MY PILGRIMAGE: VAMANAPUREESWARAR TEMPLE, THIRUMANIKUZHI

MY PILGRIMAGE: VAMANAPUREESWARAR TEMPLE, THIRUMANIKUZHI

MY PILGRIMAGE: VAMANAPUREESWARAR TEMPLE, THIRUMANIKUZHI

MY PILGRIMAGE: VAMANAPUREESWARAR TEMPLE, THIRUMANIKUZHI

PANCHANADEESWARAR TEMPLE, TIRUVANDARKOIL

Arulmigu Tiriburasundari samedha Panchanadeeswarar Temple

Visited on 30-09-2012

Moolavar               : Vadukeeswarar – Pancha Nadeeswarar

Ambal                    : Tiriburasundari

Sthala Virucham   : Vanni

Theertham             : Vamanadeva theertham

This temple should have been constructed 2000 years back and the village was called Tiruvadugur, mentioned as Vadugur(Vatukur) in Thevaram. Padalpetra sthalam- Thirugnanasambandam. Thirugnanasambandar praised the temple in his hymns. This is the 16th Shiva Temple of Nadunadu region praised in Thevaram. The temple is under the control of Archaeological Survey of India, and renovation work is under progress.


How to reach:

Tiruvandarkoil is situated 19 kms from Puducherry on the Villupuram NH

  

RANGANATHAR TEMPLE, ATHITHIRUVARANGAM

Arulmigu Ranganathar Temple, Athithiruvarangam (Tiruvarangam)

Visited on 17-09-2012

Ranganathar temple dates back to Kretha Yugam (first yugam)

Moolavar   : Ranganathar in a sleeping posture 

Thayar       : Ranganayaki Thayar(separate sannidhi)

How to reach:

Tirukoilur to Manalurpet  15kms and from Manalurpet Thiruvarangam (Athirangam) 5kms 

PRASANNA VENKATESA PERUMAL TEMPLE, THIRUMALAIVAIYAVUR

Arulmigu Prasannavenkatesa Perumal Temple, Thirumalaivaiyavur

Visited on 24-07-2012

SUNDARAVARADARAJA PERUMAL TEMPLE,UTHIRAMERUR

Arulmigu Anandavalli samedha Sundaravaradaraja Perumal Temple, Uthiramerur

Visited on 24-07-2012

This is the only Vaishnavite temple in India with Nine Murthies in a three tier structure. The East facing standing posture of Sundara Varadar in the main sanctum is surrounded by Achutha Varadar on the Southern Side, Aniruddha Varadar on the West and Kalyana Varadar on the Northern side. On Tier 2 Vaikunta Varadar in a sitting posture, Nara Narayana, Yoga Narasimhar, and Lakshmi Varahar. On Tier 3, one finds Lord Anantha Padmanabha in sleeping posture atop Adhiseshan.

KOTHANDARAMAR TEMPLE,MADURANTAKAM

Arulmigu Bhoomi Neeladevi samedha Kothandaramar (Erikatha Ramar), Madurantakam

Visited on 24-07-2012

Moolavar   : Sri Seethalakshmi samedha Kothandaramar

Urchavar   :  Boomi Neela samedha Karunakara perumal

Thayar       :  Sri Janakavalli, Vakularanyavasini

VEERANARAYANA PERUMAL TEMPLE, KATTUMANNARKOIL

Arulmigu Maragathavalli Thayar samedha Veeranarayana Perumal

Visited on 20-09-2012

Moolavar             : Veera Narayanan 
Thaayar               : Maragatha Valli Thaayar Utsavar                : 1. Rajagopalan with Rukmini and Satyabhama                                2. NithyaUtsava Perumal- Sundara Gopalan                               3. Prarthana Perumal- Shenbagamannan with Sridevi and BhoodeviUtsava Thaayar   : Shengamala ValliTemple time         : 7.30 am-12.00 noon and 4.30 pm-9.00 pm

How to reach:

25kms from Chidambaram, 17 kms from Sethiathope

THUYARTHEERTHANATHAR TEMPLE, OMAMBULIYUR

Arulmigu Nagavalli Amman samedha Vadathaleeswarar
and
Arulmigu Poongodinayaki samedha Thuyartheerthanathar

Visited on 20-09-2012

Padalpetra sthalam- Thirugnanasambandar and Appar

How to reach:

Omambuliyur is 7 kms from Kattumannargudi, limited bus services are also available.

Pranava mandram was explained to Parvathi by Siva here.

ARULMIGU SIVAKOZHUNTHEESAR, THEERTHANAGIRI

Arulmigu Neelathakshi sametha Sivakozhuntheesar Temple, Theerthanagiri (Tiruthinai nagar)

Visited on 20-09-2012

Moolavar   : Shivakozhuntheesar, Shivalingeswarar

Amman      : Neelathakshi, Oppila Nayagi, Karuthadanayagi.

This temple is also a padal petra sthalam. 

How to reach:

On the Cuddalore-Chidambaram road, Mettupalayam is situated 20kms away. Take a right turn here and Tiruthinai Nagar now called Theerthanagiri can be reached (5kms). On the eastern side bank of Perumal eri.