Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruppalaithurai
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located on the river banks
of Cauvery in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.
This is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva built during the regime
of Chola Dynasty; the Kings of Vijayanagara also have made abundance of
contributions to this temple. In this
temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding deity –
Thiru Palaivananathar/ Palaivaneswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Dhavala
Vennakai Mangai/Dhavalambikai
Mangalasasanam –
Thirunavukkarasar
Sthalavruksham –
Palm tree
Theertham –
Vashishta Theertham, Yama Theertham, Indra Theertham
Worshipped by –Lord
Indra, Lord Yama, Lord Rama along with Goddess Sita and Lakshman, Arjuna, Sage
Vashishta, Malayadhwaja Pandiyan, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Ashtadikpalakas,
Festivals – Maha
Shivaratri, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Thirukarthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Arudra
Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam,
Sannidhis – Lord
Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord
Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Navagrahas,
63 Nayanmars, Somaskandhar, Lingas worshipped by Lord Ganesha, Lord Subramanya,
Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Sage Vashishta, Arjuna and Malayadhwaja, Lord
Nataraja, Lord Bhairava, Lord Surya, Lord Chandra, Goshtamurtham – Lord Ganesha,
Urdhhathandavar, Lord Dakshinamurthy, Lord Brahma, Goddess Durga, Chandeshwara.
The legend has
that the hermits of Darukavanam turned out inconsiderate after gaining knowledge
in spirituality. This saintly people
completely disregarded the supreme entity and performed fire sacrifices to
eradicate the existence of Supreme Lord.
They instigated Tiger from the sacrificial fire and prompted to fight
against Lord Shiva. The most
compassionate Lord unperturbedly handled the Tiger and utilized its skin as his
attire. In this way, the hermits of
Darukavanam continued their malicious acts against Lord Shiva; eventually they
realized their folly and surrendered to Lord Shiva in this sacred land.
This temple
remains open from 6.00AM to 11.30AM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 7.30 PM in
the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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