Neellivaneswarar Temple - Thirupaingili |
Arulmigu
Viswanathar temple, otherwise called Neellivaneswarar temple lies
20 kms north-west of Tiruchirappalli.The sorudaieswarar shrine associated
with the divine poet appar , athikara vallavar ( somaskander ) cave
shrine who gave rebirth to yama ( god of death ). The siva rock
hewn shrine is said to be done by Mahendraverma pallava, otherwise
called gunabaram ,during 640 AD. There is also a good fresh water spring, 2 kms north of the temple on the way to arulmigu pundarikatsha perumal temple. Thiruvellarai 2 kms from the water spring, a plaintain tree which has been decorated and worshipped . There are many stone incriptions in this temple. |
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Rajendra
chola - I Rajadhirajan-I and chola kings donated for regular daily
poojas and maintenance of the temple. There is no navagraha shrines
separately as the steps leading to the main shrine is said to be
navagrahas. Chinnandavar & Periyandavar, rural guardian deities
are also located in the temple premises. Infront of statue of the
nandhi, the navagrahas are prayed by lighting the stone cavern hole
lamps made on the floor. The name of the goddess is vishalakshi/
Neellnedunkannammal. Kartigai festival is a noted festival here.
This temple is also called ' south kailash'. The statue of sudha
mahamunivar lies in the outer precins of the temple. The shrine
of lord vishnu named senthamarikanan lies inside the temple. Both
men and women, including christians and even muslims perform poojas
especially on the sundays and fridays. All the articles needed for
the special poojas are also available in the temple campus itself.
The temple has preserved hundreds of invitations received from those
whose marriages have been solemnised after they performed the poojas.
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