Kumbakonam Divya Desam Temples
Kumbakonam has 12 Divya Desam Temple , Mayiladuturai or Mayavaram about 35 kms from Kumbakonam has 7 Divya Desam Temple , Sirkazhi about 55 kms from Kumbakonam has 13 Divya Desam Temple , Cuddalore about 110 kms from Kumbakonnam has 3 Divya Desam Temple, Thanjavur about40 kms from Kumbakonam has 2 Divya Desam temple and Trichy about 90 kms from Kumbakonam has 6 Divya Desam Temple , The Divya Desam Temple in Kumbakonam are Sri Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple, Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple, Sri Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple, Sri Valvil Ramar Perumal Temple, Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal Temple, Sri Saarangapani Perumal Temple, Sri Oppiliappa Perumal Temple, Sri Thirunarayoor Nambi Perumal Temple, Sri Saranathan Perumal Temple, Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple , Sri Jaganatha Perumal Temple , Sri Kola Valvilli Ramar Perumal Temple and Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple in Thanjavur
01-Thiru Thanjaimaamani Koil Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple -Thanjaimaamani Koil Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya desam dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.. The temple is located 4 miles from Nannilam railway station The temple is one of the 5 krishna khetrams, the other 4 being Thirukkannankudi, Thirukkannamangai, Thirukannankavithalam and Thirukovilur. The temple has an imposing image of the Lord. The temple used to be near the seashore, however, now the sea has receded by 10 km.
Legend of Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple - According to legends, Shakunthala was married to King Dushyantha. However, when the king returned to his kingdom, he forgot his wife. Shakunthala gave birth to their son, Bharat. Shakunthala lost the ring given to her by King Dushyantha in a river. The ring was swallowed by a fish. A fisherman who caught that fish and found the ring gave the ring to the king. On seing the ring, the King remembered all about Shakunthala again and rushed to the forest to bring them back. The fisherman was the key in reuniting Shakunthala and king Dushyantha which is why the fishermen are also called Bharathyar.
In order to serve as a reminder of this, Lord Vishnu married princess Padmavathi from the fishermen crew. In honour of their wedding, every year the fishermen celebrate pongal and pray to the lord.
There is also a second story to the origins of this temple. Once there was a demon, Vikataksham. The demon used to terrorise the Maharishis who used to stay in the same village. The Maharishis prayed to Lord Vishnu to kill the demon and rescue them. Lord Vishnu descended on earth and killed the demon with his chakra. In honour of the Lord’s victory, the Maharishis built the temple for the lord.
2-Thirukkandiyur Sri Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple :- Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thirukandiyur, a village in the outskirts of Thiruvayaru in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu,. Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple is revered as one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Lord Vishnu, who is worshipped as Hara Saabha Vimochana and his consort Lakshmi as Kamalavalli. Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai Azhwar in ten hymns.
The temple is one of the few historical temples in India where the images of Hindu trinity, Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are housed in the same premises. It is one of the two temples in Chola Nadu where the trinity can be seen in the same premises, the other being Uttamar Kovil near Tiruchirapalli. The shrines of Brahma and his consort Saraswati were dilapidated during the course of time. The place is called by different names like Kandiyur, Kandana Kshetram and Pancha Kamala Kshetram, and is believed that devotees get relieved off their Brahmahatti Dosha after visiting the temple.
The temple is considered older than Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple and believed to be in existence from the Treta Yuga. The Moolavar of this Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple is Sri Hara Saabha Vimocchanapperumal. He is in Nindra (Standing) position facing East direction. Prathyaksham for Agathiya Munivar. Thayaar is Kamala valli Thaayar.
Hara Saabha temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century AD, with later contributions from Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks.The temple has a 3-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower) and an adjoining granite wall that surrounds the temple. The temple occupies an area of 1 acre (0.0040 km2) and is located in the between the rivers Kudamurutti and Vennar.
The temple of this sthalam is 222 feet in length and 115 feet broad in the breadth. The temple has two precincts and the main gateway faces the east. The central shrine houses the image of Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal in standing posture. The sanctum is approached through two halls, namely, the Garuda Mandapam and the Maha Mandapam. Kapala Moksha Pushkarani, located on the west side of the temple is the major water body associated with the temple, while the Mahabali Theertham is located opposite to it. The shrine of the consort of Hara Saabha Vimochana, Kamalavalli or Kamala Nachiyar, is located in the first precinct. The second precinct houses the shrines for Narasimha, Sudarsana, Andal, Azhwars and Desika.
3-Thirukkoodaloor - Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple :-Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple or Thirukoodalur (locally called Aduthurai Perumal Temple) is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Vadakurangaduthurai, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple.Thirukkoodalur Divyadesam is referred in both Bramanda Puranam and Padma Puranam. The presiding deity here in Thirukkoodalur is Vaiyam Kaththa Perumal – Perumal Who preserves the whole Universe and also worshipped as Uyyandavar and Jagath Rakshagan. This is one of the Purana Sthalam and also Prarthana Sthalam. The temple is the Sangama Kshetram.
Legend of Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple - As per Hindu mythology, demon Hiranyaksha fought with mother earth and went underground, called Patala. Vishnu was born as Varaha, an avatar in the form of a boar to pierced underground. He split the earth into two parts and brought the two back at Srimushnam. Thirumangai Azhwar quotes the incident and calls the village as Pugunthaan Oor, meaning the place where Vishnu went inside the earth.
Since Vishnu protected the world here, he is called Jagath Rakshaka Perumal (in Tamil as Vaiyam Katha Perumal). The gap seen in the sactum close to the image of Jagath Rakshaka is believed to be the centre point of earth and all devas came together to worship him. Since it brought all of them together, an act referred in Tamil as koodal, the village is called Thirukoodalur.
As per Hindu legend, King Ambarisha who immersed himself in the worship of Vishnu, failed to strengthen his army and lost his kingdom. While doing worship, he also did not observe the sage Durvasa who went along his way. The sage got irritated and cursed the king. The king went to Vishnu for rescue, who sent his discus to chase the sage. The sage surrendered to Vishnu and begged pardon. The king Ambarishan is believed to have built the temple and hence the presiding deity is also called Ambarisha Varadhar at this place.
Once upon a time, all the Devas along with Nandhaga Rishi prayed for a dharshan to Lord Vishnu at Thirukkoodaloor – Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple. Impressed with their Poojas, the Lord appeared before them and gave a splendid Dharshan. Everybody requested that the Lord kill the Asura Hiranyaaksha.
Lord Vishnu was very happy with their Poojas and decided to kill the Asura Hiranyakshaka. Lord Vishnu cut open the earth, killed the Asura and reappeared, with Goddess Lakshmi, as Varaaha Moorthy (one of the 10 Avathaarams of Maha Vishnu) at SriMushnam.
As all of the Lords and Devas came together at Thirukkoodaloor – Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple and prayed to the Lord requesting for protection, this place has come to be called Koodalur (where people come together). The Lord who protected the village from the Asura was named as JagathRakshgan meaning “One who protects the World”.
4-Kabisthalam Sri Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple :- Sri Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to Lord Vishnu, in Thirukandiyur, a village in the outskirts of Thiruvayaru in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Gajendra Varadha and his consort Lakshmi as Ramanavalli. Sri Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple is is the only divya desam where the Lord provides Darshan to two animals Monkey God Anjaneyar and Elephant gajendran. Saint Tirumazhisai Azhwar had praised Perumal of this temple as “Attrangarai kidakkum Kannan – Kannan reclining on the river bed”. Since then he is endearingly called Kannan by the devotees and the name had come to stay. Among the celebrated five Perumal temples as Pancha (five) Krishna Kshetras, Kabisthalam is one. Other four are Tirukannamangai, Tirukannapuram, Tirukovilur and Tirukannangudi.
Legend of Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple - As per Hindu legend, King Indrajuman, who immersed himself in the worship of Lord Vishnu, failed to strengthen his army and lost his kingdom. While doing worship, he also did not observe the sage Durvasa (some sources claim it as Agasthya) who went along his way. The sage got irritated and cursed the king to be born as an elephant in his next birth. The king apologized to the sage for his negligence and moved by his innocence, the sage wished that he would continue to be a Vishnu devotee as an elephant and that Vishnu would bestow him goodwill.
There was a demon by name Koohoo in the temple tank at this place, who troubled all who took bath in the tank. He was cursed by a sage to be born as crocodile in his next birth. The elephant Gajendra continued as a Vishnu devotee and while drinking water from the temple tank, his leg was grabbed the crocodile Koohoo. The elephant cried in rescue calling the name “Adimulam” and Vishnu sent his discus to fend off the crocodile.
Both the elephant and crocodile turned to their human form by the grace of Vishnu. Since Vishnu appeared heard to save the elephant Gajendra, he came to be known as Gajendara Varadar. Hanuman, the monkey lietutinant of Rama, (avatar of Vishnu) also worshiped Vishnu at this place and hence the place came to be known as Kabisthalam (kabi in Tamil indicated monkey).Sri Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Tirumazhisai Alwar in one hymn.
5 Thiruppullam Boothankudi Sri Valvil Ramar Perumal Temple :- Sri Valvil Ramar Perumal Temple is revered as one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Kumbakonam ,Tamilnadu. Bhomi Pirattiyar representing one of the five Panchabhootas, Earth, gives dharshan along with Sri Ramar as Narayanan in Nindra Thirukkolam here. Hence the name called as “Pullam Boothan Kudi at this temple. The temple has a small shrine with Vimanam and 3-tier rajagopuram. The temple tank is located north of the temple. Sri Valvil Ramar Perumal Temple Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Sri Ramar born and brought up as an ordinary human being met Lord Parasuramar (Previous avathaar). After performing the rituals for “Jatayu”, who tried to save Goddess Sita, Sri Ramar took rest. This temple reflects the position of Moolavar as though taking rest. As Goddess Sita Devi was not present, Sri Ramar did all the rituals along with Bhoomi Devi. So Bhoomi Piratti is in a sitting posture along with Moolavar Sri Valvil Ramar. Also there is a separate temple for Bhoomi Devi Natchiar in this temple. The name of Thayar is “Potramarayal”.
Kiruthrajan was doing meditation (tapas) here at Thirupulla Bhothangudi keeping Lord Vishnu in his heart and mind. Lord Vishnu was very much impressed upon his tapas and gave Dharshan as Valvil Raman in Bujangha Sayanam. Since, the Theertham which purified Kiruthrarajan, the theertham here is called “Kiruthra theertham”.
6 Thiru Aadhanoor Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal Temple :- Andalkumayan Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples located in Aadanoor, Kumbakonam,.Andalkumayan Perumal Temple is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. It is located in Olaipadi, a small village, 7 km away from Kumbakonam and 2 km from Swamimalai. Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal temple is also known as Bhargava Kshetram.
The lord who is supposed to be the Paramaathma, resides (Urayum) on all of the hearts, which is considered as the place of stay of him. He is seeing all the activities of Jeevaathma by going in depth to call to cell. As the seva of this God, he holds of the leaf (Oolai Chuvadi) and a writing instrument, he calculates the good and bad activities of all the Jeevathmaas and based on the activities, he is ruling the Jeevathmaas.
Because of this reason this Emperumal is called as 'Aandu Alakkum Ayan', as he keeps Marakkal, measuring instrument which is used as the measuring tool for measuring the good and bad activities. His right hand is the hand which serves all the necessary things needed for the world (Padi alakkum Kai(hand)) and left hand for writing. Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Legend of Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal Temple- There are many legends associated with Andalkumayan Perumal Temple. According to one legend, Kamadhenu, a divine goddess came ahead of Goddess Lakshmi from Parkadal. Hence Kamadhenu felt that she should be honored by everyone first and foremost ahead of Lakshmi Devi. Lord Paranthaman decided to teach her a lesson and gave Marakkal ( In olden days in Tamilnadu food grains were used to be measured in a Cylindrical shaped container made of wood, brass, iron etc ommonly called as Padi ) and asked to fill with all the Ayshwaryam she was having.
Kamadhenu was failed to fill because of her envy, whereas Lord Lakshmi Devi filled the Marakkal by praying Lord Vishnu and just with One Leaf of Thulasi. Kamadhenu learnt a lesson, surrendered herself to Lord Vishnu and started a penance. Hence this place is being worshipped as Aadhanoor - Aa Dhan Oor. Aa means Cow, Kamadhenu. Dhan means Penance and Oor means a Residing Place.This temple is part of the famous Kumbakonam Divyadesam Yatra.
7-Thirukkudanthai Sri Saarangapani Perumal Temple Sarangapani Temple is revered as one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is housed between two rivers Kaveri and Arasalaaru, in the heart of Kumbakonam, once the capital of the Chola Kingdom in Tamil Nadu, India.
Sarangapani Temple is one of the Divya Desams (108 most significant temples of Lord Vishnu in South india). This temple is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams of Lord Ranaganatha. Some parts of the temple is believed to have been built in the 7th Century AD by the famous Pallava King Mahendra Varma but the real construction of the temple is said to have been done by the Cholas and later renovated by the famous Vijayanagara King Krishnadevaraya.Sri Saarangapani Perumal Temple Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Legend of Sri Saarangapani Perumal Temple - According to the legends, Lord Vishnu appeared in front of Sage Hema Rishi, who performed penance in the bank of Potramarai tank. On asking about the wish, Sage Hema Rishi told that he wanted Lord Lakshmi as his daughter. Lord Vishnu granted the wish of Sage Hema Rishi. Lakshmi emerged from the Potramarai tank Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal among thousand lotuses and was thus named Komalavalli (the one who emerged from lotus).
Vishnu descended to earth as Aravamudhan in a chariot drawn by horses and elephants from his abode Vaikuntam. He stayed in the nearby Someswaran Temple to woo Lakshmi to marry him and the couple eventually got married.The name Sarangapani ("one who has the bow in his hand") derives from the Sanskrit word Sarangam meaning bow of Vishnu and pani meaning hand.This temple is part of the famous Kumbakonam Divyadesam Yatra.
Temple Timing -The temple is open from 7.00 AM to 12.00 PM and from 5.00 PM to 9.00 PM.
8-Thiru Vinnagar Sri Oppiliappa Perumal Temple Oppiliappan Perumal Temple is revered as one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu ,Oppiliappan Temple, also known as Thiruvinnagar or Uppliyappan Temple is a Sri Narayanan temple located near the village of Thirunageswaram in Kumbakonam of Tamil Nadu, India.
The presiding deity in this temple is Lord Uppiliappan Perumal with his consort Bhumi Devi and her father sage Markandeya. The temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams. The Moolavar of this Kshetram is Oppiliappan. He is also called with the name “Oppiliappan”. The Moolavar is found in Standing posture facing East direction. Oppiliappan stands upto 8 feet tall in the centre.
Below him Bhoomidevi faces north in a kneeling posture while Makandeya Maharishi who has the boon of retaining his age as 16 forever is the position to perform Kannikadhanam (ie) ready to perform marriage to his daughter.Prathyaksham for Markandeya Maharishi, Lord Garuda, River Kaveri, lord of Dharma. The Thayaar found in this sthalam is Bhoomidevi Naachiyaar.
Legend Of Oppiliappan Perumal Temple When the Great sea of Vaikunda, the Thiruparkadal was churned, Lakshmi devi and Thulasi devi emerged out from the sea. Lord Narayana, placed Mahalakshmi in his heart. Thulasi devi too wanted to marry Lord Narayana. So, he guided her to become a thulasi plant where Maharishi Markandeya performed penance. She came to Thirunageswaram near Kumbakonam.
After a long period of hard pennance Lord Narayana gave her the wife post. Lord Narayana gave Mahalakshmi a place in his heart but he gave Thulasi devi a very special opportunity (ie) Thilasi devi has perumanently got the place as a garland around his neck. So internally Mahalakshmi blesses us and externally Thulasi devi blesses us. From then Thulasi is considered as a sacred herb and has lots of medicinal values it it.
Markandeya Maharishi is the son of Mrikantu Maharishi and he had the wonderful opportunity of having dharsan of both Maha Vishnu and Lord Shiva in his life time.He prayed hard to Lord Vishnu, asking him to grant him Bhoomidevi as his daughter. His wish was granted, one day he found Bhoomidevi as a two year old child under the Thulasi plant in the forest in Thirunageswaram.
Days went by and one day, Lord Vishnu came as an old Brahmin. Markandeya Maharishi gave him a very hearty welcome the aged Brahmin wanted to marry Bhoomi devi. But, Markandeya Maharishi tried to explain him that his daughter was too young to get married. But the Brahmin refused to accept his reasons and blackmailed him that if he did not have Bhoomi devi as his wife he would die on the spot.
Maharishi pleaded him to leave his child. He told him that my daughter is not yet fit for marriage mentally and physically. She doesn’t even know to cook food with proper proportion of salt. But the old man unable to be convinced. So, he Maharishi asked his daughter to accept for marriage. She started crying and told her father that she too would die if her father compelled her to marry the old man.
Now, Markandeya Maharishi was caught in fix. He pleaded Mahavishnu to get him out of the problem. Internally he knelt before the Lord and caught his feet and prayed hard to solve his problem. When Maharishi woke from Dhyanam (Prayer), instead of aged Brahmin he found Lord Mahavishnu clad in most beautiful clothing with one hand in his hip and the other seeking Bhoomi devi’s hand for marriage.
Bhoomi devi was very happy and was really to accept Lord Mahavishnu as her husband. Markandeya Maharishi too was very happy. So on the day of Sravana Natchatram of the Tamil Month Aipasi Lord Mahavishnu married Bhoomidevi. The grand occassion was graced by Lord Brahma and all the celestial persons (ie) devars.
Even than Markanteya Maharishi felt sad due to his boundless towards his daughter. He feared that his daughter might not know the correct quantity of salt for dishes. So he asked Lord Mahavishnu three boons: O! Lord you should take dishes without salt in this place. But the dishes should taste wounderful to you and your devotees. You should never leave my daughter alone, you have to stay with her forever. This place should be named after me. Hence, from the onwards, Lord Vishnu takes food without salt and so he is called Oppiliappan (ie) Uppu – illatha – appan literall Lord without salt.
So, even today Lord Oppiliappan takes food without salt. Many may think that why so importance to salt. Salt is the main item not only in South Indian dish but in multi continental too. Without salt nothing would taste high. To improve the level of Sweetness to, a pinch of salt is being added. But too much of salt will also spoil the dish. Hence salt plays an important place.
Lord Mahavishnu has forbidden such an item showing humanity that love is the most wanted thing in one’s life rather than anything including hatredness. As from the heaven (ie) Vinnulagam Lord himself wished to stay on this place, this place is known as Vinnagar (place of heaven), also as a wish of Markandeya Maharishi this is also known as “Markanteya Kshetram”. Thulasi devi got her wish satisfied at this place and along with pleasent smelling flowers – Thulasi leaf has got an important role in its part (ie) the role of beautifying Lord Mahavishnu as a garland this place is also called as “Thulasivanam”.
9 Naachiyar Kovil Sri Thirunarayoor Nambi Perumal Temple :- Nachiar Kovil or Thirunarayur Nambi Temple in Thirunarayur, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi. Nambi Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Lord Vishnu, who is worshipped as Srinivasa Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Nachiyar. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Sri Thirunarayoor Nambi Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Legend of Thirunarayur Nambi Temple - Once upon a time there lived a Saint named Medhavi here in Nachiyar Kovil. He wanted Sri Mahalakshmi to be his daughter, so he pleaded Lord Vishnu and on an auspicious day under the tree called "Vanjula Maram", he found a very beautiful girl child. He named her "Vanjulavalli" after the tree from where he found her. He led a peaceful life then by teaching Gnana to his students. Gradually Vanjulavalli grew up and reached the marriage stage. One day Lord Vishnu split himself into five forms as Shankarshanan, Prathyumnan, Anirudhan, Purushothaman and Vasudevan and visited Saint Medhavi's Ashram as a guests. His students bore the guests a warm welcome and Vanjulavalli prepared a delicious meal for them. After finishing their meal, all the five went to wash their hands. When Vanjulavalli helped them by pouring water, suddenly Vasudevan caught her by hand and immedietely she shouted for help.
Hearing her cries, her father came running for rescue. But before he could catch and curse Vasudevan, all the five guests disappeared to bring forth the original one (i.e.) Lord Vishnu. Saint Medhavi was spellbound when Lord Vishnu asked his daughter's hand for marriage.
Happily, Saint Medhavi accepted for marriage. But before that he asked 3 Boons from Lord Vishnu
1. He should attain life beyond birth and death (i.e.) he should attain eternity.
2. All the living beings in Narayur which gave the Lord food and wife, should also attain salvation and
3. His daughter should be given the first place in all the aspects.
Hence from that day, this place is called as Naachiyar kovil, temple of Lord Vishnu's wife.
10-Thiruccherai Sri Saranathan Perumal Temple The Saranatha Perumal Temple is dedicated to the God Vishnu located in Thirucherai, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam,. Saranatha Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Lord Vishnu , who is worshipped as Saranathan and his consort Lakshmi as Saranayaki. The temple is unique where the presiding deity Vishnu has five consorts. It has also a shrine dedicated to river Cauvery, which is unique feature among all Vishnu temples.The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Sri Saranathan Perumal Temple Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Legend of Saranatha Perumal Temple After the fall of the Vijayanagar Empire in Tanjore, Azhagiya Manavala Naicker who ruled Tanjore planned to erect a temple for Rajagopala swamy in Mannarkudi. He appointed his minister Narasa Boopalan for this job. He was to get Blackstones from all possible places.This minister was a great worshipper of Saranatha Perumal of Thirucherai and wanted to erect a temple for him too.
So he ordered his men to unload one stone from each cart which passed Thirucherai. A spy of the king caught hold of this and informed the king. The angered king came for an inspection. But before that in overnight Narasa Boopalan constructed this temple and to please the king he added a sannathi for Rajagopala swamy too and his plan worked and he was away from kings anger after that the king ordered to complete the temple with his money.
When time came to destroy the world and finish the yugam, Brahma was worried a lot. He pleaded Lord Vishnu to tell him a way to keep the tools necessary for Srishti and all vedas safely. Lord ordered him to put all these things in a strong mud pot and after trying mud from all places Brahma finally made a pot out of the sand taken from Thirucherai and saved all vedhas and all necessary aids for srishti. Hence as this placed gave the magical mud which held a lead role this place became the reason for all living things to live even after the Maha pralaya so this place is called “Sara Shetram”.
11-Thirukkannamangai - Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple :-Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Tirukannamangai,6 km away from Tiruvarur, , on the Tiruvarur-Kumbakonam highway. Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumao temple is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Lord Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. It is the 55th divyadesam of Vaishnava temples in India. Here Lord Vishnu is worshipped as Bhaktavatsala Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Ennai Petra Thayar also called as Sri Sudhaa Valli.
Legend of Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple - Legend is that Samudraraja (Lord Varuna), who is the father of Goddess Lakshmi worshipped Lord Vishnu here. Thiruninravur is considered as the place of Goddess as she settled here first and then Lord came here to Her place. The rarity of this temple is that the Lord Sri Bhakthavatsala Perumal is staying permanently at his in-law’s place . As Goddess settled here first, the place itself had got its name after her.
In Thamizh, ‘Thiru’ means Sri Lakshmi, ‘Ninra’ means stood, ‘Vur’ means place.It is also that Thirumangai Alvar did not sing any paasuram (songs) here and follwed by Vishnu followed Thirukadalmallai and sang song praising the deity Bhaktavatsala Perumal from there. Lakshmi requested Perumal to appear before the azhwar, but when he did Azhwar had already reached Tirukannapuram. Perumal again appeared in the dreams of the Azhwar who felt that he is viewing Bhatavatsala in Tirukannapuram.
12-Thirunandhipura Vinnagaram Sri Jaganatha Perumal Temple :-Sri Jagannatha Perumal Temple in Nathan Kovil, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Sri Jaganathan and his consort Lakshmi as Shenbagavalli. Sri Jaganatha Perumal Temple is revered as one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu .
Legend of Thirunandhipura Vinnagaram As per Hindu legend, Nandi, the sacred bull of Shiva, did not respect the Dwarapalakas, the gatekeepers of Vishnu. They cursed Nandi that his body would suffer oppressive heat. Nandi informed it to his lord Shiva, who advised him to do penance in Shenbaranyam. It is the place where Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu was doing penance to get into the chest of Vishnu. Vishnu was impressed by the penance of Nandi and got his curse relieved.
Vishnu also took Lakshmi in his chest. Since Nandi performed penance at this place it is known as “Nandipura Vinnagaram”. And Lord Narayana is called as “Nadhanadha”. Another legend has that Emperor Sibi was a righteous ruler well known for his kindheartedness. Lord Yamadharma Rajan and Lord Indra played a trick on Emperor Sibi in order to examine his generosity. A Pigeon was being chased by an eagle came for rescue and solemnly prayed to Emperor to save its life form eagle.
The Emperor was deeply moved at the plight of situation of the pigeon and promised to save. Soon the eagle also arrived at the place with fierce hunger. Now, the Emperor was in dilemma because he wants to save the life of pigeon at the same time the eagle should not get starved. Finally, the Emperor was agreed to offer flesh from his own body to save the pigeon from its danger and serve the eagle with its need. Further, he seated on a balancing plate with pigeon on the other, to offer his flesh equivalent to the weight of the pigeon. But, any amounts of flesh were not equivalent to the weight of the pigeon; finally Emperor Sibi had to offer his entire body to Eagle.
Lord Indra and Lord Yama were pleased at the dedication and commitment of the Emperor Sibi. Lord Sriman Narayana witnessed the splendid incident and was pleased at the graceful deed of Emperor Sibi and blessed him with immortality.
The Sri Jagannatha Perumal Temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai Azhwar in eleven hymns. The temple is a symbol of unity between the two sects of Hinduism, namely, Vaishnavism and Saivism and Nandhi the sacred bull Shiva and image of Brahma are depicted in the main sanctum. The temple is frequented by people seeking timely wedding, reunion of married couples, children, court verdicts and cure from neural issues.
13-Thiruvelliyankudi - Sri Kola Valvilli Ramar Perumal Temple Kolavalvil Ramar Temple is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Kola Valvill Ramar and his consort Lakshmi as Maragathavalli. The temple is located 19 km away from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India on the Kumbakonam-Chennai highway.
The temple is counted as Vaishnava Sukra Kshetra as Vishnu appeared as a beautiful deity. This is the only temple where Garuda Bhagwan appears with 4 hands holding discus and conch.The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Sri Kola Valvilli Ramar Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desam Temple of Lord Vishnu
Legene of Sri Kola Valvilli Ramar Perumal Temple- According to the legends, the demon guru, Sukrachariyar, was against king Mahabali donating land to Lord Vishnu who appeared in front of Mahabali in the form of a Brahmin boy. Sukrachariyar took the form of a insect and blocked the hole of water bowl used by the king to spill water during the donation. Vishnu identified the trick and inserted a grass stick and removed the insect.
The stick hit at one eye of Shukrachariyar and he lost the viion. Shukrachariyar visited many places and prayed to regain the vision of his one eye, finally landed in worshipped Perumal and got back his vision. Sukrachariyar also wished to the Lord that he should make this place as His permanent abode and bless all devotees who visit this temple with good eye sight and cure all eye ailments.
Another legend is that once the architects, Viswakarma and Mayan had an argument as to whose skill was superior. They appraoched Lord Brahma. Brahma informed Mayan that Viswakarma attained betterment as he built Vaikunta, the abode of Vishnu and to attain similar status Mayan has to identify and build an abode near river Kaveri similar to Vaikunta. Mayan inspected various places and finally identified Thiruvelliyangudi, where sage Markendeya was doing penance. He built a beautiful temple and its compound, which is believed to be the temple in modern times.This temple is part of the famous Kumbakonam Divyadesam Yatra.
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