Sri Purushothaman Perumal Temple – Uthamarkoil(Thirukkarambanoor)
Sri Purushothaman Perumal
Temple is located in Uthamarkoil a Village on the outskirts of Tiruchirappalli
in the state of Tamilnadu.
It is called as
Bhikshandar kovil
It is one of the 108 Divya
Desam temples
Sri Purushothaman Perumal
is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Pooranavalli Thayar is the consort of
Purushothaman Perumal.
It is believed that
Purushottamar to have appeared to Lord Shiva and Brahma to relieve his sins
committed while cutting one of Brahma’s heads.
It is only a few temples in
India where the three are worshipped on the same premises.
The central shrine facing East houses the image of
Vishnu, as Purushottamar, in a reclining posture with the discus in
one hand. The roof or vimana of the central shrine is called
Udhyoga Vimana.
There are two shrines located to the southeast,
each housing the image of Poornavalli and Mahalakshmi.
The Shiva
shrine, located behind Vishnu's, houses the Bhikshadanar. The
granite images of the deities Ganesha, Murugan,
and Navagraha are located in the hall leading to the Shiva
sanctum.
As in other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the first
precinct of the Shiva shrine has images of Dakshinamurthy, Durga,
and Chandikeswarar. The shrines of Brahma and his consort Saraswati
are located in the southwest corner of the temple complex.
This temple was built in the
Dravidian style of architecture
This temple was built
during the 8th century
The annual festival is celebrated
during the Tamil month of Karthigai (November/December).
Temple Timings
6.00 am to 12.30 pm
4.00 pm to 8.30 pm
How to reach the temple
500 mts from Uthamarkoil
Railway Station
15 km from Tiruchirappali
320 km from Chennai
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