Thirurvaiyur Sri Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumaal Temple, Thanjavur

Diety: Hara Shaba Vimochana Perumal,  Amman: kamalavalli
Temple Address: Thirurvaiyur Sri Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumaal Temple (divya desham-15) National Highway 226 Extension, Kandiyur,  Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu 613202 . Phone Numbers: +91- 93446 08150.
Open between: 06:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 04:00 AM to 08:30 AM

Introduction

Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal Temple in Thirukandiyur, a village in the outskirts of Thiruvayaru in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Hara Saabha Vimochana and his consort Lakshmi as Kamalavalli. The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century AD, with later contributions from Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and its bodies of water. The temple has a 5-tiered rajagopuram, the temple’s gateway tower. Theertham : Kabala Moksha Pushkarini Agamam / Pooja : Vaikanasam

Puranic Significance

The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century AD, with later contributions from Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks. In modern times, the recorded temple renovation was carried out in 1984 under the aegis of seer Sri Thirukudanthai Vedanta Ramanuja Mahadesikan. The renovation is 2003 was carried out by his successor Sri Rangaramanuja Mahadesikan. The works involved renovation of the gateway tower and the shrines of Hara Saabha Vimocahana and Kamalavalli.[1] The oldest deities of the temple are found to be that of Santana Gopala and Navneetha Krishna. It is believed that Tipu Sultan, the king of Mysore fought and won a war at this place and later became a devotee of the temple.. As per the account in Brahmanda Purana, Brahma, the Hindu god of creation and Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, had originally five heads. Parvati, the wife of Shiva, once got confused and worshipped Brahma, instead of her husband. Shiva got enraged and cut off one of Brahma’s heads; the head stuck to Shiva’s hand due to Brahma’s curse. To get rid off the sin, Shiva worshipped the god Vishnu at Thirukarambanur as Bhikshatana, where a part of his sin was relieved. Shiva freed himself from the sin after visiting Vishnu at Thirukandiyur and taking a holy dip in the temple tank, Kamala Pushkarani. Since Vishnu relieved (vimochana) the sin (saabha) of Shiva (also called Hara), the temple is called Hara Saabha Vimochana Temple. After the incident, the tank came to be known as Kapala Theertham (kapala indicates skull). Shiva was pleased and he built the Hara Sabha Vimochana temple and also built a temple for himself near itAs per another legend, Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu requested Shiva to cut off one of Brahma’s heads as she felt that Vishnu would ignore her and show all his affection towards Brahma. Sage Bhrigu, King Mahabali and the moon-god Chandra expiated their sins, worshipping Vishnu here. Sage Bhrigu, once wanted to test the superior of the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He kicked Vishnu in his chest in anger; the sage atoned here. Chandra sinned by seducing his guru’s wife; he partially expiated by worshipping here.

Beliefs

This is the sacred place that relieved Lord Shiva Himself of His doshas. Hence, every dosha faced by devotees will disappear if they pray to Perumal here

Special Features

Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple is located in Thirukandiyur, a village located between Thiruvayyaru and Thanjavur, in between the rivers Cauvery and Kudamaurutti. he temple has a three-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower) and an adjoining granite wall that surrounds the temple. The temple occupies an area of 1 acre (0.0040 km2) and is located in the between the rivers Kudamurutti and Vennar. The temple is located 2 km (1.2 mi) away from Thiruvayaru in Thanjavur district. The temple has two precincts and the main gateway faces the east. The central shrine houses the image of Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal in standing posture. The sanctum is approached through two halls, namely, the Garuda Mandapam and the Maha Mandapam. Kapala Moksha Pushkarani, located on the west side of the temple is the major water body associated with the temple, while the Mahabali Theertham is located opposite to it. The shrine of the consort of Hara Saabha Vimochana, Kamalavalli or Kamala Nachiyar, is located in the first precinct. The second precinct houses the shrines for Narasimha, Sudarsana, Andal, Azhwars and Vedanta Desika

Festivals

Panguni Brahmmotsavam in March-April; Aipasi Pavithra Utsav in October-November; Vaikunda Ekadasi in December-January and Karthikai Deepam in November-December are the festivals celebrated in the temple

Century/Period/Age

1000-2000 years old

Saints and Singers

Thirumangaiyalwar

Managed By

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HRCE)

Best Time

கோயில்திறந்திருக்கும்நேரம் : 08.00to12.00; 16.00to20.00

Accommodation

Thanjavur

Consecration (Kumbhishekam)

The last renovation work was completed in 2003 by Srirangaramanuja Mahadesikan

Nearest Bus Station

Thirurvaiyur

Nearest Railway Station

Thanjavur

Nearest Airport

Thanjavur

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