Friday, March 20, 2020

Wonders of Kumbakonam

Very recently I went Kumbakonam city and Tanjavore ,vaideswaran koil. In Tanjavore on 5-02-2020 the Kumbabishekam was performed. I had been there after 13 days. Within 48 days if you visit the temble of kumbabishekam you can be blessed with fruits of kumbabishekam . It is called as PERIYA koil. Yes the lingam is very big and nandi also . Iwas mesmerised  by the height lingam  I had a very happy Dharshan.

  Gangai Konda Cholapuram

   Along with my brothers ,we started our journey towards Kumbakonam. Our first halt was Gangai Konda Cholapuram. This place is on the way to Trichy from Chennai. Near Jayam kondan. After Rajendra Cholan won the battle in north India he built this temple. The exact replica of Tanjavore temple. As we reached this place after 12 Noon ,the temple was closed but we saw the outside . The wonderful way the temple was built. The lord name also Bragadeeswarar the same name as Tanjavore God's name. A very big temple

Thiruvaiyaru

We left this temple and our next halt was Thiruvaiyaru. This is the place where Saint Thiagaraja lived and composed so many Kirtanas and his Samathi is there and on Bhagula Panjami day all  carntic music vidwans come and render kirtanas of Saint Thiagaraja. Incidentaly in this place my brother's wife music collage is there. She was very much excited. We also sang song there. We had a very good lunch just like home preparation in a hotel which is there for past 60 years. Afterwards we proceeded to Tanjore@ Tanjavure

TANJAVORE

    We reached Tanjavore Periakoil at 4 PM. Recently the temple had Kumbabishekam. We thought as already 10 days over the crowd may not there, but to our surprise near about 500 people were standing in the queue and the move ment was one per minute and we calculated it will take atleast  4 hours to have  dharshan of GOD. There was no VIP /Special Dharshan.

At that  as God's gift the driver we hired said I will go and find out any Dharshan of special catogiri there. He managed to find out and with the GRACE of GOD we were able to bypass the crowd and in a matter of half an hour we were  in inner  temple and  had a Dharshan of SIVA BRIGADEESWARAR. Such abig sivalingam After heartful Dharshanam we left for Kumbakonam,

Punnai Nallur Mariamman

 On the way Kumbakonam we halted at Punnai Nallur Marriamman Koil and we had Dharshan of Marriamman  and we proceeded to Kumbakonam.  we reached Swami Malai town. We went to Swami malai temple and we had  a Dharshan. We saw Golden Chariot also

KUMBAKONAM

       We reaced Kumbakonam around 9 PM and we had our night dinner and we stayed in Homestay hotel This room i bacially built as two bed room apartment. with a study/reception room. It is like we are stying in the house. Good concept One family of 5 or 6 people can stay conmfottably.

 we were ready by 6.30 AM and driver was also ready.

Here in Kumbakonam  we went to first Sakrapani temple and had a Dharsan of lord and then went to AAHI  KUMBESWAR TEMPLE and dharsan  went to Chakrapani temple and had a Visva roopa Dharshan

We fulfilled our stomach prayer and then proceeded to Mamanga Tank and adjustant Kasi Viswanatha temple

Nachiyar Koil   Temple

   We went to Nacchiyar Koil. Here in this temple Garuda Vahanam is there and this ia called as Kal (Stone) vahanam  The strange thing is ,while lifting from the place ihe weight is equal to  4 persons and while taking on procession the is gradually increased to 8 person and then 16 person and then 32 persons and then to 64 persons and then to 128 persons and then in return to temple procession the weight is decreasing from 128,64,32,16,8,and lastly to 4 persons  Agreat achievement of the artist who at that time was a teenage . We had a dharshan of Garuda and the presiding Perumal

Koothanoor

The presiding deity is Saraswathi We prayed all our children must comeout with the flying colours

and we went to THIRUMEEYACHIYUR WHERELalitha Sahasranamam has born and we prayed with the lalitha Sahasranamam

Then we came back to Kumbakonam and we relished our lunch

After Taking Rest for 3 hours we proceeded toward Vaideeswaran Koil.

WE started at about  4.30 PM from Kumbakonam On the outskirts of Kumbakonam there is Vittal Temple We stopped fod for about  30 mts and had a Dharshan. Then we proceeded to Vaideeswaran Koil  and reached Vaideeswaran Koil by 7 PM  We got a hotel room  near temple and it is comfortable.
We  went to temple and had dharshan and after dinner we took rest. Next day we performed Abhisekam and Puja and we started towards Chennai. Vaideeswaran koil is under renovation . 


We reached Chennai by  4 PM and we had our lunch on the way

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