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Friday, September 21, 2018

Agneeswarar Temple, Thirukattupalli – Legends

Agneeswarar Temple, Thirukattupalli – Legends
Agneeswarar:
Once all the Devas assembled here and prayed to the Lord. Agni Bhagavan had a special request since he burns all the evils of the devotees who perform homams, he had to carry their sins. He is also blamed as anything touched by him is charred. He requested the Lord to give him relief. Pleased with his prayers, Lord asked him to dig a well (Agni Theertham) and use that water to perform abishekam. When Agni did it, all his burdens disappeared and he became pure again. 
He was also given the boon that henceforth he would not be burdened with the sins of the devotees. Hence the Lord is called Agneeswarar. Since the Tamil name for Agni is Thee, he is also known as Theeyaadiyappar. Hence the place is called Agneeswaram. The devotees bathe on Sundays in the month of Karthikai (November-December) in Agni theertha and on Masi Magam (February-March), Panguni Uthiram (March-April) and Vaikasi Visakam (May-June) and attain blessings.
Destruction of Woraiyur:
A king who ruled Woraiyur gave two Sevvanthi flowers that flowered in his garden to his two wives. The younger wife at Woraiyur took it for herself whereas the elder wife at Thirukkattupalli offered it to Lord Shiva. So, it is said that Woraiyur was destroyed due to rain whereas Thirukkattupalli didn’t face any such destruction.
People worshipped Lord Shiva here:
Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, Suryan, Agni, Bageeradhan and queen of Urayur worshiped Lord Siva here and were blessed by him.