Friday, June 23, 2017

Abathsahayeswarar Temple, Rudhragangai, Thiruvarur

Abathsahayeswarar Temple, Rudhragangai, Thiruvarur
Abathsahayeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Rudhragangai Village near Nannilam in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu. The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. It is believed that this is one of the Mada temple built by Kochengata Chola.

Legends
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The Temple
Presiding Deity is called as Abathsahayeswarar / Parimaleswarar / Gowriswarar / Vilvaneswarar. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. There is a sculpture showing Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathi in marriage posture along with Lord Muruga behind the Linga in the sanctum. This form of representation is called Somaskanda. Ganga can be found in the head of Lord Shiva.
Mother is called as Parimala Nayagi. Mother is housed in a separate shrine on the right-hand side immediately after the Temple entrance. She is in standing posture. Dakshinamoorthy of this Temple is called as Gnana Guru. He is gracing along with Sanakathi disciples and Lord Brahma with his consort Saraswathy. It is said that Brahma and Saraswathy worshipped Dakshinamoorthy to get relief from curse.
There are shrines for Jwahara Vinayagar, Rig Vedha Lingam, Atharvana Vedha Lingam, Yajur Vedha Lingam, Sama Vedha Lingam, Murugan with four hands along with Valli & Devasena, Vishnu with his consort Maha Lakshmi, Brahma with is consort Saraswathy, Lakshmi Narayana, Varadaraja, Dakshina Moorthy and Thyagaraja inside the temple premises.
Idols of Vinayagar in standing posture and Bhaskara Muni are of exceptional beauty. Sthala Vinayagar of the temple is Acham Theertha Vinayagar. Theertham of this Temple is Rudhra Ganga Theertham and Arasalaru River. Sthala Vriksham is Vilvam.
Festivals
All Shiva related festivals especially Masi Magam are celebrated here with much fanfare.
Prayers
Taking bath in Arasalaru is equivalent in taking bath in Ganga. The Temple is famous for Pithru Dosha Nivarthi. Staying here for three nights continuously will absolve all his sins.
Connectivity
The Temple is located about 650 meters from Poonthottam Railway Station, 1.5 Kms from Poonthottam Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Koothanur Saraswathy Temple, 2 Kms from Poonthottam, 5 Kms from Peralam, 10 Kms from Nannilam, 20 Kms from Thiruvarur, 22 Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 37 Kms from Kumbakonam, 76 Kms from Thanjavur, 133 Kms from Trichy and 136 Kms from Trichy Airport. Nearest Railway Station is located at Poonthottam and Nearest Airport is located at Trichy.