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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





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size=2>Naachiyaar Koil at Tirunaraiyur</FONT></B></TD>
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face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=2>Places of 
Worship</FONT></A></B></P></TD></TR>
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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>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The main deity hereis Lord 
Vishnu in the form of Srinivasar (Tirunaraiyur Nambi)&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="50%">
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
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<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&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;</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!&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are also shrines to Yoga 
Narasimhar, Veera Hanuman, Ramar and 
Chakrapani.&nbsp;&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;Mrs.Mythili 
Parthasarathy</STRONG></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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GArudan</DIV>
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<P>Hi, 
<P>&nbsp;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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