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Thirumukkoodal Sri Appan

Prasanna Venkatesa Perumaal

Pazhaiya Seevaram Sri Lakshmi

Narasimhar

Ponneri Sri Agatheeswarar

Aarani Sri Sampangi

Pitchaaleeswarar

Karungaali Sri

Chinthaamaneesarar

Gudiyatham Sri Gangai Amman

Madhuraanthakam Eri Kaatha

Sri Raamar

Kettavarampalayam Sri Ramar

Thiruverkaadu Sri Karumaari

Amman

Thiruverkaadu Sri

Vedhapureeswarar

Kaaladi Sri Aadhi Sankarar

Vallam Sri Vedhaantheeswarar

& Sri Giri Varadharaaja

Perumaal

Manimangalam Sri

Kailaasanaadhar

Manimangalam Sri

Dharmeswarar

Ponpadhar Koodam Sri

Chathurbuja Kothandaraamar

Pon Vilaindha Kalathur Sri

Munkudumeeswarar

Thiruppaasoor Sri Vaaseeswarar

Thirumullaivayil Sri

Maasilaamaneeswarar

Vyasarpadi Sri Raveeswarar

Pudhuppaakkam Sri Veera

Anjaneyar

Semmancheri Sri Srinivasa

Perumaal

Koyambedu Sri Vaikundavaasa

Perumaal

Koyambedu Sri

Kurungaaleeswarar

Aappoor Sri Nithya Kalyana

Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal

Aathur Sri Muktheeswarar

Pozhichalur Sri Agatheeswarar

Nandhambakkam Sri

Kothandaramar

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011

Thirumukkoodal Sri Appan Prasanna Venkatesa

Perumaal

Thirumukkoodal is a village located about 20 kms from Kanchipuram on the

road going towards Chengalpattu. While going from Chengalpattu, one can

reach Pazhaya Seevaram, 5 kms before Walajabad. From Pazhaya

Seevaram one has to take left and cross the bridge on the river Palar to

reach Thirumukkudal.

Thirumukkoodal has an ancient temple for Lord Vishnu called Sri Appan

Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal.

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Thiruvaanaikkaa Sri

Jambugeswarar

Thiruvalidhaayam Thiru

Thirumukkoodal got its name as three rivers Palar (Ksheera Nadhi),

Vegavathi (Saraswathi) and Cheyyar (Bahu Nadhi) merge together at this

place. This place is called Triveni Sangamam and is considered equivalent

to Ganges. Taking bath here is considered as holy as bathing in Prayag.

The temple is beautifully located on the banks of the river giving a scenic

view. The compound of the temple is just on the shore of the river is a

wonderful site to see. Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar temple is located in Pazhaya

Seevaram (pic below) on one side of the river and Sri Appan Prasanna

Venkatesa Perumal temple on the other bank of the river.

This temple is said to be 1200 years old, as the oldest inscription found in

this temple belongs to 9th Century. This temple is said to have built by a

king ruling Thondai Mandalam (with capital as Kanchipuram), by name

Raja Thondaimaan Chakravarthy.


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According to the legend, the king Thondaimaan once started to Thirupathi

to have dharshan of Lord Venkatesa Perumal. He then heard a divine voice

telling him that it was not the time to visit Thirupathi as a king from a

neighbouring country was nearing his kingdom to wage a war. The voice

advised him to be with his son during war time to save the country and

later to visit Thirupathi.

On hearing this Thondaiman prayed to Lord Venkatesa Perumal and the

Lord blessed him to win the battle and gifted him with His Sanku (Conch)

and Chakra (Wheel). Thondaiman successfully won the battle and on his

way back both the weapons Sanku and Chakra vanished. Later, the Lord

directed Sri Ramanujar to install Sanku & Chakra for Him at this place.

Thats how the deity here had got Sanku & Chakra here.


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Then the king Thondaiman surrendered to Perumal at Thirupathi seeking

Moksha. The Lord directed him to come to Thirumukkudal to grant

Moksha to him. The king visited here to have dharshan of the Lord. Till

then, the Lord here was said to be in Sayana Kolam (reclining posture

like Ranganathar). When the king visited here the Lord is said to have

changed his posture and gave him dharshan in standing posture.

The king Thondaiman, out of his excitement and bliss, embraced the Lord

saying Appaney Venkatesa ( ), means Oh My Father

Venkatesa! and from then the Lord here came to be known as Appan

Venkatesa Perumal. The king Thondaimaan is said to have built this

temple initially for Lord Sri Venkatesa Perumal. The same king is said to

have built the temple at Thirupathi (Thirumala) as well as Thirumalai

Vaiyaavoor, which is called Southern Thiruppathi.

The main deity Sri Appan Venkatesa Perumaal is seen majestically in the

standing posture. Brigu Maharishi, Sri Markandeyar and Sri Bhumadevi are

seen worshipping him.


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The Lord here is said to have given dharshan to Brigu Maharishi,

Markandeya and Bhumadevi (mother Earth).

There are 3 Sthala Virukshams (holy trees) for this temple, which are

Devadhaari, Vanni and Sandhanam (Sandal).

Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumals Parvettai is a very popular festival

here. Sri Varadharaja Perumal, Pazhaya Seevaram Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar

& Appan Venkatesa Perumal give dharshan together here in this temple

every year on the Kaanum Pongal Day, which is said to be a delight to

watch. Vaikunda Ekadasi is celebrated in a grand manner at this temple.

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The Thaayaar (Goddess) here is Sri Alarmel Mangai Thaayaar for whom

there is a separate shrine present at the temple.

Other deities like Sri Varadhar, Sri Aandaal and Sri Anjaneyar (Hanuman)

have separate shrines in the temple.

Sri Anjaneyar is very special here. Whenever the Lord is carried out for

procession, the first respects are paid to Sri Anjaneyar before the God is

taken out.


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Also Sri Anjaneyar is said to be very powerful here in reducing the burden

of ones debts. People worship Lord Anjaneyar here to come out of their

heavy debts. Also peculiarly, Lord Anjaneyar is not offered Vadai Malai

here like other temples. Instead, he is offered the garland made of

Thenkuzhal (a kind of Murukku snack). People pray Lord Anjaneyar to

come out of their debts and once their debts are settled, they come here

and offer Thenkuzhal Maalai to Him.

This temple is protected and maintained by ASI. Lots of stone inscriptions

are found along all the walls of the temple. These epigraphs belong to

various periods starting Raja Raja Chola 1, Rajendra Chola and others. The

inscriptions tell a lot about the grants made by various kings to the temple

where the temple enjoyed huge popularity.


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Also there are inscriptions belonging to the Veera Rajendra Chola (11th

Century), mentioning about a Veda Patasala (Vedic School) which was

existent at the temple premises. According to the inscriptions, there has

been a Vedic College run in the Jananatha Mandapam of this temple.

Eight subjects including Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and grammar were taught to

various students here.

Interestingly the inscriptions also reveal clearly in detail about the number

of students enrolled in college, the number of teachers appointed for each

subject and the remuneration paid to them. Also there has been a hostel

for this college where the students stayed during their studies and the

details of the servants and cooks appointed to take care of the inmates

have been detailed in the inscriptions.

There has also been a medical centre (Athura Saalai) attached to this

college at this place where the students, teachers and the temple staff

were treated for various illnesses. This 15 bedded hospital was named

after the king Veera Chozhan and had ample manpower comprising a

physician by name Kodhandaraman Aswathaaman Bhattan, a surgeon who

performed operations, nurses to attend to patients and servants to bring

herbs from places and even a barber.

The information on the salaries paid to the employees of the hospital and

the names of about 20 different types of medicines which were stored in


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the hospital are well detailed in the inscriptions.

There was also a provision made for the reciting of Thiruvaimozhi at this

temple during Chola period.

According to the inscriptions, Thirumukkudal in ancient days was situated

under a subdivision of a territory called Madhuranthaka

Chathurvedhimangalam (todays Madhuranthakam) which was part of

Kalathur Kottam, a district of Jayamkonda Chola Mandalam.

This temple stands a testimony for Indian heritage across centuries and

explains about the glorious periods during the reign of Pallavas and Cholas

where the kings not only showed interest in conquering places but also

patronised education and health care along with religion to make a better

society.

The temple priest Sri Raghunaadhan (Tel: 94437 78352) takes care of this

temple and also patiently explains the visitors about the temple in detail.

Below is the video of his narration shot on the mobile (kindly bear the poor

quality due to mobile recording and poor light inside the temple).


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Pazhaiya Seevaram

Sri Lakshmi

Narasimhar

Thirumalai

Vaiyaavoor Sri

Prasanna

Venkatesa

Perumaal

Aappoor Sri Nithya

Kalyana Prasanna

Venkatesa Perumal

The temple is open between 08.30 am to 11.30 am and 4 pm to 6 pm on

weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays the temple is open from 08.30 am

till 1 pm and from 3 pm till 7 pm.

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23 comments:

Anonymous Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:10:00 PM

You are lucky to have visited so many temples. Thank you for

sharing the knowledge and experience.

Divyachapan

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Priya Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:30:00 PM

Wonderful! Such a lovely temple so intricately narrated! I specially

liked the glimpse of the moolavar as the bhattar speaks to you.

The light is so significant that the Bhattar is in darkness while the


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Lord glows behind him! Good to see a post again from you after a

break!

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N Guruvelavan Saturday, May 28, 2011 1:37:00 PM

Hello Saravanan,

Very nice article. As usual the description, photos are excellent.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Regards

Guru

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Govindan Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:10:00 PM

thanks for the information which makes me feel to visit the

temple soon

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ganesh Monday, May 30, 2011 10:18:00 PM

hi thanks for the information about this temple anna nad very nice

article . Continue the good work.

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Murali Krishnan Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:30:00 PM

Fantastic commentary. We only a few months before went to

Pazya Seevaram and had darshan of Narasimmha Swamy. Later

when we went to Tirumukoodal, unfortunately the temple is

closed down. Important to note that the temple is open only for a

few hours in morning and evening. So enquire and plan

accordingly.

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Mitr Friend - Bhushavali Wednesday, August 10, 2011 7:09:00 PM

Thanks for the details Saravanan...

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god bles u

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An excellent blog with beautiful image display,i really love going

to spiritual places

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Anonymous Monday, December 05, 2011 5:00:00 PM

Wonderful naration..!!Absolutely stunning. Thirumukudal is my

home town!! blessed!

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Anonymous Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:45:00 PM

Please visit this temple. This is really very good. You can contact

the priest of the temple. His phone no. is 9444915722 &

9443778352 to perform any pooja offerings.

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Prem48 Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:00:00 PM

I had the opportunity to visit this temple today .. the location is

great on the banks of the river. The temple is well maintained and

there is a lot of peace & quite. The 'sthala puranam' narrated by

the priest reveals the trinity "Bhrama, Vishnu & Maheshwara are

embodied in One. It was a good experience and the weather was

just right ... cloudy & cool for once!

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Manohar seo Monday, August 27, 2012 3:57:00 PM

I am very happy to see these temple, its very nice, and I am

completely enjoyed here around this temple. Here nature is also

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Gajendran S Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:49:00 PM

I just had the experience of visiting this magnificent temple

yesterday. I love the serenity and the aura of the place, and

ofcourse the Lord in his divinity

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R.Saravanan Saturday, December 01, 2012 9:41:00 PM

Thanks for sharing the information about the temples. This will

help us to know about the importance of the nearby temples.

Surely I'll visit this temples with my family & friends.

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Anonymous Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:20:00 AM

Hi Saravanan,

What made you to start this blog and to do such a wonderful

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K S Thangaraj Saturday, December 22, 2012 10:43:00 AM

Hi Saravanan,

Thanks for sharing this and makes me recollect my previous visits

to this temple and i am eagerly waiting for my next trip. Praying

my lord to give me an opportunity.

Thanks saravanan.

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