Vaaram Oru Alayam #52 Arulmigu Devathirajan Thirukkovil, Thiruvazhundur

March 25, 2008

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Temple : Arulmigu Devathirajan Thirukkovil, Thiruvazhundur

This weeks episode is about " Arulmigu DevathirajanThirukkovil, Thiruvazhundur " .

Audio Duration : 5m 20 sec

Audio Link :

amOruAlayamArulmiguDevathirajanThirukkovilThiruvazhundur.mp3

Location & Direction:This Divya Kshetram which is in Thanjavur district, is

located inbetween mayavaram and kumbakonam

Current Name : Thiruvazhundur (Therazhundur)

MainDeity : Devathirajan

Godesses : Senkamalavalli

Utsavar : Aamaruviyappan

Theertham : Dharsana Pushkarini

Vimanam : Karuda vimanam

Thegreat Tamil poet kamban was born here and currently the place is namedas

Kamban medu after him.Markandeya got moksha after worshipping thelord

here.Legend says that King Uparisaravasu who had a Chariot to flyin sky, once

due to his wrong decision, got cursed by Rishi's. He felldown with his Chariot

at this place.His vehicle (Ther) landed at thissthala hence the name

" Therazhundur " .This place is also known asKrishnaranyam(krishna's forest).

To hear sthalapuranam and more about the temple click below

amOruAlayamArulmiguDevathirajanThirukkovilThiruvazhundur.mp3

Thanx

Nataraj

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