Tirupattur, Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple - sathya's visit

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Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple at Tirupattur : The brahmapureeswarar temple is a hindu temple located in Thirupattur near Trichy, India. Worshippers believe that a person can change his fate by seeking the blessings of Lord Brahma at Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirupattur. Contrary to general impression, there is more than one Lord Brahma temple in India. About the temple: The entrance of sri brahmapureeswara temple has a Five Level colourful raja gopuram . When you go into the beautiful and cool Veda mandapam with the dwajasthabam you notice Nandiswara resting under an intricate Rudhraksha Pandal, a sight not found in any other temple. The next mandapam is called Nada Mandapam wherein the seven musical pillars are present. There are seven entrances to cross over to reach the sannadhi of Sri Brahmapureeswara. He is called so since he changed the destiny of Brahma. Which is at a distance of 300 metres from the main entrance. What is amazing is that the main deity is clearly visible from the main entrance. That's not all. The Sun's rays still can fall directly on the Shivalingam for three days every year viz., 15th, 16th and 17th of the Tamil month Panguni. These dates are approximately the 3rd, 4th and 5th of April. To the left of the Nadha Mandapam, is the Brahma Sannadhi. The idol is huge- almost six feet and sitting on a lotus flower in Padmasana. Brahma is considered as the Adhidevatha of Guru Bhagavan, and therefore, here he is covered in turmeric paste. The turmeric is also given as prasadam. If you visit the temple around 7 am in the morning, you will be able to see both the Nirmalya Darshan as well as alankaram. Worshipping this Brahma, will change the destiny of the worshipper for the beter. But not everyone will be lucky enough to come here. Temple history: Brahma was very vain as he had five heads like Shiva and he was the creator of all beings. In order to curb his vanity, Shiva plucked out one of his heads whereby Brahma lost all his thejus or glory. Since he lost thejus he also lost the art of creation. In order to be relieved of the curse, Lord Brahma came to Tirupattur and installed 12 (Dwadasa) Lingams and prayed to them. Pleased with his devotion, Lord Shiva appeared before him with Goddess Parvati, who gave him back his lost thejus which is why she is called "Brahma Sampath Gowri" here. Shiva also gave another boon to Brahma. Just like how he had changed the destiny of the one who was responsible for writing everyone's destiny, Brahma would have the power of changing the destiny of all those who worshipped him here, for the better. Goddess Brahma Sampath Gowri can be worshipped in a seperate sannadhi outside the main temple. Since Lord Shiva absolved Brahma of His sins, He is known as Brahmapureeswarar in this temple. The lingam here is a Swayambhu (self manifested) lingam. His consort here is called Brahma Sampath Gowri (The one who gave Brahma's wealth back) or BrahmaNayagi.Brahma's shrine is in the circumambulatory corridor of Brahmapureeswarar's shrine. The 6 ft tall deity with an eternal covering of turmeric paste or manjal kappu can be seen in padmasana posture on a lotus. Another very important feature of this temple is the Jeeva samadhis of Saints Padhanjali and Vyakrapadhar. While Shiva performs the Ananda Thandava between the horns of Nandi, there are two saints who witness it - Padhanjali and Vyakrapadha. Both their jeeva samadhis are found here.The jeeva samadhi of Sage Vyakrapureeswara is situated in Kasi Viswanatha swamy temple attached to the Brahmapureeswarar temple about half a km away. The Stala Vruksham is Magizha maram which is about 150 years old and is found in the complex outside the temple which houses 7 out of the 12 lingams. It is believed that Sage Pathanjali often left his physical body and stayed in the astral form for many days in this magizha maram and performed penance. There are four lingams in the main temple : 1. Brahmapureeswarar - Main Deity, 2. Pazhamalainathar,3. Padhala Eswarar , 4. Suttharathneswarar ,5. Thayumanavar .The other seven lingams are found in the adjacent campus: There is also a tank here called the Brahma Theertham...which is supposed to have been created by Lord Brahma to perform puja to the Dwadasa Lingams but the current status in which it is maintained leaves a lot to be desired. Other temples nearby: 1. kasi vishwanathar temple, 2.kailaya amman temple, 3.Arul migu sri devi & poo devi sri varadaraja perumal temple, tirupattur Temple Timings: 7AM to 12 Noon and 4 PM to 8 PM Temple Address: Arulmighu Brahmapureeswarar Koil, Tirupattur 621105, Trichy Taluk, Trichy District. Phone: 94863-43158 posted by: sathya@sathyaseelan,pondicherry. cell:9994478728 labels: Tirupattur - Sri Brahmapureeswarrar Temple.