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Thirumukkoodal Sri Appan

Prasanna Venkatesa Perumaal
Pazhaiya Seevaram Sri Lakshmi
Narasimhar
Ponneri Sri Agatheeswarar
Aarani Sri Sampangi
Pitchaaleeswarar
Karungaali Sri
Chinthaamaneesarar
Gudiyatham Sri Gangai Amman
Madhuraanthakam Eri Kaatha
Sri Raamar
Kettavarampalayam Sri Ramar
Thiruverkaadu Sri Karumaari
Amman
Thiruverkaadu Sri
Vedhapureeswarar
Kaaladi Sri Aadhi Sankarar
Vallam Sri Vedhaantheeswarar
& Sri Giri Varadharaaja
Perumaal
Manimangalam Sri
Kailaasanaadhar
Manimangalam Sri
Dharmeswarar
Ponpadhar Koodam Sri
Chathurbuja Kothandaraamar
Pon Vilaindha Kalathur Sri
Munkudumeeswarar
Thiruppaasoor Sri Vaaseeswarar
Thirumullaivayil Sri
Maasilaamaneeswarar
Vyasarpadi Sri Raveeswarar
Pudhuppaakkam Sri Veera
Anjaneyar
Semmancheri Sri Srinivasa
Perumaal
Koyambedu Sri Vaikundavaasa
Perumaal
Koyambedu Sri
Kurungaaleeswarar
Aappoor Sri Nithya Kalyana
Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal
Aathur Sri Muktheeswarar
Pozhichalur Sri Agatheeswarar
Nandhambakkam Sri
Kothandaramar

Thirumukkoodal Sri Appan Prasanna Venkatesa

Perumaal

Thirumukkoodal is a village located about 20 kms from Kanchipuram on the

road going towards Chengalpattu. While going from Chengalpattu, one can
reach Pazhaya Seevaram, 5 kms before Walajabad. From Pazhaya
Seevaram one has to take left and cross the bridge on the river Palar to
reach Thirumukkudal.

Thirumukkoodal has an ancient temple for Lord Vishnu called Sri Appan
Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal.

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Maangaadu Sri Vaikunda

Perumaal
Kovur Sri Sundhareswarar
Poondhamalli Sri
Vaidheeswarar
Maangaadu Sri Velleeswarar
Kunrathur Sri Naageswarar
Porur Sri Ramanaadheswarar
Gerugambaakkam Sri
Neelakandeswarar
Somangalam Sri
Somanaadheeswarar
Kolappaakkam Sri
Agatheeswarar
Thiruvidandhai Sri Nithya
Kalyaana Perumaal
Ariyathurai Sri
Varamoortheeswarar
Ezhuchur Sri Nallinakkeeswarar
Thirumalai Vaiyaavoor Sri
Prasanna Venkatesa Perumaal
Cherappanancheri Sri
Veemeeswarar
Sembakkam Sri Jambugeswarar
Thiru Idaichuram Sri
Gnanapureeswarar
Chenganmaal Sri
Chenganmaaleeswarar
Hanumanthapuram Sri Agora
Veerabadhrar
Thirukkachur Sri
Oushadheeswarar
Thirukkachur Sri
Kachabeswarar
Chettippunyam Sri Varadharaja
Perumal
Singaperumal Koil Sri Ugra
Narasimhar
Thirusoolam Sri
Thirusoolanaadhar
Thirumazhisai Sri
Othaandeswarar
Thiruninravur Sri
Bhakthavatsala Perumal
Thiruninravur Sri
Hridhayaaleeswarar
Chinnakkaavanam Sri
Ashtotheeswarar
Dhevadhaanam Sri Ranganathar
Thiru Aayarpaadi Sri Kari
Krishna Perumal
Vallakkottai Sri Subramanyar
Sabarimalai Peruvazhi
Sabarimalai Sri Ayyappan
Siruvapuri Sri Balasubramanyar
Ramagiri Sri Vaaleeswarar
Nagalapuram Sri Veda Narayana
Perumal
Pancheshti Sri Agatheeswarar
Thiruvaanaikkaa Sri
Jambugeswarar
Thiruvalidhaayam Thiru

Thirumukkoodal got its name as three rivers Palar (Ksheera Nadhi),

Vegavathi (Saraswathi) and Cheyyar (Bahu Nadhi) merge together at this
place. This place is called Triveni Sangamam and is considered equivalent
to Ganges. Taking bath here is considered as holy as bathing in Prayag.

The temple is beautifully located on the banks of the river giving a scenic
view. The compound of the temple is just on the shore of the river is a
wonderful site to see. Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar temple is located in Pazhaya
Seevaram (pic below) on one side of the river and Sri Appan Prasanna
Venkatesa Perumal temple on the other bank of the river.

This temple is said to be 1200 years old, as the oldest inscription found in
this temple belongs to 9th Century. This temple is said to have built by a
king ruling Thondai Mandalam (with capital as Kanchipuram), by name
Raja Thondaimaan Chakravarthy.

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Valeeswarar
Patteeswaram Sri Durgai
Thiruppulivanam Sri
Vyaagrapureeswarar
Uthiramerur Sri
Balasubramanyar
Thirukkarugaavoor Sri
Garbharakshaambigai
Uthiramerur Sri Sundara
Varadhar
Pallikonda Sri Uthara
Ranganathar
Maangaadu Sri Kamakshi
Amman
Srivilliputhur Aandal & Sri
Vadabadrasayee
Vedasreni Sri Dhandeeswarar
Madambakkam Sri
Dhenupureeswarar
Adhanippakkam Sri
Nandheeswarar
Suruttuppalli Sri
Pallikondeeswarar
Swamimalai Sri Swaminathar
Thiruvalanchuzhi Sri Swetha
Vinayakar
Ayyavadi Sri Maha Prathyangira
Devi
Thiruchi Sri Uchi Pillaiyar
Woraiyur Sri Vekkali Amman
Thiruchi Sri Thayumanavar
Swamy
Aranmula Sri Parthasarathy
Thenkudi Thittai Guru
Bhagavan
Kanipakkam Varasidhi
Vinayakar

According to the legend, the king Thondaimaan once started to Thirupathi

to have dharshan of Lord Venkatesa Perumal. He then heard a divine voice
telling him that it was not the time to visit Thirupathi as a king from a
neighbouring country was nearing his kingdom to wage a war. The voice
advised him to be with his son during war time to save the country and
later to visit Thirupathi.

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On hearing this Thondaiman prayed to Lord Venkatesa Perumal and the

Lord blessed him to win the battle and gifted him with His Sanku (Conch)
and Chakra (Wheel). Thondaiman successfully won the battle and on his
way back both the weapons Sanku and Chakra vanished. Later, the Lord
directed Sri Ramanujar to install Sanku & Chakra for Him at this place.
Thats how the deity here had got Sanku & Chakra here.

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Then the king Thondaiman surrendered to Perumal at Thirupathi seeking

Moksha. The Lord directed him to come to Thirumukkudal to grant
Moksha to him. The king visited here to have dharshan of the Lord. Till
then, the Lord here was said to be in Sayana Kolam (reclining posture
like Ranganathar). When the king visited here the Lord is said to have
changed his posture and gave him dharshan in standing posture.

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The king Thondaiman, out of his excitement and bliss, embraced the Lord
saying Appaney Venkatesa ( ), means Oh My Father
Venkatesa! and from then the Lord here came to be known as Appan
Venkatesa Perumal. The king Thondaimaan is said to have built this
temple initially for Lord Sri Venkatesa Perumal. The same king is said to
have built the temple at Thirupathi (Thirumala) as well as Thirumalai
Vaiyaavoor, which is called Southern Thiruppathi.

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The main deity Sri Appan Venkatesa Perumaal is seen majestically in the
standing posture. Brigu Maharishi, Sri Markandeyar and Sri Bhumadevi are
seen worshipping him.

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The Thaayaar (Goddess) here is Sri Alarmel Mangai Thaayaar for whom
there is a separate shrine present at the temple.

Other deities like Sri Varadhar, Sri Aandaal and Sri Anjaneyar (Hanuman)
have separate shrines in the temple.

Sri Anjaneyar is very special here. Whenever the Lord is carried out for
procession, the first respects are paid to Sri Anjaneyar before the God is
taken out.

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Also Sri Anjaneyar is said to be very powerful here in reducing the burden
of ones debts. People worship Lord Anjaneyar here to come out of their
heavy debts. Also peculiarly, Lord Anjaneyar is not offered Vadai Malai
here like other temples. Instead, he is offered the garland made of
Thenkuzhal (a kind of Murukku snack). People pray Lord Anjaneyar to
come out of their debts and once their debts are settled, they come here
and offer Thenkuzhal Maalai to Him.

This temple is protected and maintained by ASI. Lots of stone inscriptions

are found along all the walls of the temple. These epigraphs belong to
various periods starting Raja Raja Chola 1, Rajendra Chola and others. The
inscriptions tell a lot about the grants made by various kings to the temple
where the temple enjoyed huge popularity.

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Also there are inscriptions belonging to the Veera Rajendra Chola (11th
Century), mentioning about a Veda Patasala (Vedic School) which was
existent at the temple premises. According to the inscriptions, there has
been a Vedic College run in the Jananatha Mandapam of this temple.
Eight subjects including Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and grammar were taught to
various students here.
Interestingly the inscriptions also reveal clearly in detail about the number
of students enrolled in college, the number of teachers appointed for each
subject and the remuneration paid to them. Also there has been a hostel
for this college where the students stayed during their studies and the
details of the servants and cooks appointed to take care of the inmates
have been detailed in the inscriptions.

There has also been a medical centre (Athura Saalai) attached to this
college at this place where the students, teachers and the temple staff
were treated for various illnesses. This 15 bedded hospital was named
after the king Veera Chozhan and had ample manpower comprising a
physician by name Kodhandaraman Aswathaaman Bhattan, a surgeon who
performed operations, nurses to attend to patients and servants to bring
herbs from places and even a barber.

The information on the salaries paid to the employees of the hospital and
the names of about 20 different types of medicines which were stored in

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the hospital are well detailed in the inscriptions.

There was also a provision made for the reciting of Thiruvaimozhi at this
temple during Chola period.
According to the inscriptions, Thirumukkudal in ancient days was situated
under
a
subdivision
of
a
territory
called
Madhuranthaka
Chathurvedhimangalam (todays Madhuranthakam) which was part of
Kalathur Kottam, a district of Jayamkonda Chola Mandalam.

This temple stands a testimony for Indian heritage across centuries and
explains about the glorious periods during the reign of Pallavas and Cholas
where the kings not only showed interest in conquering places but also
patronised education and health care along with religion to make a better
society.
The temple priest Sri Raghunaadhan (Tel: 94437 78352) takes care of this
temple and also patiently explains the visitors about the temple in detail.
Below is the video of his narration shot on the mobile (kindly bear the poor
quality due to mobile recording and poor light inside the temple).

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The temple is open between 08.30 am to 11.30 am and 4 pm to 6 pm on

weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays the temple is open from 08.30 am
till 1 pm and from 3 pm till 7 pm.

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23 comments:
Anonymous Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:10:00 PM
You are lucky to have visited so many temples. Thank you for
sharing the knowledge and experience.
Divyachapan
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Priya Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:30:00 PM

Wonderful! Such a lovely temple so intricately narrated! I specially
liked the glimpse of the moolavar as the bhattar speaks to you.
The light is so significant that the Bhattar is in darkness while the

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Lord glows behind him! Good to see a post again from you after a
break!
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N Guruvelavan Saturday, May 28, 2011 1:37:00 PM

Hello Saravanan,
Very nice article. As usual the description, photos are excellent.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Regards
Guru
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Govindan Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:10:00 PM

thanks for the information which makes me feel to visit the
temple soon
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ganesh Monday, May 30, 2011 10:18:00 PM

hi thanks for the information about this temple anna nad very nice
article . Continue the good work.
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Murali Krishnan Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:30:00 PM

Fantastic commentary. We only a few months before went to
Pazya Seevaram and had darshan of Narasimmha Swamy. Later
when we went to Tirumukoodal, unfortunately the temple is
closed down. Important to note that the temple is open only for a
few hours in morning and evening. So enquire and plan
accordingly.
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Mitr Friend - Bhushavali Wednesday, August 10, 2011 7:09:00 PM

Thanks for the details Saravanan...
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Anonymous Friday, November 18, 2011 7:17:00 PM

god bles u
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An excellent blog with beautiful image display,i really love going

to spiritual places
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Anonymous Monday, December 05, 2011 5:00:00 PM

Wonderful naration..!!Absolutely stunning. Thirumukudal is my
home town!! blessed!
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Anonymous Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:45:00 PM

Please visit this temple. This is really very good. You can contact
the priest of the temple. His phone no. is 9444915722 &
9443778352 to perform any pooja offerings.
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Prem48 Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:00:00 PM

I had the opportunity to visit this temple today .. the location is
great on the banks of the river. The temple is well maintained and
there is a lot of peace & quite. The 'sthala puranam' narrated by
the priest reveals the trinity "Bhrama, Vishnu & Maheshwara are
embodied in One. It was a good experience and the weather was
just right ... cloudy & cool for once!
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Manohar seo Monday, August 27, 2012 3:57:00 PM

I am very happy to see these temple, its very nice, and I am
completely enjoyed here around this temple. Here nature is also
very fantastic. All comments are very good & nice.
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Gajendran S Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:49:00 PM

I just had the experience of visiting this magnificent temple
yesterday. I love the serenity and the aura of the place, and
ofcourse the Lord in his divinity
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R.Saravanan Saturday, December 01, 2012 9:41:00 PM

Thanks for sharing the information about the temples. This will
help us to know about the importance of the nearby temples.
Surely I'll visit this temples with my family & friends.
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Anonymous Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:20:00 AM

Hi Saravanan,

What made you to start this blog and to do such a wonderful

gathering
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K S Thangaraj Saturday, December 22, 2012 10:43:00 AM

Hi Saravanan,
Thanks for sharing this and makes me recollect my previous visits
to this temple and i am eagerly waiting for my next trip. Praying
my lord to give me an opportunity.
Thanks saravanan.
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