3.THIRUCHENGATANGUDI
SWAMI: Ganapatheeswarar
Urchavar: Utharapadheeswarar
AMBAL: Choolikambal (Vaaitha thirugu kuzhal valar umai ammai)
Legend: After killing the demon gajamukasura, to get rid of brahmahathi dosha, lord ganesha prayed here shiva and got his blessings.
When vinayaka killed the demon, his blood flooded like a river and hence, the name "thiru chengadu kudi"
Siruthonda Nayanar:
One among the 63 nayanars, shiva in form of a kabalika asked a child-beef for his diet to prove the dignity of siruthondar. He without thinking next, ready to offer his own child, seeralan. He halved his son and his wife and his servant cooked him. With the blessings of shiva seeralan get back his life.
This "Pillai Kariamudu padaithal" is still celebrating in the temple. In the midnight, the oduvars will sing the whole story and they depict the whole story as what happened. It will melt our hearts.
The speciality of this temple is Vadhapi ganapathy. A vinayaga who hailed from vathapi. Siruthondar (when he was paranjodhi (a warrior), won the battle of vathapi under the excellency of Mammalla pallava got this idol from there and placed it in his hometwon itself). A nice vigraha, but in different shape.
Route: It is very near to Thirukannapuram. Many buses are going till thirukannapuram. Or else get down at thirupugalur. From there, fix a auto. Temple is much much old and when I went noone was there except myself.
SWAMI: Ganapatheeswarar
Urchavar: Utharapadheeswarar
AMBAL: Choolikambal (Vaaitha thirugu kuzhal valar umai ammai)
Legend: After killing the demon gajamukasura, to get rid of brahmahathi dosha, lord ganesha prayed here shiva and got his blessings.
When vinayaka killed the demon, his blood flooded like a river and hence, the name "thiru chengadu kudi"
Siruthonda Nayanar:
One among the 63 nayanars, shiva in form of a kabalika asked a child-beef for his diet to prove the dignity of siruthondar. He without thinking next, ready to offer his own child, seeralan. He halved his son and his wife and his servant cooked him. With the blessings of shiva seeralan get back his life.
This "Pillai Kariamudu padaithal" is still celebrating in the temple. In the midnight, the oduvars will sing the whole story and they depict the whole story as what happened. It will melt our hearts.
The speciality of this temple is Vadhapi ganapathy. A vinayaga who hailed from vathapi. Siruthondar (when he was paranjodhi (a warrior), won the battle of vathapi under the excellency of Mammalla pallava got this idol from there and placed it in his hometwon itself). A nice vigraha, but in different shape.
Route: It is very near to Thirukannapuram. Many buses are going till thirukannapuram. Or else get down at thirupugalur. From there, fix a auto. Temple is much much old and when I went noone was there except myself.
4.
Sthalam: Piraanmalai
Swami: Kodungundreesar
Ambal: Kuyilamuda nayagi
There are three shrines here like sirkazhi (bhumi, antariksham, swargam). This is a hill temple. In the base, swami is in shivalinga form (kodungudreesar). In the middle of the hill, he is in the form of Bairavar and in the top he is in the form of Nallamangaibaagar.
One cannot see a rich sculpturous work of this particular nallamanagibagar shrine anywhere. Next to avudaiar temple, I will say this temple as my favourite. The basement and middle shrines are like normal ones. In the shrine on the top of the hill, Swami showed his marraige darshan to sage agasthya. To see this, all the devas came there. There is a devasabai infront of the shrine, where you can see the real artwork. Swami and ambal are also very very beautiful. The hands of swami and ambal will be clasped each other. Only white colour flowers (Particularly jasmine) is allowed in the shrine. Swami and ambal are like real husband and wife there and hence, there is always "Ekandha seva".
The bairavar is also very powerful.
Brahma, saraswathi, subramanya, and nandhikeswra worshipped here.
In legend, it is said that vayu and adhiseshan had a tough bet between there once to break the mountain meru. The adiseshan revolved over the whole mountain and vayu tried to break that. At a stage, all the devas prayed adiseshan to stop this game and hence, seshan just moved a little bit and by the time, vayu moved bit of the mountain. One of the bit has fallen here as Kodungundram. This hill is also called as "Prachandagiri".
There is no temple nearby. It is totally a remote village. Legend says that "Pari vallal" has ruled this mountain and they said this as his parambu malai.
Route: It is near singampunari. 35km north to sivagangai and 24 km from tirupattur.
Note: The steps are nice to go up. Anyhow, no vinch facilities and all. A small mountain only. Dont wait for bus. There is no frequent services. Also, dont expect any good hotels or lodges nearby. You can make it from madurai or Tirupattur.
Swami: Kodungundreesar
Ambal: Kuyilamuda nayagi
There are three shrines here like sirkazhi (bhumi, antariksham, swargam). This is a hill temple. In the base, swami is in shivalinga form (kodungudreesar). In the middle of the hill, he is in the form of Bairavar and in the top he is in the form of Nallamangaibaagar.
One cannot see a rich sculpturous work of this particular nallamanagibagar shrine anywhere. Next to avudaiar temple, I will say this temple as my favourite. The basement and middle shrines are like normal ones. In the shrine on the top of the hill, Swami showed his marraige darshan to sage agasthya. To see this, all the devas came there. There is a devasabai infront of the shrine, where you can see the real artwork. Swami and ambal are also very very beautiful. The hands of swami and ambal will be clasped each other. Only white colour flowers (Particularly jasmine) is allowed in the shrine. Swami and ambal are like real husband and wife there and hence, there is always "Ekandha seva".
The bairavar is also very powerful.
Brahma, saraswathi, subramanya, and nandhikeswra worshipped here.
In legend, it is said that vayu and adhiseshan had a tough bet between there once to break the mountain meru. The adiseshan revolved over the whole mountain and vayu tried to break that. At a stage, all the devas prayed adiseshan to stop this game and hence, seshan just moved a little bit and by the time, vayu moved bit of the mountain. One of the bit has fallen here as Kodungundram. This hill is also called as "Prachandagiri".
There is no temple nearby. It is totally a remote village. Legend says that "Pari vallal" has ruled this mountain and they said this as his parambu malai.
Route: It is near singampunari. 35km north to sivagangai and 24 km from tirupattur.
Note: The steps are nice to go up. Anyhow, no vinch facilities and all. A small mountain only. Dont wait for bus. There is no frequent services. Also, dont expect any good hotels or lodges nearby. You can make it from madurai or Tirupattur.
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