Saturday, February 3, 2018

Margabandheeshwarar Temple, Virinchipuram – Prayers

Margabandheeshwarar Temple, Virinchipuram – Prayers
The childless couples take dip in all the three Theerthams of the temple, stay overnight with the wet cloth to receive the Lord in their dream and get the boon of a child. Since Lord Shiva of this temple protected the pepper merchant Dhanabalan, the business people can have this Lord Shiva as the protector for their business. Since Lord Shiva had conducted the Upanayanam and Dhiksha to Lord Brahma here, this is a holy place to have Upanayanams, to get Dhiksha and to start education. The last Sunday of the Karthika masa or month is considered very auspicious since on that day, Lord Shiva appeared as an elderly person and conducted Upanayanam for Lord Brahma as Shivasarma. Taking a dip at the Simha Theertham here will remove the evil effects of bad omens.
By worshipping here, people get their marriage obstacles removed and get their marriages conducted here. Devotees also throng the temple for relief from the effects of witchcrafts occupying the family or the individual. Devotees perform abishek to Lord with gingelly oil, turmeric, corn flours, milk, curd, fruits, sugarcane juice, honey. Panchamritham – a mixture of items -, sandal, rose water and sacred ashes. They also perform abishekam to Mother Maragathambigai with turmeric powder and offer Saris and dhoti to the Lord. They also arrange feeding the devotees and abishek with conches in the month of Karthikai covering November-December. The wealthy donate liberally for the maintenance and renovation of the temple.