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Temple : Arulmigu Gomathi Amman Thirukkovil ,Sankaran Kovil
This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Gomathi Amman Thirukkovil ,Sankaran Kovil".

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Location&Direction: One should take the Thenkasi-Viruthunagar Train route to reach Sankaran Kovil or it is situated 32 km from Rajapalayam or 40 kms from Thirunelveli.

Current Name : Sankaran Kovil
MainDeity : Sankaralingeswarar,Sankara Narayanar
Goddesses : Gomathi Amman
Theertham : Nagasnai
Holytree : Punnai

This temple also called as Avudaiamman Kovil or Davasu kovil or SankaraNayinar Kovil Depicts a good example for no distinction between Siva or Vishnu. Here the Main Deity Sankara Narayanar Poses himself with half Shiva and Half vishnu.Goddess Gomathi Amman Worshipped Lord at this place.This temple is also considered to be representing one of the five elements (Land) in this area, the other being Nallur,Tharukapuram,Thenmalai and Devathaanam.

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ALL ABOUT LORD SHIVA

The common thread of thought in the religious beliefs of the Indian
subcontinent upholds a single Reality (as in absolute monoism) and
holds in reverence each of the several manifestation of the Ultimate
Reality in the forms of Gods. Bhrama, Vishnu and Shiva are revered as
the Supreme Trinity of multitude of manifestations of Divinity. It is
said that all that is true, all that is good and all that is
beautiful is God (Satyam Shivam Sundaram).

Shiva is referred to as 'the good one' or the 'auspicious one'.
Shiva - Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow.
Shiva - Shankara is the doer of good. Shiva is 'tri netra' or three
eyed, and is 'neela kantha' - blue necked (having consumed poison to
save the world from destruction. Shiva - Nataraja is the Divine
Cosmic Dancer. Shiva - Ardhanareeswara is both man and woman.

He is both static and dynamic and is both creator and destroyer. He
is the oldest and the youngest, he is the eternal youth as well as
the infant. He is the source of fertility in all living beings. He
has gentle as well as fierce forms. Shiva is the greatest of
renouncers as well as the ideal lover. He destroyes evil and protects
good. He bestows prosperity on worshipers although he is austere. He
is omnipresent and resides in everyone as pure consciousness.
Shiva is inseparable from Shakti - Parvati the daughter of
Himavaan - Haimavati. There is no Shiva without Shakti and no Shakti
without Shiva, the two are one - or the absolute state of being -
consciousness and bliss.

The five mantras that constitute Shiva's body are Sadyojaata,
Vaamadeva, Aghora, Tatpurusha and Eesaana. Eesaana is Shiva not
visible to the human eye, Sadyojaata is Shiva realized in his basic
reality (as in the element earth, in the sense of smell, in the power
of procreation and in the mind). The Vishnudharmottara Purana of the
6th century CE assigns a face and an element to each of the above
mantras. (Sadyojaata - earth, Vaamadeva - water, Aghora - fire,
Tatpurusha - air and Eesaana - space).

The names of the deified faces with their elements are Mahadeva
(earth), Bhairava (fire), Nandi (air), Uma (water) and Sadasiva
(space). Panchamukha lingams have been seen from the 2nd century
onwards. The Trimurthi Sadasiva image of Shiva in the Elephanta Caves
near Mumbai is a portrayal in stone, of the five faces of Shiva. The
fourth and the fifth heads are not seen in this image here.
The works of sages Vyasa, Vasishta, Patanjali, the poet Kalidasa,
the tamil saint poets Nayanmars - Appar, Sundarar, Sambandar, the
poet Manikkavachakar, the mystic tamil siddhas, tantric philosophers,
the spiritual leader Adi Sankaracharya and others such as Basavanna
and Appayya Deekshitar speak of the attributes of Shiva.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SHIVA LINGAM

The non antrhropomorphic Lingam form of Shiva is what is held in
reverence in temples all over the sub continent. The Lingam is a
symbol. It is a symbol of that which is invisible yet omnipresent. It
is hence a a visible symbol of the Ultimate Reality which is present
in us (and in all objects of creation ).
The Shivalingam denotes the primeval energy of the Creator.It is
believed that at the end of all creation, during the great deluge,
all of the different aspects of God find a resting place in the
Lingam; Bhrama is absorbed into the right, Vishnu to the left and
Gayatri into the heart. The Shivalingam is also a representation of
the infinite Cosmic Column of fire, whose origins, Vishnu and Bhrama
were unable to trace. (see Lingodbhavar).

Legend has it that Parvati fashioned a Shivalingam with a fistful
of sand at Kanchipuram and worshipped Shiva; this lingam is known as
the Prithvilingam, denoting the primordial element earth.
Shivalingams in several temples are swayambus, or that which appeared
on their own, or that which is untouched by a chisel. On the other
hand, there are temples where the Shivalingam is carved out of stone
and installed. The highly polished Shivalingams of the Pallava period
bear several stripes, as in the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram.
The Shivalingam is generally mounted on a circular or quadrangular
receptacle called the Avudaiyar. This pedestal is designed so as to
drain off the water offered during ablution ceremonies. In temples
such as Kanchipuram, abhishekam is offered only to the pedestal and
not to the Shivalingam made of sand. The bottom of the pedestal
represents Bhrama, the octogonal middle represents Vishnu and the
upper circular portion represents Shiva. The upper portion of the
Shivalingam may be of various shapes, cylindrical, elliptical,
umbrella shaped. Images may also be (rarely) carved on a Shivalingam.
Nandi, the bull is depicted facing the sanctum in all Saivite
temples, symbolizing the human soul Jeevatma yearning for realizing
its oneness with Paramatma, the ultimate reality.
Typically, the processional bronze images of Shiva are those of
Somaskanda, Chandrasekhara, Bhikshatana and Nataraja. Although in
most Shiva temples, the central shrine enshrining the Shivalingam is
of the greatest importance, the Nataraja shrine is of greater
importance at Chidambaram, the Somaskandar - Tyagarajar shrine is of
greater significance at Tiruvarur.

LINGODBHAVA - ORIGIN OF SHIVA LINGA WORSHIP

Lingodbhavamurthy is an iconic representation of Shiva, installed
in the rear devakoshta (niche) of the garbagriha (sanctum) of all
Shiva temples. The story of Lingodbhavar is that of the attempts of
Vishnu and Bhrama to discover the origins (the beginning Aadi and the
end Antha) of Shiva, as stated in three of the puranas - the Kurma
Purana, the Vayu Purana and Shiva Purana.
Vishnu was engaged in his yoganidhra - the slumber of yoga - at the
end of a kalpa, in the waters of the great deluge, when there
appeared before him, Bhrama emerging from a great illumination.
Bhrama introduced himself to Vishnu as the Creator of the Universe,
to which Vishnu replied that he was the architect of the Universe. An
argument ensued between both as to their superiority over one
another, when there appeared before them - a huge lingam of fire -
with tongues of flames blazing out of it.
Curious to trace the origins of this column of fire, Bhrama assumed
the form of a swan and flew upwards, while Vishnu assumed the form of
a boar, and burrowed down into the earth. Days of search in either
direction proved futile, and hence the duo surrendered to this column
of fire with prayers. Shiva then appeared out of this column of fiery
lingam, with a thousand arms and legs, with the sun, moon and fire as
his three eyes, bearing the pinaka bow, wearing the hide of an
leephant, bearing the trishul, and addressed Vishnu and Bhrama in a
thunderous voice, explaining that the two were born out of him, and
that the three were then separated out into three different aspects
of divinity.

The non-anthropomorphic form Shivalingam is a representation of
this infinite cosmic column of fire, whose origins were not tracable
by Bhrama or Vishnu. The Shivalingam is the center of reverence and
worship in all Saivite temples.

The manifestation of Shiva in this column of fire in front of
Bhrama and Vishnu, is carved in stone, as the Lingodbhavamurthy
manifestation of Shiva, and is always enshrined in the rear niche of
the sanctum enshring a Shivalingam. Since most temples face east,
Lingodbhavar faces West.

This legend described above is held at the vast Arunachaleswara
temple complex at Tiruvannamalai, where the sacred Annamalai hill
itself, is considered to be a manifestation of this cosmic column of
fire. Tiruvannamalai, is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas,
representing the primordial element fire.

There is another interesting aspect to this legend. While Bhrama
was flying upwards in the guise of a swan, he saw the petals of a
ketaki flower drifting down. Tired by the futility of his efforts to
reach the top of the mysterious column of fire, Bhrama requested the
flower to acquiese to his lie that he had seen the top of the column
where the flower had previously resided. Accompanied by his
accomplice, Bhrama confronted Vishnu and asserted that he had indeed
discovered the origin of the cosmic column. An enraged Shiva appeared
out of the fiery column and cursed Bhrama so that he would not be
worshipped in temples on earth. This legend relates to the fact that
there are hardly any temples dedicated to Bhrama in India. There is a
shrine to Bhrama at Uttamar Koyil in Tamilnadu, and Bhrama is also
represented in the devakoshtas (niches) in Shiva temples; there are
thus no Bhrama temples of any significance in India.

KAALA SAMHAARAM - THE STORY OF MARKANDEYA

This legend relates to the story of Shiva's protecting Markandeya
from the clutches of death.

Mrikandu Munivar worshipped Shiva and sought from him the boon of
begetting a son. He was given the choice between a gifted son with a
short lived tenure on earth or a dunce with a long life. Mrikandu
Munivar chose the former, and was blessed with Markandeya, an
exemplary son, destined to die at the age of 16.

Markandeya grew up to be a great devotee of Shiva. On the day of
his destined death Markandeya continued to worship a Shivalingam. The
messengers of Yama, the God of death were unable to take away the
lad's life, given his devotion to Shiva and his being engaged in the
act of worship then. Yama himself came in person to take his life
away and sprung his noose around the young sage's neck. The noose
landed around the Shivalingam, and out of it, Shiva emerged in all
his fury, and kicked Yama and killed Death itself. He then revived
him, under the condition that the devout youth would live for ever.
This legend of Shiva killing death itself, is frozen in metal and
held in worship at Tirukkadavur. Tirukkadavur is the shrine where
thousands throng to celebrate shashti abda poorthi (60th birthdays),
with the belief that the blessings of the deity enshrined would
prolong their lives. Tirukkadavur is one of the 8 Veeratta temples
celebrating Shiva as the destroyer of evil forces.

THE STORY OF AMRITA - THE CELESTIAL NECTAR

This legend is of great importance both in Saivite and Vaishnavite
system of beliefs. The devas and the asuras (gods and demons) united
in their efforts to churn the celestial ocean of milk
(ksheerasaagaram), in quest of Amrita (the nectar of life and
immortality). This mammoth task was carried out with the Mandara
Mount as the churning stick and the mythological snake Vasuki as the
rope.

Vishnu assumed the Koorma avatara (tortoise) to hold the Mandara
mountain in place and to prevent it from sinking into the ocean.
Lakshmi the Goddess of wealth emerged from the ocean, and so did the
moon god Chandra. Then came the dreaded poision, Kaalakoota. The gods
and demons appealed to Shiva to save them from the fumes that
emanated from the poison. Without hesitation, Shiva consumed the
poison, and retained it in his throat, which turned blue on account
of the poison, leading to the name Neelakantha or Vishaapaharana
Murthy.

This instance of all of the gods, mortals and demons worshipping
Shiva, for the act of saving the Universe from the dreaded poison, is
believed to have occured during the pradosha kaala (the time period
just before sun set). The pradosha kaala puja in Shiva temples is
considered to be very sacred on all occurrences of pradosha days,
two days before the new moon and the full moon each month. The
pradosha kaala puja at the Kapaleeswarar temple at Mylapore - Chennai
attracts thousands of devotees with amazing regularity.

The legend does not end here. Their obstacle out of the way, the
devas and asuras continued to churn the ocean in quest of their
ultimate goal, and were rewarded with the spectacle of the divine
physician Dhanvantari emerging out of the ocean with a pot bearing
the celestial nectar. A fierce tussle followed between the gods and
the demons over the issue of sharing the nectar of immortality.
Vishnu the protector of good intervened, took the form of an
enchantress Mohini, appeared on the spot, charmed the asuras, and
served all of the nectar to the devas, and thereby protected the
universe from the calamity that would have occurred if the asuras had
attained immortality.

The legend still does not end here. Two of the asuras, aware of
Mohini's trickery took the guise of devas and begot a dose of the
nectar from her. Vishnu discovered their act, only when they had
consumed half their portion of Amrita, and proceded to destroy them.
Protected by the nectar of immortality, the demons took the form of
Rahu and Ketu. Rahu with a snakes head and a human body, and Ketu
with a human head and a snake's body are regarded as celestial
bodies - shadow planets, or the node positions at which eclipses are
caused. Rahu is the ascending node while Ketu is the descending node.

Popular belief has it that eclipses are caused when Rahu or Ketu
swallow the moon or the sun.

Yet another legend has it that the serpent Vasuki consumed the
celestial nectar much against the wishes of the sun and the moon, and
that it was split into two, and still continued to live in the form
of Rahu and Ketu, the so called enemies of the sun and the moon,
threatening to eclispse them at the right moment!

Rahu is believed to have worshipped Shiva at Tirunageswaram near
Thanjavur-Tamilnadu, and is enshrined there. Ketu is believed to have
worshipped Shiva at Perumpallam near Mayiladuturai (Chidambaram -
Tamilnadu) and is enshrined there. Sri Kalahasti near Tirupati in
Andhra Pradesh, enshrines Shiva who was worshipped by both Rahu and
Ketu. Special worship services are carried out in all these temples
during eclipses.

Mohini avatara sevai is celebrated in many Vaishnavite temples,
where Vishnu is decorated as Mohini the enchantress. Vishnu
worshipping Shiva in his Koorma avatara is enshrined at Tirukkachur,
near Chennai.

KIRAATAARJUNEEYAM - ARJUNA'S ENCOUNTER WITH SHIVA

This legend relates to the encounter between Arjuna the Pandava
prince and Shiva, and is an important event in the epic Mahabharata.
Arjuna the valiant Pandava prince, during the princes' exile in the
jungles, went out to the Himalayas to worship Shiva, to win from him
the Paasupataastram, the infallible weapon. His penance bore fruit,
when Shiva, in the guise of a hunter (Kiraata) donning a bow appeared
before him, picked up a quarrel with him over a wild boar, and
challenged him to a combat. This manifestation of Shiva is known as
Kiraata Murthy. In the course of this (mock) fight, the hunter
stripped Arjuna of all his weapons (and his ego), and the brave
prince continued to fight with his bare hands. Shiva then revealed
his true self, and blessed him with the Paasupataastram.
Arjuna's encounter with Shiva is celebrated at Tiruvetkalam near
Chidambaram - Tamilnadu.

Kiraata Murthy is also revered at Kumbhakonam (Tamilnadu) , where
it is believed that an arrow from Shiva's bow pierced the pot
containing the celestial nectar amritam, and spilled it into the
Mahamagam tank.

ANDAKAASURA VADAM - SLAYING OF THE DEMON ANDAKA

This legend relates to the slaying of the blind demon Andaka by
Shiva. There are eight such legends narrating Shiva's role as the
destroyer of evil.
Shiva's consort Parvati, once playfully covered his three eyes with
her hands from behind. Lo and behold, the entire universe was plunged
into total darkness. Drops of sweat fell from Shiva's forehead and
turned into a frightful demon. This demon was known as Andakaasura -
given his state of blindness (Andaka).

Andakasuran performed severe penances towards Bhrama, and sought
the boon of immortality. His penances were rewarded the the boon of
immortality was rewarded to him, subject to the caveat that he would
lose his life, if he would lust after his own mother. Blinded now by
power, Andaka, ravaged the universe causing untold suffering to its
inhabitants. He then came across Parvati, and not knowing that her
playful act had resulted in his being born, lusted after her. A
battle between him and Shiva ensued, at the end of which, Shiva
impaled him with his trident; at the brink of death, Andakaasuran
implored Shiva to let him be reborn as his devotee. Shiva then turned
him into a Shiva Gana - Bhringi.

A beautiful bronze image of the Andakaasura Vada Moorthy
manifestation of Shiva is enshrined at Tirukkovilur (near
Tiruvannamalai - Tamilnadu), in the Veeratteswarar temple. This
temple is one of the 8 temples celebrating Shiva as the destroyer of
evil forces.

TRIPURA SAMHAARAM - DESTRUCTION OF THE THREE EVIL CITADELS

This legend relates to the destruction of the three evil cities
Tripura, by Shiva. There are eight such legends narrating Shiva's
role as the destroyer of evil.

The demon Taraka had three demon children Taarakaaksha, Kamalaaksha
and Vidyunmaali. These demon princes performed severe penances
towards Bhrama and won the gift of immense power. The boon that they
received, granted them that they would live for a thousand years in
three invincible, moving cities or forts (Tripura) and that they
would be destroyed only by a cosmic arrow that would merge the three
forts into one, and set them to fire. The demons, armed with this
boon, wreaked havoc on the universe. At the end of the the stipulated
time period, Shiva created a bow and an arrow and a charriot with the
various gods and goddesses and components of the universe. With
Bhrama as the charioteer, he sped across, and shot a single arrow of
fire which destroyed the three cities.

Tripurantaka, is the manifestation of Shiva as the destroyer of the
Tripuras. Tripurantaka is enshrined at Tiruvatikai near Chidambaram.
The Veeratteswarar temple here is one of the 8 Veerata stalas
celebrating Shiva as the destroyer of evil forces. Tripurantaka is
also enshrined at Tiruvirkolam (Koovum) near Chennai.
JALANDARAASURA SAMHAARAM - SLAYING OF THE DEMON JALANDARA
This legend relates to the slaying of the demon Jalandara by Shiva.

There are eight such legends narrating Shiva's role as the destroyer
of evil.

Jalandara the demon was born, when Shiva directed his rage, in the
form of fire from his third eye, into the ocean (hence the name
Jalandaran). Jalandaraasuran grew to be a powerful demon, and
dominated the world. He married Brinda, a pious woman. The demon he
was, Jalandaraasuran lusted after Shiva's consort Parvati; this
resulted in a battle between him and Shiva. Shiva created a chakra
(wheel) in the waters and challenged Jalandaraasuran to lift it. This
disk, severed the demon's head.

The slaying of the demon Jalandaraasuran is celebrated and
enshrined in the Veeratteswarar temple at Tiruvirkudi (near
Thanjavur - Tamilnadu). Tiruvirkudi is one of the 8 Veeratta temples
celebrating Shiva the as the destroyer of evil forces.

Jalandaraasuran's widow Brinda is enshrined in a samadhi at
Tiruvirkudi. It is believed that she took the form of a Tulsi plant.
Unlike in other temples, Tulsi is offered to Shiva at Tiruvirkudi.
Shiva later on gave his discus (chakram) to Vishnu. Vishnu bears
the Chakram as one of his attributes. The legend of Shiva gifting
Vishnu with the cosmic discus is held at Tiruveezhimizhalai near the
above mentioned Virkudi and at Tirumalpur near Kanchipuram.

GAJAASURA SAMHAARAM - SLAYING OF THE DEMON GAJAASURAN

This legend relates to the slaying of the demon Gajaasuran by
Shiva. There are eight such legends portraying Shiva as the destroyer
of evil.

Gajaasuran, a demon who had the form of an elephant (gaja)
tormented the universe and terrified the gods and the humans.
Continuing unchecked, he proceded to attack Shiva's abode. A
terrified Parvati beseeched Shiva to put an end to the attrocity, and
Shiva obliged by flaying the skin of the demon and wearing it as a
drape around him - and then danced the dance of victory.
A splendid bronze image of Gajasamhaaramurthy is held in worship at
Vazhuvoor near Mayiladuturai in Tamilnadu. Vazhuvoor is one of the 8
Veeratta temples celebrating Shiva as the destroyer of evil forces.
DAKSHA YAGNA - STORY OF DAKSHA'S SACRIFICE AND SATI-SHAKTI
This legend is associated with the destruction of Daksha's
sacrifice and the origin of the Shakti Peethas of India. This is one
of the eight legends portraying Shiva as the destroyer of evil.

Sati, the consort of Shiva was the daughter of Daksha Prajaapati a
descendant of Bhrama.. Sati had married Shiva against the wishes of
her father. The vain Daksha performed a great yagna (with the sole
aim of insulting Shiva), to which he invited all of the gods and
goddesses except his son in law Shiva. Against Shiva's wishes, Sati
attended this sacrifice and was insulted by her father. Unable to
bear this insult, Sati immolated herself.

Enraged at the insult and the injury, Shiva through Veerabhadra,
destroyed Daksha's sacrifice, cut off Daksha's head and replaced it
with that of a goat, as he restored him to life. Still crazed with
grief, he picked up the remains of Sati's body, and danced the dance
of destruction throughout the Universe. The other gods intervened to
stop this dance, and the disk of Vishnu cut through the corpse of
Sati, whose various parts of the body fell at several spots all
through the Indian subcontinent and formed the sites of what are
known as Shakti Peethas today.

An image of Dakshaaari Murthy, the slayer of Daksha is enshrined at
Tiruppariyalur near Thanjavur. The Veeratteswarar temple here is one
of the 8 Veerata stalas celebrating Shiva as the destroyer of evil
forces.

KUMAARASAMBHAVA - THE BIRTH OF SKANDA

This legend narrates the story of the destruction of Kaama by Shiva
and the birth of Skanda.

Sati, the consort of Shiva immolated herself at the site of the
Daksha Yagna, which was later destroyed by Shiva. Sati was reborn as
Uma, or Parvati the daughter of the mountain king Himavaan (the
Himalayas). Shiva withdrew himself from the universe and engaged
himself in yogic meditation in the Himalayas.

In the meanwhile, the demon Surapadma ravaged the earth and
tormented its beings. It was realized by the gods that only the son
born of Shiva and Parvati could lead the gods to victory over
Tarakaasuran, Surapadman and their demon companions. They plotted
with Kaama, the lord of desire, to shoot a flower arrow at Shiva, as
he sat in meditation, so as to make him fall in love with Parvati.
When Kaama aimed his arrow at Shiva, he opened his third eye and
burned him to ashes instantly. Upon hearing the pleas of Kama's wife
Rati, he brought back Kama to life, in flesh and blood for her sake,
and in a formless state for others.

His penance disturbed, Shiva fell in love with Parvathi. However,
the sparks of the fiery seed of Shiva were unbearable; even the fire
God Agni could not bear them; this fire was then transported by the
river Ganga into the Sara Vana forest, where Sara Vana Bhava was
born. He was raised by the six Kartika damsels. Parvati combined
these six babies into one with six faces, ie. Shanmukha. Shanmukha,
or Kartikeya the supreme general of the devas, led the army of the
devas to victory against the demons. The six sites at which Kartikeya
sojourned while leading his armies against Surapadman are
Tiruttanikai, Swamimalai, Tiruvavinankudi (Palani), Pazhamudirsolai,
Tirupparamkunram and Tiruchendur. All these sites have ancient
temples glorified by the tamil poems of Tirumurugaatruppadai of the
Sangam period (prior to the 3rd century CE).

Tirukkurukkai, in Tamilnadu near Thanjavur, enshrines Kaamari
Murthy, the destroyer of Kaama, in the Veeratteswarar temple which is
one of the 8 Veeratta stalas celebrating Shiva as the destroyer of
evil.

Source: http://www.templenet.com/beliefs/allaboutshiva.htm

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Temple : Arulmigu Lalithambigai Thirukkovil , Thirumeeyachur
This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Lalithambigai Thirukkovil , Thirumeeyachur"

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Audio Duration : 6m 21 sec

Location&Direction: This temple is located in Thiruvarur District Nannilam circle ,one and half kilometres west of Peralam village.

Current Name : Meichur
MainDeity : Aruneswarar
Goddesses : Lalithambigai
Theertham : Surya Theertham

Arunan,Son of Kashiba saint got deceived by Surya and Surya got cursed. Surya repented his mistake and came to meichur and worshipped Lord to get rid of his curse. As time passed by and still he couldn't get rid of his curse, he Shouted "Hey Mikura" in disgust which inturn angered Goddess Lalithambigai. But Shiva(aruneswarar) cooled Goddess and hence the name Santha nayaki .The most powerful sloka , Lalitha sahasranamam Came through Goddess herself.The other popular sloka Laitha navarathna maala ("Maatha jeya Ohm Lalithambigaiye" ) was written by saint agathiyar in this place.

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This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Abayambigai Thirukkovil , Mayiladuthurai ".

Audio Duration : 6m 2 sec
Audio Link : http://podbazaar.castmetrix.net/down...laduthurai.mp3

Location&Direction:This temple is situated at the heart of .Mailaduthurai city ,so one should find it easy to reach the temple.

Current Name : Mayiladuthurai
MainDeity : Mayuranathar
Godesses : Abayambigai
Theertham : Brahma Theertham
Pathigam : Thirugnanasambantha swamigal

Darshan Time : Morning 8am- 12pm Evening 5.30pm-8pm

Pooja timings : MorningSandhi 8 am,Evening-6pm

Goddess Parvathi took the form of Peacock and married shiva at this sthalam hence the name Mayiladuthurai .-Mayil (peacock). The temple's Gopuram is 164 feet high and temple is situated at 4,78,913 sq.feet serene location. Mayiladuthurai is famous for Thula Snanam (bathing center) where it is considered sacred to take bath at kaviri river during Diwali. This temple was reconstructed with stone, during the period of Sembiyan Mahadevi (10th century); however renovations from the 19th century have destroyed the older structures and the inscriptions.

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Temple : Arulmigu Bhuvaneswari Thirukkovil , Puthukkottai
This weeks episode is about " Arulmigu Bhuvaneswari Thirukkovil , Puthukkottai".

Audio Duration : 6m 3 sec
Audio Link : http://podbazaar.castmetrix.net/down...thukkottai.mp3
Location&Direction:This temple is located at the heart of Puthukottai city where temple can be seen facing east.

Current Name : Puthukkottai
Goddesses : Bhuvaneswari , AshTa dasa buja lakshmi

Goddesses saraswathi as Gnana Roopam, Mahalakshmi as Kriya Roopam,Maha Kaali as Icha Roopam are being worshipped together as Samundeswari Bhuvaneswari .

Bhuvaneswari temple at Pudukottai is being called as Adhishtanam. Initially this sthalam was a Ashram to Judge Swamigal later taken over by santhanandha swamigal who constructed this magnificient temple of Bhuvaneswari. It is strongly believed that reciting Bhuvaneswari pancharatna sthuthi daily will lead to a prosperous life.

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Temple : Arulmigu Kumari Amman Thirukkovil , KanyaKumari
This weeks episode is about " Arulmigu Kumari Amman Thirukkovil , KanyaKumari".

Audio Link : http://podbazaar.castmetrix.net/down...anyakumari.mp3

Audio Duration : 6m 2 sec

Location&Direction:This temple is located at the bank of 3 Oceans at KanyaKumari District. Gandhi Mandapam and Olivetavam are very close by attractions.

Current Name : KanyaKumari
Godesses : Kumari Amman

Legend Says that Demon Banasuran worshipped Lord Brahma and was blessed by him with never dying wish in the hands of Deva,asura,animals,birds etc (not by kanni). Goddess Parasakthi took form of Kannigai and fought with Demon and killed him .After that, she took penance here. The temple is located in a very serene location and Goddess is seen in the form of Thavam Posture.

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Temple : Arulmigu Pathaleswarar Thirukkovil , Arithuvaramangalam
This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Pathaleswarar Thirukkovil , Arithuvaramangalam".

Audio Link : http://podbazaar.castmetrix.net/down...ramangalam.mp3
Audio Duration : 5m 20 sec

Location&Direction: This temple is located 20 kms from Kumbakonam. There are many buses direct from Thanjavur and Kumbakonam.

Current Name : Arithuvaramangalam (Thiru Arathai Perum Pazhai)
MainDeity : Pathaleswarar (Pathala Varathar)
Godesses : Alankara Ammai
Theertham : Brahma Theertham
Holytree : Vanni Tree
Pathigam : Thirugnana sambathar

This temple is third in pancharanya sthalams.(Thirukarukavur,Thiruavalivanallur,Arithu varamangalam,Thiruirumpoolai,Thirukolambathur). As all these five temples are situated in a mark cross, one can visit all these five temples in a day. This temple should be visited between 11.00 am-12.30 pm. When Thirumal and Brahma had an issue ,Lord shiva stood as Jothi .Brahma took he form of swam to see the hair of Shiva, while Thirumal took form of Varaga and went deeper into ground to see the feet of shiva. There is a big ditch in the sanctum of Pathaleswarar. Ditch- paazhi, (hence the name Thiru arathai perum paazhi)

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Temple : Arulmigu Azagiya Manavalan Thirukkovil,Thirukozhi

This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Azagiya Manavalan Thirukkovil,Thirukkozhi".

Audio Link : http://podbazaar.castmetrix.net/down...Thirukozhi.mp3
Audio Duration : 6m 38 sec

Location&Direction:This temple is located in the center of city and 2 kms from Tiruchi Railway Station.

Current Name : Uraiyur (Thirukkozhi)
MainDeity : Azhagiya Manavalan
Godesses : Kamalavalli Nachiyar
Theertham : Kalyana Theertham
Vimanam : Kalyana Vimanam

Legend says that Kamalavalli being a daughter of NandhaChozhan ,king of Uraiyur got married to Lord Vishnu in Srirangam. In memory of the marriage Azhagiya Manavalar ,kamalavalli nachiyar temple was built by Nandhachozhan at uraiyur. One other legend says that a hen (kozhi) defeated an elephant hence the name Thirukkozhi.

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Temple : Arulmigu Neelamega Perumal Thirukkovil,Thanjavur

This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Neelamega Perumal Thirukkovil,Thanjavur".

Audio Link : http://podbazaar.castmetrix.net/down...lThanjavur.mp3
Audio Duration : 7m 31 sec

Location&Direction:This temple is located just 10 kms away from Thanjavur city center on the banks of Venn River.
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There are 3 temples in and around the river within reach of one km each. Legend says that there were 3 demons - Thanjakan,Gajamugan,Dhandakasuran who worshipped Lord shiva and tried to get immortal boon .But Lord shiva assured them of not having death from him. These 3 demons went on torturing the whole world.When they were torturing Saint parasurar, Lord visnhu used Sakrayutha to kill Thanjakan-hence the name thanjakanur later became Thanjavur. Gajamugan took the form of Elephant and Lord vishnu took Narasimha avatar and killed him-hence the name Thanjai-Yaali. Lord Vishnu took Varaha avatar to kill Dhandakasuran.-That's SriMushnam.

On the banks of Venn River following temples are situated between one kms each.

Thanjai Mamani Temple

Current Name :ThiruThanjai -Mamani Temple
MainDeity : Neelamega Perumal
Godesses : Senkamalavalli
Theertham : Kannika Pushkarini
Vimanam : Soundarya Vimanam

Manikunram


Current Name : Manikunram
MainDeity : Manikunra Perumal
Godesses : Ambusa Valli
Theertham : SriRama Theertham
Vimanam : Manikooda Vimanam

Thanjai Yaali

Current Name : ThanjaiYaali
MainDeity : Narasimha
Godesses : Thanjai Nayaki
Theertham : Soorya Pushkarini
Vimanam : Vedhasundara Vimanam

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