Tirucherai Saranathan Temple
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The Saranathan Temple is a Hindu
temple located in the village of Tirucherai near Kudavasal, Tiruvarur district
. The presiding deity is Vishnu
who is known as "Saranathan". The temple is on of the 108 Divya Desams
.
worshipped Lord Vishnu
to save the living beings. Lord Vishnu
in the form of Saranthar, created a mud pot made out of the sands of Tirucherai and contained all living beings inside the pot. The Theertham
here is hence referred to Sara Theertham.
And also as the place, Lord, Lordess, Pushkarani and Vimana all five together gave the support this place is called "Pancha Sara Shetram", meaning saviour of five elements.
in the Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur road.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple located in the village of Tirucherai near Kudavasal, Tiruvarur district
Tiruvarur District
Tiruvarur district is one of the 30 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. The district occupies an area of 2161 km². It is lies between Nagapattinam district on the east and Thanjavur district on the west, and is bounded by the Palk Strait on the south...
. The presiding deity is Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
who is known as "Saranathan". The temple is on of the 108 Divya Desams
Divya Desams
Divya Desams refer to 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars . 105 of these are located in India, 1 in Nepal, while 2 are located outside of the Earthly realms. 'Divya' in Tamil language indicates premium and 'Desam' indicates place or temple.The two major deities...
.
Legend
When the world was about to get destroyed, Lord BrahmaBrahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
worshipped Lord Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
to save the living beings. Lord Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
in the form of Saranthar, created a mud pot made out of the sands of Tirucherai and contained all living beings inside the pot. The Theertham
Theertham
Theertham is a 1987 Malayalam language film. It was directed by Mohan....
here is hence referred to Sara Theertham.
And also as the place, Lord, Lordess, Pushkarani and Vimana all five together gave the support this place is called "Pancha Sara Shetram", meaning saviour of five elements.
Location
The temple is located 4 km from kudavasal and around 14 km from KumbakonamKumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
in the Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur road.