Saturday, April 29, 2017

Navagraha Stalams & Kumbakonam Temples Visit - July'12 (Part 1)

27th July'12:

Wonderful Holy Trip organized by Thirumurthy uncle of Echanari Vinayakar temple. Myself & mom registered for the trip. I have reached Kumbakonam earlier as I have started from Chennai previous night. An aunty & uncle who came for the trip accompanied me to Uppliappan temple.

Kumbakonam - Oppiliappan temple (Temple 107; Dhivyadesam 8)
Address: Oppiliappan temple, Thirunageswaram, TamilNadu 612204

Uppiliappan temple 
Uppiliappan temple is glorified in Dhivyaprabhanda & listed as one of the 108 Dhivyadesam. The temple is also known as Thiruvinnagar of Venkatachalapathy temple. 

The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu in the name of Uppiliappan & the deity is believed to have appeared for Sage Markandeya & Gods Bhoomadevi, Brahma &Shiva. We had great dharshan & blessings at the temple and then visited Maha Prathyingara devi temple.


Kumbakonam - Maha Prathyingara Devi temple (Temple 108)
Address: Maha Prathyingara Devi temple, Kumbakonam, TamilNadu 612204

Maha Prathyingara devi temple is located at Ayyavadi village. Mahaprathyingara Devi appeared with the combination of Lioness & Human body. Devi Prathyingara is a blend of Vishnu, Durga, Kali & Narasimha.

On every New moon day, Nikumbala Yaagam will be performed at the temple for various purposes like to destroy enemies, Child boon etc., After offering our sincere prayers to Devi, visited Thirunageswaram Ragu Stalam.

Thirunageswaram - Raghu Stalam (Temple 109; Paadal Petra Stalam 14)
Address: Sri Naganathaswamy temple, Thirunageswaram, Kumbakonam Taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu - 612204


Thirunageswaram - Raghu Stalam
Thirunageswaram Ragu Stalam is revered in Thevaram and is listed as one of the 275 Paadal Petra stalams. The temple is associated with Nine planet elements especially Raghu.

The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva worshiped as Naganathar represented by Lingam and his consort Parvathi is represented as Piraisoodi Amman. On the day of our visit, they have lit 25,000 lamps and did Vazhipaadu for 63 Naayanmars.

At Thirunageswaram Raghu temple 
Most Blessed evening with awesome divine feel at the temple. 

28th July'12:
On this day early morning, we have started the trip and the first temple we have got to visit was Kailasanathar temple at Thingalur.

Thingalur - Kailasanathar temple (Temple 110)
Address: Kailasanathar temple, Thingaloor, Tamil Nadu - 612204

At Thingalur - Kailasanathar temple 

Kailasanathar temple is one of the Navagraha temple dedicated to Planet Moon. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva in the name of Kailasanathar. There is a separate sanctum for moon. We have offered our prayers here and then visited Suriyanaar temple. 

Thanjavur - Suriyanar temple (Temple 111)
Address: Suriyanar temple, Thirumangalakudi P.O, Thanjavur Dist., Thiruvidaimaruthur, Tamil Nadu - 612102

Suriyanar temple 
Suriyanaar temple is one of the Navagraha temple dedicated to Hindu God Sun. Also this is the only temple in Tamil Nadu which has got shrines for all the planetary deities.

The presiding deity of the temple is Sun along with his consorts Usha Devi & Pratyuksha Devi. We have prayed to all the deities at the temple and then visited Thirumanancheri Kalyanasundareswarar temple.

Thirumananchery - Kalyana Sundareswarar temple (Temple 112; Paadal Petra Stalam 15)
Address: Kalyana Sundareswarar temple, Vanathirajapuram, Thiruvelvikudi, Tamil Nadu - 609801

Thirumananchery Kalyana Sundareswarar temple is also called as Thirumananchery Udhvaganathar temple. This temple was glorified by Thevaram and listed as one of the 275 Paadal Petra Stalams. 

The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva in the name of Udhvaganathar along with his consort Gokhila. We have offered poojas, prayers at the temple and then visited Sri Rukmini Vittal Samasthan.

Kumbakonam - Sri Rukmini Vittal Samasthan (Temple 113)
Address: Sri Rukmini Vittal Samasthan, Mutt Rd, Govindapuram, Tamil Nadu - 612101

Sri Rukmini Vittal Samasthan
Sri Rukmini Vittal Samasthan was a beautiful temple built of North Indian style. It was founded by Ramashri Vittal das JayaKrishnan Deekshithar. 

The presiding deity of the temple is Radhe Krishna, who looks so beautiful. Also there is a KO sala present inside the temple. Feeding the cows is considered as Religious merit, hence we fed the same.


KO sala at Rukmini Vittal Samasthan
After receiving blessings from Lord Krishna, visited Kanjanoor - Sukran stalam

Kanjanoor - Agneeswarar temple (Temple 114; Paadal Petra Stalam 16)
Address: Agneeswarar temple, Kanjanoor, Tamil Nadu - 609804

Kanjanoor - Sukran Stalam
Kanjanoor - Agneeswarar temple is one of the Navagraha Stalam dedicated to Sukhran. The temple is glorified in Thevaram & listed as one of the 275 Paadal petra stalam. 

The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva in the name of Agneeswarar represented as Lingam and his divine consort Parvathi as Karpagambal Amman. Offered our prayers & poojas at the temple.

Had wonderful time at the temples of Kumbakonam & Tanjore.






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