tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819581712145039221.post1884018758101876312..comments2022-07-29T01:50:11.265-07:00Comments on Vishnu in Sangam texts: Temple at KuLa-vaai.Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819581712145039221.post-67902258912639009152015-01-03T18:58:53.991-08:002015-01-03T18:58:53.991-08:00Very interesting blog on paripaadal.
Regarding t...Very interesting blog on paripaadal. <br /><br />Regarding the description of "KULAVAAI", it is possible that it refers to "IRUTHAIYUR" or koodal azhagar temple. If you look at madurai in google map, you would see that there are four "VELI" streets as perimeter enclosing Meenakshi temple and koodal azhagar temple. Madurai was a fortified city with walls on all 4 corners. These 4 VELI streets were originally large MOATS fed with water from both "KRUTHA MALA" and "VAIGAI". The british levelled the fort walls and filled in the MOAT. A narrow portion of the MOAT must have become the VELI streets and rest to public encroachment.<br /><br />Also to account that madurai was destroyed and rebuilt more than once (considering the story of kanagi and seige of cholas,etc till Malik Kafur). <br /><br />It is possible that "KRUTHA MALA" and the MOAT water bodies should have been close to koodal azhagar temple entrance on the south west.<br /><br />But still, I wasn't able to see an exclusive AadiSeshan Sannidhi in this DivyaDesam. I have seen that the Bhattars here also don't accept salt for perumal, which is given for relief for diseases in other temples (பிணி நீங்க,நல்லவை எல்லாம் இயைதரும்). I have also seen Devotees bring in Salt to the ThiruEvvul divyadesam (thiruvallur) for the relief from diseases. <br /><br />Either AadiSeshan temple was close by IRUTHAIYUR or IRUTHAIYUR itself or lost in time.<br /><br />Thanks<br />SeshadriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com