Wednesday Dec 04, 2024

Palayavalam Agathiswarar Temple, Thiruvarur

Address

Palayavalam Agathiswarar Temple, Palayavalam, Thiruvarur District – 610101

Diety

Agathiswarar Amman: Satyayadakshi

Introduction

During Lord Shiva’s wedding ceremony at Kayilai, Ian, who wanted to re-equilibrate the unbalanced world, handed over the great responsibility to Sage Agathi. As if to alleviate Agathiyar’s grief at not being able to attend Maheswaran’s wedding. Eason gave him a vision of the wedding sphere in countless corrections along the way as he traveled south. Together with the name of Agathiswarar, he had a temple to bless the devotees who worship him day in and day out. The old Agathiswarar Temple is one of the places where the Agathis had a vision and had a temple. The temple, which was once very famous, is now in ruins. Tears welled up in his eyes. It is said that Ambika Satyayadakshi has a separate shrine facing east on the left side of the Ian Agathiswarar shrine in this temple. Similarly, it is noteworthy that the Navagrahas here are carved in the same stone. The Paravalam Temple is located at a distance of about 6 km from Thiruvarur. Buses are available from Thiruvarur every two hours.

Puranic Significance

The Lord in this temple is consecrated and worshiped by Sage Agathi. The elders of the East say that Ambika was named Satyayadakshi here because she rules the truth and protects those who walk in the way of truth. Once a place of eternal worship and festivities, the temple has fallen into disrepair over the years. However, with the cooperation of the Urmas, a one-time puja was held here. Celebrations like Sangadahara Chaturthi, Pradosham, Ippasi Annabhishekam, Shivaratri, Vaikasi Visakam are also going well without interruption. Ian Agathiswara and Ambika Satyayadakshi are capable of bestowing blessings on the devotees. “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.

Beliefs

The marriage of Lakshminarayana Murali Guru’s wife, who was performing poojas in the temple, was hampered due to various reasons. Later, there were problems like delay in making sure of the groom’s location and problem in writing the Lagna pattirikai. Rudrabhishekam to Agathiswara on the advice of an elder. Over the next few months, the marriage of his daughter, which had been stalled until then, went very smoothly. Anbar Mahendran from that town. “I have served in the army for many years and have taken voluntary retirement. I got married and many years later a baby girl was born. But, it came from the lack of a male heir in our family. The temple priests told me that if I prayed to Agathiswara, the defect would go away. I prayed the same way. We had a baby boy the very next year.” Similarly, Rajeswaran, a retired station master from Thanjavur, was married to two women and had no children for long days. He came here and prayed for his daughters. Soon after, the two women had the privilege of having children.

Century/Period/Age

1000-2000 years old

Nearest Bus Station

Palayavalam

Nearest Railway Station

Thiruvarur

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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