Koodal Alagar Perumal Temple * Madurai
First of all,we must know the reason, why the residing god has been called as Koodal Alagar Perumal. It's because,simply,the another name of Madurai is called Koodal Maa Naagr.Due to his state of residing in the koodal nagar,he is called as Koodal Alagar.
In Hinduism,it's mainly divided into two big division called Saivam and vainavam.The people in the saivam class worship Lord Shiva where as people in Vainavam, class worship Lord Vishnu as their Deities.
It is one of the 108 Divya Desams which had been sung by the Aalvaars,who are the disciples of Lord Vishnu. The temple is well situated in the heart of the town,near the Madurai's central-bus stand (named as Periyaar bus stand).One can easily reach the temple,by seeing the tower- view of the temple,when getting down from the buses arrived to the central bus stand.It's just on the walkable distance,don't need to arrange any auto or taxis.
Near the temple,a lot of hotels of economic classes are seen.If you are from outside of Madurai,and planning to spend two or three days at Madurai,please make prior arrangements for staying in order to avoid inevitable disturbances.
The special features
It's the Place(Isthalam) on which, Periyaalvaar,one of the 12 disciples ( called as Naayanmaarkal) of Lord Vishnu,sang Thirupaalandu in praise of the residing God.Again,it's the place which the Lord Vishnu has been exhibited as three postures - namely - 1)Veetriruntha kolam,2)Kidantha kolam,3)Ninriruntha thirukolam,that means the Lord Vishnu appeared in three postures as in sitting - sleeping - standing .
Here the main Deity is called as Koodal Alagarin the sitting position (Veetriruntha thirukolam)facing towards east direction.
Now my turn come into the scene...
one month back, i accompanied with my family went to the temple,on an evening of Sunday, Normally,it is accustomed to go to temple or any other entertainment places,on every Sunday. That Sunday i selected Koodal Aagar Perumal Temple,since it's very old and beautiful temple. More over,i want to expose the beauty of the temple to the outsiders like you,carrying with my Nikon D3100. Normally,taking photographs are prohibited at certain areas of the temple,like main deity's shrine and other inner shrines.I paid rupees 50/- for taking the photographs of the temple
Madurai is well connected with all major cities of India by buses,train and flights.There are high class hotels are also here,for the foreigners who want to visit Madurai.They can book to the welcome group hotels at Madurai,for their best sight-seeing in Madurai.
Foreigners can arrange local Rickshaws,for the local city trips.It's better for them to arrange. cycle-rickshaws in order to see the local places slowly and pleasingly.
Before entering into the shrine i captured the standing postures of the body guards of the Lord Koodal Alagar Perumal,(Thwara balagas). This was also objected by the temple employee that not to take photo here,you can take photos at corridor and the roof-top of the temple.
For climbing to the roof-top,a small amount Rs.5/- is charged per head.After worshiping the God,we climbed to the roof-top of the temple,through some narrow foot steps,bringing us to there. It's very fine view of the towers,seeing from there.The day light slightly turned into dusk,and the temple towers were glowing by the focusing lights towards them.
Through the foot steps,you see,we climbed to worship the third posture of the Lord Soorya Naarayanan - here he is called so.Then stepped down to roof of the corridors,I captured some photographs of different views of the towers and the roof-top of the temple,you can view some of these here.
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For 1500 years this temple continues to have daily worship. The ancient monuments are well protected. But, labeling is in Tamil only. Narration is in English.
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Koodal Azhagar Temple in Madurai, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu godVishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Koodal Azhagar and his consort Lakshmi as Mathuravalli.
A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gatweay tower. The temple is originally believed to be built by the Pandyas, with later additions by the Vijayanagar and Madurai Nayak kings who commissioned pillared halls and major shrines of the temple during the 16th century.
Koodal Azhagar is believed to have appeared to slay the demon Somuka who abducted the four Vedas. The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship. Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the fourteen-day annual Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May - June) being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu
As per Hindu legend, a ruler named Vallabhadeva went incognito everyday to know about the lives of people under him. During one of his visits, a scholar told him that the ultimate goal in life is to collect provisions in summer and save for winter, which also meant that one should work during his younger days and save for his old age. Vallabadeva was not convinced and he set this as a competition among scholars to make him realize the true value of life. Vishnucitta, who would later go on to become Periazhwar, one of the twelve most revered saints of Vaishnava sect, came to Madurai from Srivilliputhur. He was believed to have been directed by the heavenly words of Vishnu and he expouned the sacred verses. He explained the concepts of Hitham and Purushartham from Vedas and proclaimed that attained the feet of Narayana could lead to salvation. Vallabhadeva was pleased with the explanation and he awarded a bag of gold to Visnucitta. It is believed that the current gopuram of Srivilliputhur Temple, was built by Periazhwar with the gold won.
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மதுரை கூடலழகர் பெருமாள் திருக்கோவில் வைகாசி திருத்தேரோட்டம்
பக்தர்கள் ஆயிரகணக்கானோர் பங்கேற்ப்பு
மதுரை ஜீன்:08, மதுரை அருள்மிகு கூடலழகர் பெருமாள் கோவிலில் வைகாசி பெருந்திருவிழாவை முன்னிட்டு திருத்தேரோட்டம் இன்று சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது. விழாவில் ஆயிரகணக்கான பக்தர்கள் பங்கேற்றும் தேரை வடம் பிடித்து இழுத்தும் சுவாமி தரிசனம் செய்தனர்.
திருமங்கையாழ்வாரால் பாடப்பெற்ற தல பெருமை கொண்டதும், 108 வைணவத் திருத்தலங்களில் ஒன்றாக சிறப்புப்பெற்றதுமான மதுரை கூடலழகர் பெருமாள் திருக்கோவிலில் நடைபெறும் திருவிழாக்களில் வைகாசி திருவிழா சிறப்பு பெற்றதாகும். ஆண்டுதோறும் வைகாசி மாதத்தில் 14 நாட்கள் நடைபெறும் இந்த பிரம்மோற்சவ விழா கடந்த 31ம்தேதி கொடியேற்றத்துடன் தொடங்கியதையடுத்து தினமும் சுவாமிகள் வீதியுலா நிகழ்வு நடைபெற்றது.
இந்நிலையில் விழாவின் முக்கிய நிகழ்ச்சியான திருத்தேரோட்டம் இன்று நடைபெற்றது.இதையொட்டி அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட திருத்தேரில் கூடலழகர் பெருமாள் தாயாருடன் எழுந்தருள நடைபெற்ற சிறப்பு பூஜைகளை தொடர்ந்து ஏராளமான பக்தர்கள் “கோவிந்தா” கோ~ம் முழங்கிட தேரை வடம் பிடித்து இழுத்தனர்;.
மேலும் தேர் வலம் வந்த முக்கிய வீதிகளில் இருபுறங்களிலும் நின்றிருந்த ஏராளமான பக்தர்கள் தேரை வரவேற்று சுவாமி தரிசனம் செய்தனர்.
விழாவின் தொடர்ச்சியாக தசாவதாரம் விழா வரும் 10ம்தேதி இரவு நடைபெறுகிறது. விழா ஏற்பாடுகள் கோவில் நிர்வாக அதிகாரி மேற்பார்வையில் கோவில் பணியாளர்கள் சிறப்பாக செய்து இருந்தனர்.
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Alagar Koil, Madurai - Tamil Nadu
Alagar Koil (Azhagar Kovil),Located 21 kms northwest of Madurai is a Vishnu Temple on a picturesque hills called Alagarmalai.The temple is surrounded by the ruins of a historic fort. The impressive main tower at the entrance, believed to have been built by the Pandyan Kings, has some beautiful sculptures depicting scenes from the epics.The Kalyana Mandapa of the temple has beautiful sculptures on its pillars which are fine specimens of Nayaka art. The notable ones are those of Narasimha, Krishna, Rathi seated on the parrot, Manmatha and Vishnu on Garuda and the idol of Tirumala Nayaka. The inscriptions of various dynasties found in this temple, as also in a cavern on the hill, throw light on the antiquity of this place.
The main deity of this temple is called Paramaswamy and the processional idol is called Alagar and also Sundararajan. The shrine of Kalyana Sundaravalli, the divine consort of Alagar, is in the southern enclosure. Other important shrines are those of Sudarshanar and Yoga Narasimha. Karuppannaswamy, the God of Kallars and the finely carved eighteen steps, are held in great reverence by the devotees. It is claimed that nobody will dare tell a lie at this spot. Amongst the many festivals that are conducted here, the Chitra festival is the most important one. During this festival, the processional idol of Alagar is taken to Madurai, halting at various places on the way.
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This temple has been well situated in the heart of the town where south masi street and West masi street meets together. It's a lovely lord Vishnu temple facing towards the east in direction. Around this temple, you could able to find the Madurai's busy market of various trades.
Madurai has a unique feature of having a pile of same traders at a particular place. For instance, North veli street is known for automobile market. On both sides of this street, you could find a lot of shops handling wholesale, retail and both.
Like this, South Avani moola street is known for bullion market where as East avani moola street deals with stationery and paper items. All chithirai veethis (street) has been the main markets for textiles.
North masi street is famous for it's hardware shops while town hall has been occupied with hotels and lodges. Why i have been telling all these things to you is, like this, Madurai, the whole city has been the blessed with a lot of historical temples like Meenakshi Amman temple, Koodal Alagar temple, Immaiyil nanmai tharuvar temple, Madhanagopala swamy temple, North and south Krishnan temples, Thiruparamkundram temple, Alagarkovil, Palamuthirsolai and Vandiyur Mariamman Theppakulam so on. Apart from these temples there are a lot of well known churches and Dhargahs (Mosques) in the city.
Again a good news for the pilgrims is that the Koodal Alagar temple and the Immaiyil nanmai tharuvaar temple have been situating very close to this temple. So it's very easy to worship the three famous temples altogether in a single visit to Madurai.
The Presiding deities - Lord Madhanagopalan * and Goddess Sri Mathuravalli thaayaar *
They are two main shrines, one for lord Madhanagopalan and the other for Goddess Sri Madhana Mathuravalli thaayar. Here the presiding deity Venugopalan is in standing posture having conch,chakra in His two hands appears as lord Vishnu and flute in other two hands with the blissful appearance as lord Krishna. Near by him, goddesses Rukmani and Sathyabama are there in the main shrine.
This temple had been built on before the seventh century. There are a lot of scenes of Ramayana portraits painted on the walls of this temple.
An unique ritual of applying the paste of 'Maruthani leaves' (henna leaves) on the feet of Mathuravalli thayaar has been here in custom in order to get fulfilled our desire on every Thursday in a week. The devotees could do this ritual of applying 'Henna paste' on Her holy feet for a particular number of weeks (say 9 weeks), so that She could fulfill our desires.
Madurai's central bus stand (Periyaar bus stand) is very near, just we can have gentle walk to this temple. You should reach before 11 A.M., since the temple would have been closed at 12 P.M. and then it would be again opened at 4 P.M.
Again the Tamil month of 'Marghazhi' (Dec-Jan) has been the spiritual month of all the temples in Tami Nadu, particularly the temples of lord Vishnu.
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All this photographs here used in this video have been taken with my mobile phone Sony Ericsson and these photos have been converted as video slide show using 'MemoriesonTV3'. The out (Mpg video file) from this, has been converted to 'Flv' video file for the final upload to Youtube.
For the sound reproduction, here i have used 'Naturesoundsfor.me' ( as i have been member in this site) in order to create the musical piece called as 'Madhanagopal' and you can hear @
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Selvaganapathy S
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