Vaideeswaran Temple,Sirkazhi
Posted by Ashwini | Posted in Temples of India | Posted on 10-03-2011
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This temple is around 25km from Chidambaram,TamilNadu and is dedicated to Lord Shiva.Vaitheeswaran/Vaideeswaran means Lord Doctor in tamil language.So as the name says its believed that Lord Shiva here has the power to cure any illness or diseases.His consort Thaiyalnaayaki(Parvati) is said to accompany him with a vessel containing medicinal oil.
The prasadam offered in the temple is made out of ashes from the homakundam.Its believed the this prasadam has the power to cure any illness.They also distribute a sandal wood paste inside the temple as prasadam.
(Gopuram of the temple which represents the same architecture that we can see in all over TamilNadu)
Holy water pond also called as Siddhamrita Theertham inside the temple which is beautiful.
The temple is also one among the Navagraha Temples of South India.
Angaraka (Mars),one of the Navagrahas was suffering from leprosy and he was cured by Lord Vaitheeswaran here.So the Angaraka shrine here has great importance and indeed unique to this temple.
There is also a Murugan Shrine inside and devotees offer salt,pepper to this shrine.Offerings of jaggery are made in the temple tank Siddhamrita Theertham.
(The tall stone pillars inside and you can also see paintings on the roof)
There is also a shrine which is dedicated to Lord Dhanwantri ( God of Ayurveda) here which is very rare and this gives altogeher a great importance to the temple.
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