IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT,( TAMIL NADU; INDIA) PEOPLE USED TO WORSHIP LORD DARMA SASTHA,AS SADAUDAYAR,SASTHA,IN SUCH PLACES THE LORD APPEARS WITH POORNA
IN THE ABOVE CITED SADAUDAYAR TEMPLE ON ALL TAMIL
MONTH " THAI" FRIDAYS ( JAN 14/FEB 14) ANNUAL GRAND
FESTIVALS ARE OBSERVED.HUNDREDS OF DEVOTEES FROM INDIA AND ABROAD WILL BE COMING AND PARTICIPATING .THEY STAY OVERNIGHT TOO. ANNADHANAMS ( MAHAPRASAD) WILL BE AVAILABLE.
IN VIEW OF A STORY CONNECTED WITH A DELIVERY OF A
BABY BY A WOMAN DEVOTEE LEFT ALONE,( BY HER FATHER IN SEARCH OF LADY NURSE) BUT ATTENDED BY GOD SADAUDAYAR HIMSELF, THERE IS SPECIAL PRASADS
LIKE SWEETS,FRUITS ETC. THE PRASHAD IS KNOWN AS
"K A P P A A R A S I". KAPPA ARASI CONTAINS RICE,JAGGERY,AND CARDAMOM.
EVEN IN THIS PREPARATION OF THIS KAPPARASI MAHAPRASAD,THERE IS A STRICTNESS.THIS PRASHAD WILL BE PREPARED IN THE TEMPLE ONLY,AND VERY LITTLE IS TAKEN HOME.MAJOR PORTION IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE TEMPLE IT SELF.
THERE IS NO POOJA OR WORSHIP IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING AND NIGHT HOURS.
ABHISEKAM. HOLY BATH TO SADAUDAYAR AND MAIN DEITEES.
AS LIKE IN OTHER TEMPLES THE WATER/ MILK/ HALDI WATER SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMED BY US. IT IS BELIEVED SOME MADASWAMY IS SITTING UNDER " GOMUKH" DISBURSEMENT CHANNEL OF HOLY WATER AFTER ABHISHEK.THAT MADASWAMY IS SUPPOSED TO CONSUME THE REMAINS AFTER ABHISHEK.
OTHER DEVATAS OF THIS TEMPLE THE LORD VINAYAKA,
PERIAMADASWAMY, (LORD VEERA BHADRAR) CHINNAMADASWAMY,(AKORA VEERABADRAR) & NALLA MADASWAMY ( LORD BAIRAVA)
( ALSO REFER SADAUDAYAR.ORG)( OUR EARLIER BLOG)
KALLIDAI ( SHORT PROFILE)
STREETS ARE CALLED AS GRAMAM,
KALLIDAY HAS GOT,LIKE WISE,18 GRAMAMAS,
BRAHMINS USED TO PREFER THIS VILLAGE.
THE DISTRICT IS CALLED AS " NELLAI"
THE DISTRICT IS FAMOUS FOR "nell" ( RICE)
AND AS SUCH NAMED AS "nellai"
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Dear Mama, namaskarams. I came upon your wonderful blog while searching the net for this temple. My brother told me just now that during a shastha preethi , it was revealed that the Shastha is our kula daivam. MY father is Late. Sri.H.Sivaramakrishna Iyer, kanwa gothram. My parents are not alive any more. we did know that we hailed from tirunelveli, but were not sure because my grandfather lived in Quilon dist. I was surprised on hearing his account of the visit to the temple where the priest asked about my dad's name. Please could you write more about this temple. are women allowed there? I would be grateful to you. By the way I am a freelance writer too and if you like you can join 'iwriter' to write articles online and earn money through paypal. Thank you mama. deepa venkitsh.
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ReplyDeleteWoman and Boys Below 18 years(or 16years) are not allowed in this temple..The main deity is Shashtha,along with Goddess Raja Rajeshwary,Goddess Badra Kali and Goddess Kriya Shakti..