Thirumanicherai Udayar Temple, Periyamalai, Injimedu,
Thiruvannamalai
Thirumanicherai
Udayar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at the top of Periyamalai
Hill in Injimedu Village of Thiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu. Many people
visit this place for the relief from their problems. This is the only temple in
which the special pooja is performed for Nandi, the vahana of Lord Shiva.
People visit this temple for all kind of problems related to education,
property, money and even health.
Legends
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The
Temple
Lord
Shiva is in the form of lingam and is named as Thirumani Cherai Udayar (highly
decorative and attractive Shiva). Lord Shiva graces in the form of a Linga made
of Navapashana – a mixture of nine herbal medicinal properties. The Goddess
Parvati is named as Thirumani Nayagi (pleasant and blissful). This Shivalinga
is 5 feet 6 inches tall atop the hill and Mother is 4 feet high. Shivalinga is
very elegant, attractive and vibrant.
Lord Vinayaka is made out of
white marble from Baroda province (Gujarat) through Sri P.G. Krishnan and Smt.
Dhanalakshmi. An epigraph by Chola King Vikramaditya located atop a hillock that dates
back to 1126 A.D. and describes the story of Lord Shiva. This small 200 ft high
hillock top temple has about 51 covered steps. So rain or sun will not affect
the devotees.
This is
a 2500 years old temple which got ransacked about 700 years ago by various
invasions. The Thirumanicherai Shiva lingam which was left alone without any
pooja/ worship for nearly 700 years finally got a facelift and the
Kumbhabhishekam took place in 1999. Sanghu theertham is present in the hill in
the shape of Sanghu.
It is
said that there is a spacious cave here where Pampatti Chithar is living in the
form of a snake. It is believed that Maharshi Agastya had done the
pratisthapana of this temple and a statue of Muni Agastya is still present in
the temple premises. There is a Holy spring which is perennial and is very
sweet and cures many diseases. Abishek to Navapashana Linga is performed with
the spring water only.
Temple
Opening Time
The
temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Festivals
Maha
Shivrathri in February-March, Margazhi Tiruvadirai in December-January, Panguni
Uthiram in March-April and Karthikai in November-December are the festivals
celebrated in the temple.
Prayers
Abishek
to Navapashana Linga is performed with the water drawn from the spring in Periyamalai. The
abishek water, if consumed by the devotees, cures diseases. This is
specially used for snake bites. Many believe that the water also is a good
solution for infertility problems. Devotees perform abishek to Lord and Mother
with vastras.
Contact
Sri
Tirumanicherai Udayar Temple,
Injimedu,
Thiruvannamalai District
Phone: +91 4183 293 616
Connectivity
Injimedu
is located at about 3 kms from Peranamanallur in Thiruvannamalai district. Injimedu
is located at about 21 kms from Arani, 140 km from Chennai and 33 kms from
Vandavasi in the Vandavasi to Arani route. This place can also be reached
through Vandavasi – Chetput (Polur – Thiruvannamalai) route wherein one
has to travel for 23 kms from Vandavasi towards Chetput and then turn right
(North) towards Pernamallur/ Arani and travel further for 10 kms to reach
Injimedu.
From
Koyambedu – Chennai Bus Stand (CMBT) Buses towards Thiruvannamalai (Route No:
208), Polur (Route No: 148) will reach China Kozhyapaloor Koot road. From this
place autos are available to reach Injimedu. Bus facilities are available to
Injimedu from Vandavasi and Peranamanallur. Nearest Railway Station is
located at Thiruvannamalai and Arani. Nearest Airport is located at Chennai.
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