Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thirukkalil/Thirukkandalam is one
of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Vengal, Thiruvannur,
Tamil Nadu. The temple inscriptions
reveal the contributions made by the Kings of Chola, Pandya and Emperors of
Vijayanagara Kingdom. In this temple
Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding deity – Thiru
Sivanandeswarar (Moolavar), Utsavar Sri Somaskandhamurthi with his consort Goddess Sri Anandavalli
Ammai
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana
Sambandhar
Thiru Gnana Sambandhar arrived on
this sacred land and took holy dip in the pond Kuchasthali. Immediately after the bathe, he realized that
the bag contains materials used for daily rituals and holy ashes were missing. Sambandhar worriedly conducted search and
found a self-manifested Linga along with his belongings amidst the Kalli shrubs.
Sthalavruksham – Kalli
Theertham – Nandi Theertham,
Kuchasthali river,
Worshipped by – Sage Bhrugu, Sage
Agastya, Lava Kusa,
Sage Bhrugu worshipped Lord Shiva
with the 1000 Kalli flowers and envisioned Lord as Sri Sakthi Dhakshinamurthi,
an inseparable form of Lord with Goddess Sri Shakthi.
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri,
Navaratri, Panguni Uthiram, Thiru Karthikai, Masi Makam, Vinayaka Chathurthi,
Arudra Darisanam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Skandha Shashti
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord
Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya, Kalahastheeswarar, Sakthi Dakshinamurthi
During the celestial wedding of Lord
Shiva with Goddess Sri Parvati at Mount Kailash, an enormous crowd of deities,
sages and rishis were assembled to witness the divine occasion and Sage Agastya
was one amongst them. Due to the immensity
of the crowd, the Earth tilted to North and it was created a huge chaos. Lord
Shiva instructed Sage Agastya to move to South to bring stability on the
Earth. Sage Agastya reluctantly left
Mount Kailash and arrived on this sacred land, conducted Pancheshti Yagna and worshipped Lord. Lord was pleased at the devotion of Sage
Agastya and revealed His existence as Somaskandha in Thirukkalil. Sage Agastya underwent severe austerities and
worshipped Lord Shiva and Goddess Sri Parvati for 41 days in Thirukkalil and
envisioned Lord Shiva as Sivanandeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri
Anandavalli. This is one of the sacred
shrines on the Earth where Sage Agastya attained the vision of celestial
marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Sri Parvati.
This temple remains open from
6.00 AM to 11.30 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.00 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
