Vasishtesvarar Temple, Karunthittaikkudi
Vasishtesvarar Temple (வசிஷ்டேஸ்வரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Karunthittaikkudi near Thanjavur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3][4]
Significance[edit]
Praises of the temple have been sung by the Saivite saints Sambandar and Sundarar of 7th - 8th century CE. The temple is visited by people seeking cures from diseases. The temple is believed to cure problems due to planetary position for people born in the Thiruvadhirai star. The main idol is that of Sundaranayaki who is called "Kadal Partha Nayaki" or the "goddess who saw the seas".[citation needed]
Vaippu Sthalam[edit]
It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sundarar.[3]
Presiding deity[edit]
The presiding deity is known as Vasishtesvarar, Karunasamy and Karuvelanathasamy. His consort is known as Periyanayaki and Tiripurasundari.[2]
Palace Devasthanam[edit]
Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam comprises 88 temples, of which this temple is the one. They are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[5][6][7]
Karanthai[edit]
This place is known as Karanthai, Karunthittaikkudi and Karanthattangudi. There is also another place with this name Karanthai near Kanchipuram.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ ta:தஞ்சாவூர் வசிஷ்டேஸ்வரர் கோயில்
- ^ a b பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009
- ^ a b மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, கருந்திட்டைக்குடி / கரந்தட்டாங்குடி (கரந்தை) Karundhittaikkudi / Karandhattangkudi (Karandhai), 6-71-3
- ^ தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், கருந்திட்டைக்குடி, 6-71-3
- ^ Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, Thanjavur 613 009
- ^ தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997
- ^ J.M.Somasundaram Pillai, The Great Temple at Tanjore, [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur
Gallery[edit]
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Gopura in Southern entrance -
Vimana of the presiding deity -
Vimana of the Goddess -
Entrance to the shrine of Goddess -
Entrance to the shrine of presiding deity -
Kosta sculptures
