Sunday, April 20, 2008

Tamil Podcast #56 Vaaram Oru Alayam-Arulmigu Yoga Narasimhar Thirukkovil,Thirukadikai(Sholingar)



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Temple : Arulmigu Yoga Narasimhar Thirukkovil,Thirukadikai(Sholingar)
This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Yoga Narasimhar Thirukkovil,Thirukadikai(Sholingar)".

Location&Direction:This Divya Kshetram is located 20 miles from Arakonam Railway Station.This temple can also be reached via, Porur,kanchipuram from chennai.

Current Name : Sholingar (kadikaasalam)
MainDeity : Yoga Narasimhar (Akkarakani)
Godesses : Amruthavalli
Utsavar : Thakkaan
Theertham : ThakaanTheertham
Vimanam : Simha vimanam

Ahobila Hill is the place where Mahavishnu took Narasimha Avatar initially.Lord took this avatar again to the fullfill the wishes of saptharishi and vamana devars. Lord Anjaneya helped these rishis by killing two demons (kaalan and keyan).If you spend 24 minutes(kadikam) in this place, it leads to moksham,hence the name Thirukadikai or Kadikaasalam(kadikai- 24 minutes,asalam-mountain).Well known saints Thottachariya and erumbiyappa lived in this place.

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