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Shri lakshmi Chinakeshava swamy

 As we experienced the most modern facilities of Boston for a period of two months July 1st to sept 2nd and there after landed in the remotest town rather a village in Karnataka we felt grounded. this small village which hardly had a handful of brahmin families living on the temple street fighting their right for survival in their ancestral property and keeping alive the age old tradition. my FIL belonged to this tiny village once a prosperous area. He was the first to get an engineers degree from this village. In those days it was considered a great achievement . Though he only spent his formative years in the village. And studied school and college outside. There is a marked character to the people from this village. All generous and simple. He had five children and he nursed and schooled 5 other boys all through school and college till they finished their education.  He worked for the Indian airlines. I never got to meet him. All his children too studied well and lived prosperously Although we had imbibed the name of this village as our company name we knew nothing of this place except for a story or two narrated by my MIL she always complained that at 15 she was married and had to cook and fend for five students all through her initial years of marriage. But the Lord blessed her that her own 5 were successful in their studies and later life. Probably they kept away since she was keen to inherit the lands that belonged to them and the children were not interested. after her passing away in 2016 my husband  took interest to visit this place annually and revive this temple town. yesterday it was nice to see the gathering for the annual celebration grown nearly five times from what it used to be a few years ago. this is no divya desham but the Lord is Lord only the alwars have not visited or rather not sung his praise in the temple there is a beautiful idol of the Lord.lakshmi Chennakesava swamy temple  also housing a beautiful idol of swamyRamanuja . but the people are so drawn to the deity and the affection they show to the lord is so infectious. a satisfaction that all is still in good hands where the purpose of life and life style love for God and his devotees is abundant. A feeling life well spent.