Pundarikakshan Perumal Temple, Thiruvellarai – Prayers
Devotees
pray for child boon. Devotees perform Bali Peeta Tirumanjanam and offer
pudding-Pongal Nivedhana to Lord. Prayer begins at the Bali Peeta in
the temple. It is a tradition that the childless couples bathe in the
Theerthams here on Sunday in the month of karthigai and consume the Nivedhana
offered to Perumal. This prayer, according to belief, ensures child boon
without fail.
It is
believed that one’s wishes submitted to the Perumal at the Balipeedam with the
turmeric Kappu to the Balipeedam are automatically taken care by him. Vaishnavites
believe that salvation can be achieved only after visiting Thiruvellarai. There
is a tradition in the temple which is called ‘Thiruvellarai Kandeero –
Thiruvellarai Kanden Ayya’ that says that the devotee informs the Lord that
he/she has come to Thiruvellarai and that they are now ready to attain
salvation.
After
this prayer, the devotees wash the Balipeedam and offer Pongal (rice and lentil
mash) to the Lord. To have a wish fulfilled one must take a vow to perform ‘Thirumanjanam’
for the altar. When the wish is fulfilled, the Thirumanjanam at the altar
should be done followed by offering of Pongal (a type of food offering) to the
altar and Perumal and conclude the worship.
