Location::Thiruvalam in Vellore district,Tamil nadu
Nearest Station:Katpadi
Website:http://blaufraustein.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/sri-vilvanatheswarar-temple-thiruvalam/
Speciality:
- One of the 275 sacred temples glorified by the Thevara hymns
- Nandhi here is huge and is facing away from the shrine towards Kanjangiri nearby and is said to be guarding the temple from a demon Kanjan of Kanjan giri.
- Ambal shrine is said to be of great significance here.
- Vinayakar is said to have obtained the celestial mango from Shiva here after the circum ambulation of Shiva and Parvathi devi. That’s why the place is called Thiruvalam.
- Here, Lord Siva destroyed the yagna by Dakshan.
- Tamil poet Avvaiyar is said to be associated with this shrine.
- aum tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
- urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
Recommendation:Considered holier than Kasi and is referred as a Mukthistalam
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