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QUESTION:

Respected Sir,

Your website promoting Spiritualism in Cyber Space is of great help. The web sites Ahobilavalli and Sundara Simham provide excellent guidance. I went through some of the archives in the Bhakti List as well as some Web- Sites. 

There are references of a SriVidya Yantram in Mannargudi Rajagopala Koil.  Can you confirm if the information is true? 

I request you to kindly share your knowledge on this subject.

ANSWER: 

Thanks very much for your welcome feedback. We at the Sundara Simham and Ahobilavalli Team are delighted to know that our e-book releases. 

On the Question on Mannargudi, the KshEthram is DakshiNa DhwArakai. It is an ancient temple going back to 1,000 years. It is not a dhivya desam sung by AzhwArs but is what is known as an abhimAna sthalam. This sthalam has nurtured Carnatic Music for a long time. Mutthuswamy Dikshithar has conposed a Krithi on this Sri Vidya Raajagopalan. 

It is believed that a "SrI Vidhyaa Chakram" has been placed at the time of consecration under the Moolavar Peetam. This SrI (Vidhyaa) Chakram is not the one that is worshipped by SrI VidhyA UpAsakAs, who perform NavAvaraNa Meru Poojaa. At MannArgudi, the sakthi of the Lord is linked to the MahA Lakshmi Yantram known also as Sri VidhyA Yantram, named after the wife of Lord Hayagriva, the Sakala VidhyA Moorthy.

NamO SrI Vidyaa RaajagoPalAlAya ,

V.Sadagopan