See my blog on saptha vidangam temples for the legend and the story behind this group of temples
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Location and How to reach:
Thirukaravasal can reached via the Tiruvarur to Thiruthiraipoondi road at about the 20 km take a left at Thirukaravasal and this temple is on the main road
Legends and Stories:
The lord gave vision to a blind girl during the kumbhabishekam hence he is also known as Netrapureeshwarar or Kannayiranathar.
The vinayaka here is known as Kadukai vinayagar as he once changed the Jadikkai crop of a trader to kadukkai as the trader lied it contained kadukkai. Realising his mistake he prayed to the vinayakar for redemption and was granted the same
There are two theerthams and a bath in the Sesha theertham and some herbal medicine given in this temple helps vision problems. Patanjali, Indra Surya have prayed to the lord here.
The Emerald Lingam is Adi vidaangar and the dance is Kukkuta natanam like a Cockerel
The Ambal Kailasa nayaki is said to have descended from Kailasa here and there is a stone etching of the same in front of the sannidhi she descended in the ardhanari state so each foot is different
The temple has inner praharam with the shivan sannidhi and the Thyagaraja sannidhi next to each other facing east.The ambal sannidhi is on the right facing South
The Main nethrapureeshwarar below pic from Dinamalar.com
The Koshta vigrahas are exquisite especially the Dakshinamurthy
Pramoda(Joyous) Vinayakar
Murugan sannidhi
Ambal Sannidhi from Dinamalar.com far below is the Kadukkai vinayakar
Click here to see my blog
Location and How to reach:
Thirukaravasal can reached via the Tiruvarur to Thiruthiraipoondi road at about the 20 km take a left at Thirukaravasal and this temple is on the main road
Legends and Stories:
The lord gave vision to a blind girl during the kumbhabishekam hence he is also known as Netrapureeshwarar or Kannayiranathar.
The vinayaka here is known as Kadukai vinayagar as he once changed the Jadikkai crop of a trader to kadukkai as the trader lied it contained kadukkai. Realising his mistake he prayed to the vinayakar for redemption and was granted the same
There are two theerthams and a bath in the Sesha theertham and some herbal medicine given in this temple helps vision problems. Patanjali, Indra Surya have prayed to the lord here.
The Emerald Lingam is Adi vidaangar and the dance is Kukkuta natanam like a Cockerel
The Ambal Kailasa nayaki is said to have descended from Kailasa here and there is a stone etching of the same in front of the sannidhi she descended in the ardhanari state so each foot is different
The temple has inner praharam with the shivan sannidhi and the Thyagaraja sannidhi next to each other facing east.The ambal sannidhi is on the right facing South
The Main nethrapureeshwarar below pic from Dinamalar.com
The Koshta vigrahas are exquisite especially the Dakshinamurthy
Pramoda(Joyous) Vinayakar
Murugan sannidhi
Ambal Sannidhi from Dinamalar.com far below is the Kadukkai vinayakar
Excellent collection and compilation of information. May I request you to give complete list of Shiva temples in and around thiruvarur and Nagapattinam
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of Our land is that every book and corner has a gem. Though the list is a nice idea by no means will it be complete so I generally ask at the temple fir other gems around and follow the trail.
DeleteThe temples that I have visited recently ste all in the blog
At the top left is the search area please enter the place and search you will see other listed temples that I have visited.
One of my own projects will be to organize by location ,routes and hopefully when time permits I will be able to do that too
So nice shivayanamaha
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