SREE AKILANDESWARI SAMETHA SREE JAMBULINGESWARAR, TIRUVANAIKAVAL, TRICHY
The temple is at the centre of the Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) town in Tamilnadu and on the northern banks of the River Cauvery. It is very well connected by air and road from Chennai/Bangalore/Trivandrum and within the town by bus-auto or any other mode. It is on the way to Srirangam Ranganathar temple when one goes from Triuchirapalli Airport, Railway station or Central Bus Stand. Bus No. 1 Tiruchirapalli Railway station to Srirangam goes via Tiruvanaikaval. Lot of flower vendors sell nagalinga pushpam, lotus, jasmine and other flowers at the entrance to the temple. The temple has 5 prakarams.
Jambulingeswarar sannidhi is west facing and at a lower level to the general floor level. It has an underground water stream around the lingam. The temple is one of the Panchabootha Sthalam and represents water and thus known as Appu Sthalam aslo. The normal darshan of the Lord Jambukeshwarar is through nine apertures made on the wall of the sanctum. Coming out after the darsahan by the northern entrance here, reach the second prahara and while circumbulating this second prahara offer prayers at the Vinayagar, valli devayanai sametha Subramanya and Saraswathi sannidhis. Finally Dakshinamurthy on the southern side.
The Goddess Akilandeswari sanndhi is on the 3rd prahara on the northern side of the prahara and the main entrance is at eastern end. Flowers, pooja materials and archanai ticket for the Ambal can be here also. The magnificient vigraha of the Ambal is seen to be believed. The big thadangam adorned by the goddess was done with powers of the Srichakra inscribed on them by Adi Sankara. Normally Srichakra will be installed at the feet of the Goddess. To overcome of the Goddess's fury, apart from this thadangam, Adi Sankara also installed a Vinayagar (Prasanna Vinayagar) and Murugan in front of the mother. The temple has a Palli Arai but no poojas are conducted here. When Goddess was in penance in Jambu forest (Thiruvanaikaval), Lord gave darshan to Ambica but did not marry her. There is no tirukalyanam festival in this temple. When Lord gave upadesa to her on appearing after the penance, she was facing east and the Lord faced west. Hence this place is also called as Upadesa Sthalam. As Goddess prayed to Lord Siva in penance, during noon, the Archakar dresses as a female and performs pooja to Lord Siva and the holy cow. A special breed of cow known as Karam Pasu is brought for the pooja. Goddess for the pooja during penance made a lingam out of the water from river cauvery and installed at the root of the Venn Naval tree (Jambu).
Immediately on entering the temple, on the right is the sanndhis of Sree Sundareswarar (Chokkanathar) and Sree Meenakshi.
Two Siva Gnanas Pushpadanda and Maliavan who were serving Lord Siva in Kailash, quarelled over the supremacy among themselves to the intimacy to the Lord. In the process each cursed the other to be born as a Spider and an elephant. Pushpadanda was born as elephant and Maliavan as Spider. They prayed for relief from the present life and not without fighting among themselves. The spider entered into the ear of the elephant in an attempt to kill it. Lord Siva gave salavation to the elephant only and made the spider to be born again for its attempt to kill the elephant. As the elephant was blessed here, the place came to known as Thiruanaika. The spider was then born by name Kochengat Chozhan to the Chola King Subadeva and to queen Kamalavathi. Kochengat Chozhan built Siva temples in which elephants cannot enter and in Tiruvanaikaval also, he renovated the temple preventing the entry of elephants. There is a shrine for this king also in the temple.
Brahma once incurred Sthree Dosha, as he loved one the woman he himself created. To get over that, he prayed to Lord Siva and as told by Goddess, Siva takes the form of Uma and Parvathi taking the form of Lord Siva appeared before him while he was pardoned and given relief from the Dosha. This is celebrated as a festival near the banks of Brahma Theertham.
When the fifth prakaram was being constructed, the Chola King had to go in a war and his mind was on the temple construction only, though he went to perform his duty of engaging in war. Lord Siva appeared as Vibuthi Chithar and completed the work and thus the prakara is known as Vibuthi Prakara or Thiruneetran thirumadhil (திருநீராட்டான் மதில்). The temple is very big with lengthy praharas.
Once a Brahmin prayed to Mother Akilandeswari for himself to become an acclaimed poet. Goddess took the form of an ordinary woman and she asked the brahmin whether she can spit the juice of betel leaves she was chewing in his mouth as she did not want to spit in the temple. The brahmin grew angry on hearing that. When she approached an another devotee by name Varadhan, he readily agreed as he did not want the temple premises to be spoiled and wanted the temple premises to be clean and allowed the juice to be spit in his mouth. The ordinary man later became the great poet Kalamegam. Many pray the Goddess to attain wisdom by offering thamboolam.
Temple timings:
6 AM to 12 Noon
5 PM to 9 PM
The temple is at the centre of the Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) town in Tamilnadu and on the northern banks of the River Cauvery. It is very well connected by air and road from Chennai/Bangalore/Trivandrum and within the town by bus-auto or any other mode. It is on the way to Srirangam Ranganathar temple when one goes from Triuchirapalli Airport, Railway station or Central Bus Stand. Bus No. 1 Tiruchirapalli Railway station to Srirangam goes via Tiruvanaikaval. Lot of flower vendors sell nagalinga pushpam, lotus, jasmine and other flowers at the entrance to the temple. The temple has 5 prakarams.
Jambulingeswarar sannidhi is west facing and at a lower level to the general floor level. It has an underground water stream around the lingam. The temple is one of the Panchabootha Sthalam and represents water and thus known as Appu Sthalam aslo. The normal darshan of the Lord Jambukeshwarar is through nine apertures made on the wall of the sanctum. Coming out after the darsahan by the northern entrance here, reach the second prahara and while circumbulating this second prahara offer prayers at the Vinayagar, valli devayanai sametha Subramanya and Saraswathi sannidhis. Finally Dakshinamurthy on the southern side.
The Goddess Akilandeswari sanndhi is on the 3rd prahara on the northern side of the prahara and the main entrance is at eastern end. Flowers, pooja materials and archanai ticket for the Ambal can be here also. The magnificient vigraha of the Ambal is seen to be believed. The big thadangam adorned by the goddess was done with powers of the Srichakra inscribed on them by Adi Sankara. Normally Srichakra will be installed at the feet of the Goddess. To overcome of the Goddess's fury, apart from this thadangam, Adi Sankara also installed a Vinayagar (Prasanna Vinayagar) and Murugan in front of the mother. The temple has a Palli Arai but no poojas are conducted here. When Goddess was in penance in Jambu forest (Thiruvanaikaval), Lord gave darshan to Ambica but did not marry her. There is no tirukalyanam festival in this temple. When Lord gave upadesa to her on appearing after the penance, she was facing east and the Lord faced west. Hence this place is also called as Upadesa Sthalam. As Goddess prayed to Lord Siva in penance, during noon, the Archakar dresses as a female and performs pooja to Lord Siva and the holy cow. A special breed of cow known as Karam Pasu is brought for the pooja. Goddess for the pooja during penance made a lingam out of the water from river cauvery and installed at the root of the Venn Naval tree (Jambu).
Immediately on entering the temple, on the right is the sanndhis of Sree Sundareswarar (Chokkanathar) and Sree Meenakshi.
Two Siva Gnanas Pushpadanda and Maliavan who were serving Lord Siva in Kailash, quarelled over the supremacy among themselves to the intimacy to the Lord. In the process each cursed the other to be born as a Spider and an elephant. Pushpadanda was born as elephant and Maliavan as Spider. They prayed for relief from the present life and not without fighting among themselves. The spider entered into the ear of the elephant in an attempt to kill it. Lord Siva gave salavation to the elephant only and made the spider to be born again for its attempt to kill the elephant. As the elephant was blessed here, the place came to known as Thiruanaika. The spider was then born by name Kochengat Chozhan to the Chola King Subadeva and to queen Kamalavathi. Kochengat Chozhan built Siva temples in which elephants cannot enter and in Tiruvanaikaval also, he renovated the temple preventing the entry of elephants. There is a shrine for this king also in the temple.
Brahma once incurred Sthree Dosha, as he loved one the woman he himself created. To get over that, he prayed to Lord Siva and as told by Goddess, Siva takes the form of Uma and Parvathi taking the form of Lord Siva appeared before him while he was pardoned and given relief from the Dosha. This is celebrated as a festival near the banks of Brahma Theertham.
Once a Brahmin prayed to Mother Akilandeswari for himself to become an acclaimed poet. Goddess took the form of an ordinary woman and she asked the brahmin whether she can spit the juice of betel leaves she was chewing in his mouth as she did not want to spit in the temple. The brahmin grew angry on hearing that. When she approached an another devotee by name Varadhan, he readily agreed as he did not want the temple premises to be spoiled and wanted the temple premises to be clean and allowed the juice to be spit in his mouth. The ordinary man later became the great poet Kalamegam. Many pray the Goddess to attain wisdom by offering thamboolam.
Temple timings:
6 AM to 12 Noon
5 PM to 9 PM
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