Shabari’s Caves at Hampi Dhama Kishkinda Ksetra Shabari was a tribal lady and had unflinching devotion for Lord Rama. She took the shelter of great sage Matanga Rsi as her spiritual master. During the last days of sage Matanga, Shabari served him with great attention and care. Pleased by her service, Matanga Rsi blessed her that one day certainly Lord Rama along with His bother Laxmana will come to meet her. Having undeterred faith in the words of her spiritual master, every day, Shabari collected Ber (berries) from nearby forest in great anticipation that Lord Rama will come to meet her. Many, many years passed by (as per the life span of the Treyta yuga) and Shabari become an old emaciated woman, but Lord Rama hadn’t yet come. Undisturbed, Shabari continued with her unalloyed devotional service – picking the Ber (berries) everyday, cleaning her hermitage and sitting place of Lord Rama and Laxmana in great anticipation that They will come! Finally, when Lord Rama and Laxman...