திருஅஞ்சைக்களம் (Sri Vanjikulam)
Thiruvanchikulam
Temple - Shivan Temple – Padaal
Petra Sivan Kovil in Kerala
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Thiruvanchikulam Shiva
Temple
Thiruvanchikulam Shiva
Temple which is located at Kodungallur, a place in the Thrissur district of
Kerala, is also popularly known as Mahadeva Temple. Known for the depiction of
Lord Shiva in various forms, this is one of the ancient temples of Kerala built
more than 2000 years ago by the legendary Chera King, Cheraman Perumal. Being
one of the famous temples in Kerala, this temple has got exquisite mural
paintings on its walls that present ancient principles and idols. The temple is
open from 4 am to 12 noon and 4 pm to 8:30 pm on all days.
Thiruvanchikulam
Mahadeva Temple
திருஅஞ்சைக்களம் (Sri Vanjikulam)
Thiruvanchikulam Siva Temple (medieval Thiruvanchaikkalam Temple)
From Aluva Railway
Station 27 Kilometers
Thiruvanchikulam
Temple - Shivan Temple – Padaal Petra
Sivan Kovil in Kerala
Thiruvanchikulam Siva Temple (medieval Thiruvanchaikkalam Temple[1]) is a Hindu temple situated in Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the Chera period . Shiva is worshipped as Mahadeva and his consort Parvathi as Umadevi. There are 33 sub-deities in this temple, the highest number so in Kerala.
The presiding deity is
revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by
Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra
Sthalam, one of the 276 temples that find mention in the canon.[2] It is the
only temple in Kerala in the list. As per Periyapuranam, Sundara Murthi Nayanar,
one of the four great saints in Tamil Shivism ascended to heaven from this
place. The temple is open from 4 am - 12 pm and 4-8:30 pm on all days except
during festival days when it is open the full day. Four daily rituals and three
yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day Vaikasipournami
Brahmotsavam festival celebrated during the month of Edavam (May - June) in
Malayalam calendar being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and
administered by the Thiruvanchikulam Devaswom under the Cochin Devaswom Board.
This is the only
Thevaram Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam in Kerala.
The temple has the
oldest reference in history in Thevaram Hymns sung by Sundara Murthi Nayanar
(also known as Sundarar in Tamil), one of the four Saiva Acharyas. The images
of Sundara Murthi Nayanar, and of Cheraman Perumal Nayanar can also be seen in
the temple premises. It is one of the oldest Shiva temples in South India,
where Shiva is said to live along with his whole family. It was from here, Sundara
Murthi Nayanar reached Kailash by sitting on a white elephant, sent by Lord
Shiva on Adi Swathi day (July/August). He was followed on horse back by Seraman
Perumal Nayanar. On his way to Kailash, Sundara Murthi Nayanar sang a Padhigam
which was sent back to Thiruvanchikulam on his request. The temple is
associated with Chidambaram temple in Tamil Nadu.
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தேப்பெருமாநல்லூர்
SRI VEDANTHANAYAKI SAMETHA SRI VISWANATHA SWAMY TEMPLE, THEPPERUMANALLUR
ஸ்ரீ விஸ்வாத சுவாமி ஆலயம்
தேப்பெருமாநல்லூர்
(மறுபிறவியை நீக்கும் சிவன் கோவில்):
From Kumbakonam To Thepperumanallur 6 Kilometers
From Mayiladuthurai To
Thepperumanallur 32 Kilometers
Thepperumanallur Sri Viswanatha
Swamy Temple History in Tamil.
“மறுபிறவி இல்லாதவர்கள் மட்டுமே இக்கோவிலுக்கு வரமுடியும்” என்ற பெருமை பெற்ற தேப்பெருமாநல்லூர் வேதாந்த நாயகி சமேத விஸ்வநாத சுவாமி திருக்கோவில் தஞ்சை மாவட்டம் கும்பகோணத்தில் இருந்து திருநாகேஸ்வரம் வழியாக 7 கி மீ தொலைவில் உள்ளது.
மறுபிறவி இல்லாதவர்கள் மட்டுமே இந்த திருக்கோவிலில் நுழைய முடியும். மற்ற யார் நினைத்தாலும் இந்த ஆலயத்திற்கு செல்ல முடியாத அளவுக்கு அவ்வளவு தடைகள் வரும்!
வருடத்தின் 365 நாட்களும் சூரிய ஒளி சிவன் மீது விழும் அதிசயம் நிறைந்த ஆலயம் இது!
வருடத்திற்கு ஒருமுறை நாகர் (நல்லபாம்பு) இங்கு உள்ள சிவனுக்கு வில்வ பூஜை செய்து தனது தோலை சிவனுக்கு மாலையாக அணிவித்து செல்லும்!
Moolavar : Viswanathan
Swamy (Rudraksham Swamy)
Ambal
: Vedanta Nayaki
Time
: 7am-12noon and 5pm-9pm
Contact :Prakash Gurukal @ 97908
94408 / Swaminathan Gurukal @ 94435 27247
How to reach
The temple is 1km North of
Thiru Nageswaram and 100yards south of Thiru Nageswaram Railway station.
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Thirumukkoodal Sri Appan Prasanna
Venkatesa Perumaal
Thirumukkoodal is a village located about
20 kms from Kanchipuram on the road going towards Chengalpattu. While going
from Chengalpattu, one can reach Pazhaya Seevaram, 5 kms before Walajabad. From
Pazhaya Seevaram one has to take left and cross the bridge on the river Palar
to reach Thirumukkudal.
Thirumukkoodal
has an ancient temple for Lord Vishnu called ‘Sri Appan Prasanna Venkatesa
Perumal’.
Thirumukkoodal
got its name as three rivers Palar (Ksheera Nadhi), Vegavathi (Saraswathi) and
Cheyyar (Bahu Nadhi) merge together at this place. This place is called Triveni
Sangamam and is considered equivalent to Ganges. Taking bath here is considered
as holy as bathing in Prayag.
The
temple is beautifully located on the banks of the river giving a scenic view.
The compound of the temple is just on the shore of the river is a wonderful
site to see. Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar temple is located in Pazhaya
Seevaram (pic below) on one side of the river and Sri
Appan Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal temple on the other bank of the river.
This
temple is said to be 1200 years old, as the oldest inscription found in this
temple belongs to 9th Century. This temple is said to have
built by a king ruling Thondai Mandalam (with capital as Kanchipuram), by name
Raja Thondaimaan Chakravarthy.
According
to the legend, the king Thondaimaan once started to Thirupathi to have dharshan
of Lord Venkatesa Perumal. He then heard a divine voice telling him that it was
not the time to visit Thirupathi as a king from a neighbouring country was
nearing his kingdom to wage a war. The voice advised him to be with his son
during war time to save the country and later to visit Thirupathi.
On
hearing this Thondaiman prayed to Lord Venkatesa Perumal and the Lord blessed
him to win the battle and gifted him with His Sanku (Conch) and Chakra (Wheel).
Thondaiman successfully won the battle and on his way back both the weapons
Sanku and Chakra vanished. Later, the Lord directed Sri Ramanujar to install
Sanku & Chakra for Him at this place. That’s how the deity here had got
Sanku & Chakra here.
Then the
king Thondaiman surrendered to Perumal at Thirupathi seeking ‘Moksha’. The Lord
directed him to come to Thirumukkudal to grant Moksha to him. The king visited
here to have dharshan of the Lord. Till then, the Lord here was said to be in
‘Sayana Kolam’ (reclining posture like Ranganathar). When the king visited here
the Lord is said to have changed his posture and gave him dharshan in standing
posture.
The
king Thondaiman, out of his excitement and bliss, embraced the Lord saying
‘Appaney Venkatesa’ (அப்பனே வெங்கடேசா),
means ‘Oh My Father Venkatesa!’ and from then the Lord here came to be known as
‘Appan Venkatesa Perumal’. The king Thondaimaan is said to have built this
temple initially for Lord Sri Venkatesa Perumal. The same king is said to have
built the temple at Thirupathi (Thirumala) as well as Thirumalai Vaiyaavoor,
which is called Southern Thiruppathi.
The
main deity Sri Appan Venkatesa Perumaal is seen majestically in the standing
posture. Brigu Maharishi, Sri Markandeyar and Sri Bhumadevi are seen
worshipping him.
The
Lord here is said to have given dharshan to Brigu Maharishi, Markandeya and
Bhumadevi (mother Earth).
There
are 3 Sthala Virukshams (holy trees) for this temple, which are Devadhaari,
Vanni and Sandhanam (Sandal).
Kanchipuram
Sri Varadaraja Perumal’s Parvettai is a very popular festival here. Sri
Varadharaja Perumal, Pazhaya Seevaram Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar & Appan
Venkatesa Perumal give dharshan together here in this temple every year on the
‘Kaanum Pongal’ Day, which is said to be a delight to watch. Vaikunda Ekadasi
is celebrated in a grand manner at this temple.
The temple is open between 08.30 am to 11.30 am and 4 pm to 6 pm on weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays the temple is open from 08.30 am till 1 pm and from 3 pm till 7 pm.
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Uthiramerur Perumal History
Sundara Varatharaja Perumal |
Pancha Varatha
Setchram
The Sundaravarada Perumal Temple in Uthiramerur, a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple. Vishnu is worshipped as Sundaravarada Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Anandavalli. The temple was originally built by Pallavas, with later additions from the Cholas, Pandyas, Sambuvarayas, Vijayanagara Rayas and the Nayaks.
A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower. The temple tank is located adjacent to the temple, outside the main entrance. Unlike other temples, the temple has three sanctums in a two tiered structure and three shrines in three cardinal directions in the lower level.
Sundaravarada Perumal is believed to have appeared for Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, the Pandava princes in Mahabharata, while Anandavalli for their wife Draupadi. The temple follows Vadakalai tradition of worship. Six daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May), Pavitrotsava during Adi (July - August) and Sri Jayanti in Avani (August - September) being the most prominent.
Uthiramerur was ruled by the Pallavas,
Cholas, Pandyas, Sambuvarayas, Vijayanagara Rayas, and Nayaks. As per the
inscriptions in the temple, the Pallava king Nandivarman II (720–796 CE)
established the village around 750 CE. It is believed that he donated the
village to Vedic Brahmins from Srivaishanva community. There is a mention about
four Pallava kings up to 900 CE. There are a total of 25 inscriptions from the
Pallava period. The temple was built by Nandivarman II modeled from the
Vaikuntantha Perumal temple in Kanchipuram. From the inscriptions, it is also
learnt that the temple was built according to Agamic principles by the
architect Takshaka of Pataka and with expert consultation with the Agamic
tradition in the village.
The Cholas captured the region and it came under their dominion during the later part of 9th century. There are inscriptions from the period of Parantaka Chola I (907–950), Rajaraja Chola I (985–1014), Rajendra Chola I (1012–1044) and Kulothunga Chola I (1070–1120) indicating various gifts to the temples. The process of democratically electing the local representatives through a system called Kudavolai during the Chola regime is documented in the inscriptions.
The region and the village went under the sway of Pandyas during the 13th century and subsequently to the Telugu Chola ruler Vijaya Gandagopala. He renamed the village of Gandagopala Chaturvedhi Managalam. During the later period, the village switched hands to Pallava chieftains, Telugu Cholas, Samburavarayars and finally Kumara Kampana. The Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya (1502–29) made contributions to the Sundaravarada temple, Subhramanya temple and Kailasanatha temple in the village. The village was the scene of war between Lingma and Yachama during the 17th century. The Carnatic Wars were fought in the nearby Vandavasi between the British and the French during the 18th century. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Based on the inscriptions, the temple has been addressed by many names, like Vellai Vishnugraham, Vellai Murthi Emperan, Vellaimurthi Alvar, Rajendra Chola Vinnagar Alvar and Sokka Perumal.
The Presiding Deity of this Temple is Lord Sundara Varadaraja Perumal who is none other that Lord Vishnu Himself. He Blesses His Devotees along with His Consort Goddess Anandavalli. This Temple is unique since this is a multi-storied Temple and one of the few Temples to depict Lord Vishnu in standing, sitting and reclining posture. At the gorund floor Sri Sundara Varadaraja Perumal is housed along with Sri Devi and Bhoodevi in a standing posture. After getting Blessings from Him Devotees have to climb a narrow staircase to reach the first floor where Lord Vaikunda Varadhar is Seated. Lord Parthasarathy preaching Bagavath Geetha to Arjuna, Lord Narashimar and Lakshmi Varahar can be seen on the outer wall of the first floor. Once Devotees are Blessed by Vaikunda Varadhar they can again climb the staircase to reach the top floor of the Temple where Lord Ranganathar is found to be in a Reclined or Pallikonda Posture over the five Headed Snake Adhisesan. Here Lord Shiva is found near Lord Ranganathar. One of the rare fact is that though being a Vishnavite Temple there is a Sub Shrine for Lord Dakshinamoorthy here. This Temple also has a Sub Shrine for Achudha Varadhar, Anirudha Varadhar and Kalyana Varadhar. There is a separate Shrine for Lord Hanuman located just opposite to this Main Temple. This Temple was built by the Pallava Kings around 750 AD. Pallava King Nandhivarman II donated this entire town to 1200 Vedic Scholars who got settled here. This Temple was developed by Chola Kings, Vijayanagara Kings and Nayakas. The Sacred Tank of this Temple is known as Vairamegha Theertham.
Temple Timing: 7 AM to 12 Noon and 4 PM to 8 PM
Temple Phone Number: Aravamudhan 94423 11138, 97510 35544
and Rajagopala Bhattar 94263 69455
Distance from Chennai to Uthiramerur 90 Kms
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