A trip to Karaikudi Temples

KARAIKUDI

Karaikudi is situated in Sivagangai district can be reached from Trichy by travelling 70 kms and from Madurai 80 kms . Karaikudi has a railway station within . Nagarathar (Chettiar) communities and their houses are very famous in this region as they have done trade and business worldwide .

PILLAYARPATTI

This temple is of Lord Ganesha in Sivagangai district maintained by Nagarathar (Chettiar) . Lord Ganesha is also known as Pillayar , hence the name Pillayarpatti . This rock cut Pillayar idol is of 6 feet height with only two hands in padmasana posture and the trunk is turned towards right . Hence He is called as Valampuri Vinayagar . This Ganesha is also known as Karpaka Vinayagar .

Worshipping this Lord Ganesha relieves us from navagraha doshas .

There are deities in this temple such as Goddess Karthiyayini (who arrange marriages), Nagalingam (who gifts offspring), Pasupatheeswarar (who showers all wealth .

In front of the temple is a pond and mandapam opposite to it where they conduct 60th birthday (shastiupthapoorthi )and 80th (sadhabhishegam ) birthday of married couples .

In front of Pillayar patti Vinayagar temple
Temple pond
Mandapam for 60th birthday and 80th birthday and wedding anniversary

VAIRAVANPATTI

Vairavanpatti temple’s reigning deities are Swayambu lingam known as Valarolinadhar and Goddess Vadivudai Ammai . Lord Shiva here assumes the form of Bhairavar .

This temple is also maintained by the Nagarathars ( chettiars ) .

Vairavanpatti’s history is quite interesting . Originally, Lord Brahma, the creator, had five heads equal to Lord Shiva . Brahma took great pride in this . One day , Goddess Parvathi mistook him for Lord Shiva and Brahma accepted all her courtesies and respect without pointing out the error . When Parvathi discerned her mistake she reported it to Lord Shiva . Shiva sent his deputy Bhairavar to pluck off a head of Brahma as a punishment . Lord Bhairavar blesses his devotees in this temple .

The legend behind the temple goes like this – Kashyapa Munivar’s son Sooran did a severe penance towards Shiva and he was granted a wish that no one can destroy him other than Lord Shiva himself . Riding on the glory of his invincibility he was torturing and killing the Devas. Indiran went to their leader Brihaspati. Brihaspati said that only Lord Shiva can solve this . Indiran went to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva took the avathaar as Bhairavar (Vairavar in Tamil) and destroyed Sooran. He then appeared as a celestial light (Peroli). He is the one presiding here as ‘Valaroli Nathar’.

This temples roof is painted colourfull and is a visual treat so is the sculptures and carvings . At the entrance of this temple is a big pond .

This temple is very near to Pillayarpatti and we went to Kundrakudi Lord Murugar temple .

Paintings on the roof
Beautiful carvings
Bhairavar painting on roof
In front of the temple
Historic importance of Lord Vairavar
Temple pond
In front of the temple

KUNDRAKUDI LORD MURUGAR

This is a temple of Lord Murugar with his consorts valli and deivayanai sitting on his vehicle peacock with six face and twelve hands is on a small hillock and one has to climb 150 steps.

The place was originally called Kundrakudi as it was located in a hill (Kundram means hill in Tamil), which with the period of time became Kunnakudi. It is also called by other names like Mayuragiri, Mayilmalai, Arasavaram and Krishanagaram as the hill resembles the shape of a peacock . As per Hindu legend, sage Agasthya is believed to have worshipped Murugan at this place. As per another legend, Sooran , the demon king infuriated peacock , the sacred vehicle of Murugan . He told the bird Garuda the sacred vehicle of Lord  Vishnu, and Swan the sacred vehicle of Saraswati , could travel faster than it . The peacock swallowed Garuda and the swan in anger. Vishnu prayed to Muruga to retrieve his vehicle back from the peacock , who readily acceded to the request. The peacock , realising its mistake, prayed Muruga by doing penance at this place . (source wikipedia)

One has to climb 150 steps
Reached the temple
Mesmerizing idol of Lord Murugar with valli and deivayanai on peacock
Corridor of the temple

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