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Poonthottam.ThemaindeitieshereareSwarnavalliThayarandMukthiswarar.ThenameThilatharpanapuri
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comes from two words thil meaning Gingely and tharpana is the Hindu ritual of performing pithru karmas
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Ramaperformedtharpanam(ritualofpayingtributetoancestors)forDasarathaatvariousplacingbyplacing
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fourpindams(riceballs).However,tohisdismaythepindamswouldturnintowormseachtimeheperformed
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theritual.AworriedRamaprayedtoLordShiva,whoadvisesRamatogotomantharavanam(manthaaramis
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theflowerofthecoraltree,oneofthefivespecialtreesofheaven)andofferhisprayerstoHim(shiva)there.
HewasinstructedtotakebathintheArasalarrivernearthere,beforeperformingthePitruTharpanam.Rama
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becamefourLingams.DasarathaMaharajathusattainedmukthi(salvation)andhencethenameofthedeity PoojainTemple
here is Muktheeswarar. Since then, the locals believe that that performing the Pitru Tharpanam here TemplePuja
absolves you of all your Pitru Sabams (ancestral curse) and Pitru Doshams (ancestral sins). In the outer SriVinayakaTemple
praharam(circumambulatorypath)youcanseetheidolofRamaperformingthetharpanamandalsothefour
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HaveyourtravelbaseasTiruvarur,MayiladuthuraiorKumbakonam.Ifyoudontmindputtingupwithlittle
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1. injamavensays:
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3. Sundaraamansays:
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