Main god : Lord Papanathar
Deities : Lord Perumal
Location : Papanasam,
Thirunelveli – 627425.
Ph no : 04634-293757
Festivals : 10 day Brahmmotsavam in Chithirai and the Agasthya wedding festival on the first day of the same month (April-May) and Thaipoosam in January-February are the festivals celebrated in the temple.
Panguni Month – Every year Month of pangunai Therthiruvizha and Toppathiruvizha has been celebrate very grantly
Chitrai Month – Date of chitrai1 chitrai agasthiar peruman wedding function has been celebrate.
Other Festival – Margalai urchavam,Navarathiri vizha,kanthar sasti ippasi visu,polathira urchavam,sivarathiri
Pooja times :
Morning Pooja Time : 6.30 A.M – 1.00 P.M
Evening Pooja Time : 4.30 P.M – 8.00 P.M
Last Friday and Special Function days Time will be change to
Morning 6.00 A.M to Evening 8.00 P.M
On the Kalapooja Function days Time will be change to
Morning 6.30 A.M -1.00 P.M
Evening 4.30 P.M – 8.00 P.M
1 Tiruvanathal – 6.30 A.M
2 Sirukalasanthi – 7.00 A.M
3 Kalasanthi – 8.30 A.M
4 Ucchikalam – 11.00 A.M
5 Sayaratchai – 6.00 P.M
6 Ardhastama – 8.00 P.M
History :
Due to the heavy crowd of sages at Mount Kailash attending the wedding of Lord Shiva with Mother Parvathy, Earth lost its balance. Lord Shiva called Sage Agasthya to go to Pothigai Hills in the South and to balance the Earth level as his single weight was enough for the purpose equaling the weight of the millions of Rishis at Mount Kailash then.
On the first day of Chithirai month (falling almost on April 14 each year), Lord granted the Wedding Darshan to Sage Agasthya. Lord Papanasanatha graces the Wedding Darshan behind the sanctum sanctorum as Kalyanasundarar on His bull vehicle. Sage Agasthya and his wife Lopamudra are in the shrine worshipping the Lord.
Also, the River Tambiraparani, springing from Pothigai Hills and flowing through the hilly regions reach the plains only at Papanasam. During the Uchikala Puaja (pujas during the afternoon), foods (nivedhana) are offered to the fishes in Tambiraparani. It is here that Lord Shiva granted darshan to sages Vyakrapatha and Patanjali standing between the horns of Nandhi on a Thaipoosam day. Recalling this event, special pujas are performed to Nandhi each year on this day with sandal paste.
There is a pounding stone (Ural in Tamil) in front of the shrine of Mother Ulgammai. Women use to pound turmeric and make the turmeric water for abishek to the Mother. They consume a little of this abishek water hoping they will be married soon and blessed with a child. Married women believe that this abishek water consumption would also increase the longevity of their Mangal Sutras.
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