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RE: Tirumala main door & game of dice

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Venkata Ramakrishna D • September 23, 2002 


Yes.You have heard it correctly.There are also small statues of Vishnu and
Hathiram baba playing dice around the corner where 'Unjal seva' is
performed.Its also written there in Telugu that Hatiram baaba used to play
dice at the same place with venkateshwara.
There is also 'Hatiram baaba's' math in the hills of Tirumala.It is also
mentioned at the math that Venkateshwara came in the form of
'Hathi'(Elephant) to rescue Baba from a precarious situation.

Regards,
Ramakrishna.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pradeep Janakiraman [mailto:pradeepjanakiraman@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 2:16 PM
To: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Tirumala main door & game of dice


While entering the main Tirumala temple, one can see some pictures
being depicted on those doors. In one of them, one can see the lord
playing a game of dice with a very fat person.

Can someone on this throw some light on this  ? I heard that this was
a saint called Hathiram Baba who originally hailed from the north but
settled down at tirumala after seeing the lord there.

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