Half a kilometre to the southern side of the Therezhundhur Temple, is the memorial to the great Tamil poet Kamban. It is called Kambar Medu . This spot, I was told by a local villageman there who was kind enough to give us a tour of the memorial, was once full of shabby encroachments andContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Therezhundhur Kambar Medu (Part-5)”
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A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Therezhundhur (Part-4)
At Terezhundur, the Perumal temple which is of the Sri Vaishnava Vadakalai sampradaya (to which I may add that I proudly belong), is apparently supported by Sri Ahobila Mutt). This I could recognize easily in the distinctive (Sri Sannidhi) shape of the “tirumann” forms that adorned the temple walls and concourses all around the precincts.Continue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Therezhundhur (Part-4)”
A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” -Therezhundhur (Part-3)
In the previous blogpost of mine, I had written that it would be rather superflous to re-narrate the respective “sthala purana-s” of the 6 six divya-desams listed on my pilgrimage itinerary since there was already copious material available in the public domain and the worldwide internet. However Therezhundhur, I have to consider is a classContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” -Therezhundhur (Part-3)”