Sundarar prayed to Vinayaka in the temple who showed him to proceed towards the East. He presumably forgot to get thoughts about Shiva and to test his devotion, Shiva sent his Bhutaganas to steal all his possessions. As per Hindu legend, while arriving at this place, he took rest in a Vinayaka temple. He has revered many Shiva temples in South India in his verses compiled as the Seventh Thirumurai. Sundarar is a famous Saivite saint and Nayanmar belonging to the 8th century. Image of Shiva in the form of a hunter and Sundarar Since Muruga worshipped his father Shiva, the presiding deity came to be known as Muruganathaswamy. Muruga is believed to have dug a spring with his Vel, the spear and worshipped Shiva at this place. He incurred Brahmahatti Dosha for slaying the demon into two pieces. Murugan killed the demon king Surapadma at the behest of the Devas. The name of the village is derived from the lord Murugan who himself is supposed to have installed and worshipped lord Shiva in the temple at this place.
The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Four daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Brahmotsavam celebrated during the Tamil month of Maasi (February - March) for Sundarar and Mahashivaratri festival being the most prominent. The temple is open from 5:30 am – 12:45 pm and 3:30 - 8:15 pm on all days. The temple does not have a raja gopuram, the gateway tower, a common feature in South Indian temples. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. Shiva is worshipped as Thirumuruganatheeswarar and his consort Parvathi as Avudainayagi. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the present structure of the temple is believed to have been built during the Kongu Cholas period in the 10th century. Thirumuruganatheeswarar Temple (also called Thirumuruganpoondi temple) in Thirumuruganpoondi, a panchayat town in Tiruppur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
0 kommentar(er)
