Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Thiru Chitrakoodam is one of the 108 Divya
Desams of Lord Vishnu situated in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. This shrine located within the precincts of
one of the most prominent Shiva temple of Lord Nataraja built during the 10th
century. King Paranthakachola of Chola
Dynasty has made abundance of contributions to this temple.
Presiding deity – Sri Govindaraja Perumal with
his consort Goddess Sri Pundareekavalli Thayar
Pushkarani – Pundareeka Theertham
Vimanam – Swatika Vimanam
Mangalasasanam – Thirumangai Alwar, Kulazhekara
Alwar
Significance – Birth place of Thiru Nathamunigal
is very close to this place
Sannidhis – Lord Anjaneya, Lord Narasimha,
Alwars and Acharyas, Sri Andal, Udayavar, Lord Venugopalan, Koorathalwar,
Vishwaksenar,
Festivals – Adi Pooram, Panguni Uthiram,
Jyeshtabhishekam, Vasantostavam, Chaitra Pournami
The legend has that Lord Shiva and Goddess
Parvati decided to exhibit their dancing skills in order to prove their supremacy. Lord Brahma judged the cosmic dance of this
divine couple in Thiruvalangadu, but failed to reach into any conclusion about
the dancing skills of this couple and assigned the task to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu constructed an elegant Natana
Sabha (Dancing Hall) for this celestial couple in Thiru Chitrakoodam and they
performed their dancing skills before Lord Vishnu. While the divine couple were performing their
dancing skills Lord Shiva’s earring slipped down on the ground, but Lord Shiva
tactfully picked up the earring with his leg and placed it back on his
ear. This particular dancing posture of
Lord Shiva (Urdha Thandavam) made him declared as winner of the spectacular
cosmic dancing show.
This temple remains open from 6.00AM to 12.00PM
in the morning and 4.00PM to 9.00PM in the evenings.
Contact Person - Sri Balaji Bhattar Swamin -04144230787
/ 9443986939
Thillai Govindarajar Sannidhi,
Chidambaram.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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