275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thiruppalaithurai Thiru Palaivananathar Temple !!


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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