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o start this blog quoting Tagore ...."Dekha hoy nai chokkhu meliya, ghorer hoite dui pa feliya; ekti dhaaner sheesher aagay ekti shishir bindu"...translating for my non bong readers (in case any), "didnt bother to see the beauty of a sparkling dew drop on the blade of a paddy leaf, just two steps away from my home, "........
.....for me, my experience with the "Aai Mata temple" of Jeedimetla would testify the above statement...i had been in Hyderabad for the last 2.5 years, and heard of this temple several times from the marwari grocery shop owners, and my fellow rajasthani neighbours....had the wavering flag from the peak of the temple didnt catch my attention, i would have never realized what i missed....a grand majestic temple of Vaishno devi (Aai Mata as referred to in Rajasthan)built on a similar structural frame as the imperial palaces of Rajasthan.... situated a kilometer away from my house, amidst the chemical factories at the junction of Jeedimetla Village and Shahpur nagar industrial complex, this temple is known only to a handful localites and rajasthanis living in and around that area.....tragedy lies in the fact that the 3 year old temple is oblivious to most hyderabadis, so much so, that there is no mention of the temple in internet, neither on my all time favourite ready reckoner 'Google Maps'....
the temple is pinkish/orangish in colour, (the trademark colour tint of most Rajasthani palaces, a shade very close to the one of Hawa mahal), constructed with stones which got shipped from Rajasthan...the temple has magnificient tombs with intricate designs engraved on them, and 'jharokhas', very typical of Rajasthani architechture, adding to the glory of the temple....a huge wooden door, with elaborate ornate designs of lotus flowers and leaves, coloured with golden foil and "meenakari" glasswork, leads one to the main worship area...3 deities preside there, the primary being Maa Vaishno Devi at the centre, with Gora Bhairav and radha Krishna on either sides... made with sparkling white marble in glass polish, the idols look gorgeous....dressed in a bright red 'Odhni' or 'Chunri'; and a golden yellow saree, the goddess looked stunningly attractive...
i conversed with the pandit to widen my knowledge of Maa Durga and her various forms... This is the excerpt of what i learnt from him: in Rajasthan, Vaishno devi appeared as a small girl and meditated in a cave for several years....some time later, Mata came to Rajasthan from Gujarat in a different form, and this time in the make up of an ordinary lady....since she migrated to rajasthan ( Gujarat se Rajasthan aayi thi, ) so she was called Aai Mata.....
right next to the temple, a marriage hall is getting constructed.... so hope to see the temple in a grander and more splendid shape in times to come...
Flip through the image gallery, and I am sure you would want to come over.
PS:: Driving directions:: from Bowenpally, hit the NH7....cross Suchitra X roads and proceed towards medchal...keep an eye to your left...near jeedimetla Village, you would find "Deewan Family Dhaba" to your left....take the lane right next to it and drive for 1 kilometer approximately.....ask the autowalas or any one where the Aai Mata temple is, and you will soon catch a glimpse of Rajasthan in Hyderabad
o start this blog quoting Tagore ...."Dekha hoy nai chokkhu meliya, ghorer hoite dui pa feliya; ekti dhaaner sheesher aagay ekti shishir bindu"...translating for my non bong readers (in case any), "didnt bother to see the beauty of a sparkling dew drop on the blade of a paddy leaf, just two steps away from my home, ".............for me, my experience with the "Aai Mata temple" of Jeedimetla would testify the above statement...i had been in Hyderabad for the last 2.5 years, and heard of this temple several times from the marwari grocery shop owners, and my fellow rajasthani neighbours....had the wavering flag from the peak of the temple didnt catch my attention, i would have never realized what i missed....a grand majestic temple of Vaishno devi (Aai Mata as referred to in Rajasthan)built on a similar structural frame as the imperial palaces of Rajasthan.... situated a kilometer away from my house, amidst the chemical factories at the junction of Jeedimetla Village and Shahpur nagar industrial complex, this temple is known only to a handful localites and rajasthanis living in and around that area.....tragedy lies in the fact that the 3 year old temple is oblivious to most hyderabadis, so much so, that there is no mention of the temple in internet, neither on my all time favourite ready reckoner 'Google Maps'....
the temple is pinkish/orangish in colour, (the trademark colour tint of most Rajasthani palaces, a shade very close to the one of Hawa mahal), constructed with stones which got shipped from Rajasthan...the temple has magnificient tombs with intricate designs engraved on them, and 'jharokhas', very typical of Rajasthani architechture, adding to the glory of the temple....a huge wooden door, with elaborate ornate designs of lotus flowers and leaves, coloured with golden foil and "meenakari" glasswork, leads one to the main worship area...3 deities preside there, the primary being Maa Vaishno Devi at the centre, with Gora Bhairav and radha Krishna on either sides... made with sparkling white marble in glass polish, the idols look gorgeous....dressed in a bright red 'Odhni' or 'Chunri'; and a golden yellow saree, the goddess looked stunningly attractive...
i conversed with the pandit to widen my knowledge of Maa Durga and her various forms... This is the excerpt of what i learnt from him: in Rajasthan, Vaishno devi appeared as a small girl and meditated in a cave for several years....some time later, Mata came to Rajasthan from Gujarat in a different form, and this time in the make up of an ordinary lady....since she migrated to rajasthan ( Gujarat se Rajasthan aayi thi, ) so she was called Aai Mata.....
right next to the temple, a marriage hall is getting constructed.... so hope to see the temple in a grander and more splendid shape in times to come...
Flip through the image gallery, and I am sure you would want to come over.
PS:: Driving directions:: from Bowenpally, hit the NH7....cross Suchitra X roads and proceed towards medchal...keep an eye to your left...near jeedimetla Village, you would find "Deewan Family Dhaba" to your left....take the lane right next to it and drive for 1 kilometer approximately.....ask the autowalas or any one where the Aai Mata temple is, and you will soon catch a glimpse of Rajasthan in Hyderabad
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