Where Seven Preceptors, 7Gurus,Brahma Vishnu Are Present

This is the only Temple where The Trinity of Hinduism ,Brahma Vishnu and Siva are worshiped in the same premises, each with a separate Temple in the precincts.

Here you have all the Seven Gurus, Jupiter.Sarasvati is seen with Brahma.

Saturn, Sani will never spare any one, including the Trinity.

Even Lord Siva was caught,he was made to be beg and Lord Vishnu had to hide in the stem of  a Lotus!

The exceptions are Anajaneya and Ganapathi.

In this temple, Lord Sani is found before Ganapathi and Anjaneya(Hanuman).

Legend has it that those who worship Sani will be relieved of their sufferings.

Uthamar Kovil (also known as Thirukkarambanoor) is a Hindu temple in Tiruchirapalli city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for the Purushothaman Perumal Temple. It has shrines for the trinity of Hinduism, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in the same complex, making it a unique temple where shrines for all three gods and their consorts in the same place. There are very few temples where Brahma, the first of the trinity, is worshipped in iconic form, which makes this temple an important place of worship. The temple also contains a shrine for Guru,Saraswati and Navagraha. The worship during Thursdays called “Guruwaar Pooja” is very prominent in the temple.

Vishnu emerged as a Kadambha tree at this place, giving the name “Kathambanur”, which later became “Karambanur”. The name Karambanur is mentioned by Thirumangai Azhwar in Nalayira Divya Prabandam, in which he refers the presiding deity as “Karambanur Uthaman”. The temple is commonly called “Uthamar Kovil” after the name of the presiding deity. The temple is also called Bhikshandar Kovil as the Hindu god Shiva is present in the form of Bhishadanar (a mendicant) and believed to have attained cure by worshiping Vishnu at this place.^[1]

As per Hindu legend, once Vishnu wanted to test the devotion of Brahma. He raised as a Kadhamba tree in the place and Brahma, knowing this, started his worship practise with Thirumanjanam (ablution). The water from the ablution filled a tank nearby, which came to be known as “Kathamba Theertham”. Vishnu was satisfied with the devotion of Brahma and gave a boon to Brahma to have a shrine in this place. Shiva wanted to get rid off the sin holding the cut head of Brahma and went on a sacred trip. While coming to this place, Vishnu requested his consort Lakshmi to give alms to Shiva. Shiva’s grail was filled by the alms and Lakshmi came to be known as “Poornavalli” (the one who filled the grail).^[1]

The temples has images and separate shrines for Purushottamar, Bikshadanar, Brahma and their consorts. This is one of the few Temple in the world, where the Hindu Trinity are worshipped with their consorts in six separate shrines within the same temple complex. The Sapthaguruor seven forms of Guru at this temple are identified with the other images. The seven forms are Sadasiva Guru representing Bikshatanar, Brahma representing Brahma Guru, Soundarya Parvathy representing Sakthi Guru, Brahaspathy representing Deva Guru, Varadarajaperumal representing Vishnu Guru, Subramanyar representing Gnana Guru and Sukrachariar representing Asura Guru.

The temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. The priests of the Bikshadanar shrine belong to the Shaivacommunity, while the priests of Purushothamar are from Vaishnava community. The temple rituals are performed six times a day; Ushathkalam at 5:30 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 10:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 8:30 p.m. The Saiva and Vaishnava sects have their own rituals. The ritual of Bikshadanar comprises four steps: abhisheka(sacred bath), alangaram (decoration), naivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Bikshadanar and Soundarya Parvathi Amman. The worship is held amidst religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred texts) read by priests and prostration by worshippers in front of the temple mast. There are weekly rituals like somavaram (Monday) and sukravaram(Friday), fortnightly rituals like pradosham and monthly festivals like amavasai (new moon day), kiruthigai, pournami (full moon day) and sathurthi for Bikshadanar. The major festival of the temple, the Brahmotsavam, is celebrated during the Tamil month of Kartigai (November – December) when festival images of both Purushotamand and Bikshadanar are carried together in the streets surrounding the temple. The Temple is administered by the HRCE Department of the Government of Tamilnadu]. Kadambha Thiruvizha is a festival when the festival deity of Ranganthar is brought to the Kadambha tank of the temple for Theerthavari.^[1]

The temple is open from 6.30 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
	Address:
	Sri Uthamar Kovil – Sri Pichandar Kovil – 621 216. Manachanallur Taluk, Trichy district.
	Phone:
	+91- 431 – 2591 466, 2591 040.

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From Tiruchi.

It is about 20 minutes from Bus.

Catch buses to Perambalur from Chathiram Bus stand and get down at Samayapuram Till gate.

The Temple is about 10 minutes Walk from there.

References: http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=169

  http://www.distancesfrom.com/map-from-Srirangam-to-uthamar-koil-trichy/MapHistory/101796.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthamar_Kovil

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