ancient shivan temple renovation at kalpoondi village

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respected sir/madam,

AN ANCIENT SHIVAN TEMPLE ABOUT 500 YEARS OLD WITH GOOD HERITAGE VALUE

CALLED SRI VISALAKSHI AMBAL SAMEDA SRI VISWANATHEESWARAR TEMPLE IN

KALPOONDI VILLAGE ON THE BANKS OF KAMANDALA NAGA RIVER IN ARNI TALUK IN

TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT IN TAMILNADU IS BEING RENOVATED UNDER THE

GUIDENCE OF ALAYA KAINKARAYA SATH SANGAM CHENNAI 600 083 WITH A COST OF

25 LAKHS. THIS TEMPLE IS WORSHIPPED AS EQUAL TO KASI TEMPLE IN THIS

DISTRICT, ALSO THE SRI DHAKSHINAMURTHY IS IN YOGA SWARUPAM HENCE IT IS

WORSHIPPED AS GURU PARIKARA STALAM. SUCH A ANCIENT TEMPLE IS IN VERY BAD

CONDITION. WE REQUEST ALL THE DEVOTEES TO EXTEND YOUR MAXIMUM

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE RENOVATION WORK AND ALSO FORWARD THIS MAIL TO ALL

YOUR KNOWN PEOPLE.WE HAVE HOSTED A WEBSITE FOR THE TEMPLE UNDER

www.kalpoonditemple.org <http://www.kalpoonditemple.org/> with all

details about this temple and village.kindly contact gopalakrishnan

alaya kainkarya sath sangam chennai 83 ph 9444272190 ph 044-2371 7311 e

mail krg858 <krg858 &

kalpoonditemple. the proposed date of kumbabhishegam is sunday

30th august 2009 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.

 

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OM NAMASHIVAYA

ALAYA KAINKARYA SATH SANGAM

FLAT 4 SUBHIKSHAM NO 8 BANK OF INDIA COLONY ASHOK NAGAR CHENNAI 600 083

PHONE 2371 7311 2371 6947 9444272190

web site www.kalpoonditemple.org <http://www.kalpoonditemple.org/>

visit link http://kalpoonditemple.blogspot.com

<http://kalpoonditemple.blogspot.com/>

www.pradosham.com/kalpoondi.php <http://www.pradosham.com/kalpoondi.php>