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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Anatasaras

Tank gets fed primarily with rainwater collected from
  1. ‘Giri Pragaram’ (precinct), 
  2. ‘Anantha Alwar Pragaram’ and 
  3. ‘Alwar Pragaram’ of the temple.
Apart from the rainwater, the tank had two wells named ‘Varaha Theertham’ and ‘Sarkarai Theertham’ and three natural springs near the Athi Varadar mandapam area. Stating that the tank had never dried up and that it held water even during the worst of the droughts faced by the State, the lawyers said the three natural springs were called in Tamil as ‘Vatradha Ootru.’ .The term ‘Anatasaras’ means a peaceful resting place and the deity is kept in ‘Egantha Kolam’ (resting posture) inside it for 40 years 


Saturday, August 17, 2019

Padma Giri

This deity was hid underwater to protect it from Mughal Invaders. After sometime when the temple authorities searched for the idol they could not find it. But, they found a stone deity (Devaraja Swamy) which resembles Athi Varadar in a mountain called Padma Giri. So the temple authorities installed Devaraja Swamy as the moolamurthy inside the temple.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Padma+Giri
https://www.google.com/search?q=Devarajaswami


But in the year 1709, Athi Varadar appeared out of the water, after 40 years. So, the temple management decided that it was Swamy’s will to appear once every 40 years and give darshan for 48 days. Athi Varadar appeared on July 12 1939 and again on July 2 1979.

https://6kan.blogspot.com/search/label/Athi

Elephant

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=elephant+Kanchipuram

As per another legend, Saraswathi cursed the king of celestial deities, Indra, to become an elephant and roam around the place. He was relived off the curse with the divine power of Vishnu, who appeared as the mount, Hastagiri. Attagiri indicates a mount in the form of elephant.

Athi

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4 Brahma Kararchita Varadaraja moorthies



1 Sri Bho Samaetha Varadharaja
   this is yegnotbhava moorthi and the main deity varadharaja
   Barghavi
   Barghavi came from the putra kamaesti yaga of Sri Brigu maharishi. refer here for more details

http://usju.blogspot.com/search/label/Bhrigu

2 Stana Moorthi Atthivaradha

made of Atthi wood . Darshan only for 48 days, once in 40 years
​for more details on atthi varadha

https://6kan.blogspot.com/search/label/Athi

3 Nithya Abhiseka Moorthi, Pranatarthi Varadha (Rajataprathima)
   made out of silver. used for nithya abhisheka

4  Boga Moorthi (Tambra Prathima) made out of copper

Friday, August 9, 2019

Stalker


Railway

If you are looking to travel to Kanchipuram from elsewhere, some of the nearest railway stations are:

  1. Kanchipuram Railway Station
  2. Arakkonam Railway Station
  3. Chengalpattu Railway Station
  4. Tiruvallur Railway Station

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