Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruvakkarai Sri Chandrasekhareshwarar Temple
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in a village
called Thiruvakkarai. This is one of the
oldest temples built by the Kings of Chola Dynasty during the 12th
century. This temple is situated 25 km away from
Pondicherry on the river banks of Shankarabarani/Varaha Nadi. In this temple Lord Chandramoulishwarar
worshipped in his three faced form known as Gnana Lingam and the three faces were
to be precisely Thathpurusham, Vamadevam and Akhoram.
Presiding deity – Sri Chandrasekharar/Sri
Chandramoulishwarar/Pirai Soodiya Peruman with his consort Goddess Sri
Amrutheshwari/Vadivambal/Vadiambikai
Sthalavruksham – Vilvam
Theertham – Thamarai Theertham, Sankarabarani
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar,
Thirunavukkarasar, Sekkizhar
Festivals – Pournami, Maha Shivaratri,
Worshipped by – Sage Kundalini and attained the
Abode of Lord Shiva in this sacred place.
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Goddess Vakrakali,
Vakra/Kanta Linga (This Linga was worshipped by the demon Vakrasura implanted
inside his throat, it turns out ice cold
during summer and during the period of monsoon the Linga remains with dewdrops
on it.) Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Varadaraja, Lord Nataraja, Goddess Vishnu
Durga, Sage Kundalini Samadhi, Lord Brahma, Lord Krishna with Goddess
Satyabhama and Rugmini, Navagrahas, Dhanumalayan (Idol of Lord Shiva with three
faces, reveals the eternal truth of the three entities Lord Brahma (Ayan), Lord
Vishnu (Mal) and Lord Shiva - Dhanu), Sapthamathas (Varahi, Indrani, Koumari,
Vaishnavi, Brahmani, Dhumukhi and Chamundi), Sahasra Lingam, Yogeshwara Lingam,
The legend has that demon Vakrasura was an
ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. He
worshipped Linga embedded inside his throat.
Lord Shiva was pleased at the austerities of Vakrasura and offered him
several boons. He pleaded to Lord for
immortality and was provided. Soon,
Vakrasura started harassing the deities and Rishis. All the deities approached Lord Shiva for
help, Lord Shiva instructed them to seek the help of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu had a battle with Vakrasura and
beheaded him with his Dice. The demon Vakrasura had a sister Durmukhi. When her brother was killed by the deities
she turned out ferocious and started tormenting the innocent people. At the heinous act of Durmukhi, Lord Vishnu
sought the help of his sister Goddess Parvati to eradicate Durmukhi from the
very Earth. Goddess parvati transformed herself
into her fierce form slayer of evils, Goddess Kali with eight hands and had a ferocious
battle with the demon Durmukhi in the sacred land; she vanquished the demon
with the grace of Lord Chandramoulishwara and reinstated righteousness on this
land.
Worship of Lord Chandramoulishwara and Goddess
Vakrakali in this temple provides abundance of peace and prosperity in the life
of worshipper. It also benefited to get
rid of all the adverse effects of planets and cure from physical and mental
illnesses.
This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.30
PM in the morning and 6.00AM to 8.30 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
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