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
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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
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello:</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=2>I am enclosing a write up on KalGarudan
by a devotee Mrs Parthasarathy; Hope it is useful in your pursuit of
divine blessings by the Great NityaSoori Sri Garuda</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=2></FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT size=2>Namaskarams</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=2>MC Mani</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:mcmani@xxxx">mcmani@xxxx</A></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </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>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><IMG
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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>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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<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>
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<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>
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