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Utthamar
Kovil
is
the
3rd
of
the
108
divya
desams
of
Lord
Vishnu.
The
old
name
of
this
locality
is
Thirukkarambanur.
This
temple
is
one
of
the
rarest
Hindu
temples
in
the
world,
where
the
Trinity
Gods
(trimurti)
are
worshipped
along
with
their
consorts
in
six
separate
shrines
within
the
same
temple
premises.
One
of
the
legends
describes
that,
due
to
the
vainness
of
Lord
Brahma,
Lord
Shiva
got
angry
and
plucked
off
the
fifth
head
of
Lord
Brahma,
who
is
five-faced.
Because
of
this
decapitation,
Lord
Shiva
was
subjected
to
a
sin
(Brahmahatthi
Dhosham).
The
decapitated
skull
of
Brahma
stuck
in
the
hand
of
Shiva
as
a
bowl,
which
not
only
got
off
his
hand,
but
also
consumed
all
the
things
that
are
offered
to
Lord
Shiva.
In
order
to
expiate
this
sin,
Lord
Shiva
asked
the
help
from
Lord
Vishnu,
who
in
turn
asked
his
consort,
Goddess
Mahalakshmi
to
assist
in
filling
the
bowl,
in
order
to
make
this
bowl
break,
because
of
over-consumption.
Goddess
Mahalakshmi,
the
reservoir
of
wealth,
filled
the
bowl
with
wealth,
which
in
some
time,
began
to
overflow.
Unable
to
bear
this,
the
bowl
got
shattered
into
pieces
and
Lord
Shiva
is
acquitted
from
the
sin.
Since
Lord
Shiva
was
helpless
with
his
bowl
in
his
hand
and
roamed
as
a
beggar,
he
is
regarded
here
as
Bikshaadaneswarar
and
Goddess
Lakshmi,
who
filled
excess
of
wealth
in
Shiva's
bowl
to
stagger
it
into
pieces,
she
is
praised
as
Poornavalli.
Another
legend
describes
that,
in
order
to
test
Lord
Brahma,
Lord
Vishnu
transformed
into
a
Bur-flower
Tree
(Kadamba
Maram).
Lord
Brahma
recognised
that
this
tree
is
a
transfiguration
of
Lord
Vishnu,
worshipped
and
made
the
formal
rituals
to
this
tree.
A
happy
Lord
Vishnu
transformed
into
his
original
form
and
gave
blessings
to
Lord
Brahma.
Lord
Vishnu
is
worshipped
here
as
Sri
Purushotthama
Perumal,
who
is
in
sayana
kolam
(reclining
pose)
facing
east.
His
consort
Goddess
Lakshmi
is
worshipped
here
as
Sri
Poornavalli
Thaayaar,
who
is
facing
in
the
east.
There
is
also
a
separate
shrine
for
Goddess
Mahalakshmi
as
well,
facing
east.
Lord
Shiva
is
worshipped
here
as
Bikshaadaneswarar
facing
west,
with
his
consort
Sri
Soundara
Parvathi
Ambaal,
who
is
facing
south.
Lord
Brahma
is
worshipped
along
with
his
consort
Sri
Gnana
Saraswathi
Devi,
both
facing
south.
An
interesting
fact
here
to
notice
is,
Saraswathi
Devi,
as
seen
in
many
of
her
other
temples,
is
not
carrying
her
usual
attribute
-
the
musical
instrument
Veena.
Here,
she
carries
palm
leaves
and
japa
mala.
Apart
from
trimurti
and
their
consorts,
this
temple
is
famous
for
viewing
7
gurus
namely
Deva
guru
(Guru
Bhagavan),
Asura
guru
(Sukhra
Bhagavan),
Gnana
guru
(Skandhan),
Parabrahma
guru
(Brahma),
Vishnu
guru
(Varadharraja
Swamy),
Sakthi
guru
(Soundara
Parvati),
Siva
guru
(Dakshinamurthy).
this
temple
also
houses
Mahaganapathy
and
Sani
Bhagavan,
Murugar,
Navagraha,
Dasaratha
Lingam,
Kothanda
Ramar
with
Sita
and
Lakshmanan,
Venugopala
Swamy
eith
Bama
and
Rukmani,
Hanuman,
Garudaazhwar.
This
temple
is
also
a
Saptha
Guru
sthalam.
This
temple
is
locally
regarded
as
Bikshaandaar
Kovil,
and
is
open
from
06:30
AM
to
12:30
PM
and
04:30
PM
to
08:00
PM.
It
is
located
in
the
walking
distance
from
Toll
Gate,
one
of
the
important
junction
points
in
Trichy.
It
is
on
the
Trichy-Salem
main
road,
Manacchanallur
Taluk.
There
is
also
a
railway
station
located
in
this
area,
where
only
local
trains
are
stopping.
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