At the time when the universe was created, all the planets were formed with the sun. First of all, the Sun was formed and after that all the planets were created automatically. But when it became a planet, the gods of these nine planets had also been born with them. Nine planets of the nine planets in the universe are also there. Depending on the condition and direction of these nine planets, the future of the people depends on them and their twelve horoscopes are also known. According to Vedic astrology, Rahu (the head of the serpent) and Ketu (the seeker of the snake) is considered to be north and south direction and the remaining nine planets are clearly visible in which the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn are included in the planet.
All these planets have a very famous temple in South India. The list of temples of all these deities is given below. But most of these temples are located in Kumbakonam of Tamilnadu. All the details of the temple of the Gods of these planets are given in detail.
Navagraha Temples in Kumbakonam
Navagraha Names
- Sun
- The moon
- Angarak (Mars)
- Mercury
- Master
- Venus
- Saturn
- Rahu
- Ketu
Navagraha Temple
1. Suryanar Kovil
It is a very ancient temple of India and is one of the Navagrahas which is located in Tamil Nadu. This temple was built in 1100 by the Chola king Koldunganga 1 and this temple is dedicated to Lord Suriyana i.e. Sun. In this temple there is also his wife Pratyusha Devi and Usha Devi along with Sun God. According to the Hindu science of astronomy, there are different temples of Gods of other planets too.
This temple was built in Dravidian architecture and Yamaha five-storey Rajagopuram has been built. Yahopar is a very large gateway and all the walls are made from granite. Pongal festival is celebrated on a large scale to worship Sun God. When the visions of the Navagrahas are initiated, then the temple of Kumbakonam is also included.
2. Thingalur Kailasanthar Temple
Kailasanthar Temple is located only 18 km away from Kumbakonam and this temple is located in Thingalur. This temple is dedicated to Chandra Dev. The most important thing about this temple is that Shiva is also Lord Shiva, and this Shivalinga is called Yehapar Kailasantar and together with his wife Devi Periyanakimman, both are also worshiped in this temple.
It is said that Chandra Dev had the liberation water from the curse of Bramhadeva, that is why he received the austerity of Lord Shiva and received the blessings of Lord Shiva. That is why those devotees come to the temple to see God in the temple, which is the salvation water from Chandra defect.
3. Vaitheeswaran Koil
Vathyashwar Kole Temple is a temple of Mars and this temple is also in Tamil Nadu. Mars is also called Kuja and Savvai. This temple is also called some Pulilirukkuvalur temple. Like other temples of NavGharas, the main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva and they are called all Vaidyanathswami and Mother Parvati is called Thaalyayaki.
In this temple Lord Shiva is worshiped as a Vaidya, who treats all diseases. This temple has a statue made of bronze from Mangal Dev and all devotees worship Mangal Dev so that they get rid of all the diseases. On Tuesday, the idol of Mangal Dev was pulled out and his big journey was taken away and all worshiped him.
4. Thiruvenekadu
Sweththarioneswar temple is located in Thiruvanankadu and it is the fourth temple of the Navagrahas. This temple is the temple of Buddha Dev, that is Mercury Dev. The main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva, which is called Sweththarayanwar and Devi Parvati is called Brahma Vidya Nayaki Ambal.
There is also a separate temple of Mercury God, which is considered to be the god of wealth and wealth. Agora Murti is the center of attraction of this temple because it is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Rath Yatra is the most special and biggest festival of this temple.
5. Alangudi
The temple of Alangudi is the master planet, ie the Jupiter Temple and this temple is also called Apatausyeswar temple. This temple is also known as some Guru Thor or Thiru Urum Pulai. Like other temples, this temple is also the main deity Lord Shiva and here he is worshiped as Arnayeshwar and together his wife Umai Ammai is also worshiped.
This place considers all the master points. This place is one of 275 pilot papers, where Lord Shiva devotee Sant Kampantar lauded this temple very much. This temple is situated on the south bank of the Kaveri river. Lord Jupiter is worshiped for excellence in intellect, art and education.
6. Coonoor
There is a temple of Agnishwar in Kangnur in Tamilnadu and this temple is the temple of Venus Dev, the god of Venus. Venus Dev is worshiped for love, marriage, happiness and beauty, and all men pray to God Dev to get a good wife. Lord Shiva is worshiped primarily as a fire worshiper in this temple.
It is said that on this place fire god himself worshiped Lord Shiva. In addition to Venus Dev, other deities are worshiped in this temple. Very beautiful inscriptions are found in the time of Vijayanagara and Chola dynasty, along with the beautiful murtia made of stone of Sivakami and Natraj is also seen.
7. Thirunalar
Darbarneswar temple is a temple of Shani Dev and this temple is located in Karaikal district of Puducherry. This is the embodiment of a Lord Shiva and in this way Lord Shiva is worshiped. It is said that the idol of this temple is made from dense grass. Shani Dev is also worshiped and he is also seen as the gatekeeper of this temple.
This tradition of this temple is that before going to Lord Shiva, you have to visit Shani Dev and they are worshiped. According to some myth, it is also said that due to the Saturn Due, Nal King had to face many problems.
To get rid of Saturn's fault, the king took bath in the reservoir here, and then all their faults were removed. The place where Nal Raja had been bathing today is called 'Nal Teertham'. It is also situated in the temple premises.
8. Thirunageshwaram
At this place Lord is a temple of Rahu and this temple is also located in Tamil Nadu. This temple is named Nagnathaswamy Temple. The chief god Nagnanaswamy of this temple is also an incarnation of Lord Shiva and his wife Giri Gujarika is also worshiped. Yehapar is also a temple of Mata Saraswati and Mata Lakshmi. Rahu Deo also sees his wife Nagkanni and Nagavalli.
According to Hindu mythology, the remaining Nag, Karakotakan Nag and Samp Nagan Yehapar used to worship Lord Shiva. That is why anyone who is also a snake, comes to this temple to get rid of this flaw. The most important thing about this temple is that the Yehapur Rahu is worshiped in the face of the person.
But wherever else the temple of Rahu is, Wahapar is worshiped as Rahu in the form of a serpent. Another feature of this temple is that when milk is anointed on Lord Rahu, then the color of the milk is automatically blue.
9. Kizperupullam
This place is also a temple of Nagnathaswamy but this temple is dedicated to Ketu, hence this temple is also called Ketu Sthalam. But the main deity of this temple is also the incarnation of Lord Shiva, Nagnath Swami. In this temple Lord Ketu is the head of Nag and the body is of Asur. This temple has a very divine form of Rahu. The idol of Ketu in the form of Panchami Nag is very beautiful, which seems busy in worshiping Lord Shiva. Once upon a time, Rahu and Ketu helped Lord Shiva as a snake to churn the milk ocean.
The temple of all these nine planets is located mostly in Tamil Nadu. The temple of all these planets is located in different cities of Tamil Nadu. In one of these temples, one thing is mostly seen that every temple has a temple of Lord Shiva. Every temple has a main temple of Lord Shiva, that is, Lord Shiva, the chief god of every temple, and with him the temple of the god of the related planet remains.
All the temples show some ancient storyline and all the stories look amazing. In all these temples, Lord Shiva looks a new look and avatar and the stories of his incarnation are also very interesting. All those who are also in the blame of the planet, they should once have the philosophy of the gods of these nine planets, because doing so, they get rid of all the planetary problems.
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