Jai Sriman Narayana!!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Sri Uthamar Kovil is one of 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu located in Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. This temple is situated 10 km away from Thiruchirappalli Railway Station and 2 km away from Sri Rangam.
Presiding Deity - Lord Vishnu in reclining posture/Purushothamar and Poorna Valli Thayar
Mangalasasanam – Thirumangai Alwar
Sannidhis – Sri Garuda Alwar & Acharyas, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Goddess Poorna Valli Thayar, Lord Krishna, Sri Varadaraja Perumal, Sri Chakrathalwar, Lord Dakshinamurthy, Sri Bikshadaneshwar and Soundarya Parvathy, Lord Brahma and Jyana Saraswathy, Bala Lingam, Sri Irattai Vinayakar, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal, Lord Rama, Sri Venugopalan, Navagraha, Dasaratha Lingam, Goddess Durgai, Lord Chandikeshwara
Theertham – Kadamba Theertham
Vimanam – Udyoga Vimanam/Kadamba Vimanam
This temple is also known as ‘Thrimurthi Kshetram'. Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are the presiding dieties in this temple. Lord Brahma has very few temples and it is one among them. This temple is an exemplar of beautiful blend of Saivism and Vaishnavism.
The legened has that Lord Vishnu disguised in the form of a Kadamba Tree to test the devotion of Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma recoganized the presence of Lord in this place and started to worship. Thus, this sacred place where the temple situated came to known as 'Kadamba Vanam'.
Lord Shiva is worshipped as Bhikhadaneswarar (One who receive alms) in this temple, in order to get salvation from Brahmahathya (The sin of killing a Brahman) Lord Shiva went to receive alms (Bikshadanam), whatever falls on his Bhiksha disappeared immediately. Finally, Lord Shiva approached Lord Maha Vishnu and Goddess Poorna Valli Thayar. Sri Mahalakshmi served with food; finally Lord Shiva got satisfied with His hunger.
This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.20 PM in the morning and 4 PM to 8.30 PM in the evening.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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