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Draft:Appan Venkatesa Perumal Temple

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Sri Appan Venkatesa Perumal Kovil is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Venkateshwara, a form of Lord Vishnu located in Thirumukkoodal (Thirumukudal) Village near Pazhaya Seevaram in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.

Location

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The temple is located off the Chengalpattu-Kanchipuram SH58, 70km from Chennai, 20km from Kanchipuram and 20km from Chengalpattu in Thirumukudal Village on the banks of convergence of three rivers Palar (Ksheera Nadhi), Vegavathi (Saraswathi) and Cheyyar (Bahu Nadhi) and is considered Triveni Sangam of South and taking dip here is considered as holy as bathing in Prayag. The nearest Railway station is Pazhaya Seevaram and has sub-urban trains (non-frequent) from Chennai Beach railway station, Chengalpattu Junction railway station and Arakkonam Junction railway station. It is also connected by Bus Services that run between Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram.

History

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The temple identified be at least 1200 years old based on oldest inscriptions found on temple belonging to 9th Century CE. The temple was built by ruling kings of Tondaimandalam Raja Thondaimaan Chakravarthy who has also built Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala in Tirupati. Once this site was flourishing with Vedic College, Ayurvedic hospital and hostels and remnants of the same can be seen near the premises.

Legend

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According to Legend, The king Raja Thondaimaan was about to leave to Tirupati for darshan of Venkatesa Perumal. But he heard a divine voice of Lord Venkatesawara himself advising him not to visit Tirupati at this time as King from neighbouring kingdom is coming to wage war on him and he should be with his son to save his kingdom as well as blessed him with his divine weapons of Sangu (Conch) and Chakra (Disc) to help him win the war. After winning the war, while on the way back, the divine weapons vanished. When Raja Thondaimaan prayed to Lord Venkatesa for Moksha, Lord asked him to come to banks of Thirumukkudal where the Lord changed his posture of sayana (sleeping) to standing posture to give darshan to Raja. Upon seeing Lord Venkatesa, Raja cried out loud "Appaney Venkatesa" (அப்பனே வெங்கடேசா) in Tamil (meaning ‘Oh My Father Venkatesa!’) where the name of the temple is derived. The original Sangu and Chakra are present inside the Garbhagriha of the temple and later Lord asked Ramanuja to install Sangu and Chakra in Tirupati later, which he did so in 11th-12th Century CE.

Lord Appan Venkatesa Perumal gave darshan, facing north, to Brighu Maha Rishi who undertook penance here and can be seen in a standing posture facing Northern Direction. Markandeya Rishi and Bhu devi (goddess) can also be seen on the side.

Festivals

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Important Festivals are,

References

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Official Website of Archaeological Survey of India - Chennai Circle (Government of India) https://www.asichennai.gov.in/monuments_full_list.html The temple is listed in Item No. 46 (as on September 13, 2024)

https://thecommunemag.com/thirumukkudal-perumal-temple-a-950-year-old-chola-era-temple-that-also-functioned-as-a-hospital/

https://www.tirumala.org/TTDTempleHistory.aspx

https://www.vikatan.com/spiritual/temples/117572-glory-of-thirumukkudal-appan-venkateshwara-temple

https://www.dharsanam.com/2011/05/thirumukkoodal-sri-appan-prasanna.html

https://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_12/stones_51_to_75.html

https://www.bharattemples.com/thiru-mukkoodal-appan-venkatesa-perumal-temple-kanchipuram/

https://templesofindia.org/temple-view/sri-appan-venkatesa-perumal-kovil-thirumukkudal-kanchipuram-tamil-nadu-278zxt

https://know-your-heritage.blogspot.com/2014/07/thirumukkudal-appan-venkatesa-perumal.html?m=1

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