This Shiva temple is located at Thiruchakrapalli (ChakraMangai) near Ayyampettai in Papanasam taluka in Tanjavur district. It is also first of the Saptasthana temples around Chakrapalli.
This temple is one of the 276 Shiva temples on the banks of the river Kaveri revered by Shaiva saints Nayanmars.
This is one of the SaptaMangai sthalas where AdiParaShakti (i.e. Shri Parvati Devi) performed NavaRatri along with one of the SaptaMatrika (Brahmi) on the 1st day. They had divine darshan of Shri Shiva's third eye and is known as Shiva Netra Chakra darshan. Temple is about 1500 years old.
Mulavar (Main deity): Shri ChakraVageeshwarar
Devi (Consort): Shri DevaNayaki
Kshetra Vruskha: Bilva
Sacred Teertha: Kaveri river, Kaka Teertha.
Old name: ChakraMangai, Ayyampettai
City: Chakrapalli
District: Tanjavur (TamilNadu)
The Shivalinga here is a swayambhu-linga. It is tall and attractive. The temple is east facing. Sanctum-Sanctorum is on the western side.
There are shrines of Shri Ganapati, Shri DakshinaMurti, Shri Lingodbhavar, Shri Brahma, Shri Durga Devi and Shri Muruga.
In the maha-mandap, we have shrines of Shri Surya, Shri Chandra, Shri Bhairav and the four great Shaiva saints (known as Naalvars).
Legends:
According to one legend, Shri Vishnu obtained the Sudarshan Chakra (Discuss) by worshiping Shri Shiva at this place. And hence the place got the name Chakrapalli.
According to other legend, Shri Parvati Devi worshiped Shri Shiva in the form of ChakraWak (Ruddy Shelduck) bird at this place. Hence the place got the name Chakrapalli.
According to other legends, the Sapta-Matrika, Devas, Shri Indra and his son Jayant worshiped Shri Shiva here. And a staunch devoted couple NadaSharma and AnaVidya got the divine darshan of AdiParaShakti in her kumarika form.
Festivals in the temple:
Aippasi (October-November): AnnaAbhishek
Marghazi (Dec-Jan): ArudraDarshan (known as Thiruvathirai)
Courtesy : Various websites
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