ancient shakthi (ambal) temple renovation

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an ancient sivan temple called sri visalakshi ambal sameda sri

viswanatheeswarar temple in kalpoondi village arni taluk

tiruvannamalai district is worshiped as equal to kasi and about 500

years old now getting ready for renovation by alaya kainkarya sath

sangam chennai kindly visit web site www.kalpoonditemple.org for

further informations kindly popular this web site. we request all the

devotees to contribute maximum possible for this renovations contact

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ARULMIGU SRI VISALAKSHMI AMBAL SAMED

ARULMIGU SRI VISWANATHEESWARAN TEMPLE

 

The Lord Siva is in different form and different divine name in

several parts of Bharatha Desam Shiva is worshipped as the

embodiment of the primary elements of Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and

space in kalahasthi.

 

Jambukeswaram, Arunachalam, Kanchipuram and chidambaram. with above

form of elements Llord Shiva also appears as linga form in many

places. Out of those places the kasi shethra called as Varanashi is

important place of worship for Hindus. Every one of the Hindus will

have liking and determination to go to Varanashi and worship Lord

Viswanathan in thire life time.

 

Kalpoondi village is situvated in the banks of river kamandalanathar

river. a beautiful village with aceient heritage. In this village

Arulmigu Attankarai Vazhi Amman temple, Sri Kothandaramar temple and

Sri Visalakshi Ambal Sameda Sri Viswanatheeswaran temples are famlous

in Arni Taluk.

 

About 500 years ago people from this village have went to kasi and

worshipped Lord Viswanathar. They brought a Lingam in the shape

of `Salagramam' to this village from Kasi. They installed the Lingam

with Avudiyar and named as Sri Viswanatheeswarar and Ambal as Sri

Vislashi Ambal. People from this village and surrounding villages

started coming to this shrine and worshipped Lord Siva as

Viswanatheeswaran and had satisfaction of worshipped lord viswanathar

in Kasi. Even today it is belived in this district that visiting to

kalpoondi Viswanatheeswaran temple is equal to visiting Kasi temple.

Once in this village there was heavy rain and the river

kamandalanatha river was running full of water and started touching

the village. The theret of water made the people to pray to Lord Siva

for there safty. Within shortwhile the flood started slowdown and

people are saved by the Lord Viswanatheeswarar and from that this

lord Siva is also called as " Vellanthangiswarar " The shrine of lord

Dakshinamurthy in the south side of temple is in the form of Yoga

Dakshinamurthy. Hence this temple is worshipped as Guru

Parikarasthalam.

 

The Saint Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Mahaswamigal has

visited this village and worshipped lord Sri Visalakshi ambal and Sri

Viswanatheeswarar during his visits to Arni town.