Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Thennangur,
Thiruvannamalai
Meenakshi
Sundareswarar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Thennangur
Village in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu. The ancient name of the place
now called “Thennangur” was Dakshina Halasyam. As this area was once full of
forests, this was also known as Shadaranya Kshetra (6 Forests).
Pandya
King, desiring to have a child, was exhorted to have a yagna done with the help
of Sapta Rishis. It was here, in Shadaranya this yagna was said to have been
done and a girl child appeared in this yagna. The king took the child to
Madurai, and named her Sri Meenakshi; therefore Dakshina Halasyam is the birth
place of Sri Meenakshi. Hence this temple was built in memory of Meenakshi.
Initially
Guruji thought of constructing a temple for Lakshmi-Narayana. On the suggestion
of stapathis, he decided to build Shaiva-Vishnu temple. At the time of
construction, Kanchi Paramacharya was consulted regarding the name of the
idol. And through him, it was learnt that the original name of the Thennangur
is Dakshina Halasyam.
For the
installation of Lord Sundaresa, Guruji went in search of a proper idol. When he
was in Varanasi, at the time of taking bath in the Holy Ganges, he got
a Bana Lingam from the Ganges with the Blessings of Gurunatha. The same
was taken to Thennangur and installed there. Every year the
Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Kalyanam is performed in this temple.
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