Thirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple, Manakkal
Ayyampet, Thiruvarur
Thirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple is a Hindu
temple located at Manakkal
Ayyampet in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Abhimuktheeswarar.
His consort, Parvati, is known as Baagampriyal. The place is also known as Thirupperuvelur
/ Kattur Ayyampet. This is one of the 78 “Maadakovils”, built on an elevation,
by Ko Chenkata Chola Nayanar so that elephants cannot enter the sanctum.
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the
early medieval Thevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanmars Tirugnanasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar. This is the 209th Devaram Paadal Petra
Shiva Sthalam and 92nd Sthalam on the south side of River Cauvery in
Chozha Nadu. Arunagiri Nathar sang Thiruppugazh on Lord Muruga of this temple.
Legends
Peruvelur:
Lord Muruga worshiped Shiva; hence this place is called
as Peruvelur.
Vishnu
got back his Male appearance from Mohini form:
Vishnu is said to have prayed to Shiva to lose his
Mohini form. Vishnu got back his male appearance after Mohini appearance to
destroy asura by worshipping Shiva of this temple. There is a separate shrine
for Perumal inside the temple.
Sages
worshipped Lord Shiva here:
Gowthama and Bhringi Munis are also believed to have
worshipped Shiva here.
Legend
of the tussle between Aadi Sesha and Vayu:
This Sthalam is also associated with the legend of the
tussle between Aadi Sesha and Vayu. This is a little piece of the Kailash that
was thrown apart in the fight between Aadhi Sesha and Vayu Bhagwan.
The
Temple
This is one of the 78 “Maadakovils”, built on an
elevation, by Ko Chenkata Chola Nayanar so that elephants cannot enter the
sanctum. There are 17 steps to reach the Sanctum. Lord is Swayambu Moorthy
Lingam housed on Square Avudayar. This east facing temple has a 3 tiered
Rajagopuram. Presiding Deity is called as Abhimuktheeswarar / Priyanathar / Avimuktheswarar.
Nataraja Saba is present in a mandapam of Wovval Nethi form. There is a
separate shrine for Perumal inside the temple.
Mrugandu Maharishi’s statue is one of the koshta
moortham. Mother is called as Niraikkonda Nayagi / Baagampriyal / Abinnammbaal
/ Elavar Kuzhali. There is a separate Sannadhi for Ambal in sitting posture –
Veerasanam with four hands and faces east. Sthala Vriksham is Vanni Tree.
Theertham is Saravana Poikai. There are shrines to Ganesha, Vaikunta Narayana Perumal,
and Subramanya. There are also shrines to Maha Lingeswarar, Bhairavar, Saraswateeswarar,
Jambukeswarar, Brahmapureeswarar, Surya, Saneeswara and Durga.
Festivals
This small temple celebrates Karthikai Deepam each year.
Two worship services are offered here each day.
Literary
Mention
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the
early medieval Thevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanmars Tirugnanasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar. This is the 209th Devaram Paadal Petra
Shiva Sthalam and 92nd Sthalam on the south side of River Cauvery in
Chozha Nadu. Arunagiri Nathar sang Thiruppugazh on Lord Muruga of this temple.
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity
as:
விழையாதார் விழைவார்போல் விகிர்தங்கள் பலபேசிக்
குழையாதார் குழைவார்போற் குணம்நல்ல பலகூறி
அழையாவு மரற்றாவு மடிவீழ்வார் தமக்கென்றும்
பிழையாத பெருமானார் பெருவேளூர் பிரியாரே.
குழையாதார் குழைவார்போற் குணம்நல்ல பலகூறி
அழையாவு மரற்றாவு மடிவீழ்வார் தமக்கென்றும்
பிழையாத பெருமானார் பெருவேளூர் பிரியாரே.
Prayers
It is considered as parihara Sthalam for Sukran; people
with debt burden worship the Lord here. People with stammering difficulty pray
here to get rid of their problem.
Contact
Thirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple,
Manakkal Ayyampet, Thiruvarur District
Phone: +91 – 4366 – 325
425
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 11 Kms from Thiruvarur, 4
Kms from Thirukkannamangai, 5 Kms from Engan, 12 Kms from Nannilam, 6 Kms from Srivanchiyam,
32 Kms from Kumbakonam and 110 Kms from Trichy. This temple is located on
Thiruvarur to Kumbakonam road. All the buses from Thiruvarur to
Kumbakonam pass through Manakkal Ayyampet. From main road one has to walk to
a distance of 1 Km. Nearest Railway Station is located at Thiruvarur and
Nearest Airport is located at Trichy.