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He boards a train at Mumbai, fully intending to detour to Goa instead with his bachelor buddies, but a series of mishaps finds him entangled with a beautiful seatmate, Meena (Padukone), who is on the run from an arranged marriage to Tangaballi, a brute in her home village (played by the striking Nikitin Dheer, 6’4′ but shot to appear seven feet tall). The story follows Rahul as he grudgingly agrees to scatter his late grandfather’s ashes in the waters off Rameshwaram, a pilgrimage site at the farthest corner of southeastern Tamil Nadu. Ava DuVernay to Receive 2022 International Emmy Founders Award Temple is administered by a family of Poojaris. Devotees perform Abishek to the deity and offer vastras.
As Saturn is the authority for longevity according to astrology, the puja is conducted on Saturdays. to 3.00 p.m.) Ayul Vruddhi Homa (a prayer puja for longevity) is performed in the temple on Saturdays. During the Ema Kanda time (time attributed to Yama, 1.30 p.m. It is believed that the lost property would be recovered within a few days. They write their grievance in a paper and tie the prayer in the trident. As Yama is the head of Justice, people who were cheated and had lost their belongings also pray here. God of Death-Ema Dharmaraja is the presiding deity of the temple and People pray here for longevity. Women do not bathe in the Theertha of the temple in the fear that they may have to be subjected to the fury of Yama. As Yama is the form of Justice, any one committing a sin would be suitably punished. In order to reduce the degree of his fury, Lord Raja Ganapathy is installed in front of the shrine and Lord Baladhandayuthapani behind. Yama is dressed as a king during the 10 day Aadi festival as if he is going for hunting. Raw rice pudding is offered as Nivedhana. Several shrines around for other guardian deities in the temple complex Veeranar, Rakkachi, Muthumani, Karuppanasami, Kombukkaran and Vaduvachi. Pambatti Siddhar and Aiyanar with his consorts Poorana and Pushkala are also in the shrine. Seated under him are Chitra Gupta and his messenger named Kalan. He holds in his hands a rope, palm leaves and a club. The God of Death is the presiding deity of the temple appearing with a royal look with his twisted moustache in a sitting form on his buffalo vehicle. Lord Shiva blessing Yama to carry on his job has a separate temple nearby Puradhana Vaneswarar temple. The Yama Dharmaraja Temple is believed to have been built at the spot where he was restored to life. On Yama’s request, Manmatha was restored to life.
The Puradhana Vaneswarar Temple in neighbouring Pattukkottai lies on the spot where the alleged incident took place. But I do not know if there is any other ancient temple in India where you can find both Yamadharmaraja and Chitragupta in the same sanctum sanctorum as in Tiruchitrambalam in Thanjavur district.Īccording to Hindu mythology, Manmatha the Hindu Cupid provoked the ire of Shiva and was burnt to death. There are also other temples like Yamaneswaram at Paramakudi and SriKalakeswarar at Kovilpalayam where the same legend of Lord Yama regaining his power is talked of. It is said that there is a temple at Vellalur Main Road, Singanallur, Coimbatore but it is only few hundred years old. Similarly, there are a few shrines/sannadhis for Chitragupta, his faithful accountant who keeps track of each and every person’s sins and virtues,the most well-known being at Kanchipuram. It is at Thiruchitrambalam ( Thanjavur Dist). Many of us are not aware that there exists a unique ancient temple ( said to be 1000 s of years old ) in Tamilnadu where Lord Yama is the main ( prime ) deity. Most feared, Yama, has few shrines with separate Sannadhis as in Srivanchiyam temple, one in Thiruppainjeeli Near Trichy Dhandeeswaram in Velachery Chennai, Thirukadaiyur. Most visited of all Gods, Lord Saneeswarar has several shrines in Tamilnadu. We have rich heritage of temples each with its