275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thiruppannaiyur Thiru Soundaranathar Temple !!

 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thiruppannaiyur /Thalavanam is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam located in Nannilam, Thiruvanur District, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
 
Presiding deity – Thiru Soundaranathar/Azhagiyanathar with his consort Goddess Sri Bruhathnayaki/Periyanayaki
 
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Sundarar
 
Sthalavruksham – Palm
 
Theertham – Amudha Pushkarani/Mahalakshmi Theertham
 
Sannidhi –Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya, Navagraha, Goshtamurtham – Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Dakshinamurthi, Goddess Sri Durga, Chandeshwara,  Linga worshipped by Sage Parasara, Idol of Sage Parasara, Thalavaneswarar,
 
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Masi Makam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam
 
Worshipped by – Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Saptha Rishis, Sage Parasara, King Karinkala Chola
 
 
 
Significance – King Karinkala Chozha one of the prominent ruler of Chozha Dynasty and his mother was lived under the safe custody of his maternal uncle, a great poet Irumpidarthalaiyar on this sacred temple for eight years.  King Karinkala Chozha’s father was deceitfully murdered by his relatives with a selfish motive to confiscate their Kingdom.  In this mission the enemies were tried to harm Karinkala Chozha who was next heir to the throne and his mother, but it was turned out unfruitful.  Karinkla Chozha’s maternal uncle cleverly saved them from the hands of the enemies and provided shelter in this temple.
 
Thiru Paravai Nachiyar revealed her earnest desire to celebrate Panguni Uthiram festival at Thiruvanur to her husband Thiru Sundaramurti Nayanar.  Sundarar was helpless; he was having no funds to provide her.   He dejectedly arrived at Thiruppukalur, solemnly prayed to Lord and sung praising the glories of Lord.  On that night, the brick he was kept as pillow under his head was turned into Gold.  Sundarar was in an ecstasy preceded to Thiruppannaiyur.  In this sacred temple Lord Shiva revealed his cosmic dance to Sundarar.  Sundarar’s joy has no bound; in a state of bliss he sung praising the glories of Lord Soundaranathar.
 
This temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 9.00AM in the morning and 5.00 PM to 7.00PM in the evenings.
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 

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