275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thirukadikkulam Thiru Karpakanatheswarar Temple !!


Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thirukadikkulam is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvanur District, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.

 

Presiding diety – Thiru Karpakanathar with his consort Goddess Sri Mangalanayaki/Soundaranayaki

 

Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar

 

Theertham – Vinayaka Theertham

 

Sthalavruksham – Jackfruit tree





Worshipped by – Lord Ganesha, Lord Rama

 
 

Lord Ganesha circumambulated Lord Shiva and Goddess Sri Parvathi to establish the perpetual truth that parents constitute the Universe and attained the divine Mango fruit of elixir /eternal wisdom as blessings. 

 
 

Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya, Goddess Gajalakshmi, Nalvar, Lord Shaneeswara, Lord Bhairava, Lord Surya, Lord Chandra, Goshtamurtham – Lord Dakshinamurthi, Lingodhbavar, Lord Ganesha,

 
 

Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Panguni Uthiram, Masi Makam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Thiruvathirai Arudra Darisanam, Thirukarthikai, Ani Thirumanjanam, Thaipoosam, Navaratri,

 
 

The legend has that Lord Rama worshipped Lord Ganesha and Lord Karpakanatheswarar before initiating the Sethu Bandhanam, construction of a massive bridge across the ocean at Rameshwaram.

 
 

This is one of the prominent Pitrusthalam/Mukthisthalam famous for performing homage to ancestors.  The Sthalapuranam of this temple affirms that one Brahmin brought his deceased father’s remnants and surprisingly it turned into Kondrai flower the moment he landed on this sacred place. 

 
 

This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.00PM to 8.00PM in the evenings.






Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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