MAA ANNAPURNA is an avatar of MAA PARVATI, the wife of LORD SHIVA. Anna means "food" or "grains". Purna means "full, complete and perfect".
Annapurna Mandir is a popular temple, which is dedicated to the Goddess
Annapurna. It is one of the famous pilgrimage sites in Indore, which is
thronged by devotees of Hindu religious community. According to the
Hindu mythology, Annapurna Devi is believed to be the goddess of food.
Goddess Parvati was told by her consort Shiva that the world is an illusion and that food is a part of this illusion called Maya. The Divine Mother who is worshiped as the manifestation of all material things, including food, became angry. To demonstrate the importance of her manifestation of all that is material, she disappeared from the world. Her disappearance brought time to a standstill and the earth became barren. There was no food to be found anywhere, and all the beings suffered from the pangs of hunger.
Seeing all the suffering, Mother Parvati was filled with compassion
and reappeared in Kasi and set up a kitchen. Hearing about her return,
Shiva ran to her and presented his bowl in alms, saying, "Now I realise
that the material world, like the spirit, cannot be dismissed as an
illusion." Parvati smiled and fed Shiva with her own hands.Goddess Parvati was told by her consort Shiva that the world is an illusion and that food is a part of this illusion called Maya. The Divine Mother who is worshiped as the manifestation of all material things, including food, became angry. To demonstrate the importance of her manifestation of all that is material, she disappeared from the world. Her disappearance brought time to a standstill and the earth became barren. There was no food to be found anywhere, and all the beings suffered from the pangs of hunger.
"Since then Parvati is worshiped as Annapurna, the Goddess of Nourishment."
The temple resembles the famous Meenakshi Temple of Madurai in the
architecture. Within the temple premises, there are three shrines of
Shiva, Hanuman and Kalabhairava. The temple also houses the famous
Pravachan Hall. The pilgrims and the tourists are greeted by the four
full sized elephants, which embrace the temple’s beautifully decorated
gates. The outside walls of the temple are decorated with beautiful
images of legendary characters.
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