Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thirumeatrali is
one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva situated in Kanchipuram. This temple is located 2kms away from
Ekambareshwarar Temple in a village Aludaiyapillai, Thirumeatrali Street,
Kanchipuram.
Presiding
deity – Moolavar -Thirumeatrali Nathar
worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga facing east. In
this temple Lord Vishnu can be seen in the form of a Linga as Odhaurugishwarar. Utsavar -Sri Chandrashekharar with Goddess
Parasakthi
Theertham
– Vishnu Theertham
Mangalasasanam
– Sundarar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Worshipped
by – Lord Vishnu, Lord Budha in the Navagrahas worshipped Lord Shiva in this
temple.
Sthalavruksham
– Vilwam
Festivals
– Maha Shivaratri, Panguni Uthiram, Skandha Shashti, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Guru Puja
Sannidhis
– Goddess Parasakthi, Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord
Dakshinamurthy. There is a separate
shrine for Thiru Gnana Sambandhar at the end of the Aludaipillai Street. The place where Thiru Gnana Smabandhar also
known as Aludaipillai stood praising the glories of Lord thus this place has
got its name ‘Aludaipillai Street.
Worshipped
by – 100 Rudras, Veerabadra and many deities were worshipped Lord Shiva in this
temple.
The legend
has that Lord Vishnu expressed his desire to have a form of Linga which he was admired
considerably. Lord Shiva instructed Lord Vishnu to undergo
severe penance on this sacred land to fulfill his wishes. Lord Vishnu underwent severe penance here at
the instruction of Lord Shiva. In the
meantime, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva visited this
sacred land and found Lord following severe austerities. Sambandhar imagined it was Lord Shiva, he passionately
sang beautiful verses praising the glories of Lord Shiva. Lord Vishnu, who was under severe penance happened
to listen the glorious verses of Sambandhar and he started to dissolve at the
devotion to Lord Shiva. Finally, Lord
Vishnu attained the form of a Linga as he was desired and the feet of Lord
Sriman Narayana remained. Therefore, in the sanctum sanctorum a self-manifested
Linga and Lord Vishnu’s feet can be seen.
This
temple remains open from 7.00 PM to 12.00PM in the morning and 5.00PM to 9.00
PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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