Mukkani Sri Parvathavarthini Ammai Sametha Sri Ramaparameswarar Temple, Thoothukudi

Address

Mukkani Sri Parvathavarthini Ammai Sametha Sri Ramaparameswarar Temple, Thiruchendur – Mukkani River Bridge, Mukkani, Thoothukudi District

Diety

Sri Ramaparameswarar Amman: Sri Parvathavarthini

Introduction

Thoothukudi- On the way to Thiruchendur, near the Mukkani River Bridge, at the Sri Parvathavarthini Ammai Sametha Sri Ramaparameswarar Temple, the sun shines directly on Lord Shiva at Santorum. Through this Sri Ramaparameswarar is displayed in golden light in the sunlight. Even better is the fact that at the time of sunlight falling on Lord Shiva, the original Shiva Linga form of Sri Ramaparameswarar comes out of Sweating. Such a miraculous event does not take place anywhere else. The Mahakumbabhishekam was held at this temple in the month of May 2006.

Puranic Significance

The temple is also called as South Rameshwaram. Ambal is looking towards the south and the hope of preventing evil spirits and evil from coming from the south. Here is a Separate Sanctum for Lord Shiva and Ambal. Ganesha, Balasubramanian, Dakshinamoorthy and Chandikeswarar . There is no Bhairva Sanctuary or Navagraha Sanctuary. Because Shiva is the Navagraha here. Shiva is the one who relieves the Kirakatosam.

Beliefs

Navagraha is also a place of worship and boon. Thus he is the one who removes all the Kirakatosam.

Special Features

9 Navagraha is also the boon of the worship of God, which is to eliminate all the Kirakatosam, marriage bans. The stone idol of the Shiva statue is 15 feet deep and its stone is deep in one stone and is designed as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

Festivals

Daily anointing of Lord Shiva and Deeparadhana take place here. Apart from this, there are special pujas on special days like Pradosham, Thirukarthikai Deepam, Shivaratri, and Thiruvathirai.