Kola Valvill Ramar Temple, Tiruvelliyangudi
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Kolavalvil Ramar Temple is a Hindu
temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located 19 km away from Kumbakonam
, Tamilnadu, India
on the Kumbakonam-Chennai highway. It is one of the "Divya Desams
", the 108 temples of Vishnu
reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.
and has a small prakaram
(outer courtyard).
) and gudi refers to place. Venus is believed to have worshipped the God here and the name of the place is derived from it.
Mayan, the sculptor of the Deva Loga constructed many beautiful places and wanted to have a heartiful Dharsan of Sri Ramar. He requested Sri Ramar to give darshan
without his Sangu and Chakaram. He appeared as "Kola Vallvill Ramar" at this place without Sangu and Chakram.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located 19 km away from Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...
, Tamilnadu, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on the Kumbakonam-Chennai highway. It is one of the "Divya Desams
Divya Desams
Divya Desams refer to 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars . 105 of these are located in India, 1 in Nepal, while 2 are located outside of the Earthly realms. 'Divya' in Tamil language indicates premium and 'Desam' indicates place or temple.The two major deities...
", the 108 temples of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.
The Temple
The temple has a 3-tier rajagopuramGopuram
A Gopuram or Gopura, is a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of any temple, especially in Southern India. This forms a prominent feature of Koils, Hindu temples of the Dravidian style. They are topped by the kalasam, a bulbous stone finial...
and has a small prakaram
Prakaram
A Prakaram, also spelled Pragaram or Pragaaram) in Indian architecture is an outer parth around the Hindu temple sanctum. These may be enclosed or open and are typically enclosed for the inner most prakaram....
(outer courtyard).
Legend behind the temple
Velli refers to planet (VenusVenus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
) and gudi refers to place. Venus is believed to have worshipped the God here and the name of the place is derived from it.
Mayan, the sculptor of the Deva Loga constructed many beautiful places and wanted to have a heartiful Dharsan of Sri Ramar. He requested Sri Ramar to give darshan
Darshan
or Darshan is a Sanskrit term meaning "sight" , vision, apparition, or glimpse. It is most commonly used for "visions of the divine" in Hindu worship, e.g. of a deity , or a very holy person or artifact...
without his Sangu and Chakaram. He appeared as "Kola Vallvill Ramar" at this place without Sangu and Chakram.