275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thirukkovalur Veerattanam Thiru Veerattanathar Temple !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thirukkovalur is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Vizhippuram District, Tamilnadu.  There are 8 sacred shrines of Lord Shiva where Lord performed glorious acts to reinstate the righteousness on the land where famously known as Ashta Veerattanam and Thirukkovalur is one amongst them denotes the place where Lord Shiva vanquished the demon Andhakasura (demon represents ignorance).  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
 
Presiding deity – Sri Veerattanathar with his consort Goddess Sri Sivanandavalli Thayar
 
Mangalasasanam – Appar, Sambandhar
 
Sthalavruksham – Kondrai
 
Theertham – Pennaiyaru
 
Significance:
In this temple Lord Ganesha was worshipped by famous Tamil poet Thiru Avvayyar.  While Sundaramurthi Nayanar and Cheraman Peruman where travelling on their way to Mount Kailash on   Airavatham and horse respectively.  They met Thiru Avvayyar who was immersed in the worship of Lord Ganesh at this sacred place.  Thiru Avvayyar was cordially invited by Sundaramurthi Nayanar and Cheraman Peruman to go along with them and revealed their willingness to accompany her.  Thiru Avvayyar was graciously refused to follow them as her worship of Lord Ganesha was incomplete.  Lord Ganesha was pleased at the devotion of Avvayyar and relocated her to Mount Kailash with his trunk.  Hence, Avvayyar reached Mount Kailash before Sundaramurthi Nayanar and Cheraman Peruman could arrive.
 
This sacred place has the glorious past which describes the splendid incident in the life of three prominent Vaishnavaite Acharyas Peyalwar, Boothathalwar and Thirumazhisai Alwar.
 
This is the birth place of King Rajaraja Choza/Thirumurai Kanda Chozan, who built the famous temple of Thanjavur Brahatheeswara Temple/ Thanjai Periya Kovil
 
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Panchamurtham, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli  & Deivayanai, Goddess Gajalakshmi, Anthakasura Samhara Murthi, Lord Nataraja & Goddess Sivakami, mural of Thiru Meiporul Nayanar, Thiru Munaiarayar, Goshtamurtham – Lord Brahma, Lord Dakshinamurthi, Lingodhbavar, Goddess Durga,
 
Life of Meiporul Nayanar:
 
 
Life of Munaiarayar:
 
 
 
Life of Thiru Sundaramurthi Nayanar :
 
 
 
Life of Thiru Cheraman Peruman Nayanar:
 
 
 
This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.30 PM in the evenings.
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!

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