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Olagere Amma temple
- Channarayapatna,Karnataka
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Olagere Amma temple hosts a Fair sometime around November, or Kaartika Maasa. Thousands of people from around the town gather here to celebrate and for the blessings of Olagere amma. Exotic, visually colorful rituals are associated with this. These include Fire walking, and taking newborn infants and young babies by a priest tied to a cantilever on a circular ride, which is believed to be a blessing ride for the babies. All these follow day-long rituals and drums beating. The carnival itself lasts a week. A carnival is held around the month of November every year at the 'Olegeramma' temple.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Marriage
- Get married to a person of a girl's choice
- Health and longevity of husband
Shlokas
Moola Mantra Om Dhum Durgayai Namaha
Meaning -
Sarva Mangala Maangalye Sive Sarvaardha Saadhike, Saranye Tryambake Gauri Naarayani Namosthuthe
Meaning -We offer you our salutations, Oh auspicious Naraayani, who is the good of all good, who can achieve everything and can offer refuge, Oh three-eyed Gowri.
Saranaangatha Dheenaartha Parithraana Paraayane Sarvasyaarthi Hare Devi Naaraayani Namosthuthe
Meaning -We offer salutations to you, Oh Narayani, who has the infinite power of creating, preserving and destroying. You are the basis and epitome of the 3 gunas.
Sarvaroope Sarvese Sarvasakthi Samanvithe, Bhayebhyastrahi No Devi Durge Devi Namosthuthe
Meaning -I offer my salutations to you mother Durga, who is present in all beings and has all power, save us from all our wrongdoings O mother of the universe.