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Kodumudi

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  To read in Tamil click here 👈 Temple of Thevaram Hymns - 5 Kodumudi  Currently known as Kodumudi, this sacred site is one of the most prominent among the Seven Sacred Shiva Temples of Kongu Nadu. It is distinguished by being the abode of the Trinity — Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma — within a single temple complex. This revered site has been glorified through hymns by all three of the primary Saivite saints — Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. Owing to the presence of three towers, three entrances, three sanctums and being sung by three saints, devotees believe that praying here yields threefold blessings. Kodumudi is also a prominent remedial (parikara) temple in the Kongu region. Among the 274 sacred temples praised in the Thevaram hymns, Kodumudi ranks 213th. Names of the Place Kodumudi is also referred to as: • Thiruppandi Kodumudi • Brahmapuri • Hariharapuri • Amudhapuri • Kanmadapuram • Karaiyur • Karaisai • Angavarthanapuram • Pandunagaram • Bharadwaja Kshetram • South Kailash...
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Venjamakudal

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  To read in Tamil click here 👈 Temple of Thevaram Hymns - 4 Venjamakudal Venjamakudal  also called  Venjamankudalur  is one of the ' Kongu Yezhu ' (seven temples of Kongu region) Shiva temples that have received the Thevaram hymns. Venjamankudalur is a holy place where the king of the Devas - Indra, the four Saivite saints - Appar, Sundarar & Gnanasambandhar, the divine sage Sekkizhar who gave us the Periyapurana, Arunagirinathar who sang Thiruppugazh, Ramalinga Adigal, Tirupati Swami, and Thirumuruga Kripananda Variyar worshipped. It is one of the most important duties of a spiritual seeker to visit the Venjamankudalur temple, which is filled with divine grace and spiritual beauty, at least once in his/her lifetime.  Come, let us worship the  Lord Kalyana Vikirtheeswarar  and the Goddess  Panner Mozhiyammai  and reap the benefits of our births. Kongu Nadu Kongu means 'honey'. It is named Kongu Nadu because it is a region where honey is...
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Bhavani

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  W ritten in Tamil by Marimaindhan Sivaraman Translated into  English by Nandhini Krishnakumar To read in Tamil click here 👈 Bhavani There are seven temples in Kongu region (Western & North-western Tamil Nadu) that have received the Thevaram hymns. These are called ' Kongezhu temples '. The third temple among the Kongezhu shrines is the Bhavani Sangameshwarar Temple . Bhavani is an ancient city with a large temple, situated between the four hills: Nagagiri, Vedagiri, Mangalagiri and Sangagiri ('Giri' means 'hill'). The temple in Bhavani is a renowned one that devotees seek to cure from all kinds of dhoshas from birth to death, every day of the year. Come, let us have Shiva dharshan of this temple. May we be well in the present and after lives. History of the temple Kubera, the lord of wealth, who ruled the Shiva city of Azhagapuri, had the habit of visiting Shiva shrines and worshipping them. Once, while travelling in his Pushpaga Vimana (mythical flying c...
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