275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thiruvettakkudi Thirumeniazhagar Temple !!


 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Thiruvettakkudi is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Karaikkal, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu.

 

Presiding deity – Thirumeniazhagar/Sundareswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Santhanayaki/Soundaranayaki

 

Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar

 

Sthalavruksham – Vilvam

 

Theertham – Deva Theertham

 

Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Punnaivananathar, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Navagrahas, Utsavar-Veduvar (Hunter) & Veduvachi, Sambandhar, Nalvar, Lord Surya, Bhairava, Lord Chandra, Arjuna with Pasupathastra, Trident and Rudraksha garlands, Goshtamurtham-Lord Dakshinamurthi, Goddess Durga,

 

Festivals –Maha Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Masi Makam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Arudra Darisanam,
 
 

Worshipped by – Arjuna
 
 

 
 

The legend has that the Pandavas were exiled from their Kingdom Hasthinapur and wandered through the woodlands.  Arjuna undertook spiritual journey and visited many sacred temples of Lord Shiva.  He arrived on this sacred land and underwent severe austerities praying to Lord Shiva.  Lord was pleased at the devotion of Arjuna and appeared before him as a hunter with his consort.  Hence, the place has got its name Thiruvettakkudi.

 

This temple remains open from 6.30 PM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.00PM to 8.00PM in the evenings.





Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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