Siva
Siva may refer to:
Film and television
* Siva (director), Indian cinematographer and director
* ''Siva'' (1989 Tamil film), a film starring Rajinikanth as the title character
* ''Siva'' (1989 Telugu film), an action film
Music and dance
* "Siv ...
temple in
Uvari
Uvari is a coastal village in Thisayanvilai Taluk, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called Karaichuthu Uvari. The total geographical area of the Uvari is around .
History
According to Tamil history, the citizens of Uvari w ...
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...
India
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.
Presiding deity
The presiding deity of the temple is known as Swayambunathar. Lord Shiva graces the devotees in
Swayambhu
Swayambhu ( sa, स्वयंभू) is a Sanskrit word that means "self-manifested", "self-existing", or "that is created by its own accord".
Often, the word swayambhu is used to describe a self-manifested image of a deity, which was not made ...
form. Rays of
Sun
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fall on the deity throughout the
Tamil month
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
** Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nat ...
Tiruchendur
Tiruchendur is a municipality located in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is home to the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, which is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan.
Etymology
Tiruchendur, a temple town like many towns in the s ...
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Kanyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland I ...
road at a distance of 25 km from
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (or Kudankulam NPP or KKNPP) is the largest nuclear power station in India, situated in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Construction on the plant began on 31 Ma ...
. The temple is open for worship from 6.00 a.m. to 1.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Speciality
The diseases vanish if the devotee bathes in the sea for 41 days and pray to the presiding deity. The problems of the physically challenged and mentally challenged get cured. As thanksgiving the devotees carry the sea sand in 11 or 41 baskets and put them near the temple. Some make
Nāga
The Nagas (IAST: ''nāga''; Devanāgarī: नाग) are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. ...
idols and place them in the temple.
Prayer Method
1.Take bath in the sea and take bath in the fresh water pond.
2.Then Worship Lord Kanni Vinayaga
3.Then worship Sri Suyambulinga
4.Then worship Goddess Brhama Sakthi Amman
5.Then worship Goddess Essaki Amman
6.Then worship Lord Munnodi
7.Then worship Lord Sasthasuyambulinga swamy official website /ref>
Thaipusam
Thaipusam or Thaipoosam ( Tamil: தைப்பூசம், ''taippūcam'' ?), is a festival celebrated by the Hindu Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of ''Thai'' (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, ...
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Panguni Uthiram
Panguni Uthiram ( Tamil:பங்குனி உத்திரம்) is a South Indian Hindu festival and day of importance to Tamils. Panguni Uthiram is a famous festival and special to Murugan, Ayyappa, Shiva and Vishnu devotees. It falls ...
,
New moon
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days in Tamil month of Adi, Margazhi Tiruvadhirai, Karthikai are some of the festivals held in this temple. On Pradosha days, Vinayakar Chadurthi,
Diwali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It i ...
and Pongal also devotees come and offer worship here.
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple1.jpg, Temple entrance
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple2.jpg, Sea near the temple
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple3.jpg, Temple tank
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple7.jpg, Shrine of the presiding deity
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple6.jpg, Shrine of Kanni Vinayaka
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple5.jpg, Shrine of Brahma Sakthi Amman
File: UvariSwayambulingaswamyTemple4.jpg, Shrine of Petchi Amman
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