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#Kapardeeswarar #Vellai_Pillaiyar #Shweta_Vinayakar Thiruvalanchuzhi, Thanjavur
Cauvery which was enshrined in the Kamandalam of sage #Agasthiyar liberated by Vinayakar and she started flowing towards Chola Nadu. When informed of the arrival of the holy river, King Haridhwajan
Cauvery which was enshrined in the Kamandalam of sage #Agasthiyar liberated by Vinayakar and she started flowing towards Chola Nadu. When informed of the arrival of the holy river, King Haridhwajan
received her with pujas and prayers. The river took a right turn around Lord Siva, circumambulating him (valan-chuzhi) and entered a hole near the Lord (called the piladwaram). The king tried his best to block it but was unsuccessful. He took the help of sage Herandar, who took
the shape of a bee as ordained by Lord Siva and blocked the hole. The Kaveri started flowing again, out of the earth. Since the Kaveri came up from here, this place is also called Melakaveri. The temple is primarily a Chola period construction, and has some beautiful architecture
Thread: Unfortunately in the Tamil Vs Hindi/Sanskrit debate the work of the 18 Siddhas hasn’t received much attention! The Siddhas were experts in Jnana, Aushadha, Alchemy, Astrology, Tantra and Yoga. They worked tirelessly and mystically to benefit humanity. Here is about them+
#Agasthiyar is the pradhana Siddha. Credited with first Tamil grammar compilation: Agathiyam. Deep yogic practices and medicinal system given by him. Directly initiated by Shiva Peruman. He initiated Mahavatar Babaji in Kutralam
#Thirumoolar wrote the Thirumandiram which is an unparalleled work on Yoga with 3000 verss. Did Parakaya pravesha on a cow-herd named moolan and meditated. Blessed by Shiva Peruman to carry fwd his teachings. Samadhi in Chidambaram
