Thonda Nadu Temple 13. Ilampayangkottur

SIVAYA NAMA

 

 

Ilampaiyangkottur



The temple before renovation

Location:

Ilampaiyangkottur is situated in the Chennai - Arakkonam railway rout. It is 11KM south of Kadambathur raiway station. From Perambakkam bus stand it will be 5 KM. It is 2 KM south west of Thiruvirkkolam ( Koovam ) Temple. This temple is 13th temple of Thonda Nadu Paadal petra Sthalam

Reason for the name:

Arambas-virgins of the celestial world, prayed to Lord to help them keep their alluring beauty perennially.  Lord appeared before them as Yoga Dakshinamurthy and granted their boon. He is also praised as Arambeswarar as he graced the Aramba women belonging to the celestial world.  The place was named after this event as Arambayankattoor that changed as Ilumpaiyankattur in the days that followed. 



Swamy:  Arulmigu Arambeswarar ( Deivanayageswarar)

Ambal :  Arulmigu Kanakagujambikai

Theertham : Chndra Theertham

Sthala Viruksham : Vilvam and Maramalligai (Jasmine)



Temple:

This temple was built in a 100 acre land facing east with single pragaram.. Lord Siva the moolavar is a Suyambu Lingam and is untouchable (தீண்டா திருமேனி). Ambal is in standing poisture facing south. In the pragaram the sannithis of Rambapureeswarar, Yoga Dakshinamurthy, Kuruntha Vinayakar, Thirumal, Brahma, Murugan, Sandeekeswarar, Durgai, Bairavar and Suryan are there. Chandra Theertha Thirukkulam is on the south side of the temple.

 

Speciality of the Temple:

The virgins (Arambas) of the celestial world worshiped in this temple. Thrugnanasambanthar sung one pathigam on this deity and the temple. Thirunavukkarasar mentioned about this temple in the Shetrakovai Thiruthandagam. Saint Tirugnanasambandar was returning through this way after visiting various Siva temples.  Lord Siva in the guise of an old man asked the saint to sing in  praise of  Lord who was in that place, but the saint could not see and returned. Siva tried with the saint in the guise of a small boy. But the saint did not sing. Lord again intercepted the saint in the form a cow, showed the place and insisted his demand.  On realising the fact, Thirugnanasambandar  was too happy and sang in praise of the Lord.

Sthala Puranam:

 

Lord Siva on his march to destroy the demons to protect the Devas, he passed through this place, once a forest of dense Jasmine trees.  Lord Vinayaka broke the axis of Lord’s chariot as he passed without informing Him. ( This is related to the Sthala Puranam of the Temple in Achirupakkam, Thonda Nattu sthalam).  Lord Vishnu held the car from falling down.  The Sarakondrai garland on Shiva’s neck fell down and became a suyambu linga at this holy place.

Pathigam:

மலையினார் பருப்பதந் துருத்தி மாற்பேறு

மாசிலாச்சீர் மறைக்காடு நெய்த்தானம் 

நிலையினாநெனதுரை தனதுரையாக 

நீறணிந்தேறுகந்தேறிய நிமலன் 

கலையினார்மடப்பிணை துணையோடுந்த்துயிலக்

கானலம்பெடைபுல்கிக் கணமயிலாலும்

இலையினார்பைம்பொழி விலம் பயங்கோட்டூர்

இருக்கையாப் பேணியென் எழில் கொள்வது இயல்பே

பாலனாம் விருத்தனாம் பசுபதிதானாம்                .

பண்டுவெங்கூற்றுதைத் தடியவர்ககருளும்

காலனாமெனதுரை  தனதுரையாகக்

கனலெரியங்கையி லேந்திய கடவுள் 

நீல மாமலர்ச்சுனை  வண்டு பண்செய்ய

நீர் மலர்க்குவளைக டாது  விண்டோங்கும்

ஏலநாறும் பொழி விலம் பையங் கோட்டூர் 

ரிருக்கையாப் பேணியென் நெழில் கொள்வது இயல்பே

------------ திருஞானசம்பந்தர் 

Address:      Executive Officer

                   Arulmigu Deivanayageeswarar Temple,

                   Ilampayangkottur,

                   Kappangkottur P.O,

                   Via Edaiyar Pakkam,

                   Sriperambathur Thaluk,

                   Kanchi Dt , Tamilnadu.  631553

Timings:      Morning  7.00 AM to 12 .00 Noon

                   Evening   4.00 PM to  7.00 PM 

Contact:   Mr. Brahmmesasivam 9600043000

                          044-27692104 / 2412



 

While taking these photographs the renovation work was going on

 

Renovation time

 

Renovation work

Renovation work



Arulmigu Yoga Dakshnamurthy





Renovation wok




 



திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 







Thonda Nadu Temple 12. Thiruvooral ( Thakkolam )

SIVAYA NAMA




THIRUVURAL (THAKKOLAM)



Raja Gopuram



Location:

Thiruvural (Thakkolam) is 13KM Southeast of Arakkonam. It is on the rail route of Kanchipuram to Arakkonam. The temple is 5 KM from the Thakkolam Railway station. There are frequent buses from Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kanjipuram and Arakkonam.



Reason for the name:

As water keep pouring from the Nandigeswarar's mouth of this temple and water spring from the feet of the moolavar,  this place is called as Thiruvural. As the sthala viruksham is thakkolam, this place is also known as Thakkolam. One another reason was as Dakshan (Thakkan) cried loudly for the punishment he suffered for conducting a yagna in an unorthodox manner (Thakkan’s Olam – crying) in this place.



Swamy -      Arulmighu Salanatheeswarar

Ambal  -     Arulmighu Giriraja Kannikambal

Arulmigu Giriraja Kannikambal

Theertham -     Parvathi Theertham, Sathya Gangai,              Kusathalai river

Sthala Viruksham - Thakkolam

Arulmigu Salanatheeswarar

Temple:

This temple is on the banks of Kusathalai (Kallaru) river. It is built in 5.83 acre land with two pragarams facing west with three tier kopuram. Swamy is suyambu lingam facing east . Ambal sannithi ts facing north.
In the inner pragaram Pancha Lingams, Dakshanamurthy ( Very rare Thirukkola Dhakshnamurthy ), Murugan, Mahalakshmi, Sandikeswarar, Bairavar, Thirumal, Suriyan, Chandran, sabtha mathars Natarajar, Navagrahams and Iyappan are there.

In the second pragaram Ambal sannithi, Murugan, Sakthi Vinayaker, Nandhi, Bali Peedam, Kodimaram and Thirukkulam are there.



Vinayagar

Sthala Pooranam:
 

Theerkadar was born to Sage Udhadhi the brother of Viyazhan (Guru) and Mamatha.  One day Theerkadar saw divine cow Kamadenu near his hermitage.  He requested the cow to be with him for conducting a yagna and to take care of the invitees.  Kamadenu said that it could not oblige him without the permission of Lord Indira.  The sage got angry and cursed the cow to become an ordinary and average animal losing its super powers.  The cow in turn cursed the Theerkadar to be engaged in menial jobs (Sandalar).

Sage Udhathi was sad to see his son doing menial jobs.  He came to this place as advised by Maharshi Naradhar and worshipped Lord Siva.  Lord Siva advised Sage Udhathi to perform penance on Nandhi and perform abishekam to him with the Ganga water springing from Nandhi.  The sage got relieved his son Theerkadar from the curse.

Kamadenu too worshipped here by pouring the milk on the Lord and was restored to its original form and power. On hearing this Lord Indira also came here and worshipped Lord Siva.

The Lingam worshipped by the Sage Udhadhi is in the northern side of the temple as Gangatheeswarar temple and opposite to the temple is Ganga theertha kulam.

Thakkan gave all his 27 daughters to marry Chandran. After marriage he showed interest to only one wife Rohini and the rest he ignored. Thakkan got wild and cursed Chandran with deadly skin disease. Chandran worshipped in this temple and after taking bath in the Ganga Theertha kulam he was relieved out of the curse.


This temple is one of the important Guru Parihara Sthalam in Tamilnadu and near Chennai.



Dhakshinamurthy

Thevara Pathigam :



Thirugnanasambandar sung pathigam on this temple.

மாறில் அவுணரரணம் மவைமாயவோர் வெங்கணையா லன்று

நீறெழ எய்தவெங்கள் நிமலன் இடம்வினவில்

தேறல் இரும்பொழிலும் திகழ்செங்கயல் பாய்வயலுஞ் சூழ்ந்த

ஊறல் அமர்ந்தபிரான் ஒலியார்கழல் உள்குதுமே.                    ------ 1st Thirumurai

                                                                                                     .............Thirugnanasambanthar

Thirunavukkarasar and Sundarar in a Thanipathigam mentioned about this temple.


Timings:

Morning -  8.00 AM to 12.00 PM
Evening -   4.30 PM to 8.00 PM

Contact:

K. Sambantha Murthy Sivachariar - 04177-246427
K. Babu Sivachariyar

Inner Pragaram

Thiruchitrambalam

Thonda Nadu Temple 11. Thirumarperu ( Thirumalpur )

SIVAYA NAMA

Thirumalpur

Rajakopuram

 

Location:

Thirumalpur is 12 KM from Kanchipuram. It is on the train route of Kanchipurm to Arakkonam. There is a railway station at Thirumalpur. From the station the temple is in 5KM distance.





Nandikeswarar

Reason for the name:

As Lord Thirumal worshipped Lord Siva and got his "Chakrayudham", in this place, it is called Thirumarperu. In Sanskrit it is called Harichackrapuram.

 

Swamy :  Arulmighu Manikandeswarar
 

Ambal  :  Arulmighu Anjanakshi Ambal

Theertham : Chakara Theertham
 

Sthala Viruksham : Vilvam






Arulmigu Manikandeswarar





Arulmighu Anjanakshi Ambalption
( Thanks to Dhinamalar for this Photo)


 


















































Temple:

The temple covers an area of 1.20 acre with compound walls, east facing 5 tier Rajagopuram and has two prakarams. Chakkara Theertham is before the temple.  Swami's shrine is facing east and that of Ambal facing the south. Dwarabalakars are in huge size. Nandigeswarar is in standing posture.  Swami is untouchable ( தீண்டா திருமேனி ). The presiding Moolavar Lingam is made of sand by Parvathi Ambal on the banks of Virudaseera River.While doing the abishekam the priest put a cover ( குவழை )over the Lingam. Thirumal as Senthamaraikkanan in worshipping form with his two hands in front of Swami sannathi. There is also a uthsava murthy of Thirumal with lotus flower in one hand and one of his eyes in another hand. There are shrines of  Vinayakar. He is known as Vallaba vinayakar with ten hands. We can see Chidambareswarar, Somaskandar, Murugar, Chandikeswarar, Natarajar and Gajalakshmi in the prakaram. Durgai in this temple is a special and beautiful with eight hands holding Sangu and chakram.

Though it is Siva temple, only after arthi to Thirumal they serve Sadari and Theertham for all devotees as in other Vaishnava temples. This is apart from serving Vibuthi and Kungumam.



Uthsava Murthy - Thirumal





Thirumal ( Senthamaraikkannan )



Sthala Puranam :



Lord Vishnu applied his Chakrayudham on Sage Thutheesi for the sake of a king named Kuban.  When it touched the divine body of the sage, it lost the power.  Worried Lord Vishnu consulted with Devas and came to know that Lord Siva has the Sudharsana Chakram which he created to destroy demon Chalandarasuran.  Lord Vishnu came to this place and worshipped Lord Siva with thousand lotus flowers every day.  To test the determination of Vishnu, Lord Siva caused shortage of one lotus flower.  To make up the shortage, Lord Vishnu immediately plucked his own eye and offered it in the puja.  Pleased with his determination, Lord Siva restored his eye saying that “as you offered your eye for a lotus flower, you will have the eye with lotus beauty and you will be known as Senthamaraikkannan.  Lord Siva also gave his  Sudharsana Chakram to Vishnu.  Lord Siva further added that those who chanted his 1000 (Sahasara Namam) names or a few of them chanted by Lord Vishnu would be blessed with salvation.  Lord Vishnu prayed to Lord Siva that the benefit of praying in many temples should be granted to the devotees who prayed here.  Lord Siva assured the boon to Lord Vishnu.





Arul migu Natarajar and Sivakami Ambal



Festivals :

1. Brahmmotsavam is in Masi ( Feb - Mar). It is a 10 days function. On Magam nakshathram day during the Brahmmotsavam Theerthavari is important when Garuda seva dedicated to Lord Vishnu takes place. It is very rare to see Garuda seva in a Sivan temple.

2. Aani Tirumanjanam in June-July

3. Aadi Fridays and Pooram in July-August

4. Tirukarthikai in November-December

5. Margazhi Tiruvadhirai in December-January.

 



Dhakshnamurthy



Maha Ganapathy and Uchishta Ganapathy





















































Thevara Pathigam :


Thirugnasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar sung thevera pathigams on this temple.

ஊறி யார்தரு நஞ்சினை யுண்டுமை
நீறு சேர்திரு மேனியர்
சேறு சேர்வயல் தென்திரு மாற்பேற்றின்
மாறி லாமணி கண்டரே.                                  --------------- 1st Tirumurai

குருந்தவன் குருகவன் கூர்மையவன்
பெருந்தகை பெண்ணவன் ஆணுமவன்
கருந்தட மலர்க்கண்ணி காதல்செய்யும்
மருந்தவன் வளநகர் மாற்பேறே.                 --------------- 1st Thirumurai

---- Thirugnanasambandar




மாணிக் குயிர்பெறக் கூற்றை யுதைத்தன மாவலிபால்
காணிக் கிரந்தவன் காண்டற் கரியன கண்டதொண்டர்
பேணிக் கிடந்து பரவப் படுவன பேர்த்துமஃதே
மாணிக்க மாவன மாற்பே றுடையான் மலரடியே.      ---- 4th - Thirumurai

பொருமாற் றின்படை வேண்டிநற் பூம்புனல்
வருமாற் றின்மலர் கொண்டு வழிபடுங்
கருமாற் கின்னருள் செய்தவன் காண்டகு
திருமாற் பேறு தொழவினை தேயுமே.                ---------------5th Thirumurai

ஏது மொன்று மறிவில ராயினும்
ஓதி அஞ்செழுத் தும்முணர் வார்கட்குப்
பேத மின்றி அவரவர் உள்ளத்தே
மாதுந் தாமும் மகிழ்வர்மாற் பேறரே.                 ---------------5th Thirumurai

பாரானைப் பாரினது பயனா னானைப்

படைப்பாகிப் பல்லுயிர்க்கும் பரிவோன் றன்னை
ஆராத இன்னமுதை அடியார் தங்கட்
கனைத்துலகு மானானை அமரர் கோனைக்
காராருங் கண்டனைக் கயிலை வேந்தைக்
கருதுவார் மனத்தானைக் காலற் செற்ற
சீரானைச் செல்வனைத் திருமாற் பேற்றெஞ்
செம்பவளக் குன்றினைச்சென் றடைந்தேன் நானே. ------ 6th Thirumurai

------- Thirunavukkarar 




Timings:


Morning : 7.00 AM to 12.30 PM
Evening  : 5.00 PM to 6.30 PM


Contact :

Sambu Sivachariar - 04177-293470 / 9965367272



Address :

Sri Manikandeeswarar Temple,
Tirumarperu, Vellore district,
Tirumalpur – 631 053.




        THIRUCHITRAMBALAM

Thonda Nadu Temple 9. Thiruppanangadu ( Vanparthan Panangattur )

SIVAYA NAMA

THIRUPPANANGADU



Natarajar

Location:

This temple is close to Kanchipuram. On the way to Kalavai, Vembakkam and Perungkattur you can find Thirupanangadu cross ( Junction ). The temple is 2 KM from this point. Cars can go up to the temple.




Reason for the Name:

 As Palm trees were around this place and as the sthala viruksham is also Palm tree this place named Thirupanangattur. As this place is closer to Vempakkam ( Vanparthan ), this is called Vanparthan Panangattur. There is one other place (Padal petra sthalam) called Puravar Panangattur in Nadu Naadu ( நடு நாடு  ).




Temple:

Small and beautiful temple in 19 Cent land. There is a three tier Kopuram in front of Krupanatheswarar Sannithi. The main entrance is opposite Krubapureeswarar shrine. While Sage Agasthya installed Thalapureeswarar, his disciple Pulasthya installed another one nearby named Krubapureeswarar on a square peetam.  Both are revered as the presiding deities as one Siva.  Thalapureeswarar, worshipped by sage Agsthya is worshipped as the first and prominent deity. Both are under Gajabrushta vimanam – roof above the sanctum with three Kalasams (கலசம்) on each. There is only one Palli room ( பள்ளி  அரை  ). Dhaksnamurthy in the Krupanatheeswarar shrine is a unique one. Right hand hanging down and the right hand kept on the folded right leg showing the Abayahastham (அபயஹஸ்தம்)  with the sinmuthirai ( சின்முத்திரை) 

On the south pragaram we can see Nalvar and Sekilar peruman, on the west pragaram Vinayakar, Subramaniar and Lakshmi shrines are there. On the east pragaram Natarajar, Amirthavalli Ambal and Krupanayagi Ambal shrines are there facing south. Palli arai also there in the same pragaram. Near the Sthala Viruksham Kodai Muneeswarar shrine is there.
 

Sthala Puranam:

Sundarar was on his way to this temple  from Kancheepuram.  When it was midday, he and his followers were hungry and became tired.  Lord Shiva came there as an old man and served them food.  Sundarar asked him for water.  The old man said that he and his men would have it and moved away.  Surprisingly a spring came up there with sweet water.  When Sundarar asked him who he was, the old man simply disappeared saying he was a resident of Panangadu ( பனங்காடு  ) who earlier stopped Sundarar's marriage.  Sundarar, with the privilege of a friend sang in praise of Siva.  The spring created by the Lord is a little away from the temple.  It never goes dry.  Special pujas are performed here as  Kattamudhu (கட்டமுது) during the Brahmmotsavam festival.


 

Arulmigu Thalapureeswarar

Arulmigu Amirthavalli

















Swamy : Thalapureeswarar ( தாலபுரீசுவரர்)  - அகத்தியர் வழிபட்டது

Ambal  : Amirthavalli ( அமிர்தவல்லி )

Swamy :  Krupanatheswarar ( கிருபாநாதேசுவரர் ) - புலஸ்தியர் வழிபட்டது

Ambal  :  Krupanayagi  ( கிருபாநாயகி )

Sthala Viruksham :  Palm Tree ( பனை )

Theertham  :  Jada Gangai  (சடாகங்கை), Sundarar Theertham.





Arulmigu Krupanatheswarar

Arulmigu Krupanayagi

  





















































Festivals:

During  Masi (மாசி)  - Tamil month ( Feb mid to Mar mid ) 10 days Brahmothsavam will be held

Aiyppasi (ஐய்ப்பசி) Oct- Nov - Annabishekam

Margazhi (மார்கழி)  Dec - Jan - Aruthra Dharisanam



Uthsavamurthy

Uthsavamurthy

Prayers and Parigarams:

Those seeking child boon pray to Lord offering palm fruit and consume it then. 

People also pray for healing eye related diseases. 

They also circumambulate sthala viruksham and pray to Lord Shiva for removal of all obstacles affecting wedding proposals.

 

Thevara Pathigam :

விடையின்மேல் வருவானை வேதத்தின் பொருளானை
அடையில்அன் புடையானை யாவர்க்கும் அறியொண்ணா
மடையில்வா ளைகள்பாயும் வன்பார்த்தான் பனங்காட்டூர்ச்
சடையிற்கங்கை தரித்தானைச் சாராதார் சார்பென்னே.


வஞ்சமற்ற மனத்தாரை மறவாத பிறப்பிலையைப் பஞ்சிச்
சீறடியாளைப் பாகம்வைத்து உகந்தானை மஞ்சுற்ற
மணிமாட வன்பார்த்தான் பனங்காட்டூர் நெஞ்ச்தது
எங்கள் பிரானை நினையாதார் நினைவென்னே.

 ------ Sundarar


Timings:

Morning : 7.00 AM to 12 Noon
Evening  : 5.00 PM to 8.00 PM


Contact :

Devaraja Sharma - Archakar - 04182-247411


 

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