NAGESHWARAN TEMPLE
Nageswaran Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. Shiva in the guise of Nagaraja, the serpent king and is located in the centre of Kumbakonam.
Nageswaran Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. Shiva in the guise of Nagaraja, the serpent king and is located in the centre of Kumbakonam.
Aditya Chola constructed this temple during the 9th century. It is great marvel of Cholaarchitecture, building technology and astronomy. The orientation is structured in such a way that it allows sunlight inside the temple, right on the sanctum only during the Tamil month of Chithirai (April/May). It bears another name called Surya Kottam or Keezha Kottam. The Karuvarai(Sanctum Sanctorum) of Nageswaran temple is similar to Sarangapani Temple, as it is made in the form of a Chariot. The temple consists of three gopurams in the eastern, western and southern directions.
There is a local belief that the worship during morning, afternoon and evening needs to be performed at the three Nageswaran temples namely Nageswaran Temple, Tirunageswaram and Thirupampuram respectively.[2] The temple is designed in such a way that during the first three days of Tamil month Chittirai (April - May), the rays of the Sun falls directly in the base of the presiding deity in sanctum sanctorum.[3]WIKIPEDIA
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE TEMPLE is that the rays of sun fall on panguni 11, 12, 13 in March. Lord in the temple is a swayambumurthy. GREATNESS OF THE TEMPLE is that it was surrounded by bushes.It was the year 1923.A shiva devotee , padagacherry ramalingaswamy collected funds by tying a brass bowl around his neck begging all. He renovated the temple with the funds he thus collected little by little. He also conducted the consecration of the temple. THE MAIN AND MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVAL OF THE TEMPLE IS THEERTHAVARI, WHEN LORD COMES TO MAHAMAGAM TANK ...
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TEMPLE HISTORY:
ReplyDeleteDivine serpent Adisesha was bearing the whole weight of the world.As the weight grew due to sins commited by the wicked ,he could not excess weight and felt exhausted.He visited Mount Kailash and begged Lord Shiva to bless him with the adequate energy needed to do his job.Lord promised him the energy to hold the earth with the single head(Adusesha has hundred heads).Adisesha,wuth the blessings of Lord Shiva came to this part of Kumbakonam where one leaf of Vilwa fell from the nectar pot.He installed the Linga here and worshiped the Lord.As Nagaraja the king of snakes worshiped the Lord here,He is praised as Nageswarer.
The place where the Vilwa fell from the nectar pot floating through floods,was called Vilwa Vanam.Loris also praised as Vilwa Vanesa,Padala Beeja Nathar,Madanthai Bagar and Selva Piran.
This vast temple known is for its shrine of Rahu, one of the nine celestial bodies in the Navagrahas. A legend has it that the mythological serpents Adiseshan, Dakshan and Kaarkotakan worshipped Lord Shiva here. Legend also has it that King Nala worshipped Shiva here as in Thirunallar. There is a Naganathar temple at Tirunageswaram having similar features like temple. This place has been referred in Tevaram written by Saint Tamil poet of 7th Century AD, Thirugnana Sambanthar.- Deepa
ReplyDeleteThis vast temple known is for its shrine of Rahu, one of the nine celestial bodies in the Navagrahas. A legend has it that the mythological serpents Adiseshan, Dakshan and Kaarkotakan worshipped Lord Shiva here. Legend also has it that King Nala worshipped Shiva here as in Thirunallar. There is a Naganathar temple at Tirunageswaram having similar features like temple. This place has been referred in Tevaram written by Saint Tamil poet of 7th Century AD, Thirugnana Sambanthar.- Deepa
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