Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Surattappalli is one of the
Abhimana Kshetram of Lord Shiva located in a village called Surattappalli which is 56km
away from Chennai on the border of Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh. This
is one of the oldest temple of Lord Shiva famous for intricate carvings and
exquisite paintings built by the King Harihara Bhugga of Vijayanagara Kingdom.
Presiding deity – Thiru Pallikondeeswarar
with his consort Goddess Sri Parvati/Maragathambikai/Sarvamangala
Worshipped by – Lord Rama, Sage Valmiki, Paramacharya of Kanchi Sankara
Mutt,
Lord Rama consecrated a Linga –
Rama Linga and worshipped Lord Shiva on this sacred land.
Sage Valmiki consecrated a Linga
known as Valmikeswarar worshipped Lord Shiva.
Sri Paramacharya of Kanchi Mutt
visited this sacred shrine and worshipped Lord Pallikondeeswarar. It was the desire of Parmacharya that the
devotees whoever visits Varanasi should conclude their spiritual journey with
the dharshan of Lord Pallikondeeswarar.
Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal
& Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal performed the sacred ceremony of
Kumbhabisheakam of this temple in the year 2002 and initiated the renovation
process.
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri and
all Pradosham Days, Arudra Darisanam, Panguni Uthiram, Aippasi
Annabhishekam, Masi Makam, Thiru
Karthikai, Brahmostavam, Thirukalyanam
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Bruhath
Nandi, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai,
Sapthamathas, Navagrahas, Lord Rama, Sita with Lakshman and Anjaneya, Bharatha &
Shathrugna, Kamadhenu, Kalpakavruksha, Goddess Rajarajeswari, Saptha Rishis,
Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Goddess Sri Saraswathi, Moovar (Appar, Sundarar, Thiru
Gnana Sambandhar), Lord Brahma as Ekapadhamurthi, Sage Valmiki, Lord Vishnu and
Lord Shiva with their consorts on their celestial vehicles Garuda and Rishabha
respectively, Lord Dharma Sastha with
his consorts Goddess Sri Poorna & Pushkalambal , Kasi Vishwanatha &
Goddess Sri Visalakshi, Dakshinamurthi with his consort Goddess Gouri,
Valmikeswarar, Ramalingeswarar, Sage Pathanjali, Sage Vyagrapadha,
Lingodhbavar, carvings of Lord Varaha,
Lord Brahma on his celestial vehicle Swan, Sapthamathas (Bhavani, Maheswari,
Koumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Indrani, Chamundi), Lord Venugopala, Foot prints of
Lava and Kusa,
The legend has that the Deities
and Danavas while churning the milky ocean for the elixir of Immortality, with
Mount Mandara as the center point and the serpent Vasuki as rope, before long
Mount Mandara started tilting due to the immense pressure applied; Lord Vishnu
incarnated as huge tortoise and took hold of Mount Mandara from slanting, thus
the churning of ocean carried out without any impediment. Instantly Vasuki coughed up Halahala poison that
was gracefully swallowed by Lord Shiva in order to save the Universe from
destruction. The most compassionate Goddess
Sri Parvati seized the poison and eventually it remained on the throat of Lord
and assumed the form of Nilkanda Mahadev.
After consuming the poison Lord Shiva with extreme drowsiness arrived on
this sacred land and took rest on the lap of Goddess Sri Parvati. Maharishi Narada informed the deities about
the situation of Lord Shiva. Lord
Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Saptharishis were hurried to this place was stopped by
Nandikeshwara with a purpose of not to cause any disturbances to Lord’s Bhoganidra. Lord Shiva got out of the Nidra and elated to
view the presence of deities around him.
The compassionate Lord performed Ananda Thandavam, one of the cosmic
dance forms before the deities; they witnessed the divine form of Lord at their
hearts content on a Krishnapaksha Trayodhashi day known as Mahapradosham Day.
This temple remains open from 6.00AM
to 1.00 PM in the morning and 4.00PM to 8.30PM in the evenings.
Contact Number – 08576-278599
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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