Marga
Sahayeswarar Temple,
Moovalur, Mayiladuthurai
Marga Sahayeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Moovalur village near Mayiladuthurai Town in Mayiladuthurai Taluk in Mayiladuthurai District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Marga Sahayeswarar / Marga Sahayar / Vazhi Kattum Vallal / Punnaga Vaneswarar. This temple has two Ambikas namely Mangalambikai and Soundara Nayagi.
The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung by Appar had a mention about this Temple. This Temple is considered as one of the Nakshatra (Star) Temples of Uthira Nakshatra. This temple is considered as one of the temples participating in Saptha Sthana festival of Mayiladuthurai. This temple is considered as one of the Pancha Dakshinamoorthy Sthalams around Mayiladuthurai.
This temple is considered as one of the Vallal Temples of Mayiladuthurai. This temple is situated to the west of Mayiladuthurai Mayuranathar Temple. This temple is situated on the southern bank of the Cauvery River. Moovalur is considered as the birth place (Avathara Sthalam) of Namashivaya Moorthigal, First Adheenam (Muthal Kuravar) of Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam.
Legends
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History
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The
Temple
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Festivals
Lord Aiyarappar and Aram Valartha Nayagi of Aiyarappar Temple along with
Lord Shiva & Mother of Mayuranathaswami Temple, Moovalur Margasahayesvarar Temple, Sozhampettai Azhagiyanathar Temple, Thula Kattam Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Sitharkadu Brahmapureeswarar Temple and Punugeeswarar Temple goes in
procession around Mayiladuthurai on the day of Chitra Pournami and finally gathering at Mayuranathar temple to invoke the blessings of Mayuranathar. They
go back to their respective temples from here. This festival is called as Saptha
Sthana festival of Mayiladuthurai. Navaratri, Shivaratri, Margazhi Thiruvadhirai,
Arudhra Darshan, Mondays, Karthigai, Sankatahara Chathurthi, Rahu Kala Pooja on
Fridays, Pradoshams, Amavasya, Theipirai Ashtami, Skanda Sashti and Aippasi
Annabishekam are the other festivals celebrated here.
Religious
Significance
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Literary
Mention
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Prayers
People suffering from heart ailments light 11 ghee lamps
and perform archana & milk abhishekam to Lord for cure. There is a belief
that consuming the abhishekam milk cure them from heart ailments. the temple is
considered as Parihara Sthalam for skin diseases and eye problems.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 3
Kms from Mayiladuthurai Junction Railway Station, 5 Kms from Mayiladuthurai Old
Bus Stand, 5 Kms from Mayiladuthurai New Bus Stand, 30 Kms from Kumbakonam, 115
Kms from Puducherry Airport and 123 Kms from Trichy Airport. This temple is
situated to the west of Mayiladuthurai on Mayiladuthurai to Kumbakonam route.
Mayiladuthurai is situated on Kumbakonam to Poompuhar route. Mayiladuthurai is
connected by rail with most important towns and cities in South India.
Mayiladuthurai Junction railway
station is located on the main line connecting the state capital Chennai
with Trichy. The Mysuru – Mayiladuthurai Express connects
Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Trichy with Mysuru and Bengaluru.
There are regular express trains that connect the city with major cities in the
state like Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy. There are passenger
trains that connects Mayiladuthurai with Thanjavur, Trichy, Thiruvarur, Chidambaram
and Viluppuram.
