Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruchotruthurai/Saptha
Sthana Sthalam is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in
Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.
This is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva located on the river
banks of Kudamuruttiyaru. In this temple
Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding deity –
Thiru Uddavaneswarar/Thiruchotruthurainathar with his consort Goddess Sri
Annapoorni/Oppillaammai
Theertham –
Surya Theertham, Kudamurti River/Cauvery Theertham
Mangalasasanam –
Thirunavukkarasar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Sundarar
Saint Arunagirinathar
sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya in this temple.
Sthalavruksham –
Vilvam
Worshipped by –
Lord Indra, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Surya, Sage Gouthama,
Sannidhis – Lord
Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Nataraja, Lord Subramanya, Lord Vishnu,
Kalasamharamurthy,
Festivals – Maha
Shivaratri, Thiruvathirai, Arudra Darisanam, Lord Nandikeshwara’s Thirukalyanam
with the daughter of Sage Vyagrapadhar is widely celebrated in Panguni.
The legend has
that there was a pious couple Arularar with his wife were passionate devotee of
Lord Shiva lived in Thiruchotruthurai. Once, the entire villagers were struck
with drought and famine. The people of
this village started to leave this place searching for livelihood. The temple of Thiruchotruthurainathar
remained neglected for long time. But
Arulalar stayed behind this temple shedding tears to Lord and earnestly prayed
to show mercy on the living beings.
Suddenly, it started raining heavily and the entire area was flood with
water. Arulalar found a bowl full of
rice floating on the water and a mysterious voice followed that this Akshya
Patra would satiate the hunger of people.
This temple
remains open from 6.30 AM to 11.30 AM 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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