SRI AVINASHIYAPPAR TEMPLE -AVINASHI

LORD SHIVA

Festival:
 
  Chithirai Brahmmotsavam is elebrated grandly in April-May with flag hoisting on Mrigaseersham star day and car festival on Pooram star day and the fifth day receiving all importance.

 Temple's Speciality:
 
  Lord Shiva in the temple is a swayambumurthy.  That shows the devotion of the tree to Lord Shiva, says the sthala purana, local history.  
 
Opening Time:
 
  The temple is open from 5.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
 
Address:
 
  Sri Avinashi Appar Temple, Avinashi-638 654, Thirupur district.
 
Phone:
  +91- 4296 - 273 113, 94431 39503.

General Information:

 

The temple has a close relationship with Mysore royal family.    There is another Shiva temple nearby in Tirumuruganpoondi praised in Thevaram hymns.  Lord Vinayaka graces with 63 Nayanmars.  There are shrines for Lords Brahmma and Lord Viswanatha with Mother Visalakshi

Prayers
   
The devotee praying to Lord here will have total salvation.  They will live with fame during their life time.  The intensity of Saturn adverse aspects would come down considerably if those such affected pray to Sani Bhagwan in the temple.


 
Thanks giving:
 
  Devotees worship Lord Bhairava in the temple with Vadamala-garland made of Vada the popular dish of Tamilnadu, especially for relief from enemy threats and litigations on full moon, new moon days and on Ashtami days – eighth day of new moon or full moon fortnights. For sustained family unity, they pray on Sundays between 4.30 p.m. and 6.00 p.m.-Rahu Kalam time with lamps made of lime fruit cup, coconut and pumpkin shells coated with kumkum and perform archanas with red flowers.
 
Greatness Of Temple:
 

  The Tamil saying goes – Kasiyil Vasi Avinashi meaning that what the devotee derives by worshipping in Kasi-Varanasi, he/she derives half of the benefits by worshipping Avinashilingeswara in Avinashi.Bathing in the Kasi well in the temple on new moon day-Amavasya brings manifold benefits to the devotee.  There will be no interval closing of the temple on new moon days.

Vinasam in Sanskrit or Tamil means perishable.  Avinashi means imperishable.
According to scriptures, it is said Sage Vasishta worshipped in this temple for relief from adverse Saturn aspects.   He appears with right leg on a peeta, left on his crow vehicle, arrow in the upper right hand and bow on the left, trident in lower right hand and the assuring sign- She occupies the right side here against the traditional left as the ruling authority.  There are separate Rajagopurams and flag posts for Lord and Mother.  Lord Vishnu having His place behind Shiva shrine in temples as a tradition, is near the flag post facing Shiva.
In the shrine between that of Lord Shiva and Mother Ambica, Lord Muruga has His shrine in a six triangular shape in Somaskanda design.  Those not familiar with rules of meditation and pujas derive the best benefits in the temple if they simply pray sincerely.   There is a shrine for Vyadavedar the their.  There are 32 Vinayakas in the temple.  Lord Dakshinamurthy graces in a dancing posture from a shrine south of the Rajagopuram.  Shiva Surya has his shrine.
 Before worshipping the Scorpion, the devotee should offer his/her prayers to Lord Selva Ganapathi facing north (the direction belonging to Kubera) at the entrance of the temple.
Lord Bhairava in this temple is one among the 64 Bhairava forms.  He is believed to be elder to Kasi Bhairava known as Akasha Kasikapura Pruradhanadha Bhairava in a shrine in the prakara.
Sage Siva Yogi is above Lord Dakshinamurthy in the shrine.  He learnt all the arts from His Guru and excelled Him then.


  Temple History:
 
  Saint Sundarar was passing through a stree in Avinahsi.  He hear joyous sounds celebrations in a house where the holy thread ceremony – Upanayanm – from a house and saw also the sad faces of a couple in the opposite house.  He came to know that the boys of the two houses were close friends.  While playing near a tank around the temple, one boy was dragged by the crocodile in the tank and died.  If alive, his upanayanam was also due to be conducted together.

Sage Sundarar immediately went to the temple and demanded the Lord to direct the crocodile to give back the boy it swallowed three years ago when he was four.   Sundarar took the boy to the parents and arranged his upanayanam too.  This is a great event related with this temple.  During the Panguni Uthiram festival in March-April, Mudalai Vai Pillai – boy in the grip of the crocodile – utswav is celebrated for three days.

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