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Published: December 25th 2019
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple18th Dec 2019
See all the 55 Photos I was in Chidambaram on 16th & 17th Dec 2019. At 6.00 am on 18th Dec took the Thiruvaroor bus and reached there by 9.00 am. Chidambaram to Thiruvarur direct bus took 3 hours. Checked into the Hotel and could start the journey for the day only by 11.20 am. Took Mailaduthurai /Mayavarum bus by 11.20am and got down at Poonthanm at 12 Noon. Then walked down to Saraswathy Amman temple at Koothanoor, which is a 15 minutes walk. Lucky the nada was opened, it was opened till 1 Pm, normally it closes by 12 noon. Near to the temple, stationery shops are available who were selling pen, pencil, books, etc, you can buy this and give to the poojari of the temple, he will get it blessed with diety, which you can give to the children
Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Koothanur in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Saraswathi, the Hindu goddess of learning.
Temples dedicated to Saraswati are seldom found in India. The temple is Tamil Nadu's only
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple Hindu temple with Saraswathi as the main deity. Praises of the temple were sung by Tamil poets Ottakoothar and Kambar. Vijayadasami is the most popular festival celebrated in the temple.
This temple is dedicated to Goddess Saraswathy which is unique. Worshipping at this temple will help people to excel in their studies.
This temple is located 20 KM away from Thiruvarur and 21KM away from Mayiladurai. This temple also can be reached by bus from Kumbakonam. This temple is in Thiruvarur- Mayiladuthurai route.
If the kids worship the Goddess Saraswathi Devi here, their educational prospects will improve. The white lotus flower is the preferred offering here as Goddess Saraswathi sits on a White lotus. During the Navarathri festival, on Vijayadashami day if the kids start writing their first letter they will excel in the studies. On the karpagraha lighting, the ghee lamp is the way to worship here.
The prominence of the Shrine: The confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswathi occurs at this shrine and it is called Dakshina Thiruveni Sangamam. This village was gifted by Raja Raja Chola 2 to the poet Ottakoothar who was working in his court. As such it was called Koothanur.
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple The son of Kumbakonam Sarangapani Dikshidar, Who was dumb, began to speak on the day of “Vijayadasami” (A festival day for Goddess Saraswathi). It was by the grace of Koothanur Devi. He contributed to the renovation of the temple and was called “Purushotham Bharathi”. This is a history of the recent past. By offering worship to goddess Saraswathi here, a person would get intellectual excellence. On the whole of Tamil Nadu this is the only temple for “Saraswathi Devi”.
Temple History: A Mythological history of this temple talks about the restrictions on marriage between the brothers and sisters. Once upon a time at Satya Loga, Lord Brahma and his consort Saraswati were living. Both of them argue they are the best compared to the other and cursed each other. Due to the curse, they have born to a couple at Chola country. Brahma was born as a son ( Bagukanthan) and Lakshmi born as a daughter (Siraththai). When they attained a young age their parents started searching for the marriage alliance. Goddess Lakshmi and God Brahma realized their original forms and explained the situation to their parents. However, they were born as brothers and sisters they can’t marry each
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple other. The couple does not know how to solve this relationship they worshipped Lord Shiva to help them out. Lord Shiva appeared in Saraswathi’s dream and asked her to stay at the earth itself for this Yuga. Hence Goddess Saraswathi stayed here as an unmarried girl.
Velankanni-Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health (http://www.velankannichurch.in/) Left Koothennaur at 12.50 and reached back Thiruvarur. Reached Thiruvarur by 1.30 Pm. At 1.40 pm I got a direct bus to Velankanni. Reached Velankanni by 3.20 pm. Close 1hour and 45 minutes was the duration of the bus ride
Visited the Jesus church at the backside of Mariyan Basilica. When you come from the bus stand you will reach the backside of the church of Velankanni, so you need to go the other side /front of the church
Half of the devotees in the church were Hindus and many Christain devotees from Kerala, Tamilnadu, Mangalore, and Goa
Velankanni , is a Special Grade Panchayat Town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 350 km south of Chennai (Madras) and 12 km south of Nagapattinam.
Once
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple a port that traded with Rome and Greece, the tiny commercial center gradually lost its importance to the larger city of Nagapattinam. The canal built to link this town with Vedaranyam still lies to the west. The Vellayar, a minor branch of the Cauvery River, runs south of the town and discharges into the sea. The town was among the worst hit by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
The town is home to one of the most visited Roman Catholic Latin Rite shrines called the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.
Velankanni has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for the HRIDAY - Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme of the Government of India.
Velankanni has one of the country's biggest Catholic pilgrimage centers, the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health. Devoted to Our Lady of Good Health, it is popularly known as the "Lourdes of the East". Its origins can be traced back to the 16th century. The church's founding is attributed to three miracles: the apparition of Mary and Jesus to a slumbering shepherd boy, the curing of a lame buttermilk vendor, and the survival of
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple Portuguese sailors assaulted by a violent sea storm. It is built in the Gothic style, was modified by Portuguese and then further expanded later on due to the influx of pilgrims. The church building was raised to the status of basilica in 1962 by Pope John XXIII.
Annually, 20 million pilgrims flock to the shrine from all over India and abroad, out of which an estimated 3 million people visit the shrine during its annual festival from 29 August to 8 September. The 11-day annual festival concludes with the celebration of the Feast of the Nativity of Mary on 8 September.
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur I came back from Velankanni and prayed at the Tygaraja temple in Thiruvarur. This temple is very near to Old bus stand of Thiruvarur
Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Vanmiganathar, and is represented by the lingam. Daily poojas are offered to his idol referred to as Maragatha lingam. The main idol of worship is Lord Thiyagarajar, depicted as a Somaskanda form.His consort Parvathi is depicted as Kondi. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Saiva
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple canonical work, the Tevaram, written in Tamil by saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
The temple complex covers 30 acres, and is one of the largest in India. It houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with four stories and a height of 98 ft. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Thyagaragar (Veethi Vidangar) and Neelothbalambal (Alliyankothai) being the most prominent.
The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple has the largest chariot in Asia and the annual Chariot festival is celebrated during the month of April.
The present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagar rulers of the Sangama Dynasty (1336–1485 CE), the Saluva Dynasty and the Tuluva Dynasty (1491–1570 CE). The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
According to legend, a Chola king named Muchukunda obtained a boon from Indra(a celestial deity) and wished to receive an image of Thyagaraja
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple Swamy(presiding deity, Shiva in the temple) reposing on the chest of reclining Lord Vishnu. Indra tried to misguide the king and had six other images made, but the king chose the right image at Tiruvarur.
The temple is believed to have been initiated with a large complex by the Pallavas during the 7th century. Contemporary history of the temple dates back to the time of the Medieval Cholas. An inscription dated in the 20th regnal year of Rajendra I(1012–1044) beginning with an introduction "Tirumanni valara" is found on the north and west walls of the Thyagaraja shrine.It gives a list of gifts including a number of jewels and lamps to the god veedhividankar(Thyagarajar).It records that the temple was built in stone in the regnal years of the king by Anukkiyar Paravai Nangaiyar.Besides the same lady liberally endowed gold for plating and gilding parts of the vimana, the entrance and the four sides of the shrine.Copper was also donated for plating the doors, corbels of the pillars of the mandapa in front of the shrine.This inscription meticulously records the weight of the endowed gold and copper, besides listing the various ornaments gifted to the temple with description each of them.
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Koothanur Saraswathy Amman Temple The temple complex seems to have acted as the cultural model for the big Brahadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur of Rajaraja Chola I, wherein he enshrined a vitankar which shared with the Adavallan of Chidambaram the status of the state cult. The last Chola monarch to play an important role in the affairs of the temple was Kulothunga Chola III in the early part of the 13th century A.D. It attracted saivas of all schools and was an important center of Golaki matha in the 13th and 14th century. It was also an important Jaina dwelling place, which was attacked by saivas, as is evident from Periya Puranam, the account of the life of Dandiyadigal Nayanar
Chariot festival chariot festival with people drawing a chariot with ropes.
Kulothunga Chola II (1133–50 CE) enlarged the temple ritual to have fifty-six festivals, some of which are followed in modern times. The annual chariot festival of the Thygarajaswamy temple is celebrated during April – May, corresponding to the Tamil month of Chitrai. The chariot is the largest of its kind in Asia and India weighing 300 tonnes with a height of 96 ft (29 m). The chariot comes around the four main
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Velankanni- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health streets surrounding the temple during the festival. The event is attended by lakhs of people from all over Tamil Nadu. The chariot festival is followed by the "Theppam", meaning float festival. The memorial for Thiruvalluvar, Valluvar Kottam, is inspired by the design of the Thiruvarur chariot.
Processional Dance The Thyagarajar Temple at Tiruvarur is famous for the ajapa thanam(dance without chanting), which is executed by the deity itself. According to legend, a Chola king named Mucukunta obtained a boon from Indra(a celestial deity) and wished to receive an image of Thyagaraja Swamy(presiding deity, Shiva in the temple) reposing on the chest of reclining Lord Vishnu. Indra tried to misguide the king and had six other images made, but the king chose the right image at Tiruvarur. The other six images were installed in Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam, Tirukarayil, Tirukolili, Thirukkuvalai, and Tirumaraikadu. All the seven places are villages situated in the river Cauvery delta. All seven Thyagaraja images are said to dance when taken in procession(it is the bearers of the processional deity who actually dance). The temples with dance styles are regarded as Saptha Vidangam(seven dance moves)
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