Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruvinnagar
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Mayiladuthurai,
Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu. This
is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva built during the regime of Chola
Dynasty. In this temple Lord Shiva
worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding
deity – Thiru Thuraikattum Vallalar/Uthiravaneswarar / Vallalar Swamy with his
consort Goddess Sri Thozhinayaki/Veyirutholiammai
Mangalasasanam
– Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Theertham
– Cauvery
Sthalavruksham
– Vizhal
Sannidhis
– Lord Ganesha, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli &
Deivayanai, Lord Nandikeshwara, Nalvar, Navagrahas, Somaskandhar, Arunachaleswarar,
Natarajar & Sivakami, Lord Surya, Bhairava, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord
Dakshinamurthi, Goddess Durga, Goddess Gajalakshmi, Lord Shaneeswara,
Festivals
– Maha Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Arudra Darisanam, Masi
Makam, Aippasi Annabhishekam,
The
legend has Thiru Gnana Sambandhar arrived on this sacred land and realized that
the river Cauvery was brimming with strong current of water. He was dejectedly remained on the river banks
for quite some times searching for a ferryboat.
Soon there appeared a hunter from nowhere instructed Sambandhar to
follow him to go across from one end of the teeming water to the other
end. As soon as the hunter got into the
brimming water, the river parted into both the ways leaving a space in the middle
for them to walk comfortably. Immediately
after reaching on the other side Sambandhar looked for the hunter to reveal his
gratitude, but he was not to be seen.
Hence, the presiding deity has got the name Thuraikattum Vallalar.
Another
legend has that a Brahmin who was a zealous devotee of Lord Shiva lived in this
village. He offered attractive garlands
made of fresh flowers to worship Lord.
One day as usual he arrived on the river banks of Cauvery carrying a
basket full of fresh flowers of alluring fragrances; he desperately noticed
that the river was overflowing. He set into the strong current without any
wavering and headed towards the other bank.
He does not want to discontinue worship of Lord whatever may
happen. Soon, he was trapped into the strong
current; he firmly clutched the basket above his head. He was not concerned about his life, but
worried nothing should happen to the flowers kept for the worship of Lord. Lord was pleased at the firm devotion and
dedication of the Brahmin. Gradually, the water
current drifted him and safely deposited on the river bank.
This
temple remains open from 6.30PM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.00PM
in the evenings. `
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