Thirukkadigai, Sholinghur – Yoga Anjaneya Swami Temple
(Small Hill Temple)
Yoga
Anjaneya Swami Temple, or Small Hill Temple is on another hill, 350 feet high with
406 steps leading up to it. Though the steps are lesser, it is steeper. Here
also, monkeys are aplenty. Steps are fully covered with roof and there is no
worry about sun and rain. This is the only Divya Desam with such special
prominence for Lord Anjaneya. Chathur Bhuja (4 hands) Yoga Anjaneya (Hanuman)
faces west. He holds the discus in the upper right hand, conch in the upper
left hand and Japamalai (prayer beads) and Japashangu in the other hands.
Here
Hanuman is known as Yoga Anjaneya as he is seated in a yogic posture. It is
said that Anjaneya is always looking towards the sanctum-sanctorum of the
Narasimhar temple and is offering prayers. Lord Rama Pattabhishekam is engraved
on his Krida (crown) of Hanuman. Lord Hanuman here protects devotees and grants
them various boons. Nowhere else in India is Lord Hanuman seen with Shangu and
Chakra given by Lord Narasimha himself to protect the devotees. The beautifully
crafted standing Utsavar has 4 hands. Anjaneyar is considered to be the
Avathaar of Shiva, but here he is resembling the Avathaar of Sri Vishnu.
This
temple appears to be bigger than Yoga Narasimha Swamy. There are separate
sannidhi for Sri Ranganathar and Sri Ramar adjacent to Anjaneya Swamy. A
reclining Lord Aranganatha (Ranganatha, form of Lord Vishnu) is known as Bala
(child) Aranganatha facing south has been consecrated in this shrine and said
to have been worshipped by Lord Rama. Lord Rama Shrine is facing West. Lord
Rama appears with Lakshman and Sita. It is told that he has been consecrated
there to be worshipped by Lord Anjaneya.
In this
shrine, the idols of Rama, Lakshman, Sita, Chakkarathalwar, Vishnu, Sridevi and
Boodevi and Navaneetha Krishnan are in worship. This temple has two towers and
the Hanuman Theertham and the Rama Theertham. The Pandava Theertham is situated
at the bottom of this hill. It is said all evil activities are cured if we take
bath in the Theertham of this Sthalam and by worshipping Yoga Anjaneyar. There
is a pond (Chakra Theertham) in the top, well maintained.
