Only Trinethra
Dasabhuja Anjaneya temple in Tamil Nadu
Anjaneya stayed
here after defeating two Evil Asuras
Every No Moon
day, the temple is open from Mid Night to 10pm with special Thirumanjana and Abhishekam for
Trinethra Anjaneya
Located
just under 30kms South East of Sirkazhi on the Thirukadaiyur-Tharangambadi NH
45A is the Rajagopalaswamy temple in Ananthamangalam whose legend dates back to
the Ramayana.
Ramayana Connection
After
defeating Lankan king Ravana, Rama visited Baradwaja Rishi’s Ashram on his way
back to Ayodhya on his Pushpaka Vimana. On hearing the troubles given by the
two Asuras Bindhu and Rakshasha, he assigned Anjaneya to take care of them as
he had to hurry back to Ayodhya as promised to his brother Bharata.
To
give him protection from the evil blood sucking asuras, Anjaneya was handed a
conch and chakra by Lord Vishnu. Indra handed him his Vajrayudha, Brahmma gave
him his Kapaalam while Garuda gave him his two wings. Rama sent him for the
battle handing him his Bow and Arrow. Wondering what he could give Anjaneya
ahead of his battle, Lord Shiva presented him with his third eye.
Name of the place
After
defeating the two asuras, a delighted Anjaneya on his way back to announce his
victory to Lord Rama, stayed here for a while. As Anjaneya was seen in a happy
mood after his win, this place came to be called ‘Aanantha’ mangalam. And he is
seen here in a Trinethra Dasabhuja Posture, not seen in any other Vishnu temple
in India.
The 10hands of Anjaneya comprises of chakra and conch, bow and arrow,
Trisoolam, Kapaalam, Angusam (Sakthi’s) and Butter and whip of Rajagopalan.
Here the
utsava deity of Anjaneya assumes a little more significance than the moolavar
deity unlike in other Vishnu temples. Visiting
the temple on No Moon Day is said to liberate devotees from Navagriha Dosham.
Vada
maalai, Vathalai Maalai, Tulasi Maalai, Poo Maalai and Lemon Maalai poojas are
performed for Trinethra Dasabhuja Anjaneya.
Vijayanagara Period Construction
The
temple in its current form is believed to have been built during the rule of
Vijayanagara Period with the deities similar to the ones South West of this
temple at Mannargudi.
Festivals
Chitrai
Day 1 Utsavam
Akshaya
Tritiya
Krishna
Jayanthi
Hanuman
Jayanthi
Every No
Moon day, the temple is open from Mid Night to 10pm with special Thirumanjana
and Abhishekam for Trinethra Anjaneya.
Every
month on the Rohini star, there are special poojas for Moolavar Vasudeva
Perumal
While on
the Moolam star, there are special poojas for Anjaneya.
Quick Facts
Moolavar : Vasudeva Perumal East
Facing Standing Posture
Thaayar : Shengamala Valli Thaayar
Utsavar : Rajagopalan with Rukmini and Satyabhama
Time : 8am-1pm and 4pm-8pm
Contact : Madhavan Bhattar @ 94438
85033
On Saturdays the temple is open
between 530am and 1pm and between 330pm and 930pm.
How to reach
From
Sirkazhi, take Karuvi- Thiru Kadaiyur- Tharagambadi route (
Sirkazhi-Karaikal-Nagai route)
From
Mayiladuthurai, take Aakkur Junction-Thiru Kadaiyur- Tharagambadi route
Bus No.
27
From
Mayiladuthurai, taxi to Ananthamangalam and back will cost Rs. 500.
