Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruanniyur
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located on the river banks
of Arisillaru in Kudavasal, (Kumbakonam – Nachiyarkovil – Poonthottam)
Thiruvanur District, Tamil Nadu. In this
temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding
Deity – Thiru Agneeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Parvati
Mangalasasanam
– Thirunavukkarasar
Theertham
– Agni Theertham
Sthalavruksham
– Vanni
Worshipped
by – Goddess Sri Parvati, Lord Agni
Goddess
Sri Parvati born as Karthyayani to Sage Kathyayana and underwent severe penance
worshipping Lord Shiva to attain him as her husband. Lord was pleased at the dedication and
devotion of Karthyayani and married her at Thiruveezhimalai.
Sannidhis
– Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Bala Subramanya, Goddess Gajalakshmi,
Agni Lingam, Somaskandhar , Lord Nataraja & Goddess Sri Sivakami, Goshtamurtham – Appar, Lord Agni, Goddess
Gouri, Linga worshipped by Kamadhenu, Rishabharoodar,
Festivals
– Maha Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Masi Makam, Arudra
Darisanam, Aippasi Annabhishekam,
The
legend has that Daksha Prajapathi conducted a Yagna, invited all the Deities
Rishis and Sages except Lord Shiva with a very intention to humiliate him. The deities’ and Rishis present at the Yagna
were cursed by Lord Shiva. Lord Agni
lost its purity as a result the performance of fire sacrifices has reduced to
nothing. Eventually, the availability
of torrential rains and the growth of
necessities of life on Earth were turned out unfavorable. Lord Agni visited many sacred temples of Lord
Shiva to get rid from the curse.
Finally, Lord Agni arrived on this sacred land, created a pond Agni
Theertham and sanctified a Linga/ Agni Linga, continued severe austerities for
several years and got relieved from the curse.
This
temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 11.00PM in the morning and 5.00PM to 7.30PM
in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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