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Location: Tirumayam
near Pudukkottai
(Pandya Naadu)
Vishnu: Satyagirinathan,
Taayaar: Uyyavanda Naachiyaar
Theertham:Palaa Vriksham
Paasuram :Tirumangaialwar
Vimaanam:Satyagiri Vimanam
Travel Base:Tiruchirappalli
Description This Divya Desam
is located on the railroad between Karaikkudi and Pudukkottai and is a
rock cut temple dating back to the Pallava period.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Satyagirinathan, in a standing posture facing east.
Taayaar here is Uyyavanda Naachiyaar. Tirumangaialwar refers to Vishnu
here as 'Tirumeyya Malaiyaala'.
Legend
has it that the demons who surreptitiously tried to steal the image of
Perumal were warded off by the poisonous fumes emitted by Adi Seshan,
who stood guard.
The Temple:
This is a beautiful rock cut temple with interesting images in bas relief.
The image of Satyagirinathan is an imposing one. Also here is the rock
cut Satyagireeswarar temple, enshrining Satyagireeswarar (Shiva) and Venuvaneswari
(Parvati). This temple dates back to the period of Mahendra Varma Pallavan.
There sanctum and the ardhamandapam to Shiva are rock cut. There is a
shrine to Valampuri Vinayakar here. There are also bronze images to Natarajar
and Somaskandar and several other beautiful rock carvings here. Four worship
services are offered each day and the annual festival is celebrated in
the month of Chittirai.
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