275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thiruppukalur Thiru Agneeswarar Temple !!



Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thiruppukalur/Punnakavanam/Sharanyapuram/Ratnaranyam is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Thirukkannapuram, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu.  This is one of the prominent temples of Lord Shiva occupies massive acres of land.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
 
Presiding deity – Thiru Agneeswarar /Konappiran/Agnipureeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Karunthazhkuzhaliammai
 
Mangalasasanam – Thirunavukkarasar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Sundarar
 
Sthalavruksham – Punnai
 
Theertham – Agni Theertham/Bana Theertham, Mudikondanaru
 
Worshipped by – Lord Agni, Sage Bharadhwaja
 
Sannidhis- Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddess Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Lord Chandrasekhara, Lord Vardhamaneeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Manonmani, Appar, Navagrahas, Linga worshipped by Sage Bharadhwaja & Rishis, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Goddess Sri Annapoorni, Kalasamharamurthi, Aghora Linga, Bootheswara, 63 Nayanmars, Panchalingam, Goshtamurtham – Lord Ganesha, Lord Dakshinamurthi, Lord Brahma,  Lord Nataraja, Sage Agastya, Lingodhbavar, Goddess Sri Durga, Bikshadaneswarar, Idols of Lord Chandrasekhara, Tripurari, Lord Agni, Lord Brahma,
 
Festivals –Maha Shivaratri, Masi Makam, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam, Chithirai Utsavam, Vaikasi Brahmostavam,
 
Significance – Thiru Sundaramurthi Nayanar sung praising the glories of Lord Agneeswarar and earnestly prayed to Lord to accomplish the desire of Paravai Nachiyar’s to conduct Panguni Uthiram festival at Thiruvanur.  On that night, the brick placed as pillow underneath his head turned out gold.
Life of Thiru Sundaramurthi Nayanar:
 
Thirunavukkarasar attained the Abode of Lord Shiva in this temple.
Life of Thirunavukkarasar/Appar:
 
This is the birth place of  Thiru Muruga Nayanar:
Life of Thiru Muruga Nayanar
 
 
 
 
 
The legend has that demon Banasura’s mother was a zealous devotee of Lord Shiva.   Banasura had a desire to provide her with a Linga to worship at her own place, so he arrived on the sacred land and made an effort to take out the self-manifested Linga positioned here.  Bansura continued the digging process that was turned out unsuccessful and he was completely disappointed.  Finally, he prepared to sacrifice his life before the Linga.  Soon, Lord appeared before Banasura and pacified him with a promise that Lord would accept the worship of his mother from this very own place and the burrow Banasura created alongside the Linga became the holy pond. 
 
This temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning 4.30 PM to 8.30 PM in the evenings.
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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