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| Theeyathur Sahasralakshmeeswarar Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| Deity | Sahasralakshmeeswarar |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Theeyathur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country |  India |
  Sahasralakshmeeswarar Temple, Theeyathur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 9°55′00″N 79°04′25″E / 9.9167°N 79.0737°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Completed | |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | One |
| Elevation | 32.26 m (106 ft) |
| Website | |
| [1] | |
Sahasralakshmeeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple situated at Theeyathur alias Theeyathur Vadakottai neighbourhood in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu state in India. The main deity is Sahasralakshmeeswarar and goddess is Periyanayaki in this temple. Sun and Agni worshipped the mai deity here.
Location
This temple is located with the coordinates of 9°55′00″N 79°04′25″E / 9.9167°N 79.0737°E at Theeyathur in Pudukkottai district.
History
Lord Vishnu had the habit of performing pooja for Shiva every day. One day he tried to do so with 1,000 (sahasram) lotus flowers. On doing so, he had observed that there was a shortage of one flower. So, he decided to perform the pooja by fulfilling the shortage by one of His eyes as a flower. So he intended to pluck off his eyes. On doing so, Shiva appeared in front of Him and prevented Him to pluck off the eye. On hearing this incident, goddess Mahalakshmi also had the intention of the darshan of Shiva. As per the suggestions from Sage Agastya, Mahalakshmi performed pooja for Shiva with 1,000 flowers. Shiva was delighted by the pooja and gave darshan to Mahalakshmi in this place. Thereafter He stayed here in this place for the darshan of devotees also and named as Sahasralakshmeeswarar.
Mythical belief
Divine sculptor Viswakarma, Sage Agir Budhan, Sage Agni Purandhaks and Sage Angirasa who were born in Uthirattadhi nakshatra, in their invisible forms, are believed to perform Homam every month on the star of Uthirattadhi, in this temple where Mahalakshmi worshipped Shiva with 1,000 lotus flowers.
Sub deities
Brahma, Dakshinamurti, Lingothbavar, Chandikeswarar, Vancha Ganapathy, Ganesha, Subramanian with His consorts Valli and Devasena, Nandi, Sun, Moon, Navagraha, Bhairava and Nāga are the sub deities in this temple.
References
- ^ S. PRAKASH (20 July 2021). Unlock Purva Punya and Paap from the Stories of 27 Nakshatras: Curses through Medical Astrology. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-63957-558-9.
- ^ "Sri Sahasra Lakshmeeshwarar Shiva Temple". ePuja. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Divinvite". www.divinvite.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Theeyathur Sivan Temple". theeyathursivantemple.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ lightuptemple (21 December 2020). "Sri Sahasra Lakshmeeswarar Temple- Uthirattathi Nakshatra". lightuptemples. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Sahasra Lakshmeeswarar Temple : Sahasra Lakshmeeswarar Temple Details". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.