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Thiru
Nilathingal Thundam is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu situated within
the temple precincts of Sri Ekambareshwarar Temple; one of the Pancha
Boothasthal of Lord Shiva represents Earth.
This temple is located in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.
This is
one of the oldest temples situated from the date back to 600 A.D. built by the
Pallava Kings; Kings of Chola Dynasty also have made abundance of contributions
to this temple. The tallest majestic
Rajagopuram of this temple was built by the King of Vijayanagara Sri Krishna
Devaraya. The most attractive thousand pillars
Mandap was also the contributions of Vijayanagara Kings.
Presiding
deity – Moolavar Sri Nilathingal Thundathan/Sri Chandrachooda Perumal with his
consort Goddess Nilathingal Thundathayar/Nerourvar Illa Valli.
Prathyaksham
to – Lord Shiva
Mangalasasanam
– Thiru Mangai Alwar
Pushkarani
– Chandra Pushkarani
Vimanam
– Purusha Sukthi Vimanam/Soorya Vimanam
Sthala
Vruksham – A 3,600 year old huge Mango Tree
with four branches representing four
Veda – Rig, Yajur, Sama and Adharva Veda.
In this
temple Sri Nilathingal Thundathan Perumal is in the form of Lord Vamana. The legend has that Goddess Parvati underwent
severe penance to attain Lord Shiva as her husband. In order to test her devotion Lord Shiva
originated massive fire on the mango tree where Goddess Parvati was seated and engrossed
in meditation. Goddess Parvati earnestly
prayed to Lord Vishnu- Sri Nilathingal Thundathan to cool down the environment. Lord Vishnu instructed Lord Chandra who was
residing in the matted hair of Lord Shiva to shower his breezy air to control
the scorching heat. At last, everything reinstated
to normalcy and Goodess Parvati continued her penance. Thus, Lord Vishnu in this temple had known ‘Thiru
Nilathingal Thundan’.
Contact
details:
Sri .
T.A.Bashyam -9795331931
68,
North Mada Street,
Little Kanchipuram.
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