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Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple,Tamil Nadu
Thiruputkuzhi-Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Maha Vishnu situated 15kms away from Kanchipuram.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
This temple remains open from 7.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the mornings and 4.00PM to 7.00 PM in the evenings.
TEMPLE TRAVEL:
Thiruputkuzhi is 80 km on Chennai Vellore route, 13 km on the Kancheepuram Vellore route.
Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple,Tamil Nadu
Thiruputkuzhi-Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Maha Vishnu situated 15kms away from Kanchipuram. This is one of the Thondai Nadu Divya Desams closely related to the great epic Srimad Ramayanam. Here Lord Perumal appears as Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal, as the Moolavar in Amarntha Thirukkolam facing East direction. Thaayar here is named MaragathaValli, has her own temple. Thirumangai Alwar wrote 2 pasurams.
Special Rituals/ Prarthana performed in temple
In Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple, ladies who doesnt have children, gives the dhal, (Paruppu) to Madapalli (place where the Lord’s food is prepared). After it’s given, the dhal is soaked inside water and it is tied around their stomach and said to sleep. After waking up from their sleep, if the seed buds, it is confirmed that they will give birth to a child.
Info on the deity – Specific to the temple deity
In Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple sthalam, the Moolavar is Vijaya Raghava perumal. He holds Jatayu in his hands. Both the Naachiyaars, are found on both the sides, but in opposite manner. Moolavar in found in sitting position facing East direction. Prathyaksham for Jadaayu (Eagle) and Thaayar is Maragathavalli Thayaar. She has her own temple.
Sri Devi to the Left of the Lord- A unique feature
Sri Vijaya Raghava Perumal is seen in a sitting posture, having the bird (Jataayu) on his thigh. Not able to bear the smell caused by the final rites and because of the flames that arose out of the cremation of Jaatayu, Sri Devi Thaayar is said to have moved to the other side of the Lord. At this temple, the Goddess is seen to the left of the Lord Vijayaraghava with her head slightly turned in the Lord’s direction (in all Divya Desams, Sri Devi Thaayar is seen to the right of the Lord). Also, the Thaayar Sannidhi is to the left of the Lord. In all Divya Desams, the Thaayar Sannidhi is always to the right of the Lord.
Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple,Tamil Nadu
Legend says that Sri Rama left all of his properties and went to the forest as ordered by his father. While in the forest, Sita spots a golden deer and requests Rama to catch it for her. The deer however is a demon sent by Ravana to lure Rama and Lakshmana, so that he could carry away Sita. With Rama and Lakshmana out in search of the deer, Ravana abducts Sita and takes her along with him to Lanka. On the way to Lanka, Jatayu the vulture stops Ravana and fights with him to release Sita, but Ravana cuts Jatayu’s wings and he falls down to the earth.
When Rama and Lakshmana come there in search of Sita, they find Jatayu mortally wounded in the forest. Jatayu tells them about Ravana and Sita, and then dies. Sri Rama then performs the last rites for Jatayu. As suggested by Jatayu, the Perumal here gives his seva in the form in which he performed the final funeral of Jatayu. For water needed for the rites, Lord Rama shot an arrow and created a spring, now called Jatayu Pushkarini. Tiru in Tamil is a honorific prefix, Pul means bird (a separate family of eagle) and Kuzhi the pit. The place is thus named Tiru Pul Kuzhi-Tiruputkuzhi.
Lord Perumal of the temple is praised in the Mangalasasanam hymns of Saint Tirumangai Azhwar.
This temple remains open from 7.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the mornings and 4.00PM to 7.00 PM in the evenings.
Sri Rama Navami, float festival, Brahmotsavam in the month of Masi, Pavitrotsavam in the month Avani, Navaratri and Thiru Karthikai Utsavam are the festivals celebrated in the temple.
Thiruputkuzhi is 80 km on Chennai Vellore route, 13 km on the Kancheepuram Vellore route. It is situated on the way to Kanchipuram off Chennai- Vellore/Bangalore highway very near to a place called Baluchetti Chatram. Nearest Railway Station is Kanchipuram and nearest airport is Chennai.
