This week's Podcast is about "Arulmigu Thirukalleeswarar Alayam – Thirukandalam (Thirukallil)".
This
Shivasthalam is located at about 40 km from Chennai and 10 km from
Periyapalayam. A calm village unpolluted from the mad crowd of the
city. We cannot find even a single shop around the temple and so come
prepared with all your pooja and food requirements. The temple tank in
front of the temple is called Nandhi Thirtha created by Nandiswara is
amazingly clean and very familiar for holy dip.
Main Deity : Shiva - Thirukalleeswarar, Sivanandeswarar Goddess : Anandavalli Holy tree : Kalli Pathigam : Thirugnanasambandar, 18th of the 32 Tevara Stalams in the Tondai region
Theertham : Nandhi Thirtha Festivals
: Vinayaka Chathurthi, Navarathri, Skanda Sashti, Karthigai Deepam and
Full moon day in the month of Ayppasi (Annabhishegam).
Shiva was
in the midst of Kalli trees and so the name of the place is called
Thirukallil and the Shiva is called Thirukalleeswarar. Rishi Bhrigu
said to have worshipped Shiva here with 1000 Kalli flowers and Shiva
appeared to him in the form of Sakthi Dhakshinamurthy, i.e.,
Dhakshinamurthy with Goddess Sakthi which is unique to this place.