Surutapalli Sivan Kovil - SANI PRADOSHAM

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Parvathy Pathayea…. Hara Hara Mahadeva! Dear All, Most of us might aware that "Sani Pradosham" is even more auspicious at Surutapalli Siva temple, however I would like to share this small

information to all about Surutapalli Sivan kovil, which is very famous for SANI

Pradosham, however Tamilnadu tourism have organized one day package trip (I

have done my booking today for 31st Oct) details attached. Sri

Sarvamangala Sametha PalliKondeswarar Alayam,Surutapalli ABOUT 56 KM from Chennai,

on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border, is a small village called Surutapalli,

which houses the only "Sayana Sivan" (sleeping Shiva) called

Pallikondeswarar. The temple has an interesting history which is as follows: Once Indra lost his kingdom and found that only if he consumed

the Divine Nectar he could rule. So there was a tug of war between the devas

and asuras to obtain this nectar. The Devas and Asuras got together to churn

the ocean, using Mandramalai & Vaasuki, the snake. As they continued to

churn the ocean, Vaasuki the snake began to tire and started spewing its

poison. Siva came and consumed all the poison. Thus Siva became blue up to his

throat and is also known by the name "Neelakandan" ( neela-blue colour,

kandam-throat). Goddess Parvati rushed and held his neck so that the poison

would not spread to the whole of his body. Shiva then became drowsy and

selected a village called Surutapalli (near Chennai), where he is seen sleeping

on the lap of Parvathi. This is the only temple that houses Lord Shiva in a

sleeping position.

 

Narada, meanwhile, passed on the message and down came the Devas, Brahma,

Vishnu and the Saptarishis, to have darshan. They were promptly stopped by

Nandi who asked them all to come after some time, as Shiva was resting. All of

them waited. Shiva, when he woke up, was filled with extreme happiness and

danced ("Ananda Thandavam"). This day, when the Devas, Brahma,

Vishnu, Narada and Saptarishis had Shiva darshan was a Krishnapaksha Trayodasi

(Stiravaram, Saturday). This is the Mahapradosham day. Pradhosham, generally,

is a significant occasion observed with great piety at all Shiva temples.

 

It is believed that all the Devas & Gods are assembled in the Shiva temples

during Pradosham time. Further, the first pradosham was on a Saturday &

hence "Sani Pradosham" is even more auspicious. Dampathya Dakshinaa moorthy

 

Information:

Surutapalli Sivan – Sani Pradhosam one

day Package trip, tickets available at Tamilnadu Tourism Office (Next to

Kalaivanar Aaramgam, Chepauk, Chennai) details as below. Today I have booked

ticket for coming Sani Pradosham (31st Oct) Duration:

1 Day Destination Covered:

Surutapalli Tour Detail: One Day Tour – Exclusive for Sani

Pradosham (Lord Shiva and Snake worship) day 09:00 am to 8:00pm

Places To See in this package tour: -

Kakalur (Sri Anjaneyar), Thiruvallur (Sri Veeraraghava Perumal, Surutapalli

(Sri Pallikondeeshwarar). Rate:

Rs.200/- Online Booking:

http://www.ttdconline.com Chennai TTDC Phone:

044-25361385 / 25381567. Warm Regds S.Swaminathan “Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.†- Abdul Kalam