Hidden gems of Ramnad
D. J. WalterScott
The Mangalanathaswamy Temple at Thiru Uthirakosamangai inRamanathapuram district
History behind little-known temples
It is theRamanathaswamy Temple that draws tourists but sadly many are unaware that thisdistrict is the home to 52 temples that are steeped in history.
Tales behind temples
The VeyilUgandha Vinayagar Temple at Uppur should have been a temple dedicated to SunGod before it became a temple for Lord Vinayagar, she says. The legacy has it thatLord Ram visited the temple before proceeding to Rameswaram. Some 400 yearsago, devotees visiting Rameswaram began the ‘theerthavari’ from this temple.
TheKariamanickam Perumal Temple at Alambadi in Tiruvadanai taluk has anotherinteresting facet. The 14-foot-tall Perumal granite statue was kept in atiled-roof shed as it was said to “grow every year.” This myth was buttressedby a story that a Sethupathy king had tried in vain to build a temple. TheArchaeological Survey of India (ASI) could explore the site, she suggests.
At the 13thcentury Adhi Rathneswarar Temple at Tiruvadanai, the Siva Lingam was made of‘Neela Rathina Kal’ and “it’s a scientific marvel that sunlight falls on thelingam for an hour on the last five days of the Tamil month of Masi from 5.30a.m.,” she says.
TheMangalanathaswamy Temple at Thiru Uthirakosamangai is considered the Kasi ofthe south. The ‘sthala virutcham’ in the temple is about 3,300 years old andthis was proved in a research conducted by the State government, she says.
Hidden gems of Ramnad - The Hindu
D. J. WalterScott
The Mangalanathaswamy Temple at Thiru Uthirakosamangai inRamanathapuram district
History behind little-known temples
It is theRamanathaswamy Temple that draws tourists but sadly many are unaware that thisdistrict is the home to 52 temples that are steeped in history.
Tales behind temples
The VeyilUgandha Vinayagar Temple at Uppur should have been a temple dedicated to SunGod before it became a temple for Lord Vinayagar, she says. The legacy has it thatLord Ram visited the temple before proceeding to Rameswaram. Some 400 yearsago, devotees visiting Rameswaram began the ‘theerthavari’ from this temple.
TheKariamanickam Perumal Temple at Alambadi in Tiruvadanai taluk has anotherinteresting facet. The 14-foot-tall Perumal granite statue was kept in atiled-roof shed as it was said to “grow every year.” This myth was buttressedby a story that a Sethupathy king had tried in vain to build a temple. TheArchaeological Survey of India (ASI) could explore the site, she suggests.
At the 13thcentury Adhi Rathneswarar Temple at Tiruvadanai, the Siva Lingam was made of‘Neela Rathina Kal’ and “it’s a scientific marvel that sunlight falls on thelingam for an hour on the last five days of the Tamil month of Masi from 5.30a.m.,” she says.
TheMangalanathaswamy Temple at Thiru Uthirakosamangai is considered the Kasi ofthe south. The ‘sthala virutcham’ in the temple is about 3,300 years old andthis was proved in a research conducted by the State government, she says.
Hidden gems of Ramnad - The Hindu
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