Sri Sathyamurthi Perumal Temple – Thirumayam
Sri Sathyamurthi Perumal Temple is located in Thirumayam
a panchayat town in Pudukottai district in the state of Tamilnadu.
Sri Sathyamurthi Temple is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is Swayambhu who holds a Chakra and Shanku in his hands with 7 feet tall.
The Perumal is surrounded by Chitragupta, Dharmaraja and Brahma from his navel, devas, rishis and asuras. Bhudevi is at lord’s feet
Goddess Lakshmi Devi and Bhudevi are the consorts of Lord Vishnu.
It is one of the 108 divyadesam temples. It is said that this reclining perumal is the biggest in india.
Satyamurthi means Lord of truth.
This temple was built in Dravidian style of architecture and has 5 tier Rajagopuram.
There is a Koneru named as Sathya Pushkarini.
This temple is believed to be built during 9th century.
The image of reclining deity is bigger than the Ranganatha image in Srirangam temple. The adisesha in the temple is believed to as a protecting force.
The temple is adjacent to Sathyagiriswara Sivan temple located in the same complex.
Brahmananda Purana mentions about this temple
Once, Adishesha, the
serpent-mount of Vishnu, wanted to convert his guna (quality) from tamas
(darkness) to satvik (purity). He performed a penance at this place via the
netherworld in a path, which went on to become the river Pamapar. Vishnu
appeared to him in the form of Hayagriva and granted him a boon. Chandra also
performed penance at this place. Vishnu was pleased by his devotion and
appeared to him in the form of Vamana.
As per another legend, a
sage named Satya performed penance at this place. Pleased by his devotion,
Vishnu granted him a boon that he would appear to the sage whenever he wished.
The sage had no wish to move away from river where he was performing the
penance. Vishnu converted the river to a Pushkarani, the rock to Meyyam hill
and banyan tree to Asvatta tree. The sage performed penance again and wished
salvation. Vishnu told him that he would attain salvation at the same time as
king Pururava. Vishnu appeared in the form of a boar and created havoc in the
kingdom of Pururava. The king chased the boar to the forest where the sage was
performing penance. The sage was disturbed and opened the eyes, while the king
saw the boar disappeared. Vishnu appeared to grant a vision to both of them. He
granted salvation to the sage and directed the king to build a temple at this
place, which went on to become the Satyamurthi Perumal temple.
Car festival during Vaikaasi, Krishna Jayanti and Aadi Pooram(July-august) are the important festivals celebrated here.
Temple Timings
6.00 am to 11.00 pm
5.00 pm to 8.00 pm
How to reach the Temple
19 km from Thirumayam
66 km from Tiruchirapalli
396 km from Chennai
90 km from Madurai
Temples Nearby
Ambalpuram, Sri Aathmanadar Temple – 23 km
Thiruvarangulam, Sri Arangulanathar Temple – 25 km
Viralimalai, Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple – 56 km.
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