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Location:
Tiruppullaani
near Ramanathapuram
(Pandya Naadu)
Vishnu: Kalyana Jagannathan,
Taayaar: Kalyanavalli, Padmasini
Theertham:Hema Theertham
Paasuram :Tirumangaialwar
Vimaanam:Kalyana vimanam
Travel Base:Rameswaram
Description This Divya Desam
is one of the Sethu Stalams, on the coast of Tamilnadu,
linked with the Ramayana. It is also known as Darbhasayanam. It is located
at Tiruppullaani, near Ramanathapuram.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Kalyana Jagannathan or Aadi Jagannathan in a standing
posture facing east; Chakravarti Tirumagan in a reclining posture facing
east. (Kadaladaitta Perumaal) and Taayaars here are Padmasini and Kalyanavalli.
There are two shrines here one enshrining Rama in the Darbasayana pose,
signifying his resting here and invoking Varuna for help in crossing the
ocean, enroute to Sri Lanka in search of Sita.
Legends:
Rama is said to have blessed Kanva Rishi with a divine bow. Aadi Sethu,
the bathing ghats on the ocean - is located at a distance of 2 km from
here. Devipatnam nearby houses the Nava Pashana shrines, representing
the Nava Grahams, worshipped by Rama. Belief has it that barren women
beget progeny upon worshipping at Devipatnam and Tiruppullani and residing
here. The name Pullaani arises from the legend that Vishnu appeared here
under the Aswatha tree, in response to prayers by Pulla Maharishi, hence
the name Pullaranyam.
The Pattabhi Rama
shrine represents Rama's pointing out to Sita, the spot where he rested
(while he returned to Ayodhya with her).
The temple:
This temple with two prakarams covers an area of about 1.5 acres and is
crowned with a 120 feet high gopuram. The Ramanathapuram Royal family
has patronized the temple.
Festivals:
Four worship services are carried out here. The annual festivals are celebrated
in the months of Pankuni and Chittirai and the Adhyayanotsavam in Margazhi.
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