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Location: Tiruputkuzhi
near Kanchipuram
(Tondai Naadu)
Vishnu: Vijayaraghava Perumaal
Taayaar: Maragatavalli
Theertham:Jatayu Theertham
Paasuram :Tirumangaialwar
Vimaanam:Vijayakoti Vimanam
Travel Base:Chennai, Kanchipuram
Description This Divyadesam
is located at Tirupputkuzhi, 11 km west of Kanchipuram
off of the Chennai Vellore highway at a distance of about 80 km from Chennai.
Tirupputkuzhi is where Ramanujar was under the tutelage of Yadavaprakasar.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Vijayaraghava Perumaal in a seated posture facing
east, and Taayaar is Maragatavalli in a separate sanctum to the right
of Perumaal's sanctum. The sanctum bears an image of Vishnu with Jatayu
on his lap. Sridevi's and Bhu Devi's positions are reversed.
Legend
has it that when Rama, estranged from Sita performed the last rites to
the bird Jatayu here, Jatayu is believed to created the Jatayu theertham
here. The name Tirupputkuzhi arises out of the shrine's association with
Jatayu.
The Temple:
The stone structure here dates back to the period of Sundara Pandyan;
renovations were carried out here in 1955. An interesting belief holds
here. Barren women desiring progeny worship here and are given a prasadam
of roasted soaked lentils. It is believed that if these roasted lentils
sprout, the worshpper would conceive and beget children. Two worship services
are carried out here each day.
Festivals:
The horse mount (kutirai vaahanam) here, spins on an axis. Legend
has it that the carpenter who made this mount upon being asked to make
another of a similar kind for another temple, refused and committed suicide.
The carpenter's tomb is visited by the deity on the horse mount, during
the annual festival in Maasi. Other festivals here include the Teppa Utsavam
in the month of Thai (New moon), The Pavitrotsavam in the month of Avani
and Rama Navami.
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