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Next Temple we are going to see is the ARULMIGU ABATHSAHAYESWARAR TEMPLE,ALANGUDI. This is a famous Guru Parihara sthalam and Lord Siva is called Sri Abatsahayeswarar. One who comes to your help is dire stress. Let us see some information about the temple,sthalapuranam,poojas,etc.,
Varadarajan
Arulmigu Abathsahyeswarar Temple, Alangudi
Divine Place :
Alangudi is the divine place, where Lord Guru can be propitiated in the form of Sri Dakshinamurthy. This sacred shrine of Jupiter is renowned for its tri-glories, i.e. Moorthy (The Presiding Deity), sthalam (Place of divinity) and theertham (The Holy Water). Lakhs of people throng his place, particularly on the day of Jupiter’s transit to the next sign., to solicit Jupiter’s protection from afflictions. Lord Jupiter’s benign look (Drishti) can shower a lot of blessings from him. He is Deva guru. He is also known as Brihaspathi, due to his excellence in education and fine arts, possessing supreme intelligence.
About Alangudi :
Alangudi is the holy abode of Jupiter and a divine place where one could propitiate Jupiter. Lord Shiva is manifested here in the form of Lord Guru. Sri Dakshinamurthy is to be worshipped as he is worshipped, as Guru Bhagwan here. Alangudi is renowned for its ‘triglories’ i.e Moorthy (The Presiding Deity), Sthalam (Place of divinity) and Theertham (The Holy Water).
Alangudi and its hoary past:
274 Sthalams of erstwhile Chola Country have been sung in Devaram and Alangudi is one among the 127 Sthalams, situated on the southern banks of Cauvery river. Sage Sukha, Rishi Viswamithra, Sage Agastya, Adisankara and several other hoy men have worshipped at this shrine. The Lord of this Sthalam is Swayumbhu (Natural origination of the idiol). Hence, the period of this temple could not be fixed accurately. The temple is existing from ancient times.
Temple Construction: :
This temple was believed to be constructed by an ardent of Lord Shiva. ‘Amuthokar’, the minister of the King Masukuntha Chakravarti. He was beheaded by the Chakravarti, as he refused to give half of his Punya, (merit) to the King. On his death, the sthalam reverberated with the sound ‘Amuthokar’. The King got frightened at this constant diabolic echo, realizes his mistake and worshipped the Lord Abadsahayeswarar with ardent devotion. Then, he was relieved from all Doshas.
Holy Sthalam :
Alangudi is a tiny village in Thiruvarur Dt. of Tamil Nadu. It is 7 Kms South of Needamangalam Railway station and 17 Kms South of Kumbakonam, on the road that leads to maanargudi. Kasi Arranyam, Thiru Erumpoolai and Alangudi are the names by which this holy place is known. The Divine poet, Thirugnanasambandar has blessed this Sthalam as beautiful place filled with flowers.
Sthala Vruksha (The Holy Tree) :
Poolai Shrub is the holy tree of this Sthalam and it is an object of worship here..
Theertham (The Holy Water) :
Alangudi is surrounded by three holy rivers. They are Cauvery, Kolidam and Vennaru. Fifteen theerthams are around this temple, among which the Amrita Pushkarani encircling the temple is very famous. Chakra theertham is in front of the temple. It is said that this theertham, was created by Maha Vishnu’s Chakra (Disc).
Miraculous Episode: :
Once a Chola Raja, who ruled over Thiruvarur, was fascinated by the idol of Sundaramurthy at Alangudi and desired to have it installed at Thiruvarur for worship. On learning this, temple priest at Alangudi become panic stricken. He disguised the idol as a child affected with chicken-pox, hid it inside a swing and brought it back safely to Alangudi. The traces of Chicken-pox can still be seen on this image. What a miracle! It reinforces our Spiritual faith in the Almighty even in this Kali yuga!
Ways of worship at Alangudi temple :
It is believed that only those who had obtained the blessings and punya from 14 generations could come to this temple. The Following sequential steps of the propitiatory ritual must be meticulously followed at the temple.
Worships :
First Lord Vinayaka is to be worshipped as a prelude to any deity’s worship.
Then, Dwaja Ganapathy (appearing in the flag – mast) followed by Lord Abathsagayeswarar (the main deity) and Guru Dakshinamurthy have to be worshiped.
Later, the deities Somaskanda, Karthikeya, Mahalakshmi, Durga, Chandikeshwara, Navagrahas ans Festival Idol Gurumurthy, who are in the prakaras have to be worshipped.
Then, Lord Sani and Goddess Elavarkuzhali Ammai (Consory of the Main Deity) have to be worshipped.
Finally, prostration before the flag - mast is to be done, with our body touching the ground.
The worshipper is instructed to light 24 lamps with ghee and circumambulate the Guru Bhagavan temple 24 times.
Worship Timing :
From 06.00AM to 01.00PM
From 04.00AM to 08.30PM
Daily Four Time pooja :
Monthly kattalai archanai for 1 year...Rs..500 (inland) and Rs.1000 (foreign)
Archana every thursday for 1 year.....Rs..1500 (inland) and Rs. 3000(foreign)
For other puja rates please refer to their official website:
http://www.alangudigurubaghavantemple.tnhrce.in/pooja_fees.html
THIRUVIZHAKKAL (FESTIVALS):-
Pancha Paruva Urchavam, Special Darshan on monthly Guru Varams, Gurupeyarchi (Transgression of Guru Baghavan from one sign of Zodiac to another sign) Guruvara Darshan on Masi Maham, 1008 Conch Abisheka Festival, ten days Maha Festival during Chitra Pournami and the Guru Baghavan car festival on the tenth day and Laksharchanai during Guru Peyarchi are celebrated grandly.
Important Festivals :
Transit day of planet Jupiter from one zodiac sign to the next with special pujas, Poornima day (Full moon day) in the month of Chithirai (April-May), Thai poosam in January-February, Panguni Uthiram in March-April and Car festival for Lord Dakshinamurthy are the festivals celebrated in the temple.
Few Tips for propitiating Jupiter :
Donating yellow colored garments and chick peas (Channadal) is believed to bring happiness to his devotees.
Alangudi is a tiny village in Thiruvarur Dt. of Tamil Nadu. It is 7 Kms South of Needamangalam Railway station and 17 Kms South of Kumbakonam, on the road that leads to maanargudi. Kasi Arranyam, Thiru Erumpoolai and Alangudi are the names by which this holy place is known. The Divine poet, Thirugnanasambandar has blessed this Sthalam as beautiful place filled with flowers.
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Viyazha Someswar Temple (Guru Sthalam at Kumbakonam)
Someswara temple is situated in the southern portion of Sri Sarangapani Temple. Lord Chandran did penance in this temple to get relived from his sins and got His Grace hence the name Someswar. Lord Viyazhan (Guru) got his powers by praying to this Lord and got the name of Viyazha Someswar. So, this is also a Guru Parihara Sthalam.
Medha Dakshinamurthy Temple (Guru Sthalam at Mailaduthurai)
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