Visit to Hara Saabha Vimosana Perumal temple at Thirukkandiyur
Location:
About 11 kms from Tanjore, enroute to Thiruvaiyaru and 2 kms before Thiruvaiyaru. The temple is on the main road itself.
Quick Facts:
One of the 108 divya desams
Main deity: Hara Sapa Vimochana Perumal/ Kamalanathan in standing posture facing east.
Goddess: Kamalavalli Naachiyar
This is also known as the Pancha Kamala Kshetram due to the five factors - Lord Kamalanathan, Goddess Kamalavalli, Kamala Pushkarani, Kamalaakrithi Vimaanam and Kamala Kshetram.
Mangalasasanam: Thirumangai Azhvaar
Other shrines: Narasimhar, Garudar and Andal
Priest: Sriram Bhattachar, Oththa Theru, Kalyanapuram, Thiruvayaru.Contact no: 98653 02750
Legend:
Shiva got the Brahmaharthi dosham after plucking Brahma’s fifth head. Though his hunger was ended by Goddess Lakshmi at Uthamar Koil, the fifth head of Brahma that got stuck to Shiva’s palm did not leave. Vishnu answered Shiva’s prayer for salvation and asked him to bathe at Kandiyur. Shiva prayed to Goddess Kamalavalli and Vishnu at Kandiyur and attained salvation from Lord Kamalanathan here.
Because Shiva got cleansed of his curse, the deity here is called ‘Hara Saabha Vimosana Perumal’ (Hara is another name of Shiva).
The Temple:
The place is called Kandiyur, in Lord Shiva’s name Kandeeswarar. A small and beautiful temple present just on the main road itself. The utsava perumal is present with his left foot in front. It is our custom that we put our right foot first while entering our house in any subha function. During marriages, we take extreme care that the bride enters the in-law’s house for the first time with her right foot first. In the same way while going out, we have to set our left foot first to bring home success. It seems this is still being followed in Army march pasts.
Prayer Benefits:
Being the place where Shiva himself got salvation from his curse, it is believed that all our curses will go away if one visits this temple.
Note:Just across the road, there is a Shiva temple, one of the eight veeratta sthalams where there are shrines of Brahma and Saraswathi also. When we were there, there was a big crowd in front of the temple with many police personnel due to some trouble and so we could not visit the temple.
Location:
About 11 kms from Tanjore, enroute to Thiruvaiyaru and 2 kms before Thiruvaiyaru. The temple is on the main road itself.
Quick Facts:
One of the 108 divya desams
Main deity: Hara Sapa Vimochana Perumal/ Kamalanathan in standing posture facing east.
Goddess: Kamalavalli Naachiyar
This is also known as the Pancha Kamala Kshetram due to the five factors - Lord Kamalanathan, Goddess Kamalavalli, Kamala Pushkarani, Kamalaakrithi Vimaanam and Kamala Kshetram.
Mangalasasanam: Thirumangai Azhvaar
Other shrines: Narasimhar, Garudar and Andal
Priest: Sriram Bhattachar, Oththa Theru, Kalyanapuram, Thiruvayaru.Contact no: 98653 02750
Legend:
Shiva got the Brahmaharthi dosham after plucking Brahma’s fifth head. Though his hunger was ended by Goddess Lakshmi at Uthamar Koil, the fifth head of Brahma that got stuck to Shiva’s palm did not leave. Vishnu answered Shiva’s prayer for salvation and asked him to bathe at Kandiyur. Shiva prayed to Goddess Kamalavalli and Vishnu at Kandiyur and attained salvation from Lord Kamalanathan here.
Because Shiva got cleansed of his curse, the deity here is called ‘Hara Saabha Vimosana Perumal’ (Hara is another name of Shiva).
The Temple:
The place is called Kandiyur, in Lord Shiva’s name Kandeeswarar. A small and beautiful temple present just on the main road itself. The utsava perumal is present with his left foot in front. It is our custom that we put our right foot first while entering our house in any subha function. During marriages, we take extreme care that the bride enters the in-law’s house for the first time with her right foot first. In the same way while going out, we have to set our left foot first to bring home success. It seems this is still being followed in Army march pasts.
Prayer Benefits:
Being the place where Shiva himself got salvation from his curse, it is believed that all our curses will go away if one visits this temple.
Note:Just across the road, there is a Shiva temple, one of the eight veeratta sthalams where there are shrines of Brahma and Saraswathi also. When we were there, there was a big crowd in front of the temple with many police personnel due to some trouble and so we could not visit the temple.
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