Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple








































Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple
Dharbaranyam
Thirunallar Dharbaranyeeswarar temple and tank


Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple


Location in Tamil Nadu

Geography
Location Tirunallar
Country India
State Pondicherry
District Karaikkal
Coordinates
10°55′32″N 79°47′32″E / 10.92556°N 79.79222°E / 10.92556; 79.79222Coordinates: 10°55′32″N 79°47′32″E / 10.92556°N 79.79222°E / 10.92556; 79.79222
Culture
Sanctum Dharbaranyeswarar(Shiva), Shani
Architecture
Architecture Dravidian architecture

Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple or Dharbaranyeswarar Temple(திருநள்ளாறு தர்ப்பாரண்யேசுவரர் கோயில்[1] is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shani (saturn)[2] located in Tirunallar in Karaikal district of Pondicherry, India.[3] The presiding deity is Lord Siva, Dharbaranyeswar and the place Tirunallar was historically called Dharbaranyam. The temple is revered by the hymns of 7th century Tamil saivite poets, Appar, Sundarar and Sambandhar and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.




Contents






  • 1 The Temple


  • 2 Legend


  • 3 Processional Dance


  • 4 Religious significance


  • 5 References





The Temple




Vimana of the presiding deity


The presiding deity is Dharbaranyeswarar(Lord Siva)[4] and is believed to have been made of dharba grass. The worship is also centered around the icon of planet saturn, called Shani, originally treated as the door keeper of the shrine. According to Hinduism, saturn resides in each rasi(zodiac) for two and half years.[5] The tradition is to worship Shani before entering the inner sanctum of Lord Siva.



Legend


Sambandar, the 7th century nayanar and Tamil saivite poet has revered the deity with four hymns, in one of which he refers to a contest with Jains, and his victory. Appar and Sundarar, the other Nayanars have glorified the temple with their hymns. Arunagirinathar, a 15th-century poet and staunch devoteet of Lord Muruga has composed hymns on the deity and this temple is attributed to Murugan worship as well.[6]




The Nala Theertham at dawn



Processional Dance


The Thyagarajar Temple at Tiruvarur is famous for the ajapa thanam(dance without chanting), that is executed by the deity itself. According to legend, a Chola king named Mucukunta obtained a boon from Indra(a celestial deity) and wished to receive an image of Thyagaraja Swamy(presiding deity, Shiva in the temple) reposing on the chest of reclining Lord Vishnu. Indra tried to misguide the king and had six other images made, but the king chose the right image at Tiruvarur. The other six images were installed in Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam, Tirukarayil, Tirukolili, Thirukkuvalai and Tirumaraikadu.[7][8] All the seven places are villages situated in the river Cauvery delta. All seven Thyagaraja images are said to dance when taken in procession(it is the bearers of the processional deity who actually dance). The temples with dance styles are regarded as Saptha Vidangam(seven dance moves)[9] and the related temples are as under:[10]




















































Temple
Vidangar Temple
Dance pose
Meaning

Thyagarajar Temple
Vidhividangar
Ajabathaanam
 Dance without chanting, resembling the dance of Sri Thyagaraja resting on Lord Vishnu's chest
Dharbaranyeswarar Temple
Nagaradangar
Unmathanathaanam
 Dance of an intoxicated person

Kayarohanaswamy Temple
Sundaravidangar
Vilathithaanam
 Dancing like waves of sea

Kannayariamudayar Temple
Adhividangar
Kukunathaanam
 Dancing like a cock

Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Avanividangar
Brunganathaanam
 Dancing like a bee that hovers over a flower

Vaimoornaathar Temple
Nallavidangar
Kamalanaanathaanam
 Dance like lotus that moves in a breeze

Vedaranyeswarar Temple
Bhuvanivividangar
Hamsapthanathaanam
 Dancing with the gait of a swan


Religious significance


The temple is one of the nine Navagraha temples of Tamil Nadu and is a part of the popular Navagraha pilgrimage in the state - it houses the image of Shani (Saturn).[11][12][13]Tirugnana Sambandar, a 7th-century Tamil Saivite poet, venerated Naganathar in ten verses in Tevaram, compiled as the First Tirumurai. Appar, a contemporary of Sambandar, also venerated Dharbaranyeswarar in 10 verses in Tevaram, compiled as the Fifth Tirumurai. As the temple is revered in Tevaram, it is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, one of the 275 temples that find mention in the Saiva canon.



References









  1. ^ ta:திருநள்ளாறு தர்ப்பாரண்யேசுவரர் கோயில்


  2. ^ Dealing With Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia.P.62.Selva J. Raj, William P. Harman


  3. ^ Tourism in India .P.179. Vijay Kumar Gupta


  4. ^ Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu .P.64.


  5. ^ V., Meena (1974). Temples in South India (1st ed.). Kanniyakumari: Harikumar Arts. p. 32..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  6. ^ The Tyāgarāja cult in Tamilnāḍu: a study in conflict and accommodation .P.62.Rajeshwari Ghose


  7. ^ Pillai, J.M. Somanasundaram (1994). The great temple at Tanjore. Tamil University, Thanjavur. p. 9.


  8. ^ Glimpses of the history of Karaikkal.Saroja Sundararajan


  9. ^ The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras: Volumes 33-34 .Music Academy (Madras, India) - 1962


  10. ^ Nityasumaṅgalī: devadasi tradition in South India .P.146. Saskia C. Kersenboom-Story


  11. ^ Suriya (2015). Jothirlingam: The Indian Temple Guide. Partridge Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 9781482847864.


  12. ^ K.R., Sundararajan; Mukerji, Bithika (2003). Hindu spirituality: Postclassical and modern. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 425. ISBN 9788120819375.


  13. ^ "Navagraha temples". Thanjavur District Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-07.











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