Mangalanatha Swamy Temple

Uthirakosamangai Siva Temple, Ramanathapuram

Uthirakosamangai Siva temple is an ancient temple where presiding deity is carved in Emerald. Shastralingam can be found at this temple. Annual Arudhra festival attracts a large number of devotees. This video includes interview with two priests of the temple. This temple is glorifies by the songs of Saiva saints Manciavasagar and Arunagirinathar.

3000 Years OLD SIVAN Temple Uthirakosa Mangai & Maragatha Natarajar Temple, Ramanathapuram

Uthirakosamangai (Tamil: உத்திரகோசமங்கை) is a Shaiva temple situated near Ramanathapuram in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is believed to be built by the Panyda kings, Achutappa Nayak (1529–1542 A.D.), a Hindu ruler of Thanjavur, Muthuveerappar and other kings of Ramanthapuram district Sethupathy dynasty at various times.

The temple houses a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall ancient maragatha Nataraja idol carved out of emerald, being the one of its kind. The temple is considered sacred along the lines of Ramanathapuram, Sethu Madhava Theertham and Lakshmana Theertham. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Mangalanathar, Mangalambigai and Natarajar being the most prominent. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and six yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple has been glorified by the hymns of 9th-century saint Manickavasagar and 15th-century saint Arunagirinathar.

Uthirakosamangai || Maragatha Nadarajar || Ramanathapuram DT

Uthirakosamangai is a Shaiva temple situated near Ramanathapuram in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.[1] The temple is believed to be built by the Panyda kings, Achutappa Nayak (1529–1542 A.D.), a Hindu ruler of Thanjavur, Muthuveerappar and other kings of Ramanthapuram districtSethupathy dynasty at various times. The temple has been glorified by the hymns of 9th-century saint Manickavasagar and 15th-century saint Arunagirinathar.

The temple is considered sacred along the lines of Ramanathapuram, Sethu Madhava Theertham and Lakshmana Theertham.

The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Mangalanathar, Mangalambigai and Natarajar being the most prominent. The temple houses a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall ancient maragatha Nataraja idol carved out of emerald, being the one of its kind. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and six yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Uthira Kosa Mangai is a tiny hamlet, famous for the Siva temple considered to be 3000 years old, the oldest in the world. It is considered to be one of the very ancient Hindu temples which Tamil literature describes as Mann Mundhiyo Mangai Mundhiyo? meaning Did the mud (mann) come first or is the Mangai (The Female Deity of the Temple)?. This is the place where Siva transferred the secrets of Vedas to Parvati. Uthiram means (upadesam) kosam (secrets) Parvati (Mangai) hence this place is known as Uthira Kosa Mangai. Strangely, this temple is not a Padal petra sthalam.

The temple is believed to be built by the Panyda kings. Achutappa Nayak (1529–1542 A.D.), a Hindu ruler of Thanjavur, Muthuveerappar and other kings of Ramanthapuram Sethupathy dynasty have contributed to the temple. The last renovation was carried out by the queen of Ramanthapuram. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

he temple is located 32 km East from Paramakkudi and 10 km west from Ramanathapuram. The temple has a seven-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower). The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Mangalanathar, Mangalambigai and Natarajar being the most prominent. There are separate shrines for Mangalanathar (Shiva) in the form of lingam and Mangalambigai. There is a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall ancient maragatha Nataraja idol carved out of emerald inside the temple.[6] A hall of Saharasralingam has thousand lingams enshrined in it. At the entrance of the main precinct,the temple features exquisite stone carvings of Yali (mythological dragon), depicted with a rolling stone ball inside its mouth. The granite images of the deities Ganesha (son of Shiva and god of wisdom), Murugan (son of Shiva), Nandi (Representative of all our Souls) and Navagraha (nine planetary deities) are located in the hall leading to the sanctum. As in other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the first precinct or the walls around the sanctum of Erumbeeswarar has images of Thenmugaparaman (Dakshinamurthy-Shiva as the Teacher), Durga (warrior-goddess) and Chandikeswarar (a saint and devotee of Shiva).


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Nainar Kovil * Naganatha Swamy ~

This is the place where, the following had been blessed and also been curse released, they were:

1. Astathikbalagarkal (the guardians of eight directions)

2. Aayiram munivarkal (one thousand sages)

3. Maaniyathiran

4. Agathiyar

5. Athiseshan (Five headed snake)

6. Attama nagangal ( Eight snakes)

7. Mathiman

8. Therisavedan

9. Nagaiyan

10. Saptha kanniyar

11. Thalaimalai kanda Maruthathevar etc.

Here, in Nainar kovil, the presiding deity lord Nagalinga perumal has been facing towards west direction where as normally in all the temples, the presiding deities are facing towards east in direction.

This is because, it had been said to be, in order to hear the music of 'Namathevar' the lord Nagalinga peruman has been facing the west in direction.

It had been known from the Tamil - Naganathar sathagam

Namathevar nallisai kaettu

Potrumavarkkai Maetrisai (west in direction) thirumbiyum.

Mohammedans also worship this lord Naganathar *
Another uniqueness of this temple has been the feature of Muslims peoples also worshiping lord Naganathar for a long time. When i had been there, i also found a muslim man (wearing lungie) asking me where the shrine had been there at the temple.

Once upon, there lived a Mohammedan called Mulla Sahib, when India had been under the Moguls reign. When he with his dumb daughter happened to come into this temple and stood in front of the shrine of lord Naganathar, her daughter opened her mouth and said Allah Nainar Andavar, the very first word that had been from her mouth.

On having seen her daughter spoken, Mullah Sahib said Neeray Nainar Nijam therinthaen (in Tamil), from that incident onwards this temple has been renamed as Nainar kovil.

As this had been the proof, the Mohammedans in that area are coming into this temple and worshiping the lord Naganathar.

Sri Puthadi (Puttru Adi) *
This had been once the Marutha tree, under which the lord Nagalinga peruman had appeared as a snake and had blessed the devotees. From that onwards, the devotees had brought the eggs as the offering to lord Nagaliga here. There has been a ant hill (Puttru) which is now guarded with grill fence as seen in picture.

The devotees took the sand from that 'Puttru', which has been called as puthadi mann (sand from the ant hill) and have it as medicine by in taking it with water. The devotees apply the sand as the paste on their body where they find as the affected area like 'poisonous insect bites, eczema and all type of skin diseases'.

This shrine is facing the west in direction, just behind the shrine of the presiding deity lord Naganathar.

This is Pancha Linga Isthalam*
This temple of lord Naganathar (Nainar koil) has been placed amidst the four other temples of lord Shiva, as follows:

1. North of 4 miles - Salaigramam - lord Varaguneshwarar temple.

2. south of 3 miles - North bank of river vaigai - lord Guna Nadhishwarar.

3. East of 6 miles - Kozhuvur - Nagha Naathishwarar.

4. west of 6 miles - Emaneshwaram - lord Yamaneeshsurar.

Theertham

Vasuki Theertham - This has been placed just opposite of the shrine of lord Naganathar at the west of the direction. On Various yugas, in this theertha, a lot of persons including celestial beings and sages had taken bath and had been curse released. This Theertham is having 25 other names for it.

Mangala theertham - This has been at the north east of the temple's 3rd pragharam.

Maruthavana Maakali theertham - This has been at the north of this temple.

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Uthirakosamangai Temple - Arudra Darisanam - Emerald Nagaraja Thiruvadarai Abhishekam

The dancing idol of Lord. Nataraja(Shiva) made of Emerald is a very rare one.It is in the Mangalanadha swamy temple at 'Uthirakosamangai', a village in Ramanathapuram district of Tamilnadu.(8kms from Madurai-Rameswaram Highway, before Ramanathapuram town). Made of natural Emerald stone,(Maragathakkal in Tamil) which is fragile in nature when exposed to normal atmosphere.So wrapped in sandalwood paste, the idol will be kept in the cellar of the temple. It is taken out on the Thiruvadhirai star day in the tamil monthmargazhi and aradhanai & abishegam are being performed and again kept in cellar after pasting with sandalwood paste. The aradhanai and abishegam are very rare one to witness and worship. The thiruvadirai star for this year 2017 was on 11th January.