Temple Visit: Slice of life (BOMB!)

March 24th, 1656

Dakshin Bharatiya Empire, The City of Amaravathi

Early in the morning, just half an hour before dawn, the city of Amaravathi woke up to the priests chanting mantras in the temple of Amareshwara. The idol of Lord Shiva, as if just being unveiled, had a gleam of brilliance with the rise of the sun.

This was a daily occurrence as the neighbourhood swept the streets, adorned them with colourful rangolis, and the temple premises were cleaned with the help of devotees.

It was yet another normal day for the city as it began to prepare to receive pilgrims from all over the subcontinent.

A few hours passed, and the primary preparations for the Pooja of the Lord had been completed, and the temple was getting ready to open its Sanctum Sanctorum.