Fwd: FW: Something special in kumbakonam- Snake performing pooja for Lord Shiva

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Dinamalar - Miracle on January 15, 2010 -

                   Solar Eclipse day[Translation]


News in Dinakaran - Dated: January 16, 2010

Kumbakonam: People here got excited seeing a Cobra

picking Vilva leaves and doing Archana / pooja for

Siva Linga.

 

There is a famous Temple for Sri Viswanatha at

Thepperumanallur near Kumbakonam.

 

Here, yesterday the priest opened the sanctum doors

at about 10:30 AM and went to fetch water.

 

At that time he noticed a Cobra descending from the

Temple Vilva (Bilva) tree carrying a Vilva leaf in its mouth.

 

It entered the Sanctum of Sivalinga, went around the

Vigraha and dropped the leaf on top of the Linga.

 

Then they saw the same being repeated one more time

carrying a Vilva leaf and putting it on the Siva Linga.

 

The Priest explained "It is doing the archana during

the Solar Eclipse time to wash off its sins".

The Naga Serpent has been regularly visiting the Siva

Idol for the last three SOLAR ECLIPSES.

 

The priest and some locals had arranged for a

photographer a few months back during Sooriya Grahanam.

 

In fact, they had kept milk offering also for the Naga.

But the snake did not appear on the day.

 

On this particular  SOLAR ECLISE Grahanam day

when the priest opened the Sanctum Sanctorum he saw

the snake on the top of the Siva Linga idol.

 

He immediately called Mr. Thenappan the photographer

who lives in Thrunagesvaram a kilo meter from this village.

 

Meantime a dozen or more people including my house

caretaker had assembled to witness this miracle.

 

In front of their eyes the Naga went back to the

"Vilwa tree" plucked the leaves and came back all the way

to drop it on the Siva Linga.

 

All these have been photographed by Mr. Thenappan

(photos received directly from the photographer annexed).

It may be pertinent to note that many of the residents

of this  VILLAGE are named Nagarajan

or Nagalingam for a few generations .

News seen in Tamil News papers “Dinamalar.

 

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