Sri Viswanathar Shiva Temple, Nimmeli

Address

Sri Viswanathar Shiva Temple, Nimmeli, Sirkazhi circle Mayiladuthurai District – 609 116.

Diety

Viswanathar Amman: Visalachchi

Introduction

The name of this town, which is also known by many names like Nimmeli and Nemmeli, must have been Nelmali. This is a town where paddy fields are spread. It is located 3 km west of Sirkazhi on Kondal Road.8, 8A buses going to Vadarangam will go this way. In this temple Lord Viswanathar, Goddess Visalachchi. The temple was built during the later Chola period. However there is no further information. To cure his ailment, Saturn bathed in a pool opposite the Saturn temple and worshiped the Varuna lingam in the temple. # “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.

Puranic Significance

Nalan, the son of King Veerasena, who ruled the country for a long time, attends the swayamvara of Tamayanti, the daughter of King Bhima. Indra, Agni, Vayu, Eman etc. also take the form of Nalan in that self-gift with the desire over Tamayanti. Tamayanti recognizes Nalan by her intelligence and spends the evening with him. Kalipurusan, who arrived late, finds out that Tamayanti has left for Nalan in the evening and gets angry with Nalan. So Caliph seeks Saturn’s companion. Saturn also slips away from his neutrality and gives Nalan a lot of trouble. Avy touches the snake named Carcodon. The Lord curses Saturn to go to Nalan Thirunallar and ask the Lord. Kalava Maharishi, knowing that he and his descendants would suffer greatly from the planetary conditions, prayed to the Navagraha angels and blessed Saturn so that he and his descendants. This is contrary to the rules of Easwara. Thus Shiva became angry with Saturn, and Saturn, who had already been afflicted with leprosy due to the curse, doubled along with this curse, traveling to many places and seeking the curse. Arriving at the place called Nimmeli, Saturn bathes in the theertham in front of the Shiva temple, cools down, worships the Varuna lingam in the temple and leaves Saturn. Thus, the temple where Lord Saturn is worshiped is the Arulmigu Viswanathar Temple. Those who suffer from Saturn’s vision and those who have Ashtama Saturn will get relief if they worship Varunalingam and nearby Saneeswaran by lighting a sesame lamp. The temple of Lord Vishwanath is towards the west and Ambika has a shrine towards the south. Adjacent to the entrance of the temple is the east facing shrine of Varunalingam and next to it is a scene of Saturn worship. To the southwest is the Varasiti Ganesha Monastery and to the northwest is the Murugan Sanctuary facing east. In the north-eastern corner is the Navagraha Mandapam. The temple of the ESA Foundation is held in both the morning and evening pujas.

Century/Period/Age

1000-2000 years old

Managed By

HRCE

Nearest Bus Station

Nimmeli

Nearest Railway Station

Sirkazhi

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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