Kothandaramar Temple is a
Hindu temple
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located in the
Tiruvarur district
Thiruvarur district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males.
Geography
The district occupies an area of 2,161 ...
of
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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, dedicated to Lord
Rama
Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...
, the seventh avatar of Lord
Vishnu
Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism.
Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within ...
.
[இரா.ரகுநாதன், அருள் தரும் பஞ்சராமர் தலங்கள், தினமணி, வெள்ளி மணி, 27 மார்ச் 2020]
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Location
It is located in the village of Paruthiyur in Kudavasal taluk.[
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Presiding deity
The presiding deity of the temple is Varadarajar. The temple is famed as Paruthiyur Rama Temple. Kothandaramar is facing south. Rama is along with consort Sita
Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, '' Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi ...
, and Lakshmanan and Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and ...
. 'Paruthiyur Periyava'
Shri Krishna Sastri
who had made pilgrimage throughout India and sang the praise of Rama, built this temple.
Other shrines
Shrines of Varadharajar, Mahalakshmi, Visvanathar and Visalakshi are found in this temple. Like Thillivilagam temple, one can worship both Siva and Vishnu in this temple.[
Paruthiyur Publications, ]
,Sarvam Rama Mayam'
is the life history of Brahmasri Paruthiyur Periyava Ramayanam Shri Krishna Sastri and the book elaborates the sthala puranam of this temple.
Religious significance
This is a special prathana sthalam for vedic pundits, discourse scholars, music and namasangirtan artists. This temple is one of the
Pancha Rama Kshetras
of Thiruvarur District.
* Sri Kodhanda Ramar Temple, Mudikondan
* Sri Kodhanda Ramar Temple, Adambar
* Sri Kodhanda Ramar Temple, Paruthiyur
Parithiyur is a village on the northern banks of Kudamuruti River, near Sengalipuram, in Thiruvarur District of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth ...
* Sri Kodhanda Ramar Temple, Thillaivilagam
* Sri Kodhanda Ramar Temple, Vaduvur
Vaduvur/Vaduvoor is a Tamil village situated between Thanjavur and Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu State. Vaduvur is divided into three Punjayat for administrative convenience along the area known as '"தன்னரசு நாடு"'(tannaras ...
References
External links
Sarvam Rama Mayam Pancha Rama Kshetras Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri
Paruthiyur Sthala Puranam
கல்யாண வரமளிக்கும் கல்யாண வரதராஜர், தினகரன், 25 ஏப்ரல் 2014
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Hindu temples in Tiruvarur district
Vishnu temples
Rama temples