Rajarajeshwari Temple, Deivaseyalpuram, Thoothukudi
Deivaseyalpuram is
located in the Tirunelveli-Thoothukudi on National Highway 7A in India. Sri Rajarajeshwari temple is located in the village. In
this temple, there is a gigantic idol of god hanuman of 77 ft. high facing west direction. It is located
at a distance of 26 km from Tirunelveli near Vallanadu which has a Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary a protected area of Tamil
Nadu created for the protection of Blackbuck Antelope.
This
gigantic Hanuman Idol is installed for World peace, assumes significance. The
idol has three components - a 59-ft. Murti of Anjaneya, a 12- ft. Varga Peetam
and 6-ft. Padma Peetam. Apart from this, a 6-ft-tall idol of Anjaneya has been
installed in the sanctum sanctorum with the Vimana built in front of the Peetam.
Daily Abhisheka and aradhana are performed to the idol sculpted by a team led
by Muthaiah Sthapati.
The
Viswaroopa Sundara Varadha Anjaneya idol is located on the south in the
premises of the Raja Rajeswari Temple on the Tuticorin-Tirunelveli highway. It
is said that a divine message (from Ambal) that the idol be installed there to
save human beings from the intensity of natural calamities and man-made
tensions, besides blessing them with peace.
The Rs.
95 lakh-project for the installation of the Anjaneya idol, apart from creating
two temples - one for Sri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana and the other for Swarna
Bhairavar, was completed only recently. Technical assistance for the holy task
was rendered by SPIC.
