Rama was delighted to find Sita’s
Anklets here at this place giving him the assurance that he was in the right
direction in his search of her
Marking this event and Rama's happiness in finding her jewels, the Lord here is referred to as 'Kandullam Magazhintha Perumal'
Located
just under 20kms from Kumbakonam off the Mannargudi highway on the Southern
Banks of Vettaru in a very quiet remote village is the Kandullam Magazhintha
Perumal temple in Paadagacheri whose legend dates back to the Ramayana and Lord
Rama’s search for Sita.
The Story
The
story goes that Sita dropped her jewels as she was being carried off by Ravana.
On finding these jewels at different places, Rama asked Lakshmana if these were
Sita’s jewels. Lakshmana remained quiet.On reaching
this place, Rama found her Anklets and once again enquired with Lakshmana if
this was Sita’s to which Lakshmana expressed delight for this was the very
anklet that he saw every day when he fell at her feet for her blessings.
This
gave Rama the confidence that all other jewels that they saw along the way were
also hers and that they were going in the right direction to locate her.
The Name
As he
was delighted to get hints of her whereabouts here at this place, the Lord here
came to be called ‘Kandullam Magazhintha Perumal’. Since this was the place
where Rama found Sita’s Paadagam
(Anklets),
this place came to be called Paadagacheri. The Lord was housed in a thatched
hut North West of the current site of the temple over the last two centuries.
The temple in its current form and structure was renovated a couple of years
ago.
Also
here at Padagacheri is an ancient Shiva Temple and a Bala Dhandayuthapani
temple on either side of the Perumal temple.
The
famous Padagacheri Swamigal- Ramalinga Swamigal- came and stayed here and
organised anna dhanam. He would go from house to house and collect money for
the purpose of building temples. He is
also credited with the special power to cure different kinds of illness of
devotees.
Quick Facts
Moolavar : Kandullam
Magazhintha Perumal East Facing Standing Posture along with Sri and Bhoo devi
Time : 9am- 6pm
Contact : Kumaran Gurukal @ 99528 48340
( He takes care of all the five temples here at Padagacheri)
How to reach
Take the
Mannargudi bound bus from Kumbakonam and get down at Paadagacheri, about 5kms
after Valangaiman and 3kms before Alangudi. From the bus stop, take the right
road (westwards) and walk over a km to reach the temple.
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