Pirathosam .
                      We decided to go to our native village, Alwarkurchi witnessing pirathosam events at
Vanniapper temple, adjacent to our native old house on the bank of river, Rama Nathi. We reached
there at about 5 o'clock and entered into temple when the pooja performance began.The temple is very old one and half ruined by ill-maintenance by villagers. The outer pirakaharam & compound wall was affected by various rain & summer heat.
 

Inside of temple,we found number of architecture & sculptures in large scale.

Some of the idols might be stolen by thieves

We got nice dhersan of  some divine statues,

.Customarily, Pirathosam is being worshiped  Lord Siva,Parvathy and

then only Nandhikeswerar near Kodimaram. Some devotees observed fast

and finished their fast after the pooja of pirathosam of any Sivan koil.

After the pooja rituals over the prasathams were distributed to all. 

We got nice dhersan and prasathams and exited the temple and 

returned to our destination.

எட்டரைக்குப்  புறப்பட்டு  காரில்  ஏறி ,
சுசிந்தரம்  அடைந்தோம்  நண்பகலில் ;
கூட்டமொ  கூட்டம் ; கூழாகியது  ஆடைகள் ,
கும்மாளமிட்டு  நெருக்கியது , கும்பலே , மஹாதேவா
தனுமலையா னை  அடைந்து , தன்னாலே  முன்னேறி ,
சன்னிதி  பார்த்து, சடுதியில்  பிரகாரம்  வந்தோம் ;
நெடு துயர்ந்த  ஹனுமான்  நெற்றி முதல்
நீண்ட பாதம்  வரை  நீரும் , பாலும் , தேனும்
அபிஷேகம்  கண்டோம் , களிப்பு  எய்து ,
ஹரே  ராம ,ஹரே ராம என்று  கூ ட்டம் தள்ளி ,
அப்புறமாய்  வெளி  விட்டது  எங்களையே  !
இரண்டு  மணிக்கே  எங்கள்  காரில் ஏறி வந்தோம் , வள்ளியூர் ,
நல்ல  சாப்பாட்டு  விடுதி கண்டு , மதிய உணவு  உண்டு ,
திரும்பினோம் , பத்தமடை  வைத்திய சாலைக்கே .

As I told in my last blog, here is the temple sculptures of Tirukurungudi. Unlike Krinapuram  sclputures they are free from net-cover and appear beautiful.

Hope you all like the sculptures.

Last Saturday of  Pratasi month is auspicious day for Hindus, particularly Vainavas. They used to go various
Perumal koils (temple). Such a way we also visited each temple on every saturday in Pratasi ; and decided to
go Nambi malai & Thirukurungudi. The aera is belonged to forest department and allowed in particular times. Jeep only can climb up the path and hired jeeps available there.

At last after 3 hours in the rough path

for 4 km away we reached the temple in the forest. There is a long queue for dharsen; we had

2 hours to wait & ender into the temple. But the authorities of temple made a neat arrengement.

From that place we enjoy the foot of the hill and nearby towns.

 

At foot of the hill our car as waited with driver, and we were proceeding to Thirukurungudi temple.
On our return, I captured the hill atmosphere in my camera. We stepped down reached the main
temple and worshiped the Perumals in standing, sitting and lying positions.

In the far most Mahaendrakiri is seen, front of it the Nambi malai is seen.The Thirukurungudi temple
has many beautiful sculptures please to see. Number of visiters used to visit for that purpose only,
including many foreigners.  Description of some sculptures in a seperate blog, in the next one.

I wish to greet my Muslim pals of TVMC today on behalf of Bakrid, So I was searching a suitable picture to make a greeting card. Finally I choose one from Pizable. I was very hard to download &
make a card.
                   Above all, I made a blunder, the word "eid" I type "ed" only. More I did not notice the space for my name.

We went last Friday, to Ayekudinear to Tenkasi. The famous Murugan temple, I eagerly wait for visit there; now only I had the chance. We first went Tenkasi where a patient cum relative live there adjusent to Kasiviswanather temple. From the backyard of their house, I got a nice snap of tower, which was builted recently.

Next we went to Ayekudi.

It is a nice place situated at the foot of Westeren Guard between hills.

We had furtune to witness the Silver Charoit of temple on this occasion.

 Muruganakku Arroharae !!!!!!