History of Ekambareswarar Temple.

 

     EKAMBARESWARAR TEMPLE



It is a Hindu sanctuary devoted to Lord Shiva situated in Kancheepuram journey town of Tamil Nadu territory of India.  This sanctuary in Kancheepuram, the Varadaraja Perumal Temple and the Kamakshi Amman Temple are by and large called "Mumurthivasam", for example "Trimurthivasam".



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 It is accepted that for a long time there is a mango tree in the sanctuary which is around 3500-4000 years of age.  Distinctive hued mangoes are found on each part of this tree and their taste is otherwise extraordinary.  Maa Parvati revered Lord Mahadev Shiva under this tree and began doing serious compensation by making a Shivling from sand or mud under a similar mango tree to make Mata Parvati Shiva fall.  At the point when Shiva saw Parvati doing repentance while reflecting, Mahadev made water wherever with the Ganges water from his hair to test Mother Parvati.  At the point when the quick speed of water began discouraging the love, Mother Parvati accepted the Shivling whom she was revering so that there would be no mischief to the Shiva Linga.  Ruler Shankar ji was cheerful seeing this and offered darshan to Mother Parvati.  At the point when Shiva requested that Mother Parvati request a help, Mother Parvati communicated her longing for marriage.  Mahadev wedded Mother Parvati.  Indeed, even today, that mango tree can be seen green inside the sanctuary.  This sanctuary devoted to Mata Parvati and Shiva is the Ekbarnath sanctuary.

        


Sanctuary History 

This antiquated sanctuary of India was worked by the leaders of Pallava line in around 600 AD. Kachiappar, an adherent of Vedanta, has been a cleric of this sanctuary at one time. Yet, later the leaders of the Chola tradition wrecked this sanctuary and revamped this sanctuary once more. 

Adi Shankaracharya of the tenth century got this sanctuary organized by and by and alongside this sanctuary had likewise made Kamakshi Amman Temple and Varadaraja Perumal Temple. 

The lord of Vijayanagara additionally contributed altogether in building this sanctuary in the fifteenth century. To make this sanctuary far better, later Valalal Pachaiyappa Mudaliar gave unique consideration since he generally used to come to Kanchipuram from Chennai to see the Lord. 

During the hour of the British, he had gone through a great deal of cash to construct this sanctuary. 

Pachaiyappa Mudaliar is seen sitting on a pony on the mainstay of this sanctuary. After some time, Pachaiyappa Mudaliar fabricated another sanctuary named Ekambareshwara to save the hour of his appearance to Kanchipuram.



Sanctuary Architecture 

This sanctuary has symbols of Goddess Kamakshi and Shivling. Goddess Kamakshi is seen holding the linga of Lord Shiva. In the front side of Lord Ekambareshwar icon, there is a Spatik Shivalinga and a Spatik Nandi in the structure. Upon the arrival of Ratha Saptami in the Thai month, the beams of the sun fall on the god. 

This sanctuary is viewed as of the earth among the Panchbhoota destinations. The four parts of the tree here address the products of the four Vedas, whose natural products are sweet, harsh, impactful and unpleasant. The divinity Ekambareshwar of this sanctuary is arranged in a different Rudraksh Mandap made of Kach. The top of this mandap is made of 5008 Rudraksh. 

Every one of the savants need to say that in the wake of seeing this, the fan gets independence from the pattern of birth and demise. In the wake of taking darshan of Spatik Linga, an individual turns out to be acceptable and every one of the awful considerations disappear from his psyche. Master Shri Ram likewise loved Sahasralinga to dispose of Brahmahati Dosha. 


Sahasralinga and Ashtothara Linga are additionally introduced in this sanctuary. Individuals light 108 diyas in the wake of resulting in these present circumstances sanctuary. The incomparable Tamil artist Kachiappa Sivaacharya (who composed the Kanda Purana and introduced it in the Lord Muruga sanctuary) was additionally brought into the world in Kanchipuram. 

The priest Thirunavukkarasar additionally believes Kanchi to be an incredible focus of study. This middle is called Kalviyil Karai Iladha Kanchi Managaram. 

This sanctuary is considered as a real part of the Panchbhuta destinations of Lord Shiva and this sanctuary addresses the earth. Thiruvanaikaval Jambukeswarar Temple (Water), Chidambaram Natarajar Temple (Akash), Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleshwara Temple (Fire) and Kalahasti Nathar Temple (Air) every one of these sanctuaries are among those Panchabhuta locales. 

This sanctuary is one of those 275 Padal Patra destinations and the significance of this sanctuary was depicted by four incredible Nayamars (Shaiva sages) here. The Gopuram of this sanctuary is 59 meters high, which is included among the most elevated Gopuram in India.



Sanctuary Festival 

Ruler Shiva is venerated in this sanctuary sixly, he has been given various names, they are called Ushadkalam, Kalasanthi, Uchi Kalam, Pradosham and Sayarakshai, and Ardhajamam. 

Consistently Ani Tirumanjanam (June-July), Adi Krittikai (July-August), Avani Mulam (August-September), Navratri (September-October), Kartiki Deepam (November-December), Thai Poosam (January-February) are held in this sanctuary. Celebrations like Panguni Uthiram (March-April), Chitra Pournima (April-May), and Vaikashi Visakam (May-June) are commended. 

The main celebration of this sanctuary is the Panguni celebration and it goes on for an entire 13 days, on the event of this celebration the Lord of this sanctuary is hitched. Nayanmar's Tamil sonnets additionally tell about the marriage of God.



Best an ideal opportunity to visit Ekambareswarar Temple 

Various celebrations are praised in this sanctuary consistently. The 13-day Phalguni celebration is viewed as the main celebration of Lord Shiva in this sanctuary. On the event of this celebration the marriage of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati is solemnized.



Step by step instructions to arrive at Ekambareswarar Temple 

Via Air: The Chennai air terminal is situated a ways off of just 75 km from Kancheepuram. 

By Railway: The rail route station of Kanchipuram is very much associated with every one of the urban areas of South India. 

By Road: All the state streets are all around associated with Kanchipuram to arrive at Kanchipuram. Transports are accessible consistently from Chennai to reach here. Private vehicles are likewise effectively accessible to come here. 

Subsequent to getting such a lot of data about this sanctuary, it is realized that this sanctuary is a serious awesome and wondrous sanctuary. There are numerous different highlights of this sanctuary. Another exceptional thing about this is that there is a wondrous mango tree in this Ekambareshwar sanctuary. This tree is very antiquated and superb. 

This tree is around 3500 years of age. Under this tree, Goddess Kamakshi for example Goddess Parvati did serious compensation for Lord Shiva. Another exceptional thing about this tree is that it bears various sorts of mango organic products.



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