Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruverumpur/Malaikkovil
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in
Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. This temple
situated at the top of a hill with the
height of 60ft and it has 125 flights of steps to reach atop the hill. This is one of the oldest temples built during
7th century by the Kings of Chola Dynasty. The temple inscriptions reveal the
contributions made by the Kings of Chola and Pandya. In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the
form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding deity
– Erumbeeswarar/Madhuvaneswarar/Pippilikeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri
Madhuvaneswari/Soundara Nayaki/Narumkuzhal Nayaki
Mangalasasanam –
Thirunavukkarasar
Sthalavruksham –
Vilvam
Theertham –
Brahma Theertham
Worshipped by –
Lord Brahma, Lord Indra, Lord Agni, Lord Subramanya, Sage Agastya, Sage
Naimisha,
Sannidhis – Lord
Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwarar, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri
Valli & Deivayanai, Chandeswarar, Navagraha, Lord Surya with his consorts
Goddeses Sri Usha & Pratyusha, Lord Bhairava, Nalvar, Goshtamurtham –
Dakshinamurthy, Lord Ganesha, Sankara Narayana, Vishnu Durga, There are idols
of Goddess Sri Gajalakshmi, Somaskandhar, Lord Subramanyar, Kasi Vishwanathar,
Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi,
Festivals –
Brahmostavam, Girivalam, Maha Shivaratri, Arudra Darisanam,
The legend has
that the demon Tharakasura harassed the life of deities and Sages. All the deities assembled and appealed to
Maharishi Narada to advise the best possible ways to get rid of the demon. All
the deities and Sages arrived on this sacred and worshipped Lord Shiva as per
the instructions of Maharishi Narada. In
order to save themselves from the sight of the demon, they transformed into
ants and started to worship Lord Shiva on this sacred land. But, deities found it difficult to worship
the fair sized smooth surface of the Linga with their teeny tiny form. The Linga malformed into a mound after
experiencing their difficulties and resided as ant-hill on this sacred place. Hence the presiding deity has got his name
‘Erumbeeswarar’ and this place came to known as ‘Erumbiyur’.
This temple
remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.00 PM to 7.30PM in
the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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