Thiruloganathar
Temple, Irumbuthalai, Thanjavur
Thiruloganathar Temple is a
Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Irumbuthalai Village near Thirukarugavur
in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Thiruloganathar
and Mother is called as Thiruloganayagi. The place was called as Manukula
Soolamani Chathurvedhimangalam during ancient times. The Temple is considered
as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns had a mention about this Temple.
Legends
It is believed that Goddess
Mahalakshmi worshipped Lord Shiva and got relieved of his curse.
The Temple
The Temple is east facing but
the entrance arch is situated on the southern side. The entrance arch has a
stucco image of Ammaiappar. Presiding Deity is called as Thiruloganathar. He is
housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam and is facing east. Shrines of
Vinayaga and Muruga can be found at the entrance of sanctum. Dakshinamurthy,
Vishnu and Durga are the Koshta Idols located around the sanctum walls.
Mother is called as Thiruloganayagi.
She is housed in separate south facing shrine. She is with four hands. Two of
her hands holds lotus flowers and other two hands are showing Varada and Hastha
Postures. Mother Shrine is situated in the Mandapam right opposite to the
sanctum. There is no Navagraha Shrine in this Temple.
There are Idols of
Saneeswaran, Tirunavukkarasar, Sambandar, Bhairava and Surya in the Mandapam in
the Mother shrine. Also, there is a Lingam with his consort can be found in the
same Mandapam. This Lingam is facing east. Sthala Vriksham is Vilva tree. There
is an inscription dated to 10th regnal year of Rajendra Chola I
informs about the renovations done to this Temple.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from
08.00 AM to 09.00 AM and 06.00 PM to 08.00 PM.
Literary
Mention
The Temple is considered as
Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung by Appar had a mention about this
Temple. The Temple is mentioned in 6th Thirumurai in 51st
Patikam in 6th Song.
பெரும்புலியூர் விரும்பினார் பெரும்பா ழியார்
பெரும்பற்றப் புலியூர்மூ லட்டா னத்தார்
இரும்புதலார் இரும்பூளை யுள்ளா ரேரார்
இன்னம்ப ரார்ஈங்கோய் மலையார் இன்சொற்
கரும்பனையாள் உமையோடுங் கருகா வூரார்
கருப்பறிய லூரார் கரவீ ரத்தார்
விரும்பமரர் இரவுபகல் பரவி யேத்த
வீழி மிழலையே மேவி னாரே
Prayers
Devotees worship Lord Shiva
here to become rich. Since Mahalakshmi worshipped Lord Shiva here.
Contact
Thiruloganathar Temple,
Irumbuthalai, Papanasam Taluk,
Thanjavur District – 613 504
Phone: +91 4374 311 358
Mobile: +91 99446
87952
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about
2 Kms from Kalanjeri, 5 Kms from Thirukkarugavur, 6 Kms from Saliamangalam, 6
Kms from Saliamangalam Railway Station, 10 Kms from Poondi, 11 Kms from Papanasam,
11 Kms from Papanasam Railway Station, 21 Kms from Thanjavur and 79 Kms from Trichy
Airport. The Temple is situated on Papanasam – Thirukarugavur – Saliamangalam
Route.
Location