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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Oorudaiappar Temple, Thirupananthal, Thanjavur

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