Thiruppaarththanpalli

Coordinates: 11°10′11″N 79°47′50″E / 11.16972°N 79.79722°E / 11.16972; 79.79722
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Thiruppaarththanpalli
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictMayiladuthurai
DeityTaamaraiyaal Kelvan Perumal

Tamarai Nayagi

Parthasarathi
Features
  • Tower: Narayana
Location
LocationParthanpalli
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Thiruppaarththanpalli is located in Tamil Nadu
Thiruppaarththanpalli
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates11°10′11″N 79°47′50″E / 11.16972°N 79.79722°E / 11.16972; 79.79722
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

The Taamaraiyaal Kelvan Perumal Temple or Thiruppaarththanpalli is located close to Thirunangur, a small village, 8 km east of

Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Taamariyaal Kelvan and his consort Lakshmi
as Shegamalavalli.

It is one among the eleven Divya Desams of

Mahabharata. Krishna
appeared as Parthasarathy to Arjuna here and initiated his education, leading to the name of the temple.

The temple is open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m and has four daily rituals at various times of the day. The Thirumangai Alvar Mangalasasana Utsavam celebrated annually during the

Thirunangur Tirupathis are brought on mount designed like Garuda, called Garuda Vahana
, to Thirunangur.

Legend

Image of shrine of Agastya

The

Mahabharatha reached this place on a pilgrimage. He was thirsty and sought water from sage Agastya who was doing penance. There was no water with the sage and all places around. Agastya realised that it was the trick of the god Krishna, who was the favoured deity of Arjuna. He advised Arjuna to pray Krishna, who did accordingly. Krishna was pleased with the prayer of Arjuna and offered him a sword. Arjuna dug the land with the sword which resulted in a gush of water resulting in the Katka Pushkarani, the temple tank. Arjuna is depicted in the temple sporting a sword, following the legend. Krishna also appeared to Arjuna as Parthasarathy and initiated his knowledge to understand who he actually was. Since Parthasarathy initiated education here for Arjuna, the place is called Parthanpalli. (Parthan + Palli, meaning school).[2]

The legend of all the eleven temples of Thirunangur are closely associated with each other. As per legend, the Hindu god

Bharadvaja, Gautama and Varuna performed penance at this place.[3] It is believed that Ekadasa Rudra, a form of Shiva, is believed to have worshiped Vishnu at this place.[4]

The Temple

Image of Thayar shrine

It is located close to Thirunangur, a small village, 8 km east of

Bhudevi, Niladevi, and Jambavati.[6] Following the legend of sage Agastya, a separate shrine of Agastya was built during the consecration of the temple in May 2015.[5]

Festival

Image of the temple

The temple is open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnavaite community, from the Brahmin class. The temple rituals are performed four times a day: Ushathkalam at 8 a.m., Kalasanthi at 10:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 7:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Tamaraiyan Kalvan and Shengamalavalli. During the worship, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple.

The annual Theerthavari festival is celebrated during the New moon day of

Thirunangur Tirupatis are brought on mount designed like Garuda, called Garuda Vahana, to Thirunangur. The festive image of Thirumangai Alvar is also brought on a Hamsa Vahanam (palanquin) and his pasurams (verses) dedicated to each of these eleven temples are recited during the occasion. The festival images of Thirumangai Alvar and his consort Kumudavalli Nachiyar are taken in a palanquin to each of the eleven temples. The verses dedicated to each of the eleven temples are chanted in the respective shrines. This is one of the most important festivals in the region which draws thousands of visitors.[2][7]

Religious significance

The temple is revered in

Thirunangur Tirupathis and is closely associated with Thirumangai Alvar. It is also the only temple in the Nangur Divya Desams to have been revered by an Alvar other than Thirumangai Alvar[citation needed]. It is also the only one of the eleven to have both Rama and Krishna as festival deities.[2] Poigai Alvar makes a reference about the deity, though not directly about the temple in his works in Tiruvandadi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b R. 2001, pp. 522-3
  2. ^ a b c d e f S., Prabhu (12 July 2012). "Shrine dedicated to Arjuna". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ R. 2001, pp. 470-1
  4. ISBN 9788120601512
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  5. ^ a b "A breath of fresh air". The Hindu. 26 June 2015.
  6. ISBN 978-81-88661-42-8
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  7. ^ "Garuda Sevai" (PDF). Ramanuja.org. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

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