Kalaiyar Kovil Temple

Kalayar kovil ~ On Remembrance of Maruthu Brothers

Kalayar kovil. There has been the legend that Sundarar, not only one of the four prime saints of Saivism, but also, said to be suppose the close friend of lord Shiva had paid a pilgrimage tour to the Thiruchuli temple at Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. He, after having worshiped the lord Shiva, who has been enshrining there in the name of Thirumaeni nathar had decided to worship lord Shiva at Kalayar kovil at Sivaganga district.

When Sundarar had reached the boundary of Kalayar kovil, he found all the way to the temple, had been occupied with full of Lingams. So he hesitated to move a step further. He, having filled with pain all over, had sung in praise of lord Shiva for not having worshiped Him in the shrine. Lord Shiva, in order to help His friend Sundarar had sent His transcendental carrier, the Bull, that is, Nanthi bhagawan up to the place, where His friend Sundarar was standing.

Then a divine voice from the sky, called as 'Asa ree ree', in Tamil language had guided him that he should follow the way on which the bull had reached him, since that way had been free from lingams. At last Sundarar followed that way to the temple. In Tamil language, Kalai means bull. As Kalai, the bull had shown him the way to temple, that place has been called as Kalayar kovil.


This sthala has been featured for its uniqueness among the temples, on which the hymns of Thevaram had been sung. This has been the only temple that has the pride of having three individual shrines for lord Shiva, as well, the three individual shrines for the goddesses. The gods and goddesses have been as follows, Lord Someshwara with Soundarya nayaki, Lord Swarna Kaleeswarar with Swarnavalli and Lord Sundareswarar with Meenakshi. Among the three presiding deities, Lord Swarna Kaleeswarar only has been dealt with the hymns of Thevaram.

This temple has two main towers, or else, Raja Gopurams in Tamil language. Among the two main towers, the big one had been built by the pandyan king, the first Sundara pandiyan and the next one had been built by the kings of Sivaganga, the Maruthu brothers, namely Chinna Maruthu and Periya Maruthu.

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Sivaganga is a town in the Sivaganga district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also the headquarters of the Sivaganga taluk. The town is located at a distance of 48 km (30 mi) from Madurai and 449 km (279 mi) from the state capital Chennai. It is an important town in this district for official and commercial purpose.
Sivagangai kingdom was founded by Sasivarna Periya Oodaya Thevar in 1730. The town was subsequently ruled by his successors and ultimately by Velu Nachiyar under the stewardship of Maruthu Pandiyar. They were against the British Empire, but ultimately lost to them in 1790. The Company appointed Gowry Vallaba Periya Oodaya Thevar as the Zamindar of Sivaganga in 1801, whose successors continued with chaos until India's independence in 1947. It was under Ramnad district until 1984 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Sivaganga district. The town is known for agriculture, metal working and weaving. The region around Sivaganga has considerable mineral deposits.
Sivaganga is administered by a municipality established in 1965. As of 2011, the municipality covered an area of 7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi) and had a population of 92.329 Sivagangai comes under the Sivaganga assemblyconstituency which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years and it is a part of the Sivaganga constituency which elects its Member of Parliament (MP) once in five years. Roadways are the major mode of transportation to the town and it also has rail connectivity. The nearest seaport, Thoothukudi Port, is located 189 km (117 mi) from Sivaganga, while the nearest airport, Madurai International Airport, is located 53 km (33 mi) from the town.

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Kalaiyar Kovil (காளையார் கோவில்) Temple Elephant Taking Bath

Kalaiyar Kovil (காளையார் கோவில்) Temple Elephant Taking Bath.

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Kalaiyar Kovil is a historic location in Sivaganga District,kalayarkovil Taluk , Tamil Nadu, India which was ruled by the Maruthu Pandiyar. Kalaiyar Kovil derived its name from the Kaleeswarar temple of the place. Kalaiyar is a corruption of the word Kaleeswaran. During the Sangam period, this place was known as Kaanapair as is seen from the 21st verse in the purananooru sung by Iyur moolakizhar, a poet of the Sangam period.

In the 9th Century A.D. Saint Sundara moorthy nayanar described the presiding deity in his devotional songs as Kaalai. Since then the deity was known as Kalaiyar, with the Tamil sufix yar added to it denoting respect. The temple came to be known as Kalaiyar Kovil and this was later adapted to the place also.

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Kalayar kovil Temple

Kalaiyar Kovil is a historic location in Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu, India which was ruled by the Maruthu brothers. There is a very large Shiva temple that is run by the Devasthanam of the family of the Rajah of Sivaganga and a trust of the zamindar family of Devakottai. Kalayar kovil is very important city Sivagangai district.

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Kalaiyar Kovil is a historic location in Sivaganga District, Kalayarkovil Taluk,Tamil Nadu, India which was ruled by the Maruthu Pandiyar OR Maruthu Sakothararkal. There is a very large Shiva temple. Kalaiyar Kovil is owned by the family of the Rajah of Sivaganga. It is run by their devasthanam, and a trust of the zamindar family of Devakottai. Kalayarkovil is very important citySivagangai district
Kalaiyar Kovil derived its name from the Kaleeswarar temple of the place. Kalaiyar is a corruption of the word Kaleeswaran. During the Sangam period, this place was known as Kaanapair as is seen from the 21st verse in thepurananooru sung by Iyur moolakizhar, a poet of the Sangam period. In the 9th Century A.D. Saint Sundara moorthy nayanar described the presiding deity in his devotional songs as Kaalai. Since then the deity was known as Kalaiyar, with the Tamil sufix yar added to it denoting respect. The temple came to be known as Kalaiyar Kovil and this was later adapted to the place also.

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A lofty Rajagopuram (150 feet) and an imposing Teppakkulam tank (with a mandapam) named Aanai madu adorn this shrine. Airavatam the elephant ofIndra is said to have created this tank. There are three shrines in this temple associated with the three functions of creation, preservation and completion. The presiding deity lord shiva is called as Kaaleeswarar, Someswarar, Sundareswarar and the Ambal his consort mother Parvathy is called as Swarnambikai, Soundara Nayagi, Meenakshi. Additional to that there are 3 separate shrines for both the male and female deities of famous Shiva temples in a mandapam outside the shrine.
Seat of kings
Kalaiyarkoil was the seat of the kings from very early days. King Vengai Marban ruled over this area during Sangam period. It was the stronghold of rulers of Sivangangai. It was also the seat of the freedom fighters like Muthu Vaduga Natha Thevar and Maruthu brothers.
Puranam
KaliDevi fought against chandasuran at kalayarkovil.She prayed the kaleewarar lingam and joined hands with saptha mathargal and won the battle.That is why the place is named as kaleepuram.
History
On 25 June 1772, the Company forces under Col. Joseph Smitt and Cap. Bonjour marched towards Kalayar Kovil. The second king of Sivaganga, Muthu Vaduga Natha Thevar (1750–1772) and Maruthu brothers defended it. Rajah Muthu Vaduganatha Thevar in anticipation of the English invasion made preparation for defence. But Rajah Muthu Vaduganatha Thevar with the many of his soldiers fell dead in the kalaiyarkoil battle. The invading English forces plundered Kalaiyarkoil and collected jewels worth 50,000 pagodas. Kalaiyarkoil temple belongs to Sivagangai Devasthanam.
The temple was kept locked and prayers stopped for some time. it was later re opened and substantial repairs and development were done by Devakottai Zamindar. In fact Shree AL.AR.RM.Arunachalam Chettiar, Zamindar of Devakottai took up sanyas from Koviloor and moved to the vedantha madam at kalayar kovil. He was known as Shreelashree Jamindar Arunachala Gnana Desiga Swamigal and his samadhi is in the rear of the madam. Shree Zamindar swamigal, Senior heir of Devakottai Zamindar Shri AL.AR.Ramasamy Chettiar, Shri AL.AR.RM.Arunachalam Chettiar the then Zamindar of Devakottai in succession had started Devakottai Zamindar Kattalai Endowment after the demise of his father Devakottai Zamindar AL.AR Ramasamy Chettiar (now known as AL.AR.Trust) with a Registered agreement to Sivagangai Devasthanam to conduct special daily, monthly poojas to God Sorna Kaleeswarar and deity Sornavalli Amman.This is performed continuously by his eldest son AL AR Kalairaja Chettiar and subsequently by his grand son AL AR K Veerappa Chettiar and presently by his great grand son AL AR K VR Chinna Veerappa Chettiar who is present Devakottai Zamindar
Festivals
Kaaleesar's festival is celebrated in the month of Thai where the car festival is observed during the Poosam. Someswarar's Bhrammotsavam is celebrated in the Tamil month of Vaikasi. the float festival also happens then. Aadi Pooram is celebrated for Swarnavalli amman.[

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