Sri Vanjiam

Sri Vanjiyam is about 35 kms south east away from Kumbakonam after Nachiyar koil on the road to Tiruvarur . It is about 5 kms before Nannilam . It can also be reached from Tiruvarur the road to Mayavaram .

Legends Of the Temple:
Lord Yama was tired that he was being cursed by all for taking lives he wanted a break and to be regarded with love not hate he complained to Shiva at Tiruvarur and was directed here to pray to Lord Shiva who being pleased with him absolved him of curses and built a temple here for him . The honour of first seeing him before seeing the lord is also afforded to him here .
Ganga was feeling very dirty after washing all the sins of people hence she sought refuge in the lord who  directed here to the pond where she was rejuvenated the pond is called Guptha Ganga as she is still believed to be in hiding here .
Lord Surya lost his lustre after attending Daksha’s yagna he prayed to Shiva here to regain his lustre .
There is a seperate Shani sannidhi and sannidhi for Rahu and ketu .There is no seperate Navagraha sannidhi here
Mahavishnu ( Sri ) did payers to Shiva here wanting to please him to get help to marry Mahalakshmi here hence the name Sri Vanjiyam
Those born of Magam, Pooram, Sadayam and Bharani Stars and belonging to Aries ( Mesha ) , Aquarius ( Kumba ) and Leo (Simha) Rashis or Lagna pray here for any adverse planetary problems faced by them . Also those who had lost jobs , aspiring promotions and transfers , separated couples for re-union pray here on Karthika Sundays after a bath in Gupta Ganga in November – December .
During the eclipse times  the doors of the temple are open though as a tradition in other Shiva temples they are closed. Special abishekam is performed to Lord of Sri Vanjiam during this time.
The sthala vriksham is sandal wood and instead of Bhilva leaves sandal leaves are used for archana here
The present temple was built by Rajendra Chola in the year AD 850 .There is a 11 tiered Rajagopuram .
Once you enter this you have to first wash at the Guptha Ganga on the right .
Then you proceed to the Yaman sannidhi which is seen on the far right side . Lord Yama is standing in the sannidhi with his assistant Chitraguptha.
After this you proceed to the main temple .
In the main temple the presiding deity is Vanchinathan which is a Swayambhu (Self Manifested) Lingam, along with his consort Mangalambikai. Sandalwood is the Stala Vriksham here and Sandal leaves are used to perform pooja to the Lord .

This is one of the Paadal Petra Shivalayam .

Pic courtesy SaravanaPrakash (Thiruvadidharisanam )

Sri Vanjiam
Yama Vaghanam
Sri Vanjiam
Shivalingham on the gopuram
At the entrance gopuram of Srivanjiyam

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