Kunnuvarankottai Kasi Visalakshi-Viswanathar Temple

The Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple is in the village of Kunnuvarankottai. This village is served by three rivers — Vaigai, Maruda and Manjalaru — called the Triveni Sangam (tri = three, veni = river, sangam = confluence). The river Vaigai takes a slightly northern course (Tamil: உத்தரவாஹினீ) near this village, like the Ganges takes at Varanasi.

Kunnuvarankottai

Kunnuvarankottai is a village near Batlagundu which is on the foothills of Kodaikanal in Dindigul district. The Tamil name for this village is Kundru-Aran-Kottai which now is known as Kunnuvarankottai or Kannapatti.

Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple

Villagers believe that bathing in the confluence during holy days like Amavasya will enable the devotees to realise the purpose of life. There is a 300-year-old Visalakshi Viswanathar temple in the village by the riverside. The presiding deities are Goddess Visalakshi and God Viswanathar. It is similar in nature to the Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple in many respects. The shrine for the Goddess Visalakshi faces south in this temple. As per the temple legend, the locals say that this idol was brought by a devotee from Kasi or Varanasi.[1] There are other shrines for Lord Dakshinamoorthy, Bhairava, and Hanuman also.[2]

The Kumbhabishekam of this temple was completed in 2001. In January 2013, the Punaruddharana Kumbhabishekam of this temple was completed.[3][4] Shri K. V. Vishwanathan Sivachariyar is the priest. The temple conducts many festivals every year including Sivarathri (பிரதோஷம், சங்கடஹர சதுர்த்தி, சஷ்டி, நவராத்திரி).

Special feature

Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I (1623–1663) was born in this area and the annual birthday is celebrated in this temple every year in Sravana month Rohini star. A Dhyana mandapam in the memory of this saint is in this village near the Vaigai River. It is pertinent to note that the current and the previous pontiff of Sringeri Sarada Peetam Sri Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyateertha Swamigal visited this temple in 1965 and Sri Sri Bharathi Teertha Swamigal have graced this temple twice till date respectively. (Last visit was on June 2, 2012) [5]

With the blessings and benevolence of Sri Sri Bharathi Teertha Swamigal, the Kumbhabhishekam of this temple was completed in January 2013 and a mandapam was constructed in front of Lord Sri Dakshinamoorthy shrine in this temple with the help of devotees.

References

  1. ↑ K Venkateswaran, Madurai (March 1–15, 2010. pp. 38, 39, 40, 41). "Kunnuvarankottai Ulaga Naayagan" Tamil: குன்றுவாரங்கோட்டை உலக நாயகன், 'Kumudham Bhakthi Special' Tamil: குமுதம் பக்தி ஸ்பெஷல், Tamil periodical.
  2. ↑ U Sivaraman. (February 18, 2014. pp. 44,45). "Kannapatti Sri Visvanathar Koil - Masi Maga Nannalil Paal Payasa Naivedyam" Tamil: கண்ணாப்பட்டி ஸ்ரீவிஸ்வனாதர் கோயில! - மாசி மக நன்னாளில் பால் பாயச நைவேத்தியம்!, 'Sakthi Vikatan' Tamil: சக்தி விகடன் , Tamil periodical.
  3. ↑ (January 2013. pp. 13). "Arulmigu Iswarar enra Visalakshi Viswanathar Thirukkoil - Kunnuvarankottai - Sthala Varalaru", 'Harsha Printers and Xerox', Kunnuvarankottai, Tamil Publication.
  4. ↑ Ku. Ve. Nagabhushanam. (January 2015. pp. 59). "Tamizhagathil Ulla Oru Punniya Thalam Kunnuvarankottai", 'Amman Darisanam', Chennai, Tamil Periodical
  5. ↑ R.Krishnaswamy Iyer. (1965). Sri Sachchidananda Bharathi Vijayam - Part-II, Sringeri Sarada Peetadhipathi (25th Pattam), Sri Sachchidananda Bharathi Swamigal Avargalin Divya Charitram - Part-II - ( Peetarohanam mudal Videha Kaivalyam varai), TAMIL Edition, Srirangam: Vani vilas Press
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