The
visit to the Eral Chairman Arunachala Swamy Temple at Eral was part of the
“Temples and Heritage Sites of Thoothukudi District Visit” on February
15, 2025. This Samadhi temple is on the northern banks of the
Thamiraparani River.
Moolavar:
Chairman Arunachala Swamy
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
complex has two entrance arches from the roadside. A Shiva Lingam is
installed on the Jeeva Samadhi. A standing posture of a metal image of Sri
Chairman Arunachala Swamy is on the back side of the Shiva Lingam.
Vinayagar
and Nagar are in the praharam, under a mandapam.
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ARCHITECTURE
The
Jeeva Samadhi temple consists of a sanctum sanctorum, an ardha mandapam, and an open
mukha mandapam. The vimanam is constructed in the Kerala style with a sloping roof
and images of snakes at the four corners.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
Sri
Kumarasamy of Melaputhukudi village near Thiruchendur. From the palm leaves given by a Munivar to treat snake, scorpion, and puran (a venomous
centipede) bites. Sri Ramaswamy is the
descendant of Sri Kumaraswamy. He and his wife, Sivanainthammal of Umarikadu,
went to many temples for a child boon. They met a Sadhu at Arunchunai Katha
Ayyanar Temple, and he advised Sri Kumara Swamy and his wife to worship Ainthu
Veettu Swamy of Chettiyapathu. And also said that the child should be named Arunachalam.
Aruchaclam
was born on 2nd November 1880 CE and learned Tamil from palm leaves
at Moolakarai. He had his High School education at his uncle’s
house. He has become an expert in both Tamil and English. He also learned his
forefather’s art of treating the venomous creature’s bites and saved many
people. After hearing his knowledge, the British Government made him Munship of Siruthonda Nallur. He quit the job when he was forced to lie for a
case.
In
the meantime, his parents tried to arrange a marriage. He said that nothing would
stick to a baked pot and asked them to wait till he attained the age of 28. Again, he was made the Chairman of Eral Panchayat by Bishop Weston, of District
Collector. During his tenure, he converted the Eral Village into an example of
the District by improving the hygiene of the Village by appointing workers,
digging canals to drain the wastewater, planting many trees, installing street
lighting, etc.
8
days before his death, Shiva came into his dream and asked him to join him. After
signing important documents at the office, which include the additional
facilities for the welfare workers. On 27th April 1908, he called his brother
Karutha Pandy and said that the time had come to depart from this material world. Went
inside the room, lay down on the bed, and started meditation. His soul departed
and attained the lotus feet of Shri Shiva at the age of 28 years. He was laid
to rest on the banks of the Holy River Tamirabarani, under a banyan tree. Along
with him, the materials, books, and jewels. Even after attaining Samadhi, Sri
Arunachalam performed many miracles, and many devotees were relieved from prolonged
illness and venomous creature bites.
The
burglars tried to steal the precious jewels after digging. All of a sudden, a lot
of snakes chased them away, and the same thing appeared in the dreams of the villagers.
Realizing the spiritual power of Chairman Sri Arunachalam, his father
constructed a temple on the Jeeva Samadhi. Also, he installed a Shiva Lingam
made out of river sand on the Jeeva Samadhi.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pournami, Amavasya days,
Tamil New Year Day, Guru Pooja, Adi festival with Kodiyetram, Thai month
festival with Kodiyetram, etc. Annadhanam will also be served on Amavasya days.
During festival days, lakhs of devotees gather at this place to get the
blessings of Chairman Sri Arunachala Swamigal.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 06.00 hrs to 12.30 hrs, and from 15.30 hrs to 20.30
hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
The
Jeeva Samadhi temple may be contacted through the mobile number +918903721536 for further details.
HOW
TO REACH
The
Jeeva Samadhi temple is on the north banks of the Tamitrabarani River at Eral.
The
Eral is about a km from the Eral village, 7.2 km from Mukkani (on the
Thoothukudi - Thiruchendur Road), 9.3 km from North Authoor, 30 km from
Thoothukudi, and 20 km from Thiruchendur.
The
nearest Railway Station is Thiruchendur.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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