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On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 at 20:38, Gopala Krishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > PAPANASAM TEMPLE TIRUNELVELI AND KUMBAKONAM-1 Compiled > > Dear friends, > > I had been to the Papanasam temple near Ambasamudram many times. It is > about 20 KMs from my Kuladaivam temple at Sadavudayarkovil near > Kallidaikurichi. The recent visit was about 6 years back. > > Once on temple tours near Kumbakonam, I have visited Papanasam temple > there. It was early 1998’s. > > Famous music composer Papanasam Sivan is from the Papanasam near > Kumbakonam. > > In this posting first the Papanasam temple near Ambasamudram is detailed. > Later part the Papanasam temple near Kumbakonam is described. > > Hope a divine reading. > > Gopalakrishnan 16-8-2024. > > 1 Introduction > > Papanasanathar Temple in Papanasam, a village in Tirunelveli district in > the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. It > is located 60 km from Tirunelveli. About 16 KMs from Ambasamudram. > > Constructed in the Dravidian architecture, the temple has three precincts. > Shiva is worshipped as Papanasanathar and his consort Parvathi as Ulagammai. > > A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple > is about 7 feet height from the roads. > > The temple has a seven-tiered gateway tower. The temple was originally > built by Chandrakula Pandya, with further additions by the Vijayanagar and > Nayak kings during the 16th century. The temple has artistic sculptures > representative of Nayak art. > > The temple is open from 5.30 am - 12 pm and 4.30-7:30 pm on all days > except during festival days when it is open for the full day. Six daily > rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the > Brahmotsavam festival during the Tamil months of Chittirai (April - May) > and Thaipoosam during Thai (January - February) being the most prominent. > > Papanasanathar Temple in Papanasam, famous shrine in Papanasam which lies > in the bank of Thambaraparani River where the main deity is Lord Shiva in > the name of Papanasar (Destroyer of Sins) > > The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and > Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. > > 2 Legends and religious significance > > According to one legend, during the divine wedding of Shiva and > Parvathi, there was heavy crowd at Kailas h. Sage Agasthya could not get a > vision of the event and was praying to Shiva at this place and pleased by > his devotion, Shiva appeared to him and his wife Lopamundra, in the Kalyana > posture. The falls nearby the temple is thus called Agasthiyar Falls. > > According to another legend, sage Rosemary floated a set of flowers in > Tamiraparni River and the first flower reached the shore at this place. The > sage established a temple for Papanasanathar and worshipped the deity here. > > The lingam, the iconic form of Shiva in the temple is believed to an > aspect of Surya, one of the planetary deities. The temple forms a series > of Navagraha temples in the banks of Tamiraparni River where each of the > nine planetary deities are considered to reside in one temple. The temples > are classified as Nava Kailasam and the presiding deity of all the nine > temples is Kailasanathar. The temple is associated with the planet Surya > (Sun) and considered first in the series of the nine temples. > > The lingam is believed to have appeared from kala tree and is called as > Mukkala Nathar. > > There are idols of Somaskanda, Rishabaroodar and Agastya close to the idol > with unique sculptural representation. > > According to a third legend, the king of celestial deities, Indra slayed > a demon Dwastha, the son of Sukracharya (the Guru of Asuras) as he was > performing a penance to seek superior powers against the Devas. Indra > incurred Brahmahatti Dosha, a sin attained for slaying the Brahmin. He > roamed around a lot of places for doing penance and finally on the advice > of Brihaspathi, he landed at Papanasam. Since his sin (Papam locally) was > expiated in this place, it came to be known as Papanasam. > > This Papanasar temple is first among the Nava Kailayams where the > Navagraha known for this temple is Surya (The Sun). Papanasar is mainly > known for his healing powers where he seems to be the medicine for any > diseases in the world. He has the power to cure any diseases for his > disciples who really have the love and affection on him. > > 3 History > > The exact history of the temple could not be ascertained, but it is > originally believed to have been built by the Pandya king, Chandrakula > Pandya, who ruled over the regions of Madurai. He built the central shrine > and vimana of the temple. Veerappa Nayaka (1609-23 AD), a ruler of Madurai > Nayak dynasty built the Yagasala, dwajasthamba (flag staff) and Nataraja > hall. > > In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu > Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. > > 4 Architecture > > A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines, pierced by > a seven-tiered gateway tower. > > 5. Deities > > The idol of Papanasanathar in the form of Lingam is housed in the sanctum. > > The shrine of Ulagammai is housed in a west facing shrine. There is a > pounding stone in front of Ulagammai shrine where ladies grind turmeric. > The turmeric is used during sacred ablution and also used by the devotees > after the worship. > > 5A Sub-deities > > The shrine also houses the idols of Vinayaka, Subramanyar, > Dakshinamurthy, Durga, and Navagrahas on the walls. > > The west facing shrine adjacent to the flagstaff has a hall with yali > pillars, where Nataraja is housed. Nataraja is routed in Ananda Thandava > posture and also called as Punugu Sabapathy. > > 6 Temple tanks > > The tank in the temple is called Papanasa Theertham, while two other tanks > namely Agasthya Theertham and Kalyani Theertham are also associated with > the temple. > > 7. Poojas > > The temple follows Saivite tradition. Agamam Kaamiga Agamam. > > The temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a > daily basis. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: > > Tiruvananthal at 6:30 AM, Sirualasanthi at 7:00 AM, Kalasanthi at 8:30 AM, > Uchikalam at 11:30 PM, Sayarakshai at 6:00 PM, and Arthajamam between 8:00 > - 8:00 PM. > > Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivedyam (food > offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Papanasanathar and > Ulagammai. > > During Uchikala pooja, the food offered to the deities is offered to the > fish in Tamirabarani River. > > There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. > > 8 Temple opening time > > The temple is open from 6AM - 1 PM and 4PM-8:30 PM on all days except > during new moon days when it is open the full day. > > 9.Festivals > > The Brahmotsavam festival celebrated during the Tamil months of Chittirai > (April - May) and Thaipoosam during Thai (January - February) are the > most prominent festivals of the temple. > > Other festivals like Sivarathri and Agasthiyar Thirukalyanam (sacred > marriage) are also celebrated. > > Chithirai Vishu, Margazhi Urshvam, Kandha Sasti Thiruvizha are also > celebrated. > > 10 Offerings > > Benefits of Special Puja at Papanasam - Papasanathar Temple : > > People will be immensely benefitted by performing this puja in this Nava > Kailayam Temple. By Performing Puja in this temple, devotees are blessed > marriage and child boon. > > This is Parihara Sthalam for doshas related to Surya Graha. > > If children are having dosha related to graha or in Horoscope, in this > temple they can be given adoption to God and taken back. It is believed all > doshas are rectified by this. > > The turmeric water after abishekam to Ambal is believed to give Ladies > marriage and child boon. Also ladies get Mangalya Bhagyam by this. > > Sandal Paste decoration done to Nandhi here on Thai Poosam day. On this > day Lord Shiva gave Natana darshan to saint Pathanjali. > > This is one of Sakthi Peetas of Goddess Parvathi. > > 11 Temple tree > > Kizha Tree > > 12 Annadhanam > > This temple offering daily Annadhanam to its devotees from 15/092011 under > the Scheme of Honourable Chief Minister’s Annadham scheme. > > 13 Location > > This temple is located at the foothills of Podhigai in the Western Ghats. > > 14 Transport facilities > > Frequent Bus services from Tirunelveli to Papanasam via Cheranmahadevi and > Ambasamudram route > > Train facilities are also available from Tirunelveli Junction to Amba > samudram. > > 15 Speciality > > The worship of the lord of this temple is equivalent to worshiping the > Lord Suriya Nainar Temple nearby Aaduthurai in Mayiladuthurai District. > > My note- This is a quite new information to me. It is one of the > Navagraha temples in Tirunelveli and for worshipping Sun God. > > 16 Devotees visit the temple > > 'Destruction of sins', stemming from the belief that a dip in these holy > waters can absolve one of their sins. The Skanda Purana, a revered Hindu > scripture, mentions the efficacy of the Theertham. > > 17 Neighbouring towns > > Vikramasingapuram and Ambasamudram are the nearby towns. It falls under > Tirunelveli District. We may have vegetarian restaurant at Ambasamudram, of > somewhat good quality. > > 18 Geography > > It is situated at the bank of Thamirabarani River. It is called > Thamirabarani since copper (thamiram in Tamil) content in the water is high > > The town is surrounded by green paddy fields. It is well known for Madura > coats, a fabric production company. This town is also well known for its > schools. There are about 108 herbs available in the Papanasam hill area > which are not found in other part of the world > > 19 Mahapushkaram > > The Maha Puskaram Festival which occurs once every 144 years, was > inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu governor on 10 October 2018 by taking a > holy bath in the Tamiraparni river, opposite the Sivan Temple, and > continued until 21 October 2018. > > My note- One of my visit was just after mahapushkaram in October 2018. I > could not book any lodging. > > 20 Contact Address > > Executive Officer,Arulmigu Papanasam Temple, > > Papanasam, Ambasamuthiram Taluk, > > Tirunelveli District. > > Telephone Number : 04634-293757 > > I will continue with Papanasam near Kumbakonam in the next posting. > > > > -- > To go to your groups page on the web, login to your gmail account and then > click on https://groups.google.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEE2L%2B0jxMZ%2BWhQjdAHV5gDDYgxxOP_1xCb8QgMyg5VdZPKHdA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEE2L%2B0jxMZ%2BWhQjdAHV5gDDYgxxOP_1xCb8QgMyg5VdZPKHdA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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