Naachiyaar Koil at Tirunaraiyur Places of Worship Hello: I am enclosing a write up on Kal Garudan by a devotee Mrs Parthasarathy; Hope it is useful in your pursuit of divine blessings by the Great NityaSoori Sri Garuda Namaskarams MC Mani mcmani@xxxx One of the 108 divya desams of Hindus is the temple sthalam at Naachiyar Koil, Tirunaraiyur. The place is almost an hour's drive from the temple town of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. The main deity here is Lord Vishnu in the form of Srinivasar (Tirunaraiyur Nambi) and His consort is Vanchulavalli thaayaar. The holy theertham here is known as Manimukta Pushkarini and this sthalam has been sungby Tirumangai Alwar, who refers to the Lord as "Naraiyur Nindra Nambi". This temple was built by the Chola King Ko Chenkannan, who worshipped Lord Vishnu here before he started off on battles with the Cheras and the Pandyas. The Lord's Consort, Naachiyaar or Taayaar, gets the place ofprimary importance in this shrine, thus the name, Naachiyaar Koil. The moolavar (main deity) here is known as Tirunaraiyur Nambi, also known as Sreenivasar or Vasudevar. The Lord appears in the marriage pose or Kalyanakkolam with Vanchulavalli Taayaar (Nambikkai Naachiyaar) in the sanctum sanctorum. This is the place where the Lord married Vanchulavalli thaayaar. According to the legend, Goddess Lakshmi was born to Sage Madhava at the foot of a Vanchula tree (thus, Vanchulavalli thaayaar). The Lord manifestedhimself in the Pancha Vyuha forms and married Vanchulavalli thaayaar. The Pancha vyuha forms are Sankarshana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Purushothama and Vasudeva, and these idols can be seen in the garpa griha. The Temple The temple has five prakarams with mandapams with artistically carved pillars. The garbagriha here is known as the Sreenivasa Vimanam. Thaayar has no separate shrine here. A special shrine is dedicated to the Kal Garudan here. The KalGaruda at Nachiyar Koil is very famous and it is on Garuda that the Uthsava moorthi is taken during the temple festivals. The Gardua is seen with nine serpents, and has the power to remove the navagraha dosham also. The specialty of the Kal Garuda is that the mount is said to increase exponentially in size as it is carried out and decrease the same waywhile it is brought back inside. When it is just taken out of the shrine, only four people are needed to carry the mount. With each step, the mount increases in weight and by the time it is carried out of the temple, 64 people are required to carry it! There are also shrines to Yoga Narasimhar, Veera Hanuman, Ramarand Chakrapani. The festivals The Margazhi Bhrammotsavam (Mukkoti Utsavam) is of great significance here, especially the Kal Garuda Vaahana Sevai, where the festival image of Sreenivasar is taken out on a stone Garuda mount. During this festival, Naachiyar leads the procession on a HamsaVaahanam. The Tirukkalyanam is celebrated in the month of Aavani. The Pankuni Bhramotsavam, Vasantotsavam and Krishna Jayanthi are other festivals celebrated here. Mrs. Mythili Parthasarathy ----- Original Message ----- From: mala srinivasan To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:35 PM Subject: [SriRangaSri] Regarding Kal GArudan Hi, I would like to get some information on kalgarudan at nachiyar koil. Please send me details or references about KalGarudan at nachiyar koil Bye Malinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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The place is almost an hour's drive from the temple town of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The main deity hereis Lord Vishnu in the form of Srinivasar (Tirunaraiyur Nambi) andHis consort is Vanchulavalli thaayaar. The holy theertham here is known as Manimukta Pushkarini and this sthalam has been sung by Tirumangai Alwar, who refers to the Lord as "Naraiyur Nindra Nambi".</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>This temple was built by the Chola King Ko Chenkannan, who worshipped Lord Vishnu here before he started off on battles with the Cheras and the Pandyas. The Lord's Consort, Naachiyaar or Taayaar, gets the place of primary importance in this shrine, thus the name, Naachiyaar Koil. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The moolavar (main deity) here is known as Tirunaraiyur Nambi, also known as Sreenivasar or Vasudevar. The Lord appears in the marriage pose or Kalyanakkolam with Vanchulavalli Taayaar (Nambikkai Naachiyaar) in the sanctum sanctorum.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is the place where the Lord married Vanchulavalli thaayaar. According to the legend, Goddess Lakshmi was born to Sage Madhava at the foot of a Vanchula tree (thus, Vanchulavalli thaayaar). The Lord manifested himself in the Pancha Vyuha forms and married Vanchulavalli thaayaar. The Pancha vyuha forms are Sankarshana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Purushothama and Vasudeva, and these idols can be seen in the garpa griha.</FONT></P> <P align=left><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Temple</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The temple has fiveprakarams with mandapams with artistically carved pillars. The garbagrihahere is known as the Sreenivasa Vimanam. Thaayar has no separate shrine here. </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="50%"> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><IMG src="http://www.chennaionline.com/toursntravel/placesofworship/images/karudan.jpg" align=left border=0>A special shrine is </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>dedicated to the Kal Garudan here. The Kal Garuda at Nachiyar Koil is very famous and it is on Garuda that the Uthsava moorthi is taken during the temple festivals. The Gardua is seen with nine serpents, and has the power to remove the navagraha dosham also. </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The specialty of the Kal Garuda is that the mount is said to increase exponentially in size as it is carried out and decrease the same way while it is brought back inside.</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>When it is justtaken out of the shrine, only four people are needed to carry the mount. With each step, the mount increases in weight and by the time it is carried out of the temple, 64 people are required to carry it! </FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are also shrines to Yoga Narasimhar, Veera Hanuman, Ramar and Chakrapani. </FONT></P> <P align=left><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>The festivals</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Margazhi Bhrammotsavam (Mukkoti Utsavam) is of great significance here, especially theKal Garuda Vaahana Sevai, where the festival image of Sreenivasar is taken out on a stone Garuda mount.</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>During this festival, Naachiyar leads the procession on a Hamsa Vaahanam. The Tirukkalyanam is celebrated in the month of Aavani. The Pankuni Bhramotsavam, Vasantotsavam and Krishna Jayanthi are other festivals celebrated here.</FONT></P> <P align=right><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG> Mrs.Mythili Parthasarathy</STRONG></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=malinivasan@xxxx href="mailto:malinivasan@xxxx">mala srinivasan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx href="mailto:SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx">SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [SriRangaSri] Regarding Kal GArudan</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P>Hi, <P> I would like to get some information on kalgarudan at nachiyar koil. <P>Please send me details or references about KalGarudan at nachiyar koil <P>Bye <P>Malinivasan</P> <P><BR> <HR SIZE=1> <B>Do You Yahoo!?</B><BR>Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! 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