VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Narasingh Devta Temple / Joshimath / ஜோசிமத், Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India.

Monday, 26 February 2024

Narasingh Devta Temple / Joshimath / ஜோசிமத், Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India.

The visit to this Joshimath temple was a part of Chardham Yathra conducted by the Super Yathra Service, Kumbakonam. (Originally, this temple's visit was written without much detail. Hence, this part was written as a separate post in the Diva Desam List of Temples. Since there was a systematic allotment of buses to climb, we started a little earlier. On the way, we had the darshan of Sri Narasimhar, which is one of the 108 mangala sasana Vishnu sthalams at JOSHIMATH. From Joshimath, our guide had shown me the back side of Indira Neela Parvatham ( Ie, the hill opposite Sri Badrinath Temple).

This Maha Vishnu Temple at JOSHIMATH is the 67th Divya Desam of 108 Divya Desam. (The temple claims the 105th Divya Desam). Mangalasasanam was done by Thirumangai Alwar in Nalayira Divya Prabandham.

வாலிமாவலத்தொருவனதுடல்கெட வரிசிலைவளைவித்து,அன்று

ஏலநாறுதண்தடம்பொழிலிடம்பெற இருந்தநலிமய்யத்துள்,

ஆலிமாமுகிலதிர்தர அருவரை அகடுறமுகடேறி,

பீலிமாமயில்நடஞ்செயும்தடஞ்சுனைப் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே.

இரவுகூர்ந்திருள்பெருகியவரைமுழை இரும்பசியதுகூர,

அரவமாவிக்குமகன்பொழில்தழுவிய அருவரையிமயத்து,

பரமனாதியெம்பனிமுகில்வண்ணனென்று எண்ணிநின்றிமையோர்கள்,

பிரமனோடுசென்றடிதொழும்பெருந்தகைப் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே.

....... திருமங்கை ஆழ்வார் இரண்டாம் திருமொழி ( 958- 967 )

This image is in the Oppiliappan Temple Praharam

Moolavar : Sri Narayana Perumal / Narasimhar / Sri Paramapurushan

Consort : Sri Parimalavalli Nachiyar

Some of the salient features of this temple are...

During our visit to Joshimath, the new temple was not constructed. The temple was like a residential building.

The Vigrahas are small in size. In the Sanctum Sanctorum Narasimhar, Sowmiya Narasimhamurthy, Ramar, Sita, Lakshmana, Aanji, Badri Naranarayan, Chandi Devi, Kuberan, Utsavar, Gurudan are on a platform. Thayar and Rajarajeswari are in separate sannidhis (Rooms).

HISTORY

The Temple was believed to have been built during the 8th Century with the effort of Adi Sankara. Joshimath was the original capital of the Katyar Dynasty before it moved to Kartikeyapur, the present name of Baijnath. The present temple was built in 2016 - 17.