Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruvidaimaruthur/Madhyarjuna Kshetram/Sembakaranya Kshetram/ Mukthipuram/ Sri Mahalingeshwarar
Temple is one of the 275 Thevara
Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located 9kms from Kumbakonam enroute to
Thiruvidaimaruthur, Tamil Nadu . This is
one of the oldest temples known as Madhyarjuna/Panchalinga Sthalam/Shanmabakaranyam/Mukthipuram
equivalent to Varanasi. In this temple
Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
This is one of the oldest temples famous for its
architectural and craftsmanship. This
temple occupies 20 acres of massive land and it has stunning Rajagopuram and 3
vast circumambulatory paths namely Ashwamedha Pradhakshina Praharam, Kailasa
Praharam and Pranava Praharam, circumambulation of each path has its own
significance and provides abundance of religious merits of Ashwamedha Yagna,
visit to the Abode of Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati at Mount Kailash and
liberation from the cycles of Birth and & Death respectively. This
grand temple has the Parivara Devatha shrines within its vicinity.
Presiding deity – Sri Mahalingeshwarar with his
consort Goddess Sri Brihad Sundara Kuchambal/Nanmulainayaki/Perum Mulainayaki
(one of the Sakthi Peedas)
Mangalasasanam –Appar, Sundarar, Sambandhar and Manikkavasagar sung praising the glories of
Lord Mahalingeshwarar in this temple.
Saint Pattinathar and Karuvoor Thevar also sung praising the Lord in
this temple.
Sthalavruksham – Marudham Tree
Prathyaksham to – Sage Markandeya
Mukthisathalm – Sri Sridhara Ayyaval of
Thiruvisainallur
Theertham – There are 35 sacred pond located
here and they are Krishnakupam, Karunyamrutha Theertham, Bana Theertham,
Parasara Theertham, Soma Theertham, Rudra Theertham, Kalyana Theertham, Padma
Theertham, Indra Theertham, Pandava Theertham, Agni Theertham, Kanaka Theertham
and Ganga Theertham.
Worshipped by – Deities & Sages – Goddess
Uma, Lord Ganesha, Lord Subramanya, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Mahalakshmi, Maha
Sarawathi & Mahakali, Sage Agastya, Sage Vashishta, Sage Lomasa, Sage
Markandeya, Sage Kapila, Saint Pattinathar & Badragiriyar, Siddhar Sivavakiyar & King
Varagunapandiyan,Chithrakeerthi, Sukeerthi, Veerasenan, Vasuman, Mandata, &
Brahmin, Vedas and Airavatha were worshipped Lord Mahalingeshwar in this sacred
land.
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara,
Atmalingam, Lord Vishwantha, Rishipurishwara, Chokkanathar, Mookambika, Agastya
Linga, Kashyapa Linga, Sahasra Linga, Chola Linga, Chera Linga, Panchabootha
Linga, Lord Dakshinamurthy, 27 Lingas installed and worhsipped by stars, Samba
Dakshinamaurthy,
Festivals – Chithrai Festival, Thai Poosam,
Arudra Darisanam, Maha Shivaratri, Vaikasi Brahmostavam, Car Festival, Panguni Uthiram, Aippasi Annabhishekam,
The legend has King Varaguna Pandya’s horse trampled
upon a Brahmin accidently while he was returning from woodlands after hunting
expedition. As a result he was
afflicted with the Brahmahathi Dosha. He
prayed to Lord Somasundareswara and Goddess Meenakshi at Madurai to get
relieved from the Brahmahathi sin. Lord
Somasundareswara appeared in his dream and instructed him to visit this sacred
land to worship. King Varaguna Pandya
arrived in this temple through the eastern entrance to sanctum sanctorum and
got himself out through the western gate at the divine guidance of Lord. Consequently he was got relived from the
Brahmahathya sin.
This temple remains open from 6.00AM to 12.00PM
in the morning and 4.00PM to 9.00PM in the evenings.
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