This
temple is located
in Tanjore district.
It is famous for
its huge temple
dedicated to Sri
Tyagaraja.
 The
temple has the distinction
of holding the biggest
tank in South India
called the Kamalayalam
where goddess kamala
or Lakshmi is said
to have taken birth.
Kamala was said
to have been brought
up by Varuna and
married Vishnu at
Tiruvarur, hence
the name Kamalayam.
The other attractions
of the temple include
a musical instrument
called Panchamukha
Vadya and a sapphire
Sivalingam called
Marakatalingam.
Tiruvarur is supposed
to be one of the
seven sacred places
of Sri Tyagaraja.
The temple is supposed
to have been built
by King Muchakunda
on Siva’s
request after the
battle where the
Asuras were defeated
by the king. The
king received the
Somaskandamurthi
from king Indra
and six other Murtis
which is supposed
to have been installed
here. There are
a lot of mythological
stories associated
with this temple.
The place is also
famous as the birth
place of the legends
of carnatic music
– Muthuswami
Dikshithar, Syama
Shastri and Tyagaraja.
Tiruvarur is easily
accessible as it
has a railway station
with trains and
buses plying to
important junctions
in the South. |
