Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Ilvalapuram /Vilvaranyam Thiru
Agastheeshwarar temple located at East Mada Street, Villivakkam, Chennai. This is one of the oldest temples of Lord
Shiva built during the 700 A.D. by the King Kulothunga Chola.
Presiding deity – Utsavar –
Somaskandhar, Lord Agastheeshwara with his consort Goddess Sri Swarnambikai
Sthalavruksham – Vilvam
Theertham – Angaraka Theertham
Significance:
Sage Agastya witnessed the
marriage ceremony of the divine couple in this sacred shrine.
Sage Atri’s son Druva married to
Ashwamukhi, sister of Shoorapadma. Agastya vanquished the demon Vilvalan and
Vathapi
Angaraka was afflicted with the
curse, in order to get rid of the terrible consequences; he arrived on this
sacred place and created a pond ‘Angaraka Theertham’. He underwent severe austerities and
worshipped Lord Shiva.
Festivals – Maha Shivarathri,
Masi Makam, Panguni Uthiram, Vaikasi Brahmostavam & Thirukalyana Utsavam,
Thirukarthikai & Shanghabishekam, Markazhi Utsavam, Arudra Darisanam,
Aippasi Annabhishekam,
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord
Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddess Sri Valli &
Devayanai, Lord Nataraja, Bhairava, Kasi Vishwanathar & Visalakshi,
Vilvambikai, Adi Shankara, Nalvar, Sage Agastya, Goddess Sri Mahalakshi,
Goddess Sri Saraswathi, Navagrahas, Veerabhadra, Goddess Sri Bhadrakali,
The legend has that Mount Kailash
was full of activity at the time of the wedding of the celestial couple Lord
Shiva and Goddess Sri Parvathi. Sage
Agastya visited mount Kailash, due to the immensity of the deities, Rishis and
Sages presents to witness the divine wedding,
Earth was off centered and lean
to one sided, eventually Sage Agastya was assigned to come down to the southern
part of the Earth. Sage Agastya visited
this sacred place and underwent severe austerities at the divine instruction of
Lord Shiva. The two demons Vilvalan and
Vathapi created impediments to his penance, Sage Agastya vanquished the demons
and afflicted with the sin of Brahmahathya.
In order to get rid of the sin, Sage Agastya consecrated a Linga
/Agastya Lingam and worshipped Lord Shiva and witnessed the marriage of the
celestial couple.
This temple remains open from
6.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.00 PM to 8.30 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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