Tiruvidaimarudur
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Tiruvidaimarudur is a town in Thanjavur District
, Tamil Nadu
state, India
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About 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of the Temple City Kumbakonam
, this is one of the Taluk H.Q. in the Tanjore District
. Tiruvidaimarudur has a rich heritage of fertility and people have habit of harvesting thrice in a year. Sometimes the River Cauvery makes a fourth harvest possible..
with the Goddess Brahath Sundara Gujambal(In Tamil, it is PerunalaMamulai Ammai). The Nandhi in the Temple is one of the mightiest in the district, of course it is not made of a single stone, that is why it is not weighted more than the Brahdeshwara Temple at Tanjore though it is bigger in size than that. There is a separate Sannathi for "Moogambigai" with "Magameru".
Two temple festivals are being celebrated for 10 days - "Thai Poosam" In January- February and another one, Thirukkalyana Uthsavam (Vasantha utsavam) in Vaigasi (May). 63 Nayanmar Ula and Aruthra Darshan( like in Chidambaram) are the other two important temple festivals.
There are 27 star lingas, the prince "Ammani Ammal" Vigragam and Chitra prakaram
(closed precincts of a temple) which is full of painting. There was lot of trust, one of them was "Pachhiyappa Mudhaliyar Arakattali".
Saint "Pattinathar" - in the mediæval period - whose lyrics been one of the renowned for realizing self in Hindu mythology. This temple also known for giving moksha to King Varaguna Pandiya from his "Brahmahati Thosha", and there is a belief still prevalent that any kind of evil spirit will leave when you touch the place. It is a popular belief that Lord Mahalingam cures the lunatic when they circum-ambulate the temple.
When his(Pattinathar) sister, embarrassed to see him wander like a beggar, wanted to eliminate him by placing poison inside sweetmeats, Pattinaththar threw the sweetmeats on her house roof saying "தன்வினை தன்னைச்சுடும் ஓட்டப்பம் வீட்டைச்சுடும்" and instantly the house roof caught fire and in the flames that engulfed the premises, the entire house was reduced to ashes.
temples in thiruvidaimaruthur
It is also the birthplace of the Carnatic music
flautist
T. R. Mahalingam
.
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
state, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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About 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of the Temple City Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
, this is one of the Taluk H.Q. in the Tanjore District
Thanjavur District
Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...
. Tiruvidaimarudur has a rich heritage of fertility and people have habit of harvesting thrice in a year. Sometimes the River Cauvery makes a fourth harvest possible..
The temple
Tiruvidaimarudur has a Siva Temple namely Mahalingha SwamyMahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur
Mahalingeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the town of Thiruvidaimarudur in Tamil Nadu, India. Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a lingam in this temple...
with the Goddess Brahath Sundara Gujambal(In Tamil, it is PerunalaMamulai Ammai). The Nandhi in the Temple is one of the mightiest in the district, of course it is not made of a single stone, that is why it is not weighted more than the Brahdeshwara Temple at Tanjore though it is bigger in size than that. There is a separate Sannathi for "Moogambigai" with "Magameru".
Two temple festivals are being celebrated for 10 days - "Thai Poosam" In January- February and another one, Thirukkalyana Uthsavam (Vasantha utsavam) in Vaigasi (May). 63 Nayanmar Ula and Aruthra Darshan( like in Chidambaram) are the other two important temple festivals.
There are 27 star lingas, the prince "Ammani Ammal" Vigragam and Chitra prakaram
Prakaram
A Prakaram, also spelled Pragaram or Pragaaram) in Indian architecture is an outer parth around the Hindu temple sanctum. These may be enclosed or open and are typically enclosed for the inner most prakaram....
(closed precincts of a temple) which is full of painting. There was lot of trust, one of them was "Pachhiyappa Mudhaliyar Arakattali".
Pattinathar
Tiruvidaimarudur is the birth place of the HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Saint "Pattinathar" - in the mediæval period - whose lyrics been one of the renowned for realizing self in Hindu mythology. This temple also known for giving moksha to King Varaguna Pandiya from his "Brahmahati Thosha", and there is a belief still prevalent that any kind of evil spirit will leave when you touch the place. It is a popular belief that Lord Mahalingam cures the lunatic when they circum-ambulate the temple.
When his(Pattinathar) sister, embarrassed to see him wander like a beggar, wanted to eliminate him by placing poison inside sweetmeats, Pattinaththar threw the sweetmeats on her house roof saying "தன்வினை தன்னைச்சுடும் ஓட்டப்பம் வீட்டைச்சுடும்" and instantly the house roof caught fire and in the flames that engulfed the premises, the entire house was reduced to ashes.
temples in thiruvidaimaruthur
It is also the birthplace of the Carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
T. R. Mahalingam
T. R. Mahalingam (flautist)
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