
mahamaya aalayam, raipur

shree rajarajeshwari maa mahamaya deevi mandiram raipur ledhaa pramukha mahamaya aalayam chhattisgarhloni raaypoorloni purani basteelo unna deevi mahamayaku ankitam cheyabadina hinduu aalayam. chhattisgarhloni 36 "saktipeetaalu" ledhaa 36 kotalalo idhi okati. 17va-18va sataabdam madhya maraataa palakudu mordhwaz nirminchina idhi raaypoorloni puraatana mariyu atyanta dhanika devalayalalo okati. aalayamlo mahamaya mandiram mariyu samaleshwari mandiram anae rendu devalayalu unnaayi. suuryaastamayam samayamlo, suurya kiranaalu maa mahamaya paadaalanu taakutaayi mariyu suuryoedayam samayamlo, kiranaalu maa samaleshwari paadaalanu taakutaayi.
charitra.
mahamaya aalayam daadaapu 1400 samvatsaraala puraatanamainadi. chaaritraka aadhaaraala prakaram, haihaya raajulu chhattisgarhlo muppai aaru kotalanu nirminchaaru mariyu prati koota praarambhamlo maa mahamaya devaalayaalanu nirminchaaru mariyu eee aalayam akkada unna kotalalo okati. prastutam, kotaku sambandhinchina aadharalu laevu, conny mahamaya mariyu samaleshwari aalayaaniki ankitam cheyabadindi. eee alayanni haihaya raaju mordhwaz taantrika vidhi nirminchaadu, idhi "aghorilu mariyu taantrikulaku" teerthayaatragaa maarindi. prastuta alayanni nagpur maraataalu punaruddharinchaaru.
katha.
okasari mordhwaj raaju thana raani kumudati devitho kalisi thana raajya paryatanaku vellaadu. vaaru tirigi vastundagaa tellavaarujaamuna ayipoyindi.  raaju mordhwaz karunh nadiki avatali vaipuna unnadu, nadini daatutunnappudu udayam dinacharya nundi viraminchukunna taruvaata, munduku prayaaninchaalanae aalochana vachindi.  dheeni gurinchi aalochistuu, vaaru nadhi odduna (prastuta mahadevghat) tama viramalanu unchutaaru.  panimanushulu vastra musugu dharinchi raanini nadhi vaipu snanam cheyadaaniki teesukelladam praarambhinchaaru.  nadhi daggaraku cherukunna ventane, raani mariyu aame panimanushulu neetilo oka pedda raathi padi undatam mariyu moodu pedda pamulu moodu vaipula nundi tama hoodlu vistarinchi koorchovadam chuusaaru.  eee drushyaanni chuusi vaarantaa bhayapadi kekalu vesi tirigi aagipoyaaru.  aaa vaartalannii rajuku pampabaddayi. eee vaarta telisina ventane raaju ventane aaa pradaesaaniki vacchaadu. eee sannivesaanni chuusi ayana kooda aascharyapoyaaru. ventane atanni "raaj jyotishi" mariyu "rajpurohit" anie pilicharu.  athanu kooda chuusi, dhyanam chesi, rajuku, idhi raayi kaadani, devata vigraham anie, talakrindulugaa padi undani cheppadu.  ayana salaha meraku, mordhwaj raaju snanam chesina tarvaata kramabaddhamgaa poojinchi, nemmadigaa raathi vaipu kadaladam praarambhinchaadu.  akkada nundi moodu pedda pamulu okkokatigaa jaaradam praarambhinchaayi.  vaaru vellipoyina taruvaata, raaju aaa raatini taaki, kindaki namaskarinchi, daanini nitaruga chesaadu. aame oka raatipai kakunda simham meeda nilabadi undani, mahishaasuramardini ashtabhujakara devata bhagavati vigraham anie chuusi andaruu aascharyapoyaaru. idhi chuusi andaruu chetulu muduchukuni namaskarinchaaru. aaa samayamlo vigraham nundi oka swaram vachindi, "oo rajan!  neenu mea kull devini. meeru nannu poojistaaru, nannu gouravistaaru, neenu kooda mahamayanu."raaju thana panditulu, aacharyulu, jyotishkulanu sampradinchi salaha teesukunnadu. bhagavati maata mahamaya jeevitaanni pavitram cheyaalani prati okkaroo salaha icchaaru, appude prastuta paatha pattana praantamloo vaerae devata kosam kotta alayanni nirminchinatlu telisindi.  devata aadesaala prakaram adhe aalayamlo nirmaana panulanu puurti chesina taruvaata, aadisakti maa mahamaya jeevitaanni kharun nadhi nundi puurtigaa vaeda mariyu taantrika paddhatiloo teesukuraavadam dwara pavitram chesaaru.  aalayamlo erpaatu chesina devata vigraham bayati nundi kanipistundani meeku teliyajeddam.  conny aalayamloki pravesinchina ventane, vigraham nitaruga kanipinchadam praarambhistundi.

