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Maa Pratyangira Kalika Alayam, Hosur

Hosur temple to the goddess Pratyangira, with a towering image of her on its gopuram

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01 — The story

Maa Pratyangira Kalika Alayam is a temple in Moranapalli, Hosur, in Tamil Nadu. Besides Pratyangira, the goddess it is named after, it honours Sharabha, Narasimha and Mariamman. Its gopuram carries a figure of Pratyangira described as the largest statue of her.

The temple is busy at weekends as well as on weekdays, and visitors may have a long wait before entering. Inside, worship centres on an image of a lion, Simha, with its mouth open wide. Devotees honour Pratyangira by offering garlands and lighting vilakku, ghee lamps, at her feet.

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02 — About

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