Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruthecchangur is one of the
275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvanur
District, Tamil Nadu. This is one of the
oldest temples of Lord Shiva built during the 12th -13th
century by the Kings of Chozha and Pandya dynasties. The temple inscriptions reveal the contribution
made by King Rajaraja Chozha, King Kulothunga Chozha, King Rajendra Chozha,
King Maravarma Pandya,
Presiding deity – Thiru Vellimalainathar/Rajathagiriswarar/Velliankundramarnthanathar
with his consort Goddess Sri Bruhathnayaki/Periyanayaki
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana
Sambandhar
Sthalavruksham – Coconut tree/ Vilvam
Theertham – Shivagangai Theertham
Worshipped by – Goddess Sri
Mahalakshmi, Navagrahas, Goddess Ganga
River Ganga became impure with
the sins washed off by the devotees of Lord Shiva. She too holy dip in many sacred Theerthas on
Earth to get rid of the accumulated sins, but the impurity continued to be the
same. At last, she arrived on this
sacred land and created a pond Shivagangai Theertham, Ganga continued severe
austerities and worshipped Lord with the lotus flowers for 48 days. Lord was pleased at the devotion of River
Ganga and blessed her to remain untainted.
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord
Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddess Sri Valli &
Deivayanai, Somaskandhar, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Navagrahalingas, Lord
Nataraja & Goddess Sivakami, Bhairavar, Lord Surya,
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Masi
Makam, Panguni Uthiram, Thirukarthikai, Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam,
Aippasi Annabhishekam,
The legend has that the whole universe
was swamped with deluge, Goddess Sri
Parvati earnestly prayed to Lord Shiva to protect this sacred land on Earth from
the annihilation as it was the place packed with the devotees of Lord and one of the favorite places of Goddess Sri Parvati. Lord Shiva was pleased at the request of
Goddess Sri Parvati and sheltered this particular land from further
destruction.
This temple remains open from
7.00 AM to 11.00 AM in the morning and 5.00 PM to 7.00 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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