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had been deliberately destroyed
the head was severed from the murthy and
the temple was plundered and ransacked
when and where did such an unfortunate
event took place
did venkateshwara swami leave those
barbarians to their faith
or did they die due to the wrath of
bhenkateshwara's formy
more than 250 years have passed since
then
yet mata's idol hadn't been reinstalled
and consecrated in the temple
the idol lies in a miserable condition
who destroyed mata smoothie
by the year 1761 tipu sultan's
predecessor and father
hyder ali overthrew his master and
became the undisputed ruler of mysore
hyder ali in order to expand his kingdom
waged wars with his neighboring kingdoms
and tried to conquer them
back then land disputes arose among the
sultans of mysore
the nizams of hyderabad and the british
east india company
due to these disputes two anglo-mysore
wars were fought during hyder ali shreem
and there were several casualties on
either sides
hyder ali with his cruel strategies made
the britishers
restless and sleepless later
he signed a peace treaty and a defensive
alliance was made with the britishers
the britishers who initially accepted it
later ignored it enraged hyder ali
wanted to kill the britishers whosoever
fell in his sight
the food requirements of the british
soldiers and officials
who used to live in and around chittor
region
were supplied through hyderani
planned to destroy the foot supplies
midway
and decided to mount a surprise attack
on the britishers
hyder ali along with his thousand
soldiers
raided and attacked tirupati
the hunger-stricken soldiers of hyder
ali
plundered everything that came in their
sight and tortured several
innocent people
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even during those times tirupati was
known far
and wide as a sacred town hayder ali
ordered his soldiers to destroy as many
temples as possible
in and around tirupati on the hilltop of
peru banda
a place which is around six miles away
from tirupati
there used to be a very beautiful temple
of bakula mata
the mother of sri venkateshwara swami
back then the temples would always be
full of devotees
who used to offer their prayers light
diyas and offer naivedya to the goddess
if any devotee prayed to vakulamata with
complete devotion
their problems would be solved and
wishes would be granted
centuries ago for the purpose of sitting
on the hilltop
kings built four stairways over it
it is said that back then parimala
pushkarini and naradatam
used to be flowing over there moreover
from the temple premises
one could see the astonishing and serene
seven hills
of tirumala the devotees would be
mesmerized and enthralled by the beauty
of the nature
the soldiers of hyder ali reached peru
banda
and destroyed the beautiful temple and
the idol of sri venkateshwara swami's
mother
vakula mata was beheaded and the idol
was broken into several pieces
and they were thrown away gold silver
and several other ornaments were
plundered they severely tortured the
people who challenged them
the temple was almost destroyed as this
unfortunate incident
took place in the very region where sri
venkateshwara swamy
himself walked tears rolled down the
eyes of the devotees either ali might
have had
incurred the wrath of venkateshwara
swami for such a cruel barbaric act
even before hyder ali could cross the
borders of chittor he died due to a
cancerous growth on his back heider ali
who came to wage a war and expand his
kingdom
died in his camp in chittor people
believed that he died as he destroyed
mata's idol
later few treasure hunters tried to
search for hidden treasures near the
temple
and dug up the surrounding area and in
doing so
they further damaged the already
destroyed temple
apart from the destruction that was
caused centuries ago
the illegal miners who are closely
related to politicians
sought the help from government to carry
out quarrying on the hillock
around the temple dynamites and other
explosives were used to query the
granite
due to these explosions the boulders and
stones
flew away and fell on the temple which
further damaged it
until 2015 these explosions continued
the mining mafia quarried away nearly 80
percent of the hill
from all the sites leaving no way to
reach the temple
though ttd was aware of these activities
they remained silent
the devotees who were grief-stricken
after knowing about the horrible
condition of the hill
and mata's temple could do nothing
except shedding tears
after a long struggle of filing
petitions and other efforts
made by religious heads politicians and
devotees
the mining activities by the mafia was
prohibited
after the hill was almost destabilized
by then
the temple was in a terrible condition
almost on the verge of collapsing as the
temple premises turned into a secluded
area
with hardly any people around drunkards
after consuming alcohol
used to break the glass bottles over
there despite the several attempts made
by many
over the centuries to destroy the temple
the garbage didn't collapse
the large and broad wooden pillars of
the garbage
were completely destroyed by termites
even without proper support
the garbage remained intact maybe vacula
mata wants to stay
in the temple a devotee might have had
placed a small photo frame of bakula
mata in the garbhagriha
and thereafter few devotees started
worshiping over there
after several discussions and an order
from the high court
ttd decided to rebuild a temple over
there
and a fencing was made around the
hilltop temple
subsequently the construction of the
temple began
and it was expected to be completed by
the end of 2020
but due to the covet pandemic the
construction works were delayed
since several years tens of thousands of
devotees are earnestly waiting for the
reconsecration of vakula mata's murthy
in the peru bandar temple if the temple
is rebuilt and opened
the devotees who visit venkateshwara
swami's shrine
would also be able to pay a visit to
wakulamata's temple
and receive her blessings it's been more
than 250 years since the idol was
destroyed
and since then the idol hadn't been
re-installed
let us all hope and pray that the
re-consecration ceremony of
vakulamata's idol takes place soon
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