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| Thiruvallur Temple is also called Thiruevvul near Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu. The deity here is Lord Veeraraghava Perumal with his consort Kanakavalli Thayaar. It is one of the 108 Divya desam. The Lord here is in reclining posture on Sesha facing east and his right hand blessing the devotee. Lord Brahma is also seen meditating on a lotus from the Lord's navel. The temple is under Ahobila Mutt. It has five tiered Rajagopuram. It was built by Pallavas. There are separate shrines for Kanakavalli Thayaar, Ganesha, Alwars, Gajalakshmi Thayaar. Here, the Lord married Vasumathi the daughter of a king Dharmasena. Veeraragahava Swamy is also known as Vaidhya Veera Raghava Swamy because he is treated as a doctor. Even today pilgrims come and take bath in the sacred temple tank and offer pepper and salt to get rid of their diseases. It is also told that barren couples would get child after worshipping here. New Moon Day is auspicious for this Kshetram. During Fridays Thayaar will be taken to a separate mandapam for puja. Two annual festival are celebrated. Chitra Festival is also important here. Thirumangai Alvar , Thirumalisai Alvar have composed beautiful Paasurams on Lord VeeraraghavaSwamy. It is one of the compositions in Naalayira Divya Prabandha. Puliyodharai (Tamarind Rice), Dhadhyonam (Curd Rice), Pongal, Chakkarai Pongal, Vada, Adhirasam, Murukku are offered to Lord as Prasadam. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
