Hanuman’s angry gesture of
standing outside resulted in lack of growth of Plantain trees in Mudikondan
Located
just over 20kms from Mayiladuthurai on the Tiruvarur Highway is the Kothanda
Rama temple in Mudikondan, a Purana Sthalam where Lord Rama is seen in a unique and
rare posture with three bends in his body- the face is seen in one direction,
the hip in another and the leg in a third bend. This posture is referred to as ‘Uthama
Lakshana’.
In search of Sita, Rama reached this place and the ashram of Bharadwaja Rishi, who
requested Rama to stay with him and have food at his ashram. With his mind on securing Sita
back, Rama promised to return to this place along with Sita. Having defeated
the Lankan king Ravana, Rama, as promised, landed here in the Pushpak Vimana along with Sita.
Rama’s return trip to Mudikondan
Excited
to play host to Rama, Bharadwaja Rishi requested Rama to provide darshan with
his crown (Mudi). When
Rama suggested that he could not possibly do this without invoking the
blessings of his pooja idol Lord Ranganatha, Bharadwaja Rishi exercised his
powers and brought Ranganatha to this place.
In the
meanwhile, with this stopover at Mudikondan, Rama asked Hanuman to make a quick
trip to Nandigram to inform Bharatha that he was on his way back after his 14year exile and that he
will reach Ayodhya shortly as promised to him earlier.
Hanuman’s angry gesture
By the
time Hanuman returned, Rama had adorned the crown and finished his meals.
Saddened by the fact that his Lord did not wait for his return and not having set aside a
plantain leaf for him, Hanuman decided to stand outside. Hence,
at this temple, one finds Hanuman Sannidhi outside the temple complex. Also, it
is believed that Hanuman in his anger prayed that plantain should not grow
here. To this day, there is no growth of plantain trees in Mudikondan, though one would find a number of trees outside this village.
As Rama
displayed his crown here, this place came to be called Mudikondan (the one
with the crown).
The temple
in its current form is believed to be 1200 years old.
Inscriptions
There is a several centuries old inscription inside the upper wall of the Madapalli.
Festivals
10day
Rama Navami Utsavam with Thiru Kalyanam on the last day
Quick Facts
Moolavar : Kothandarama East Facing Standing
Posture with Sita and Lakshman
Temple
Time : 9am-12noon and 6pm-7pm
Priest : (Koviladi) Jawahar Bhattar @ 96006 38095
Rangarajan Bhattar@ 9443262967/98423 64760 (he comes every day from Pulivalam) / Trustee Umasankar 94440 48246
How to Reach
Buses
every half - hour from Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur. One can reach Mudikondan
in 40minutes from Mayiladuthurai by bus and in half hour from Tiruvarur
Broad
Gauge Rail Service is being resumed between Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur in
July 2012
2 comments:
Henceforth, please contact Sundararajan Bhattar 9585686456 for help and guidance regarding Mudikondan Ramar Temple
Thanks for update.I could Not have darshan after reaching there a few years back
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