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This is Part 6 of 8 of Series of Temples around Tirunelveli. Details of some of the Famous and Ancient Vishnu Temples are given in this Blog. Apart from the 9 Nava Tirupati Divya Desams and 5 Other Divya Desams, details of 16 Ancient and famous Vishnu Kshetrams are given : Chakrathalwar Temple, Pattamadai, Lakshmi Narasimar Kovil,Tirunelveli, Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple,Tirunelveli, Azhagiya Mannar Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Palayamkottai, Mela Thiruvenkatanathapuram, Kunnathur, Keezha Thiruvenkatanathapuram Temple,Kunnathur, Appan Venkatachalapathy Thirukovil, Cheranmahadevi, Sri Bhakthavatsala Temple, Cheranmahadevi, Ramaswamy kovil, Cheranmahadevi, Suchindram Thanumalayan Swamy Temple , Gejendra Varadhar, Athalanallur, Thennalagar Perumal Kovil, Kovilkulam, Kariyamanikka Perumal Kovil, Kadayanallur, Krishna Temple, Ambasamudram, Shri Adhivaraha Perumal Temple, Kallidaikurchi and Venkatachalapathi Temple, Krishnapuram
Located around the banks of the River Thamirabarani, the 9 temples of Nava Tirupathi part of the 108 Divya Desam temples are Thiruvaikundam, Thiruvaragunamangai, Thirupulinkudi, North & South temples of Thirutholaivillimangalam, Thirukkulanthai, Thiruperai, Thirukolur and Thirugurukoor.
Chakrathalwar Temple-Karisulndamangalam, Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu 627453 (Venkatachalapathy Temple) Chakrathalwar Temple is located in Karisulndamangalam, Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu at a distance of 20 Kms from Tirunelveli.It is more than 1000 years old .Processional Deity is only Venkatachalapathy and presiding deity is Chakrathazhwar. which is very rare. TheTemple is more than 1000 years old.
It is said that Lord Lakshmi Narasimar idol was sculpted even before Nelliappar and Gandhimathi Amman.and there was an underground pathway connecting both temples.In course of time, the temple got buried under ground.Great Vaishnavaite Azhwar Koorath Azhwar sensed the great energy of Lord Narasimha and discovered the idol. They rendered many renovations and maintained the temple
Lord Sri Narasimha graces in almost all Vishnu temples having Thayar Mahalakshmi on His left lap and embracing by His lefthand. In contrast, Thayar Mahalakshmi is seated on the left lap of the Lord, has Her hand on the shoulders of the Lord holdinga lotus flower. Also She is facing the Lord. The philosophy behind this form is that Mother represents the grievances of the devotees speaking to Lord face to face with Her hand on His shoulders.This is a very rare imagination of those who designed the idol.
The other difference is that though the Lord is called Narasimha, He does not have the face of a Lion. Such form of Narasimha is known as Prahladha Varada, Lord whoprotected Prahaladha from the cruelties of his demon father Hiranya Kasipu. It is also the belief of devotees that Perumal in this form would consider their prayers with all sympathy.
Devotees light a lamp known as Neeranjana Deepam. They takerice, coconut and oil to the temple. Spread the rice on a plate.Break the coconut and pour the oil on the shell and light thelamp. This relieves the devotee from adverse aspects of Marsplanet and also expedites weddings delayed due to thisplanetary problem.
Arulmigu Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, 58A, Sivapuram St, Meenakshipuram, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627001 Arulmigu Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple is located in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu at a distance of 3 Kms from the Famous Nellaiappar Temple . It is an ancient temple of Tirunelveli.
As per the Legend, King Krishnavarman of the Chandra dynasty., who ruled this region was a great worshipper of the gods., He was living with the aim of building innumerable temples on this earth for Lord Shiva and Sri Vishnu. He renovated, many old temples and constructed new temples, He ensured daily prayers in the temple he built and made donations to conduct the annual festivals without fail and also gave grants. He was a staunch devotee of Sri Varadaraja Perumal. While bathing in the Padmanabha Theertha part of Tambiraparani(now called Kurukkuthurai), the king got a blue stone idol of Lord Vishnu. Naming the Lord Varadaraja Perumal, he built a temple installing the Lord The king of the neighbouring country, who was desirous of his kingdom, gathered all the four types of armies from his kingdom and came to war.
Deeply plunged in the worship of the Lord, the king was not prepared militarily to face the invasion on his land. He prayed to the Lord to protect him, his subjects and his land. In this predicament, he surrendered before Varadaraja Perumal, who resides in his palace, his beloved deity, and sat with tears in his eyes while chanting the Narayana Mantra. The Lord, responding to the prayers of the king, came to thebattlefield in his form of King Krishnaraja Sarma and gathered his forces and entered the battlefield. Perumal defeated the enemy king in the battlefield and went to his abode in Milk Ocean . King Krishnaraja Sarma, who came to know about what had happened, was in tears that Perumal himself had come and fought for him.
King Krishnaraja Sarma built a temple for Perumal at that place and installed him in the name of Veeraraghava Perumal. King Krishnaraja Sarma prayed to Perumal who appeared before him and for his devotee , Perumal also appeared here as Veeraraghava Perumal. King Krishna Raja Sarma made Varadaraja Perumal, whom he worshipped in his palace, appear here as a procession deity and conduct festivals. As Lord Perumal appeared here in the name of Veeraraghava Perumal, the place also got the name Veeraraghavapuram.
The temple is facing east and has a five tier Rajagopuram at its entrance. There is a flag post and an altar in the front mandap. Next to this is Garudalvar opposite the sanctum sanctorum. Inside the Artha Mandapam , Sri Veeraraghava Perumal appears in the sanctum sanctorum with His consorts Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi in a standing form with four hands Sri Anjaneya graces in worshipping form standing before thepresiding deity Lord Veera Raghava.
Sri Varadaraja Perumal performs seva with His consorts Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi in the mandap before the sanctum sanctorum. Perumal who entered the battlefield for the sake of the king himself in his form blesses us with boons. There are shrines for Chakkarathazhwar, Narasimha, Vedhavalli Thayar, Perundevi Thayar, Tweleve Azhwars and Anjaneya respectively in the prakara.
At the artha mandapam is Sri Gopalan with Rukmani and Sathyabhama as utsava moorthy. Inside the temple, there is a separate shrine for Sridevi Thayar on the southern side and Boodevi Thayar on the northern side. Also, there is a shrine for Lord Shenbaga Ganesh (since it was in the middle of Shengaga trees). In the inner circle, Sri Paramapathanathar is seated on the west side along with Sri Aathivaradhar and Lakshmidevi on His lap. Also seen here are the Dasavaratha Moorthigal. On the northern side, you will find 10 Alwar Sannidhis. Atop the sanctum, is Sri Azhagiya Mannar with Shree Devi and Bhu Devi. Brigu Muni and Markhandeyar Mahirishi are seated in the front. These statues are copper mix color painted ones with all surrounding walls with ancient work. There is a separate shrine for Lord Anjaneyar and Garuda Bagavan at the Mahamandapam and Garudamandapam respectively.
Veda Narayanan seen in a grand sitting posture with four hands flanked by Veda Valli and Kumudavalli Thaayar. With one hand, Veda Narayanan seems to be inviting the devoteesto come to him, with the other he is seen blessing those who come to offer their prayers. He is seen with a Conch and Chakra in his other two hands. There is no abishekam for this Varna Kala Moolavar.
At that time Arjuna heard a voice which stated that Arjuna would get victory if he derided the demonsat him. Hence Arjuna faked as if he retreats from the war which put the demons derided at him. Arjuna waited for that time and he launched Pasupatha weapon against the demons which erased all the demons. Indra was pleased with it and he gave Gopalaswami idol to Arjuna for his worship. Arjuna had also offered prayers to the lord daily. One day Arjuna got a dream in which lord asked Arjuna to put the idol in Ganges and Arjuna had also obeyed it.
As per another Legend, Lord Brahma is believed to have undertaken penance invoking Lord Vishnu to help recover the Vedic Scriptures that had been taken away by the Asuras. Hence Lord Vishnu got the name Veda Narayanan.
As per another Legend, King Venkatappa Naicker did not have any children and was praying to Lord Srinivasa. One day when he was bathing in the river Tambraparani, a heavenly voice advised him to feed 1000 children to fulfill his desire. The king immediately arranged to feed the children. As the feed was over his wife delivered a boy, who was named Srinivasa. The king built the temple and the surrounding town under the name Venkatanathapuram.
As per another Legend, When Perumal had to go on war to protect Bhudevi, he handed over his conch and chakra to Garuda for safe keeping. In this temple we can see Garuda with conch and chakra in his hands. The twelve azhvars of Vaishnavism are displayed as twelve steps leading to the sanctum sanctorum.
This is considered a Swayam Vyakta Kshetram (but not part of the 8 such recognied kshetrams in Vaishnavite tradition), ie the Perumal is a swayambhu. Perumal at this temple is in nindra kolam. Devotees who visit this temple receive all the blessings they would get when they visit Lord Balaji and this temple is known as then Tirupati.
As in Tirupati, the Lord blesses the devotees, as Varadaraja Perumal in Keezh Venkatanatha Puram and is surrounded by seven hills represented by Lord Kailasanathar (as Gotha Parameswarar at nearby Kunnathur, also known as Then Kalahasti).
This is one of three temples in the vicinity of each other: the Gotha Parameswarar temple at Kunnathur, Varadaraja Perumal temple at Keela Tirvenkatanatha Puram and the Venkatachalapati, Mela Tiruvenkatanathapuram (this temple). Together, these three temples are considered the equivalent of Kalahasti, Keezh Tirupati and Mel Tirupati, and it is customary to visit them together. The recommended order of visit is Gotha Parameswarar temple, Varadaraja Perumal temple and Venkatachalapathi temple
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