navakailasam

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Priya Atma bandhuvulaku,

 

namaskaram.

 

This is some more information about nava kailasam in tamilnadu. I read

about it as one of our atma bandhu explained in bhakthi pages. Recently

we had been to papanasam in Tirunelveli district of tamilnadu Where

we could see 1 or 2 temples. The story of nava kailasam is like

this.Roma maharshi who is disciple of saint Agastya asked him how he

can get mukthi? so Agastya gave him nine lotus flowers and asked Roma

to leave them in the river Tamraparni. Wherever the flowers stop Roma

had to built a temple for lord Shiva.Thus nine temples originally built

by Roma maharshi were called navakailasam each has place for all

navagrahas. The first one which is Surya

stanam is called Brahma desam which we have seen.It is approximately

11km from papanasam .But people who do not know this story think that

papanasam is the first temple in navakailasam. Papanasam temple was

originally built by saint Agastya himself

Brahmadesam is such a big temple and the speciality of this is one can

see lord Shiva as statue and He is called as Bhikshatanar Shiva.Shiva

after beheading Brahma had to do bhikshatana.So we can see a statue

[5feet] which is a rareform of lord.People do abhishekam to this

also.

My main appeal is the temple is very badly maintained and no proper

funds to do minimum pooja to the lord.The poojari whom they call

bhattacharya is also in a very pitiable condition.If anyone of you happen

to go and see Brahma desam try to help to improve the conditions

there.Because we give so much of donations to well developed temples.Even

if we dont also the rituals can be performed in such temples. But

helping the temples like Brahma desam shall be appreciated by Lord Shiva

Himself

Any doubts or questions regarding this are most wellcome

I remain in devine love

kumari.