Tuesday, 6 August 2019

Sri Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple / வைத்தமாநிதி பெருமாள் கோவில், திருக்கோளூர் / Thirukkolur, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu.

29th June 2019.
The Nine Vishnu temples on the banks of the river Thamirabarani in Thoothukudi district are called Nava Tirupati. Nammalwar has sung pasurams on Lord Vishnu of these temples. Hence, these 9 Vishnu temples are classified under 108 Divya Desams. These nine Vishnu temples are associated with Vishnu’s ten incarnations and the planets.  Thirukkolur Temple is associated with the Narasimha Avatar and the planet Sevvai (Mars).


The Mangalasasanam was done by Nammalvar. He praises Maha Vishnu and this place Thirukolur in Thiruvaimozhi of Nalayira Divya Prabandham.
 
உண்ணும் சோறு பருகும் நீர் தின்னும் வெர்றிலையும் எல்லாம்
கண்ணன் எம்பெருமான் என்றே கண்கள் நீர்மல்கி
மண்ணினுள் அவன் சீர்வளம் மகிக் அவனூர் வினவி
தண்ணம் எம் இளமான் புகும் ஊர் திருக்கோளூரே
......நம்மாழ்வார் திருவாய்மொழி

Moolavar  : Sri Vaithamanidhi Perumal / Nishebavithan
Thayar     : Sri Kumutha Valli and Sri Kolur Valli

Some of the salient features are…
The temple faces east with a Rajagopuram base (Mottai Gopuram). On the opposite side of the road is a 4-pillar mandapam. Dwajasthambam, Balipeda, and Garudan are after the Rajagopuram base under a mandapa. Moolavar is in sayana posture on Adhiseshan, and its hood forms an umbrella. Moolavar is made of Stucco, keeping his head on a marakkal (a measuring vessel).

In antarala Urchavars are kept. In the mandapam Visvak Senar and ALwars. In praharam, Kumudha Valli Thayar, Kolurvalli Thayar, Narasimhar, Madhurakavi Alwar, and Pakshirajan (no vigraha).



ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and maha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is rectangular in shape to accommodate Maha Vishnu's sayana posture. The sanctum sanctorum is on a simple patha bandha adhisthana with Jagathy, thiripatta Kumuda, and pattikai. The Bhitti starts with vedikai. The Pilasters are Brahma kantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and pothyal. Stucco images of Shiva as Dakshinamurthy on the South Side, Vishnu with Sridevi and Bhudevi on the west side, Brahma on the north side, and the Vimanam is in salakara style architecture. The Vimana is called as Srikara Vimanam.

 Maha Vishnu with his consorts
Shiva as Dakshinamurthy
 Brahma with his consorts on the North side 






HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple was built during the Pandya period and the 12th to 13th centuries. Chozha period inscriptions are found on the Kumudha. The inscriptions belong to Chozhas, who conquered Pandya Country, and the King's Sons ruled Pandya Nadu with the name Chozha Pandya.  

An inscription starts with Jayangonda Chozha Pandya...



LEGENDS
Kuberan and Madhurakavi worshiped Perumal of this temple. As per the legend, Kubera went to Mount Kailash to see Shiva and Parvati. Kubera had seen Parvati differently. Parvati got angry and cursed him to leave all the wealth and lose his beauty. Kubera realized his mistake and begged Parvati to pardon him. Parvati granted one eye’s sight and asked him to get back to whom the wealth was surrendered. In the meantime, the nava nidhis surrendered to Sri Vaithamanidhi Perumal. Kubera worshiped Perumal and got back half wealth and gave it to Sri Lakshmi. The rest half of the wealth stayed with Perumal, and hence, Perumal is called Vaithamanidhi Perumal.

People offer prayers to get back the lost wealth. This temple is Sevvai dosham parihara sthalam.


TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 12.30 Hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:
Balaji Bhattar may be contacted on the mobile at 90472 17914 and Srinivasa Bhattar at 99429 31701 & 04639 273806 for further details.

HOW TO REACH:
Thirukkolur is about 8 km from Srivaikuntam and 3 km from Alwarthirunagari, which is on the way to Tiruchendur from Tirunelveli. All the buses will stop at Alwarthirunagari.
33 km from Tiruchendur, 39 km from Tirunelveli, and 200 km from Madurai.
The nearest Railway station is Srivaikuntam (8 km) and Tirunelveli (42 km).

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE






---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

2 comments:

  1. no inscriptions here?

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    1. After your comment, I had rewritten the post with some more details and photos. The temple has Chozha period inscriptions.. But where they are recorded is not known. Will update the inscription details after getting it.

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