The name "Thirunelvei": Once there was a poor Brahmin here named Veda Sarma who was a great Siva Bhakta. Every day he used to go out begging and the alms thus gathered were used for offering to the Lord. One day, when the brahmin was drying the paddy which he had collected, it rained suddenly and Veda Sarma feared that all the paddy might be washed away. He prayed to the Lord for help who protected the paddy from the rain by covering it and standing around it like a fence and hence the name Thiru Nel Veli (Nel - means paddy and Veli - means fence). The Lord also came to be known as Nellaiappar who has a massive temple in the town.
Lord Shiva once took the form of a Lingam, came to Tirunelveli and took His abode here. All the four Vedas stood around Him as bamboo trees and provided Him the shade. So this Sthalam is came to be known as Venu Vanarn (Venu means bamboo and Vanam means forest) and the Lord came to be known as Venuvana nathar. Sage Agasthya worshipped Lord Shiva here and got the Kailaya marriage dharshan of Lord Shiva. Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahmma and Karuvur Siddhar worshipped Lord Shiva here The 32 kind of truth people should adopt in their life was shown to the world hereIn the south-eastern corner of the prakaram, a Siva Lingam, known as Anavarata Khan, has been enshrined. It is said that the queen of one of the Nawabs was suffering from some acute disease and consulted the Brahmins for a cure. They advised her to worship Nellaiappar and perform some religious ceremonies in the temple. The Muslim queen did the same and she not only recovered from the disease but also gave birth to a male child. The boy was named Anavarata Khan and she built a shrine with a sivalingam known as Anavarata Khan in a corner of the prakaram. An opening in the outer wall of the prakararn just opposite the shrine was provided so as to enable the Nawab's family to worship the Lingam, standing outside the temple. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
