Guru Navagraha Temple
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Inundation of faith at Navagraha temple
According to the Vedic astrology, human birth is associated with the nine planets and their sun signs ruling them. All the happenings in the life are attributed to the movement and the effect of these nine planets or navagraha in Kundali of the individual. In order to get saved from the suffering of the life due to the adverse sight of navagraha, you need perform the navagraha shanty pujan at your home or visit navagraha temples for getting relief from the sorrows of life. In Tamil Nadu in India, there is cluster of Navagraha temples. These temples are devoted to each of the nine planets or Navagrahas. Guru navagraha temples are one of the navagraha temples which belong to the planet Guru or Brahaspati. In Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, there is temple devoted to lord guru.
Temple in Kumbakonam
You can find the Guru navagraha temples at Kumbakonam. These temples belong to the Chola dynasty which ruled the area in 17th century. One of the Guru navagraha temples in Kumbakonam is located about 17km from the district of Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. The main deities at the Guru navagraha temples are Lord Abathsahayeswarar or Lord Dakshinamurthy. Alangudi is called as the stalam of lord Brahaspati or planet Jupiter.
Abathsahayeswarar Temple in Alangudi is covered over two acres and has two huge gateway tower also called as Gopuram. One of the Gopuram is facing towards the temple shrine while the other is facing towards North.
Auspicious day to worship
It is known that Thursday is the day dedicated to lord Brahaspati. So every Thursday a special pujan is organized for Lord Guru in the Guru navagraha temples. Lord Brahaspati is known as the god of intelligence and fine arts. On Thursday, yellow clothes are supposed to be worn for lord Brahaspati and yellow colored food is supposed to eat. kondakadalai garland which is the garland made of chickpeas soaked in water is offered to lord guru. Prayers offerings on the auspicious days like New Moon Day Full Moon or any day falling on the stars like punarpoosam and Pooratathi are considered auspicious for worshipping Lord Brahaspati. Four daily worships are offered to lord Brahaspati.
Festivals at the temple
In the month of Chittirai, annual brahammotasavam is celebrated in the Guru navagraha temples. Other festivals which are celebrated with great fervor at Guru navagraha temples are Skanda Shasti, Navaratri, Arudra Darisanam, Thai Poosam, Aadi Puram, Kartikai Deepam, Pankuni Uththiram and transition of Guru Brahaspati from one zodiac sign to another is also a kind of celebration at the Guru temples. Huge number of devotees thong there in the Guru navagraha temples during the festivals at the temple.
Reach Kumbakonam
Alangudi is the district where the Guru Temple is located. It is the district in Tamil Nadu which is well connected by airway, railway and roadways from Chennai and other major cities in Tamil Nadu. It is also connected well with Bangalore in Tamil Nadu.
Plan a visit
You can visit lord Guru Temple in any month of the year. You can take temple tourism package so that you do not have to face any trouble reaching there and along with the visit to the lord Brahaspati temple, you will be able to visit the other Navagraha temple.
Guru Navagraha Temple
The temple is about 17 km from Kumbakonam on the way to Needamangalam, in Tiruvarur District of Tamilnadu,India.
The main deities are Lord Abathsahayeswarar or Aranyeswara, accompanied by his consort, Ezhavarkuzhali or Umai Ammai.
A special feature is that Lord Guru or Brihaspati (or Brahmanaspati) is engraved on the wall and is not in the form of separate idol, reunited with Shiva.
Parvathi, the consort of Lord Shiva, is said to have been reborn on the banks of the Amrita Pushkarini within the temple precincts before being reunited with siva.
Punarvasu Nakshatra : Arulmigu Abathsagayeswarar temple - Alangudi Lord Guru Bhagavan or Lord Dakshinamurthy is one of the "Navagrahas" and is referred to the planet Jupiter, and Alangudi is the "Guru Stalam" dedicated to the planet Jupiter. Thursday is an auspisious day for Lord Guru Bhagavan. The temple here is known as the "Arulmigu Abathsagayeswarar temple" where the main deity is Lord Shiva. The presiding diety's are, Lord Ganesha/Vinayagar known here as "Sri Kalangamar Katha Vinayagar". Lord Shiva (Shiva is in the form of a lingam and known as "Sri Abathsagayeshwarar"). The lingam is the 'Suyambu' Lingam. Lord DakshinaMurthy also known as "Sri Guru Bhagavan" or "Brahaspati". Goddess "Sri Elavarkuzhali Ammai" (Umayammai). There are also diety's of Lord Murugan (Subramanyam) with his consorts; and Goddess Lakshmi.
Alangudi (guru navagraha temples) is the holy abode of Jupiter and a divine place where one could propitiate Jupiter. Lord Shiva is manifested here in the form of Lord Guru. Sri Dakshinamurthy is to be worshipped as he is worshipped, as Guru Bhagwan here. Alangudi is renowned for its triglories i.e Moorthy (The Presiding Deity), Sthalam (Place of divinity) and Theertham (The Holy Water).
How to reach there
Alangudi is a small town in the Cauvery delta region, situated in the Tiruvarur district of TN, around 17 km south of Kumbakonam, enroute to Mannargudi, and 7 km north of Needamangalam. Kumbakonam is nearest major town to reach Alangudi.
Temple Festivals
Annual Bhrammotsavam is celebrated in the Tamil month of Chittirai. Also Hindu festival including Navaratri, Skanda Sashti, Aadi Puram, Arudra Darisanam, Kartikai Deepam, Thai Poosam and Pankuni Uththiram are celebrated here with much religious fervor. Guru Peyarchi, the transit of Guru (Planet Jupiter) from one zodiac sign to another, is another major festival celebrated in the temple.