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Past
tense:
past
event
(Under
500
years
old)
Lord
Surya's
consort
Samugna
Devi,
unable
to
bear
his
wrath,
turned
her
shadow
form
into
a
woman
and
left
it
to
the
sun.
As
Saya
(Shadow)
Devi,
she
was
partial
to
Samugnadevi's
children.
When
Surya,
knowing
this,
asked
her,
Samugnadevi
learned
that
she
had
left
him.
An
angry
Sun
went
in
search
of
Samugnadevi.
On
the
way,
Brahma
was
performing
a
yagya.
While
searching
for
his
wife,
Surya
did
not
notice
Brahma.
Thinking
that
the
Sun
had
disrespected
him,
Brahma
cursed
him
to
be
born
as
a
human.
To
get
rid
of
this
curse,
Surya,
who
came
to
earth
on
the
advice
of
Narada,
consecrated
a
linga
under
a
vanni
tree
at
this
place
and
worshiped
Shiva.
Shiva
gave
him
a
vision,
Rulina
gave
him
the
curse.
At
Surya's
request,
Shiva
united
with
that
linga.
Since
he
gave
salvation
to
Surya,
he
was
also
named
Raviswarar
(Ravi
is
a
name
of
Sun).
Pride:
Ambikai
which
gives
the
boon
of
marriage:
Earlier
there
was
only
a
Shiva
shrine
here.
The
king
Veichavaran
who
ruled
this
region
had
no
sons.
Here
he
prayed
to
Shiva
to
grant
him
innocence.
Shiva
blessed
Ambikai
to
be
born
as
the
king's
daughter.
Accordingly,
Ambikai
crawled
in
the
form
of
a
child
under
a
makija
tree
in
the
king's
palace,
Nandavan.
Seeing
her,
the
king
named
her
Maragathambikai
and
brought
her
up.
She
also
devoted
herself
to
the
Lord
of
this
Talat.
At
her
marriageable
age
Shiva
married
her
and
became
united
with
himself.
After
this,
a
shrine
to
Ambigai
was
erected
here.
The
Vaibhava
of
Shiva's
marriage
to
Ambikai
takes
place
during
the
Brahmot
Savat
of
the
month
of
Ani.
Ambikai,
who
graces
the
south
in
Tanichannadi,
bestows
the
blessing
of
marriage.
Navratri
festival
takes
10
days
for
her.
On
the
tenth
day
of
the
festival,
Mahishan
Vatam
Vaipavam
takes
place.
Then
they
build
a
banana
tree
in
front
of
the
Ambal
shrine,
(assuming
that
Mahikshan
exists
in
the
shape
of
a
banana
tree),
tie
a
vanni
leaf
to
it
and
cut
it
on
behalf
of
Ambal.
This
Vaibhava
takes
place
here
specially.
Muni
Katha
Perumal:
This
is
the
place
of
worship
of
Vedavyasa
who
composed
eighteen
Puranas
and
Vedas.
Hence
the
place
is
named
after
him,
Vyasarpadi.
He
has
a
small
shrine
in
the
prakara
behind
the
Shiva
shrine.
His
statue
is
sculpted
on
a
tiger
skin,
seated
on
a
padmasana.
He
shows
Chinmutra
in
his
right
hand
and
holds
Suvadi
in
his
left
hand.
On
the
evening
of
Poornami,
he
is
decorated
with
bow
garland
and
special
puja
is
performed.
If
children
are
prayed
to
before
enrolling
them
in
school,
their
education
will
be
successful.
It
is
believed
that
Vyasa
worshiped
Shiva
here
on
Rathasaptami
in
the
month
of
Tai.
Adjacent
to
the
Vyasa
shrine
is
the
Dongadha
Perumal
shrine.
When
Vedavyasa
told
the
story
of
Mahabharata,
Ganesha
broke
his
tusk
and
wrote
it
down.
At
that
time.
The
sharp
tip
of
the
tusk
was
not
blunted
by
this
Perumal.
Hence
he
is
known
as
the
Katha
Katha
Perumal.
He
departs
only
on
Puratasi
Saturdays
and
Vaikunda
Ekadasi.
Feature:
In
the
wall
opposite
to
Shiva,
they
have
made
a
hole
in
a
Shivalingam-like
structure.
Right
next
to
this
is
the
Nandi.
Every
morning,
the
sun's
light
falls
on
the
Swami
through
the
hole
in
the
form
of
a
Shiva
Linga.
Festival:
•
Brahmotsavam
for
10
days
in
Ani
•
Gandashashti
•
Makara
Sankranti
•
Masimagam
•
Mar
timber.
