Sangameshwarar Temple, Bhavani – Prayers
This
Temple is famous for doing Naga Dosha Pariharams. Devotees make an idol of the
Snake and install it in the Vinayaga Temple situated on the banks of the river
Cauvery to get relieved of Doshams. Those who are having Chevvai Dosham, Men
should tie a Mangal Sutra to a plantain tree and leave it in the river and Women
should perform pujas to Bodhi stick with leaves (Arasamaram) and leave it in
the river.
This is
the place where rivers Cauvery, Bhavani and Amirtha (invisible) meet. People
perform rites here to satisfy their departed elders. The other speciality in
Bhavani is, that when dead bodies are burnt, the skulls do not scatter as
generally found in yards of other places. Because it said that there are 1008 Shivalingas
under the earth. For cure from high fever, people offer rice prepared with
pepper and Seeragam to the Lord Jwarahareswarar and get cured.
Besides
the above prayer offerings, people also come here for removal obstacles to
marriage. There will be heavy crowd here during new moon days and 18th of Adi
Tamil month (July-August). Devotees offer pujas to Mother Cauvery with coconut,
fruits, flowers, ear rings made of palm leaves, black pearls etc. Also, those
who bathe in the confluence spot of Cauvery and Bhavani rivers during the Solar
and Lunar Eclipse attain salvation. They offer fine clothing to the Lord and
the Goddess.
It is
also believed that performing pujas, offering donation for righteous causes
ensure the devotee with manifold benefits. The Amirtha Lingeswarar in the
temple is placed on a seat called Avudayar according to Saiva principles is a
mobile one that can be removed and placed on the seat again. Men and women
seeking boons for children take the Shivalinga, perform puja and walk around it
for three times and place it back on the Avudayar.
