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Motto: “Receive the Light of Wisdom Sweetened by the honey of Devotion”

Surrounded by green fields, besides the sacred Krishna canal and the panoramic view of Lord Trikooteswara’s temple on the hill, Chinmayaranyam –Trikoota is located. The hill range is called as 'Trikoota' having three peaks named after the Trinity; Brahma konda (peak), Vishnu konda and Rudra konda. Lord Siva did penance here as Dakshina Murthy and so mother Uma Devi became part and parcel of His body as Medha Devi, the power of intelligence. Here the Lord is also called as Koteswara Swami showering His blessings on devotees as Wish-yielding Tree. Many pundits, yogis, Vedantins and the common folk, all types worship Lord and by His grace they get whatever they wished for.

The Lord Trikooteswara Bhagavan’s glory is especially witnessed during ‘Siva Ratri’ festival with countless “illuminating Prabhas” brought from different places, echoing with His name called out loudly by the devotees while doing Giri Pradakshina (going round the hill) along with cattle. Reverberating with sacred Mantras from pundits during poojas, abhishekams the whole atmosphere is filled with divinity filling the hearts of people with inexplicable peace and sanctity.

The Lord Trikooteswara Bhagavan’s glory is especially witnessed during ‘Siva Ratri’ festival with countless “illuminating Prabhas” brought from different places, echoing with His name called out loudly by the devotees while doing Giri Pradakshina (going round the hill) along with cattle. Reverberating with sacred Mantras from pundits during poojas, abhishekams the whole atmosphere is filled with divinity filling the hearts of people with inexplicable peace and sanctity.

"This is Gurudev’s Prasad! I have taken the land for you to start an ashram there!” Sri Gurudev expressed His idea to me when I met Him in Madras in 1984". Pujya Gurudev, when he was in Guntur (A.P) during a Geetha Gnana Yagna a group of 23 or 25 people from Guruvayapalem Sakhamuri family met him and offered five and half acres land to develop ashram there. Gurudev readily accepted the proposal. When I met him in Chennai Gurudev told about the land offered by the above group of devotees. I enquired Gurudev about the place and the people. He said “the place seems to be a very famous Siva Kshetra!” Then I came to know that it is Kotappakonda. So Trikoota ashram land was actually taken by Him and given to us. Sri Gurudev himself did Bhoomi Pooja for the ashram on 27th Feb. 1985.

- Swamini Saradapriyanada