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Navagrahasthalam (Raaghusthalam) -Thirunageshwaram
Raaghu, one of the Navagrahas or the nine planets is worshipped at Thirunageshwaram where he himself is said to have worshipped Lord Shiva.
The Legend
Initially the place was a well flourished land of Senbaka trees. Beneath one of them was a Shivalingam and hence the Lord (Siva) came to be known as 'Shenbagarane Eswara' Goddess Parvati is worshipped as 'Girigujambal' (Sanskrit)or 'Kundramulai Ammai' (Tamil). Poudiga Purana states that Lord Siva bespoke of the significance and the glory of Shenbagaraniyam , now called Thirunageswaram to Goddess Parvati.
There
are
several
legends
that
add
to
the
significance
of
the
temple.
Raaghu
Bhagavan
got
rid
of
his
curse
inflicted
by
Sushila
Muni
by
worshipping
Lord
Shiva
here.
Hence
Lord
Shiva
is
also
worshipped
as
'Naganatha
Swamy'
here
owing
to
the
deliverance
of
Raaghu
Bhagavan
from
his
curse
by
His
grace.
Hence
the
place
came
to
be
known
as
'Thirunageshwaram'
.
A yogi called Bringi worshipped Shiva excluding Goddess Parvati. The Goddess along with Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati did severe penance and and took position of the right half of the body of the Lord as a boon. Lord Ganesha by the grace of the Lord acquired the status of the head of the ganas here; Nandi the vehicle of Lord Shiva also attained the status as 'Nandeesan' here by worshipping the Lord. Indra worshipped Goddess Girigujambal here by anointing 'punugu', a scented substance and got rid of the bad odour that emanated from his body.
King Chandravarman absolved the curse of assuming a dog form here and Sambumali lost his demonic form by worshipping the Lord here. It is also said that Sages Gowthama , Vashista , Parasarar , and Kings Nala , Pandavas and Bageerathan have offered worship to the Lord here. Apart from this the celestial snake forms Aadisesha , Thakshagan and Karkotagan also worshipped the Lord here and were benefitted by His blessings. Lord Surya (Sun God) is said to have immersed himself in the water tank constructed by Adisesha and acquired the state of bliss. The tank then came to be known as the Surya Theertham.
Raaghu Bhagavan
Raaghu Bhagavan, one of the nine planets is represented by a snake face with a human body. Iin Thirunageshwaram , he appears in his marital form with his consorts, 'Nagavalli' and 'Nagakanni'. Hence Thirunageshwaram is considered as 'Raaghu Sthalam' as Raaghu got rid of his curse as a result of the Grace of Lord Shiva. It is only here that Raaghu can be seen with a human face and not his usual serpent face. There is a separate sanctum for Raaghu and milk abishekam (bathing of the idol with milk) is performed regularly as a worship offered to him during Raagu Kalam (a specific time duration that occurs everyday but at different timmings each day) It is an awe inspiring sight to see the milk poured over the idol turning blue as it flows down and resuming its whiteness when reaching the floor. Raaghu Bhagavan is worshipped for the removal of the malefic effects due to the unfavourable positioning of him in one's horoscope here and to attract all goodness in life.
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