Oorudaiappar Temple, Thirupananthal, Thanjavur
Oorudaiappar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord
Shiva located at Thirupananthal Village in Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu.
Presiding Deity is called as Oorudaiappar. It is believed that this is one of
the Mada temple built by Kochengata Chola. This temple is managed by the
trustees of the Dharmapuram Aadhinam Sri Aruna Jadeswarar Swamy temple. This
temple is located on the corner of the Thiruppandhaal highway road.
Legends
Mada
Kovil:
Kochengat Chola was a Chola king and one
of the 63 Nayanmars (Saivite saints) of Saivism. He is
believed to have attained spiritual rebirth of a spider that fought with an
elephant in its previous birth over the worship of the Hindu god Shiva. He
had red eyes during birth as he remained in his mother’s womb a little longer.
His mother, looking into the babies red eyes said Kochengkannano (in Tamil Ko=king,
Cheng=red, Kan=eyes), which literally means king with red eyes and hence he was
named Kochengat Cholan. After becoming a king, he followed Saivism and
built 70 Maadakovils, temples with elevated structure where elephants
cannot reach the sanctum, in the Chola empire. It is believed that this is one
of the temple built by him.
People
worshipped Lord Shiva:
Lord Brahma worshipped Lord Shiva here. At the same
time, Elephant Iravadha also worshipped Lord Shiva to get rid of sin by
removing the Alankaras done by Lord Brahma. On seeing this, Lord Brahma
worshiped Vishnu and with the help of Vishnu, Brahma built the Mada Temple and
worshipped Lord Shiva without any disturbances from Iravadha.
Temple
Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 06.00 am to 12.00 Noon and
04.00 pm to 08.00 pm.
Contact
Oorudaiappar Temple,
Thirupananthal, Kumbakonam,
Thanjavur District – 612 504
Phone: +91 435 245 6422
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Thirupananthal
Arunajadeswarar Temple, 1 Km from Thirupananthal Bus Stand, 12 Kms from Aduthurai
Railway Station, 19 Kms from Kumbakonam, 14 Kms from Thiruvidaimaruthur, 30 Kms
from Mayiladuthurai and 106 Kms from Trichy Airport. The Temple is situated on
NH – 36 on Kumbakonam to Sethiyathope Route. Nearest Railway Station is located
at Aduthurai and Nearest Airport is located at Trichy.
Location
