Jai Sriman
Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya
Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiru Kutralam is
one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located
in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in
the form of a self-manifested Linga. This is one of the Pancha Sabha Kshetram
of Lord Shiva known as Chithra Sabha temple. The marvelous Chithra Sabha positioned
here is prominent for its stunning wall painting and carvings with a close
resemblance to Chidambaram, one of the Pancha Sabha Keshtram. This temple
situated in a serene atmosphere with the shape of a Conch and it occupies 3.5
acres of land at the foot hills of Trikoodamalai.
Presiding
deity – Sri Kutralanathar/Kurumbaleeswarar/Trikoodasalapathy/Trikoodasaleswarar
with his consort Goddess Sri Kuzhalvaimozhiammai/Goddess Parasakthi ( one of
the 64 Sakthi Peetam)
Mangalasasanam
– Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Worshipped
by – Sage Agastya
Theertham –
Vadavaruvi, Thenaruve/Shivamadhugangai
Festivals –
Brahmostavam, Maha Shivaratri, Arudra Darisanam, Vasanthostavam, Karthikai
Utsavam, Skandha Shashti, Chithirai & Aippasi Utsavam, Navaratri
Sannidhis –
Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Surya, Lord Subramanya, Lord Vishnu,
sculptures of Lord Dakshinamurthy, Sapthakanyakas, Panchaboothalingam, Lord
Shaneeswara,
The legend
has that the celestial wedding of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati took place in
Mount Kailash. There were all the deities, Rishis and Sages were present to
witness this grand occasion. Therefore, this particular part of the earth
started to tilt to one side due to the heaviness of the multitude of entities. In
order to bring equability on Earth, Lord Shiva instructed
Sage Agastya to proceed to Pothigaimalai in southwards, also promised to reveal
the wedding procession of this divine couple at the place of worship.
Sage Agastya
arrived on this sacred land and had a dip on the holy pond. He visited the
temple situated here, but it was a Vaishnavaite temple prohibited the entry of
Sage Agastya as he was not a Vaishnavaite. Sage Agastya was totally distressed
and set off to the temple of Lord Subramanya situated within the proximity.
Lord Subramanya instructed Sage Agastya to dress up like a Vaishnavaite and go
back to the Vaishnava temple situated. He also promised that there he could
envision the celestial wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Sage Agastya
arrived in this temple as per the instruction of Lord Subramanya and
scurried to the Sanctum Sanctorum, there he could see Lord Vishnu with his
consorts Goddess Sri Devi and Boodevi. He approached the deities with intense
yearning, closed his eyes and visualized Lord Shiva’s wedding with Goddess
Parvati at Mount Kailash. He touched the cranium of the Idols with his palm;
surprisingly the idol of Lord Vishnu turned into a Linga with the mark of his
fingers on it and Goddess Sri Devi and Boodevi into Goddess Kuzhalvaimozhiammai
and Goddess Parasakthi respectively.
This temple remains
open from 6.30AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.30PM to 7.30 PM in the
evenings.
Jaya Jaya
Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman
Narayana !!
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