This Shiva temple located at Thiruchakrapalli (ChakraMangai) near Ayyampettai in Papanasam taluka in Tanjavur district.
This temple is one of the 275 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. Goddess Parvati) performed NavaRatri along with one of the SaptaMatrika (Brahmi) on the 1st day.
They had divine darshan of Lord Shiva's third eye and is known as Shiva Netra Chakra darshan.
Temple is about 1500 years old.
Moolavar (Main deity):- ChakraVageeshwarar
Consort (Devi):- 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 Ganapati, Lord DakshinaMurti, Lingodhbhavar, Lord Brahma, Durga and Lord Muruga.
In the maha-mandap, we have shrines of Sun, Moon, Bhairav and the four great Shaiva saints (known as Nalvars).
Legends:-
Lord Vishnu obtained the Sudarshan Chakra (Discuss) by worshiping Lord Shiva at this place.
Hence the place got the name Chakrapalli.
According to the legends, the Sapta-Matrika, devas, Indra and his son Jayant worshiped Lord Shiva here.
It is believed that Goddess Parvati worshiped Lord Shiva in the form of ChakraWak (Ruddy Shelduck) bird at this place. Hence the place got the name Chakrapalli.
A staunch devoted couple NadaSharma and AnaVidya got the divine darshan of AdiParaShakti in her kumarika form.
Festivals in the temple:-
1. PanguniUthiram festival On Uttara nakshatra in the Tamil month of Panguni (March-April).
2. MahaShivaRatri festival in Tamil month of Masi (February-March).
3. ShivaRatri festival in Tamil month of Vaikasi (May-June).
4. AnnaAbhishek in Tamil month of Aippasi (October-November).
5. ArudraDarshan (known as Thiruvathirai) in Tamil month of Marghazi
6. SaptaSthana festival in the Tamil month of Panguni.
Courtesy : Inputs are from TamilNadu-favtourism.blogspot.com
This temple is one of the 275 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. Goddess Parvati) performed NavaRatri along with one of the SaptaMatrika (Brahmi) on the 1st day.
They had divine darshan of Lord Shiva's third eye and is known as Shiva Netra Chakra darshan.
Temple is about 1500 years old.
Moolavar (Main deity):- ChakraVageeshwarar
Consort (Devi):- 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 Ganapati, Lord DakshinaMurti, Lingodhbhavar, Lord Brahma, Durga and Lord Muruga.
In the maha-mandap, we have shrines of Sun, Moon, Bhairav and the four great Shaiva saints (known as Nalvars).
Legends:-
Lord Vishnu obtained the Sudarshan Chakra (Discuss) by worshiping Lord Shiva at this place.
Hence the place got the name Chakrapalli.
According to the legends, the Sapta-Matrika, devas, Indra and his son Jayant worshiped Lord Shiva here.
It is believed that Goddess Parvati worshiped Lord Shiva in the form of ChakraWak (Ruddy Shelduck) bird at this place. Hence the place got the name Chakrapalli.
A staunch devoted couple NadaSharma and AnaVidya got the divine darshan of AdiParaShakti in her kumarika form.
Festivals in the temple:-
1. PanguniUthiram festival On Uttara nakshatra in the Tamil month of Panguni (March-April).
2. MahaShivaRatri festival in Tamil month of Masi (February-March).
3. ShivaRatri festival in Tamil month of Vaikasi (May-June).
4. AnnaAbhishek in Tamil month of Aippasi (October-November).
5. ArudraDarshan (known as Thiruvathirai) in Tamil month of Marghazi
6. SaptaSthana festival in the Tamil month of Panguni.
Courtesy : Inputs are from TamilNadu-favtourism.blogspot.com
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