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Thiruppudaimarudhur is a temple situated near
Veeravanallur Veeravanallur () is a selection grade special panchayat town in the Cheranmahadevi taluk of Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Location Veeravanallur Town Panchayat (also called Veerai) is located between Tiruppudaimaru ...
in Tirunelveli District,
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Description

Thiruppudaimarudur is unique because of its history. The
Jyotirlinga A Jyotirlinga () or Jyotirlingam is a devotional representation of the Hindu god Shiva. The word is a Sanskrit compound of ('radiance') and ('sign'). The Śiva Mahāpurāṇam (also ''Shiva Purana'') mentions 64 original ''jyotirlinga'' ...
in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesjh is considered as head of Shiva. The temple in
Thiruvidaimarudur Thiruvidaimarudur (also spelt as Thiruvidaimaradur or Tiruvidaimarudur) is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is notable for its Mahalingeshwarar Temple, a Hindu shrine for Lord Shiva. Geograp ...
(''idai in Tamil means middle'') is considered as the body and Thiruppudaimarudur as the foot. If one could see the Shiva in Thiruppudaimarudur, one would get the benefit of visiting Srisailam and Thiruvidaimarudur. Only these three temples have the Marudhu tree as
Sthala Vriksha A Sthala Vriksha (), also rendered Sthala Vruksham refers to a sacred tree associated with a site, most often a Hindu temple. Such trees form a prominent feature of koils, Hindu temples of the Dravidian style. Besides the dominant feature of a ...
. Also Brahmadhand can be seen inside the temple.


History

There was a king called
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who killed another king in a battle. He was affected by the sin and wanted to get rid of it. He meditated Shiva.
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gave him a Brahmadhand and told that this will go to sea and get back to land, wherever it stops you build a temple. He built the temple. Also the Lord asked him to travel to Himalayas to search for a statue of Gomathi Maa. He did search and found which was completely made of
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. With that, he completed building the temple. He bathed in Thamirabharani river near the temple and got salvation. This is called "Surendara Moksha Theertham". It is believed that if one takes bath there, all sorts of sins are dissolved including "Brahmahathi dhosha". During the
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of Thai (15 January to 15 February) the Theerthavaari Festival is celebrated in Thaipoosam.


Nearby places of interest

There is hospital called Mayopathy in the nearby city of
Veeravanallur Veeravanallur () is a selection grade special panchayat town in the Cheranmahadevi taluk of Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Location Veeravanallur Town Panchayat (also called Veerai) is located between Tiruppudaimaru ...
nearby, which treats diseases that cannot be cured by modern medicine. Other places of interest include Navathiruppadhi an
NavaKailasam
There are dams - Manimuthar
Karaiyar
- lower and upper dams. Other natural features include falls, such as Agasthiyar, Kutralam, and Paanatheertham and hills- Papanasam, Maanjolai, Kodhaiyar, Agasthiyar hill. Also Kalakkadu tiger reservoir is nearby. This village has
conservation reserve
planned.


See also

* Mannarkovil, an ancient temple town * Brahmadesam, an ancient temple town *
Ambasamudram Ambasamudram is the principal town of the Ambasamudram taluk in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The entire taluk had a population of 392,226 as of 2001, with 42.5% classified as rural. The town of Ambasamudram had a popul ...
, an ancient temple town *
Veeravanallur Veeravanallur () is a selection grade special panchayat town in the Cheranmahadevi taluk of Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Location Veeravanallur Town Panchayat (also called Veerai) is located between Tiruppudaimaru ...
, an ancient temple town *
Thiruvidaimarudur Thiruvidaimarudur (also spelt as Thiruvidaimaradur or Tiruvidaimarudur) is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is notable for its Mahalingeshwarar Temple, a Hindu shrine for Lord Shiva. Geograp ...


References

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