Sunday, June 1, 2008

Tamil Podcast #62 Vaaram Oru Alayam- Arulmigu Muktheeswarar Thirukkovil,Thilatharpanapuri



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Temple : Arulmigu Muktheeswarar Thirukkovil,Thilatharpanapuri
This weeks episode is about "Arulmigu Muktheeswarar Thirukkovil,Thilatharpanapuri".

Location&Direction: One should take the Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur bus route and get down at Poondhottam village.From there Take Eravancheri bus route for 2 km where this

temple is situated at west

Current Name : Thilatharpanapuri (thilakaipathi)
MainDeity : Muktheeswarar,Mantharavaneswarar
Godesses : sornavalli (porkodi)
Theertham : Brahma theertham
Holytree : Manthara tree

There are 7 sthalams for performing the rituals (Pindam,Tharpanam) for dead(pithru sthalam).They are Kasi,Rameswaram,Sri Vanjiyam,Thiruvenkadu,gaya,Thiriveni sangamam and the

seventh one being Thilatharpanapuri. In Ramayan, When Ravana took Sita, Jatayu tried stopping him but finally killed by Ravana.During the return from Lanka, Rama and

Lakshmana did the rituals for their Father and beloved Jatayu as well.

To hear Sthalapuranam and more about the temple


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