Liberation from Stammering
A Prarthana sthalam to
regain one’s Voice
The Lord’s Vimana is in
the form of a sleeping elephant
Located
8kms from Kumbakonam off the Kallanai Highway is the ancient Ezhutharai Nathar
temple in Innambur, a temple praised by Thiru Gnana Sambanthar and
Thirunavukkarasarar. The
base structure of the sanctum is a strong Karungal construction and there are
several inscriptions dating back a 1000 years. Chozhas are said to have
contributed to the temple and undertaken renovation in the 9th and
10th century AD
A
sincere saivite devotee Sudasman took care of the accounts of the temple. The
story goes that he once missed updating an entry and was summoned by the king
the next day. Being the sincere devotee, that night he invoked the blessings of
Lord Shiva. The next morning when he visited the king, he was told that the
accounts were intact and that all entries were fine. While he was happy that he
had got out of the awkward situation, he was surprised at this turn of events
and wondered as to how this had happened. On return and on opening the door of
the temple, Lord Shiva provided darshan to him as Ezhuthurai Nathar.
Liberation from Stammering
In
Sanskrit, the Lord is referred to as Akshara Pureeswarar. He is said to provide
solution to those with voice problem and stammering. A visit to the temple is
believed to help those interested to develop their writing skills. As part of
the process, one can visit the temple on any day and recite the relevant slokas
as directed by Shivacharya.
Sun’s rays on the Lord
The
Sun God’s rays falls on the Lord at 6.08 am on Avani 31, and Puratasi 1 and 2 as
well as on 13th, 14th and 15th days of Panguni
at 6.18 am. The town is named after the Sun God as Innambur (Suryan is referred
to as Inan)
Unique Vimana
Another
legend relates to the white elephant that was directed by Sage Agastya to
invoke the blessings of Lord Shiva here for from a curse. After bathing in the
sacred tank, east of the temple, the elephant found it difficult to enter as
the steps were small. It is believed that Lord himself came down to the lift
the elephant to enable the tusker to perform pooja at this temple. In memory of
this event, the vimana is named as Gaja Pirashta Vimana, the sacred tank as
Airavatha Theertham and the Lord as Airavateswarar. The Vimana is in a rare
form – that of a sleeping elephant.
Performing
an archanai on the full moon day for Nitya Kalyani at this temple is said to
help the unmarried tie the wedding knot.
Festivals
10
day Thiruvathirai festival
Thiru
Kalyanam in Avani
Kodai Abishekam – 21 days in Chitrai
The
temple is open between 7am-12noon and 4.30pm-8pm. Contact Balasubramaniam
Gurukal @ 94439 14958.
How to reach: Bus No. 6 every hour from
Kumbakonam bus stand. Auto from Kumbakonam station will cost Rs. 125.
Srinivasa
Perumal Temple, Innambur
½
km west of the Thevaram Sthalam is the Srinivasa Perumal temple in Innambur
that is believed to have been constructed in the 17th century AD.
The idol of the Lord was originally brought from Tirupathi to Navalpakkam from
where it was secured and installed at this temple by the Veeravalli
family.
In decades gone by, the priest, Krishnamurthy Bhattachar from Pullam Bhoothangudi Valvil Rama Divya Desam (5kms west) would walk across
the lush green paddy fields to perform pooja at this temple every day, such was
his commitment to the Perumal of Innambur.
The
temple is open between 830am-1130am and 430pm-730pm.
Contact Sriram Bhattar @
96008 23071
2 comments:
Dear Sir, we hail from the holy town of Innambur and Sri Srinivasa perumal being our family deity. We are also one of the generation of great Veeravalli family.
Sir, one request. I need a full blow up picture of the deity (as you have posted above), enabling us to worship the at our poojai sthalam.
We had tried with the attached picture of the deity, but not succeeded. In case, you if could send the same in higher resolution picture (to expand/zoom).
Me and my family members would be highly grateful to you.
You can send me at .... sgovind_1048@yahoo.in
Warm Regards,
Veeravalli S. Govindrajan, Delhi.
I did not get inamuar Siva
phone number
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