007, coinciding with the Jayanti (birthday) celebrations of Nithyananda.

Here, Shiva is in the form of Sri Anandeshwara and Anandeshwari, His consort. The deities are 7 ½ feet in height and weigh 2 ½ tonnes. Anandeshwari sits on the lap of Anandeshwara on His left thigh, offering a rare setting amongst Shiva temples. The scene depicts Shiva delivering the Vignan Bhairav Tantra to Devi, His consort, amidst great intimacy.

Vignan Bhairav Tantra is Shiva's meditation manual for enlightenment. It is a set of 112 meditation techniques delivered by Him more than 5000 years ago to Devi.

Sri Anandeshwara holds a damaru - small drum - in His left hand. The damaru sound symbolises the primordial sound from which all Creation is said to happen. His left hand holds fire which symbolizes creation of space for more creation to happen! His third hand symbolically shows abhaya - protection, and His fourth hand holds Devi. His right eye symbolizes the sun and His left eye, the moon. His third eye, between the brows, symbolizes fire. His right leg hangs down and is said to put people in illusion so clarity may happen in them. His left leg on which Devi sits liberates people by giving them enlightenment!

Anandeshwari holds a kumudam flower in her right hand. Like how the lotus blooms when sunlight falls on it, the kumudam blooms when moonlight falls on it. Just by Shiva's left eye falling on it, the kumudam is said to blossom! This symbolically indicates the blossoming of Anandeshwari's heart to Him. Her left hand is in a giving posture and indicates giving to the whole of humanity, the enlightenment that She received from Anandeshwara!

This sanctum is continuously energized through spiritual practices by ordained brahmacharis of the ashram. Up to 1008 varieties of food items are offered here on special occasions.

Sri Anandeshwara Temple sanctum

Swayambhu Linga

Nithyananda says, 'This swayambhu linga is a storehouse of divine energy. It continuously radiates the energy that is creating this Dhyanapeeta Mahasamsthana - the kingdom of this mission. It has the power to burn the karmas of those seeking it. Karmas are nothing but the unfulfilled actions responsible for rebirth.'

In the metaphysical sense, this linga's powerful presence has been here from time immemorial across time and space. It causes exellence in the outer world and radiance in the inner world in those who worship it.

Abhisheka - Holy Bath - to the swayambhu linga