The Fifth temple in the Sapthasthanam Chitrai Festival
One of the Ashta Veera Temples of Lord Shiva
In the late 9th
century AD, a land was purchased at 110 Kalanju of pure gold. The revenue from
this land was to go the daily poojas and conduct of the festival at the
Veerateswarar temple in Kandiyur!!! A couple of decades later, there was
another gift of land to support the sacred offerings during night service.
During the first 35
years of the 10th century AD dating back to the rule of Parantaka
Chozha I, there were three significant donations made towards the burning of
the perpetual lamp at this temple
In the 2nd
half of the 10th Century AD, during the rule of Sundara Chozha there
was yet another gift of land, this time the purpose was to feed the Brahmins
well verse in Vedas with a sumptuous meals in the temple!!! And in 979 AD, there
was a provision made to take care of the food offerings for the Lord.
Taking the view that
Brahmma had grown arrogant, Shiva assigned Bairavar with the task of clipping
off one of the five faces of Brahmma. However, once he initiated this by
scratching it off with his nails, the fifth face stuck to his hand. He was
liberated from this dosham here at Kandiyur. Realising the folly of acting
arrogant, Brahmma performed pooja to cool the angry Lord Shiva. There is a
separate sannidhi for Brahmma and Saraswathi.
Sathaathapa Rishi
would visit Kalahasti during Prathosham days. Once when he was stuck here in
Kandiyur during that period, he was saddened by his inability to visit
Kalahasti and threw himself into the pyre.
The Lord of Kalahasti and Ambal provided darshan to the Rishi appearing
from the Vilva tree and protected him from succumbing to the heat. In memory of
this episode, this place came to be called Athi Vilvaranyam and the Lord as
Athi Vilvanathar. There is an idol of Sathaathapa rishi inside the temple.
Saint
Poets
Thiru Gnana
Sambanthar and Thirunavukarasar have sung verses in praise of the Lord.
Festivals
Sapthasthanam
Festival in Chitrai
Brahmotsavam in
Vaikasi -15 days
Aadi Parikara Pooja
Aadi Parikara Pooja
Anna Abhishekam in
Aipasi
Aruthra Darisanam
in Margazhi
The temple is open between 8.30 am and 12.30pm and 4.30 pm and 8.30 pm. The Gurukal has been performing pooja at the temple for over two decades. Contact: 04362 211100
How
to reach
Buses ply every
10minutes between Thanjavur old bus stand and Thiruvayaru / Ariyalur. Auto from
Thanjavur station to Kandiyur will cost Rs. 150.
When here also visit:
Thiru Othavaneswarar temple ( 4kms away)
Thiruvaiyaru Pancha Nadeeswarar Temple
Hara Sabha Vimochana Perumal Divya Desam, Kandiyur
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