Weekly Visit to the Temple
In my last blog post (last year), I had shared how I prayed at home. I had shared then that I would share my weekly visit to the temple. We visit the Ayyappa Temple in Bhairav Nagar, Pune on every Saturday. The temple's main deity is Lord Ayyappa. It is nestled between residential buildings and a park where seniors walk and exercise and youngsters play. The temple is situated perpendicular to the entrance. So, after one enters, one goes around a bit before entering the temple complex. The main complex houses Ayyappa, Ganapathy, Murugan and Durga are within the main temple complex. Outside the main complex there are two minor shrines to Shiva and Vishnu. On two sides of the shrine to Shiva are the snake grove and the place to worship the planets (as per Hindu mythology). Besides visiting the temple every Saturday, we also visit the temple for festivals and special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries.