North Mada Street Boodhanarayana Perumal Temple- Thiruvannamalai

Address

North Mada Street, Thiruvannamalai district,

Tamil Nadu – 606 601

Mobile: +91 96778 56602

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Boodhanarayana Perumal

Introduction

Boodhanarayana Perumal Temple is dedicated to God Vishnu located at North Mada Street in Thiruvannamalai Town in Thiruvannamalai District. The temple is located on the Girivalam route of Lord Arunachaleswara in Thiruvannamalai. Presiding Deity is called as Boodhanarayana Perumal. Utsavar is called as Narayana with his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi. Boodhanarayana Perumal Temple is dedicated to God Vishnu located at North Mada Street in Thiruvannamalai Town in Thiruvannamalai District. The temple is located on the Girivalam route of Lord Arunachaleswara in Thiruvannamalai. Presiding Deity is called as Boodhanarayana Perumal. Utsavar is called as Narayana with his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi.

Puranic Significance

Kamsa, maternal uncle of Lord Krishna used many tactics to kill Lord Krishna as he was destined to be killed by the Lord. But he failed and could not go even near the child. He deputed demon woman Boodhana for the purpose. She came to Lord – Child Krishna in the guise of a woman of enticing beauty. She played with the child lord and breast fed him. Knowing her mission, Lord also pretended as if accepting her feeding but simply squeezed her life while feeding. Boodha is another name for demons. Hence, he is named as Boodha Narayana. A devotee built a temple to Lord Krishna with this design. But unfortunately, the temple disappeared in the days that followed. After long years, Lord appeared in the dream of a devotee and told him that he was under the sand. The devotee recovered the idol and raised this temple.

Beliefs

Lord Vishnu graces in the name of Boodhanarayana in two places, at Surulimalai in Theni district and here in this temple. Though the Lord appears as a Balaka-child, He is colossal in size as he drank the milk of demon woman Boodhana who came to Gokhula to kill him pretending to breast-feed the Lord as a child. He is sitting with left leg bent and pressing the ground with the right. He holds only his conch on the right hand and offering protection with the left hand-abhayahastha. Lord graces darshan sitting on Sri Garuda. Tirumanjanam is performed each morning. The temple is said to be more than 1500 years old. This is an ancient temple in Thiruvannamalai, small in size with one prakara. The temple is on the Girivalam route of Lord Arunachaleswara in Thiruvannamalai. Sri Garuda, Thumbikkai Azhwar and Sri Anjaneya grace in front of the Lord’s shrine. Another Anjaneya is also sculpted on a pillar nearby.

Devotees begin the Girivalam – going around the mount start from here and end the worship here. They get the theertha from the shrine and spill it at the entrance, thus offering the benefit of worship to Lord himself. On the last Saturday of Purattasi month (September-October) one bag of rice is cooked and spread before the shrine and offer it as Prasad to devotees. As the Lord is too big in size, the quantity of rice also is big. On Krishna Jayanthi day-birth day of Lord Krishna, special Tirumanjanam is performed and also on Ekadasi, Tiruvonam star days and full moon days. Devotees offer Tulsi garlands to Chakkarathalwar on Wednesdays with Sweet Pudding Nivedhana.

Special Features

Festivals

Sri Krishna Jayanthi in August-September, Ekadasi days – 11th day from New Moon or Full Moon days, Tiruvonam star days are the festivals observed in the temple. Special Tirumanjanams are performed on Full Moon-Poornima days.