Parimala Ranganathar Perumal Temple in Thiruvilandur of Mayiladuthurai town on the banks of the cauvery river is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams (also a Divya Desams shrine). Here, the the temple follows Pancharatra Agama and thenkalai Sampradayam (tradition).
The
temple with five - tired rajagopuram is an old temple built by various
rulers medieval Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire and Madurai Nayaks. From
5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. six- kaala pujas are performed daily for the
Moolavar. Here, the lord is believed to have blessed planet Chandra - moon god.
In the sanctum, the main deity Parimala Ranganathar in Ananathasayanam
posture (reclining), is a huge one made of 12 ft (3.7 m) green stone
facing east. The consort of Parimala Ranganathar is Parimala Ranganayaki
(also known as Chandrasaapa Vimochanavalli) Installed in the sanctum
are the images of river gods Cauvery and Ganga, as well as that of
Santhana Gopalakrishnan. Brahma is craved on the wall, The other shrines
are Yoga Narasimhar, Rama, Anjaneya, Surya and Chandra. here, the
dwajasthamba mantabam and the garuda mantapam are well sculptered with
ornate pillar. One could see several avatars (incarnation) in the
garuda mantabam. Around the Srikovil (sanctum), there are three prakarams
that house many of the small shrines.
Above image: Parimala Ranganathar Perumal Temple in Thiruvilandur of Mayiladuthurai town. Ornate stone pillars.
There is an interesting legend about the lord of this temple. Once upon a visit to this place saint Thirumangai Azhwar, one of the 12 Vaishnava Tamil saints, found the temple doors locked. Grief-stricken and disappointed as he was, he sang in praise of Parimala Ranganathar, hoping the door would be opened soon for him, but the door remained locked. His continuous singing of divine hymns did not reach the lord's ears. Having lost his patience the terribly upset Thirumangai Azhwar told the deity Parimala Ranganathar to keep the temple for himself. No sooner had he uttered these words, than, to his surprise, the doors had flung open for the pious saint by the lord.
At this temple, daily worship is held with accompanying music with nagaswaram (wind instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument), chanting of sacred mantras by temple priests. After the puja, the devotees pray to god and many prostrate before the deity - symbolic of total surrender to the Almighty. There are weekly, fortnightly and monthly temple and puja rituals.
The food offerings during the six times are curd rice, spiced rice, dosa, venpongal and sugar pongal respectively. In many temples, this ritual is not being followed. It is one among a few temples where naiyadvam (food meant for the lord) is prepared in the temple kitchen (madapalli) six times a day.
The well-known- festivals of this temple are the Chitrai festival, the 10-day Aaandal Aadi festival (July–August), Vaikunta Ekadasi (Margazhi; (December - January), Makara Sank(ranthi (January and Panguni Brahmotsavam ( Panguni ;March - April).
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There is an interesting legend about the lord of this temple. Once upon a visit to this place saint Thirumangai Azhwar, one of the 12 Vaishnava Tamil saints, found the temple doors locked. Grief-stricken and disappointed as he was, he sang in praise of Parimala Ranganathar, hoping the door would be opened soon for him, but the door remained locked. His continuous singing of divine hymns did not reach the lord's ears. Having lost his patience the terribly upset Thirumangai Azhwar told the deity Parimala Ranganathar to keep the temple for himself. No sooner had he uttered these words, than, to his surprise, the doors had flung open for the pious saint by the lord.
At this temple, daily worship is held with accompanying music with nagaswaram (wind instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument), chanting of sacred mantras by temple priests. After the puja, the devotees pray to god and many prostrate before the deity - symbolic of total surrender to the Almighty. There are weekly, fortnightly and monthly temple and puja rituals.
The food offerings during the six times are curd rice, spiced rice, dosa, venpongal and sugar pongal respectively. In many temples, this ritual is not being followed. It is one among a few temples where naiyadvam (food meant for the lord) is prepared in the temple kitchen (madapalli) six times a day.
The well-known- festivals of this temple are the Chitrai festival, the 10-day Aaandal Aadi festival (July–August), Vaikunta Ekadasi (Margazhi; (December - January), Makara Sank(ranthi (January and Panguni Brahmotsavam ( Panguni ;March - April).
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