| Temples & Legends Of Tamilnadu |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
TIRUVARUR |
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| Kamadhenu returned
promptly after finishing her ' duties. The tiger was touched by the exemplary behavior of
the cow and had no mind to kill her. Then the tiger came to know about its past life. It went to Tyagaraja's temple, worshipped the Lingam and attained Moksham. In this temple there is the Marakata Lingam obtained by King Muchukunda. From Indra along with the idol of Tyagaraja. 'The palanquin of Tyagaraja is made of gold. The Prabha is decorated with diamonds. The Goddess is known as Padampiriyal (who would not leave the feet of God). Another name of the Goddess is Neelotpalavalli. In the shrine of Neelotpalavalli, there are painted pictures narrating some incidents, which happened in the past. One of them is that a king known as Somaji Nayanar was performing a sacrifice to propitiate Lord Tyagaraja. |
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