Varadharajaperumal temple, Thirubuvanai

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Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Thirubuvanai Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictPuducherry
Deity
Location
LocationThirubuvanai Village, Pondicherry
StatePuducherry
CountryIndia
Varadharajaperumal temple, Thirubuvanai is located in Tamil Nadu
Varadharajaperumal temple, Thirubuvanai
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates11°55′39″N 79°38′51″E / 11.92750°N 79.64750°E / 11.92750; 79.64750
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Varadaraja Perumal temple (also called Thirubuvanai Temple and Thodatri Perumal temple) in the South Indian union territory of

Rajaraja Chola
(985–1014 CE) indicating an educational institution operating in the temple.

A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a flat rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower. The temple follows Vaikasana Agama tradition of worship and is active in worship practices. The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.

History

Sculptures in the footsteps

This temple was built by

Nammalvar. The regions changed hands from British to the French colonial Empire during the 17th century. Most temples in the place were destroyed during the French invasion, but the temple was spared.[3]

Architecture

Main sanctum in the temple
Sculpted image of Rama killing Tataka

It is located in Thirubuvanai, a village, located 23 km (14 mi), in the outskirts of Puducherry in the Puducherry -

Srimad Bhagavatham are sculpted on the Adhidhtanam or the upper foundation of the Sanctum Sanctorum.[7] These Sculptures are very important as it shows that Ramayana was well Known in Ancient Tamil Nadu even Before the Kamba Ramayanam.[8][9]

Festival and religious importance

Sculpted images on the walls

The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.[10] Though it is an archaeological temple, it is active is worship practises and follows Vaikhanasa Agama. The temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnava tradition, of the Brahmin community. The temple rituals are performed four times a day: Ushathkalam at 7 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., and Ardha Jamam at 8:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for the presiding deity. During the worship, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple.[2] The temple has many festivals as indicated in the inscriptions in the temple. Tamil New year during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May), Vaikuntha Ekadashi during Margali (December - January), Sankaranthi during Thai (January - February) followed by Theerthavari in Pamba river are the major festivals celebrated in the temple.[2]

References

  1. ISBN 9788120601512
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  2. ^
    ISBN 978-81-908445-3-6
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  3. ISBN 9781482812596
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  4. ^ Census of India, 1981: Pondicherry - Volume 13, Parts 1-2. Controller of Publications. p. 75. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ P., Raja; Keshari, Rita Nath (2005). Glimpses of Pondicherry. Busy Bee Books.
  6. ISBN 9781400855407
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  7. ^ Saklani, Dinesh Prasad (2006). Rāmāyaṇa tradition in historical perspective. Pratibha Prakashan. p. 29.
  8. ^ Pillai, M S Purnalingam (1904). A Primer of Tamil Literature. Madras, British India: The Ananda Press. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ^ Zvelebil, Kamil (1973). The Smile of Murugan on Tamil Literature of South India. Leiden, The Netherlands: E J Brill. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. ^ "List of Monuments and Sites:Puducherry Sub-circle". Archaeological Survey of India. 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

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