Kumbeswara Temple
This is the biggest and the oldest Shiva temple situated within the center with the town of Kumbakonam. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Kumbeswara along with the presiding Goddess is Sri Mangalambigai. There's a shrine devoted to Adi Vinayaka (Lord Ganesh).
Historical past unfurls !
A Chola King constructed the temple and also the temple developing by itself would seem to are renovated from the Nayak King. Some of the outdated pictures like "Sri Ambal", "Sri Durgaiamman" and "Sri Kirathamoorti" bear the impress from the antiquity about them.
Festive zeal in the abode of divinity
The great Mahamaham festival celebrated in honour of Lord attracts lakhs of people from far and vast and it requires place when in twelve a long time.
It is celebrated on the conjunction in the moon with all the Mahanakshatra and Jupiter crosses 1 Rasi or register about one yr. It arrives to Simha Rasi or Leo each and every 13th calendar year and it truly is considered specifically sacred.
It truly is considered that on this auspicious day the tank receives materials of h2o through the Ganges and eight other holy rivers and all the deities are stated to stay existing right here on that occasion.
The Lord has a number of festivals spherical the calendar year. Every single calendar year in the month of 'Maasi' (February-March) a festival is conducted as well as the image of Lord Kumbeswara is taken out in a procession. It's celebrated for ten days during that period.
Other people include, Theppam festival during Panguni (March - April), Sapthathanam during Chitirai month (April - Might). For the duration of this festival Lord's idol is going to be carried in a palanquin to the nearby villages.
Marriage festival for Lord Adikumbeswara and Goddess Mangalambigai is carried out in the month of 'Vaikasi' (Could - June). Day-to-day pujas are carried out six occasions from morning to night.
Temple Timings
The temple is held open from five:thirty within the early morning and stays so until 12:00 in the noon. The temple typically continues to be closed throughout the noon several hours, and reopens within the evening at 4:00 p.m.
The temple closes within the evening right after the last pujas are carried out by 8:00 p.m.
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