Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple is a temple in

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Sengalipuram Sengalipuram ("Shivakalipuram") is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. Notable people from the village include Sengalipuram Muthanna, Anantharama Deekshithar and the Tamil writer "Thiru". It is one of the 18 Vathima villages. Transport The neare ...

Thiruvarur Thiruvarur () also spelt as Tiruvarur is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Thiruvarur district and Thiruvarur taluk. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing and mea ...

District,

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. The temple is located on the banks of Kudamurutti river, a tributary of the River

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Idols

Adhi Varadharaja Perumal

Adhi Varadharaja Perumal is the temple's main idol, which bestows "''Prayoga-Chakra''". This

chakra Chakras (, ; sa , text=चक्र , translit=cakra , translit-std=IAST , lit=wheel, circle; pi, cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or ...

is believed to have been sent to protect King

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, a

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devotee, from the curse of

Durvasa In Hindu scriptures, Durvasa ( sa, दुर्वासा, ) also known as Durvasas (Sanskrit: दुर्वासस्), is a legendary rishi (sage). He is the son of Anasuya and Atri. According to some Puranas, Durvasa is a partial avata ...

, a famous sage. Durvasa created a demon to kill Ambarisha out of a strand of his hair. Ambarisha prayed to his Vishnu, and Lord Narayana’s

Sudarshana Sudarshana Chakra (Sanskrit: सुदर्शन चक्र, lit. "disc of auspicious vision", IAST: Sudarśana Chakra) is a spinning, celestial discus with 108 serrated edges, attributed to Vishnu and Krishna in the Hindu scriptures. The Sud ...

intervened and destroyed the demon. Sudarshana Chakra

Sudarshana Chakra Sudarshana Chakra (Sanskrit: सुदर्शन चक्र, lit. "disc of auspicious vision", IAST: Sudarśana Chakra) is a spinning, celestial discus with 108 serrated edges, attributed to Vishnu and Krishna in the Hindu scriptures. The Sud ...

or the divine disc of

Maha Vishnu Mahavishnu (Sanskrit: महाविष्णु) is an aspect of Vishnu, the principal deity in Vaishnavism. In his capacity as Mahavishnu, the deity is known as the Supreme Purusha, the absolute protector and sustainer of the universe, th ...

is one of Vishnu's weapons, used to annihilate evil forces. It is in the Prayoga state. It is believed that it is this Chakra was used by Lord Vishnu against

. Hence there are also no houses built on the south side of the street across the Temple. Kalyana Varadaraja Perumal Kalyana Varadharajar, another Vishnu, was also erected in the temple. This Permua bestows well-being to ''bhaktas''. The

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idols of this temple are 10th century

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Festivals

The temple is open to the public in mornings and evenings.

Rama Navami Rama Navami () is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu. people from different parts of Jharkhand attended the world famous international Hazaribagh procession organized in the city every ...

is a grand ten day festival. Special pujas are performed during Paruthiyur Periyava Aradanai,

Vaikunta Vaikuntha ( sa, वैकुण्ठ, lit=without anxiety, translit=Vaikuṇṭha), also called Vishnuloka (), and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil, is the abode of Vishnu, the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism,Gavin Flood, An ...

Navaratri Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is ob ...

Deepavali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is on ...

, Vaikunta Ekadesi, and Hanuman Jayanthi. Panguni Brahmotsava is an annual celebration with kalyana utsavam and veedi ula.

Prasadham

Panagam,

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and ''Sundal'' are the popular '' prasadhams'' made and distributed to devotees during the festive seasons.

History

The temple was built in the early 19th century by Paruthiyur Sri Krishna Sastri (1768–1842), believed to be a Vishnu Bhakta and popularly known as ''Ayyaval.'' He lived during the rule of

Serfoji II Serfoji II Bhonsle ( ta, இரண்டாம் சரபோஜி ராஜா போன்ஸ்லே, mr, शरभोजी राजे भोसले (द्वितीय)) (24 September 1777 – 7 March 1832) also spelt as Sarabho ...

Maharaja. Ayyaval had spent most of his time in this temple with his parayanams of the

Vishnu Purana The Vishnu Purana (IAST:, sa, विष्णुपुराण) is one of the eighteen Puranas#Mahapuranas, Mahapuranas, a genre of ancient and medieval texts of Hinduism. It is an important Pancharatra text in the Vaishnavism literature c ...

and the

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

, teaching the scriptures, spreading

bhakti ''Bhakti'' ( sa, भक्ति) literally means "attachment, participation, fondness for, homage, faith, love, devotion, worship, purity".See Monier-Williams, ''Sanskrit Dictionary'', 1899. It was originally used in Hinduism, referring to d ...

, and promoting

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. He was an authority over the Vaishnava traditions. Ayyaval addressed several issues by answering the queries on Dharma Sastram and acharam, often posed to them by Vedic scholars and pundits. His authority on the administration of dharma made many legal luminaries come to them seeking their advice on issues concerning Hindu law. Paruthiyur Sri Krishna Sastri Ayyaval along with his brother Paruthiyur Sri Venkatesha Sastri Annaval (1765–1837) were the

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brothers of Paruthiyur and for the Hindu Religion. Later, the temple became the life and soul of a
,Mahaan Paruthiyur Periyava, Bramasri Krishna Sastri
He was considered a Rama Bhakta, a Ramayana exponent, Philanthropist and a Pravachan Pioneer. He renovated the temple and installed Mahalakshmi, Kodandarama Parivaar sannadhis and constructed the temple tank kodadhandarama Threertham known as the Melakulam.

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