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Introduction and History
Govindaraja Perumal Temple or Thiruchitrakoodam in Chidambaram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is inside the premises of Thillai Nataraja Temple, constructed in the Tamil architecture . The temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Govindaraja and his consort Lakshmi as Pundarikavalli.
Chidambaram is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The town used to be called Thillai, following Thillaivanam, derived from the mangrove of Tillai trees (Exocoeria agallocha) that grow here and the nearby Pichavaram wetlands. As per Hindu legend, once Shiva and Parvati wanted to judge who among them was a better dancer and wanted their sons Vinayaka and Murugan to judge. Both of them judged in favour of Paravati, after which Shiva was not satisfied. He wanted Brahma to judge and the competition was held in Thiruvalangadu. Brahma was still not satisfied and he wanted Vishnu to judge who wanted the competition in Tillaivanam. Shiva performed the Urthvathandavam pose of picking ear ring with legs and wearing them in the ear with his legs. Parvathi was not able to perform the feat and became Kali at Thillai Kali temple.
The Govindaraja shrine is dedicated to Vishnu and is one of the 108 holy temples of Lord Vishnu called divyadesam, revered by the 7th-9th-century saint poets of vaishnava (those worshipping Lord Vishnu) tradition, alwars. Kulashekara alwar mentions this temple as Tillai Chitrakutam and equates Chitrakuta of Ramayana fame with this shrine.[6] King Kulothunga Chola II is believed to have uprooted the presiding Govindraja image from the shrine. The shrine has close connections with the Govindaraja temple in Tirupati dating back to saint Ramanuja of the 11-12th century. Ramanujar fled to Tirupati with the utsava (festival image) of the temple to escape punishment. In the 16th century, king Krishnappa Nayak was instrumental in installing the image of Govindaraja back in the temple. There was a lot of resistance from the shaivites (those worshipping Shiva) against placing the Vishnu image in a revered Shiva temple, but the king was unmoved and the image was installed in the present form. There is no satisfactory evidence of co-existence of the Shiva and Vishnu shrines within the same temple built during the same time – there was a dispute in 1849 regarding the rights on the Govindaraja idol and Alwar Sannidhi (sanctum of azhwars) between Vaishnavas and Dikshitars and the position of Vaishnavas was upheld by the district court.
The temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Kulasekaraazhvaar in eleven hymns and Thirumangai Azhwar in thirteen hymns. The temple is classified as a Divyadesam, one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book. As per legend, Govindarajan is believed to have descended for sage Kanvar and the 3,000 Dikshidars of the Thillai Natarajar temple. The temple is one of the two rare Divyadesams, with the other being Nilathingal Thundam Perumal temple, that are housed in a Shiva temple.
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Presiding Deity
Lord Vishnuand Maa Laxmi❤️🙏
Timings
Monday to Sunday – Open timing 5am–12pm & 2:00 PM–9PM.
The winter season is perfect to visit as it is so hot in summers in Tamil Nadu which can cause Illness,difficulties.
Festivals
Ganesh Chaturthi,Durga Pooja,Gayatri Jayanti, Saraswati puja,Mahashivratri, Prahalad Jayant,Navratris,KrishnaDurga Das jayanti, Janmashtami,Ram Navami,Diwali, Holi, Hanuman Jayanti, Dussehra etc…
The temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnavaite community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: Ushathkalam at 7 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 10:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Govindarajan and Pundarikavalli. During the last step of worship, nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument) are played, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. The 10-day Chittirai festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March – April) and Gajendra Moksha festival are the prominent festivals celebrated in the temple.
Basic services
Drinking Water Cooler , CCTV Security, Prashada Serving, Puja Samagri stalls etc..
Activities
Open the Darbar gates of Presiding Diety and pay Prayers after Bhagwan Subrabhat Bhauj.
Morning Vedic enchanting and Nature’s welcome (ethnic way).
Vedic Yagya- To purify our inner self for realization and world peace.
Tribute to five basic elements i.e. Land, Water, Sky, Fire and Air.
Pay the last pray of the day in evening after Presiding God Bhauj.
THINGS TO DO
MEDITATION
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AYURVEDA
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ARADHANA and ARCHANA
Devotees and visitors come here to take experience of pure spiritualism and peace as they use to do visit every day and pray to
Lord Vishnu,Maa Laxmi❤️🙏
Pooja, Aartis and Timing
Basically the Aartis to be performed as per the Concern Shraddhas of devotees and Concern Deities.
Believing Aartis are :
Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu & Lord Shiva at 5AM.
Lord Vishnu-Maa Laxmi Aarti and Pooja at 5:40am
Shivalinga Pooja , Aarti at 5:50am
Lord Ram Maa Sita,Laxmanji and Hanuman ji Pooja at 6:00AM.
Dhyanam and “OM” Dhyanam at 6AM.
Note:The above timings are common but not accurate!
Nearby Famous Temples
Govindaraj Perumal Temple
Mukkuruni Vinayagar Temple
Thillai Kaali Amman Temple
Sai Baba Temple
Pasupatheshwarar Temple etc..
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Famous Markets
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Restaurants
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Hospitals
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K.R.Hospital
THILLAI HOSPITAL
Chidambaram Government Hospital etc..
Concern Police Stations
Police Station
W Sannadhi St, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu 608001
04144 222 377
Annamalai Nagar Police Station
9PP6+RF7, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu 608002
Names, phone numbers , photos and brief introduction of Pujaris, Archaks, Mahants and Management Committy.
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Miscellaneous information
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Legal information
The temple is situated on legal site taking care by Govt. and Mandir Community, there is no legal obligation on Temple Property or Temple Schedule, Criteria,Rules etc..
Samajik Sahayat,Goshalas, Sadhus, Sants, Mahants, Famous Dharmik Writers/ Musicians/Dancers/ Craftsmen around the Temple.
Initiattives like Pashu Sewa, Pakshi Sewa, Langar Sewa, Vedic Pathshalas etc Plannings in process.
There is a temple group of some devotees who use to role as band of temple as they do kirtans, Kathas and Narrating sewas time to time.
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Modes of Travel
Chidambaram is well connected to almost all the major cities in the country through its airways. Tiruchirappalli is the nearest airport to Chidambaram an is located at a distance of around 195 km. You can easily hire a taxi to reach the airport at easily affordable rent.
Chidambaram is well connected to almost all the major cities in the country through its airways. Tiruchirappalli is the nearest airport to Chidambaram an is located at a distance of around 195 km. You can easily hire a taxi to reach the airport at easily affordable rent.
It lies on the Chennai Trichy meter gauge line and is also well connected through rail to the temple towns of Rameswaram, Thanjavur and Kumbakonam.
By Air
Chidambaram is not well connected to other major cities of the country via regular flights. The nearest airport is in Tiruchirappally at a distance of 128kms.
Airports: Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport
By Road
The Chidambaram municipality maintains 64.12 km (39.84 mi) of road. The town has 8.44 km (5.24 mi) concrete roads and 48.69 km (30.25 mi) bituminous road. A total of 5 km (3.1 mi) of state highways is maintained by the State Highways Department and 6 km (3.7 mi) by the National Highways Department. It is located at a distance of 223 km (139 mi) from Chennai, 335 km (208 mi) from Madurai, 375 km (233 mi) from Rameswaram, 340 km (210 mi) from Bengaluru. The national highway NH- 32 (the Chennai- Villupuram-Puducherry-Cuddalore-Chidambaram-Nagapattinam- Thoothukudi Highway) passes through Chidambaram and NH81 connects Chidambaram with Coimbatore through Kattumannarkoil, Tiruchirapalli and Karur. The Cuddalore road, Pitchavaram Road, Sirkazhi Road, Kattumanarkoil road and Old Bhuvanagiri road are the five main district roads connecting Chidambaram to other cities of Tamil Nadu.
Minibus service operated by private companies cater to the local transport needs. The main bus stand is located in the heart of the town and has 46 bus bays. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates daily services connecting various cities such as Bengaluru, Madurai, Palani, Salem, Tindivanam, Kallakkurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Velankanni, Rameswaram, Tiruppur, Trichy, Perambalur, Karaikudi, Sivagangai, Paramakudi, Sayalkudi, Mudukulathoor, Panruti, Vriddhachalam, Erode, Mettur, Chennai, Puducherry, Viluppuram, Tirupathur and Neyveli with Chidambaram. The State Express Transport Corporation operates long-distance buses connecting the town to important cities like Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Salem and Thoothukudi. Three wheelers, called autos, are also a common public transport system.
By Train
You can easily get regular trains to Chidambaram from other major cities of the country..
Railway Station(s): Chidambaram
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Address for Donation and visiting purpose
Divya Desam Sri Govindaraja Perumal Temple (Thiruchitrakoodam)
9MXV+M8Q, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu 608001
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