ABHIRAMI SAMETHA PADHMAGIREESWARAR, DINDIGUL
The Abhirami sametha Padhmagireeswarar temple is in the midst of the Dindigul town and this area of the Dindigul is known as Begampur. The temple is of large size and Sree Gnanambika sametha Sree Kalahastheeswarar also giving darshan here. An ancient temple built by Chera kings and later renovated by Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagara Kings and Naickers of Madurai.
Vinayagar here is known as Vanni Vinyagar. Lord Siva who came as Bhairava to destroy Dhindimahasura is in the Prakara. Devas, as a token of their gratitude made a Siva Devotee Dharmabla as the king of Dindeeswaram. The earlier hill top temple was built by this king.
Pala Pattadai Chokanatha Pulavar was a great tamil scholar and had collected details from Palm leaf manuscripts and brought them into print. He has said that Dindeeswaram was the earlier name for this place, which became Dindigul later, in foreward to his book, Thendral vidu thoothu - Messeage to Padmagirinathar through wind. He has said Dindeeswaram is referred in Thevaram hymns too. This temple has 2 presiding deities, Sree Padmagireeswarar and Sree Kalahastheeswarar.
Lord Padmagireeswarar was the at the hill top earlier. Lord would come to the ground on festive days and a mandap was built near the present temple. King Achutha Devarayar was a staunch devottee of Kalahastheeswarar and to worship the lord daily, he installed Kalahastheeswarar and Ganambikai near the mandap in the year 1578. As the rulers for the region changed, further additions were made to the temple. They also brought the Lord Padmagireeswarar and Abirami amman to this mandap and thus temple with two presiding deities came into being. Brahma prayed Lord Siva to have relief from a dosha and Siva appeared from a (lotus) Padma tank and gave darshan. Thus the lord got his name
Padmagireeswarar.
Abirami Ambikai
Kali came here in a fury to destroy a demon named Analan. Shiva softened her fury and married her. Kali was later called as Abirami Ambikai. A festival is celebrated in April-May, Tamil month Chithirai, with Shiva's marriage. During this period, Brahmothsavam is celebrated. Sage Viswamitra employed a brahman to help in his yagna. The Brahman was demanding more and more for his work and the Sage cursed him to become a deer to teach him a lesson. He also told the Brahman that he had to pray Padmagireeswarar here to get over the curse. This incident also is played during the festival.
Shiva tested his devotees Bahu and Subahu by intercepting them when they were going for worship, in the guise of a Tiger and as if he were to kill them. They requested the tiger to wait until they finished their worship of Lord Siva and the tiger accepted the offer. The two returned after worship and offered themselves to the tiger. Siva gave darshan to his devotees and gave them salvation. This is symbolically celebrated in the tamil month of Karthigai - november-december of the year.
During skanda shashti, the marriage of murugan and valli is enacted. Sage Agasthya has passed through this place while going to Pothigai Hills and he prayed the Vinayagar here and in the girivalam path, there is a Agasthya vinyaga.
Subramanyar
Just after the mandap of the easwarars, Dakshinamurthy is giving Darshan with his two disciples. On the prakara, Lord Varadaraja Perumal facing North blesses the devotees. On Vaikunda Ekadasi, Perumal passes through the entrance of Abirami amman sannidhi as there is no sorgavasal here. Anjaneya blesses the devotees who is by the side of the perumal.
Dakshinamurthy
Varadarajaperumal and Anjaneyar
Golu during the Navarathri festival 2017 in the temple was allowed to be photographed.
Varuna has worshipped the lord here when he lost the job. Devotees pray here for jobs.
Girivalam is performed on pournami days (Full Moon days) and the path is shown in the board of the temple -
Temple Timings:
06.00am-12.00 noon
04.00pm-09.30pm
The Abhirami sametha Padhmagireeswarar temple is in the midst of the Dindigul town and this area of the Dindigul is known as Begampur. The temple is of large size and Sree Gnanambika sametha Sree Kalahastheeswarar also giving darshan here. An ancient temple built by Chera kings and later renovated by Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagara Kings and Naickers of Madurai.
Vinayagar here is known as Vanni Vinyagar. Lord Siva who came as Bhairava to destroy Dhindimahasura is in the Prakara. Devas, as a token of their gratitude made a Siva Devotee Dharmabla as the king of Dindeeswaram. The earlier hill top temple was built by this king.
Pala Pattadai Chokanatha Pulavar was a great tamil scholar and had collected details from Palm leaf manuscripts and brought them into print. He has said that Dindeeswaram was the earlier name for this place, which became Dindigul later, in foreward to his book, Thendral vidu thoothu - Messeage to Padmagirinathar through wind. He has said Dindeeswaram is referred in Thevaram hymns too. This temple has 2 presiding deities, Sree Padmagireeswarar and Sree Kalahastheeswarar.
Lord Padmagireeswarar was the at the hill top earlier. Lord would come to the ground on festive days and a mandap was built near the present temple. King Achutha Devarayar was a staunch devottee of Kalahastheeswarar and to worship the lord daily, he installed Kalahastheeswarar and Ganambikai near the mandap in the year 1578. As the rulers for the region changed, further additions were made to the temple. They also brought the Lord Padmagireeswarar and Abirami amman to this mandap and thus temple with two presiding deities came into being. Brahma prayed Lord Siva to have relief from a dosha and Siva appeared from a (lotus) Padma tank and gave darshan. Thus the lord got his name
Padmagireeswarar.
Abirami Ambikai
Shiva tested his devotees Bahu and Subahu by intercepting them when they were going for worship, in the guise of a Tiger and as if he were to kill them. They requested the tiger to wait until they finished their worship of Lord Siva and the tiger accepted the offer. The two returned after worship and offered themselves to the tiger. Siva gave darshan to his devotees and gave them salvation. This is symbolically celebrated in the tamil month of Karthigai - november-december of the year.
During skanda shashti, the marriage of murugan and valli is enacted. Sage Agasthya has passed through this place while going to Pothigai Hills and he prayed the Vinayagar here and in the girivalam path, there is a Agasthya vinyaga.
Subramanyar
Just after the mandap of the easwarars, Dakshinamurthy is giving Darshan with his two disciples. On the prakara, Lord Varadaraja Perumal facing North blesses the devotees. On Vaikunda Ekadasi, Perumal passes through the entrance of Abirami amman sannidhi as there is no sorgavasal here. Anjaneya blesses the devotees who is by the side of the perumal.
Dakshinamurthy
Varadarajaperumal and Anjaneyar
Golu during the Navarathri festival 2017 in the temple was allowed to be photographed.
Varuna has worshipped the lord here when he lost the job. Devotees pray here for jobs.
Girivalam is performed on pournami days (Full Moon days) and the path is shown in the board of the temple -
Temple Timings:
06.00am-12.00 noon
04.00pm-09.30pm
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