Kollimala Arapaleeswarar Temple Devara depository Kollimala Arapaleeswarar
Temple History
Kollimalai was called Chaturagiri during the Sangam period and 'Aramalai'
because it is the Kolli hill of Dharmadeva. Ambalavana Kavirayar composed a
book called Arapaleeswarar Sathagam on the Lord of this Talat.
Thirunnasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar have mentioned about Kollimala in
their Devara hymns. Swayambu Murthy of Lord Shiva in this Talat. The Lord
is Arampaleeswarar and the mother's name is Aramvalarnayagi. Room means
mountain and school means resident. As the temple is located on a hill, the
Lord is called ARAI+PALLI+ EASWARAN . But with the passage of time this
name is now known as Maruvi Arapaleeswarar by people. {aRAPPALLI HAS NO
MEANING}
Worshipful kings
Sembian Mathevi, the great grandmother of Rajaraja Chola, who built the
Tanjore Peruvudayar Temple, and the wife of Shivanana Kandaradittha Chola
Deva, Vijayanagara king Venkatapati, Chola kings Parakesarivarman,
Kulothunga Chola, Parantaka Chola.
Fish
Devotees cook the fish in this Talatala Theertha once, and as they come
alive and jump into the river, Lord Shiva is offered here as Arapaleeswar,
who attacked the cut fish to life.= ARUTHA FISH COMING ALIVE =CUT ONES CAME
TO LIFE =SO ARAPPALLI
Sky Ganges
Agaya Ganga waterfall is near the temple. The caves where Gorakka Siddhar
and Kalanginatha Siddhar stayed are located a little away from the
waterfall.
Akaya Ganga Falls
Ori THE kING
There is a statue of Ammannan at Semmedu, 11 km from the temple, as it was
the area where the Ori king ruled. The Adiperukku ceremony will be held.
There will also be programs for the hill people.
Hill People's Schools
Around this area, Sat Dharma Ashram, Gnana Deepa Vidyalayam etc. run
schools for the hill people. There were complaints that the newly
established churches around these ashrams were actively proselytizing people
கொல்லிமலை அறப்பளீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில்
தேவார வைப்புத் தலம்
கொல்லிமலை அறப்பளீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில்
வரலாறு
சங்க காலத்தில் கொல்லிமலையானது சதுரகிரி என்றும், தர்மதேவதை கொல்லி மலையாக
இருப்பதால் ’அறமலை’ என்றும் அழைக்கப்பட்டது. அம்பலவாண கவிராயர் இத்தலத்து
இறைவன் மீது அறப்பளீஸ்வரர் சதகம் என்ற நூலை இயற்றியுள்ளார்.
திருஞானசம்பந்தரும் திருநாவுக்கரசரும் தமது தேவாரப் பாடல்களில் கொல்லிமலை
பற்றி குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளனர். இத்தலத்து சிவபெருமான் சுயம்பு மூர்த்தி. இறைவன்
அறப்பளீஸ்வரர், அன்னையின் பெயர் அறம்வளர்நாயகி என்பதாகும். அறை என்றால் மலை,
பள்ளி என்றால் தங்கியிருப்பவர் என்று பொருள். மலையின்மீது ஆலயம்
அமைந்துள்ளதால் அறைப்பள்ளீஸ்வரர் என்று இறைவன் அழைக்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால்
காலப்போக்கில் இப்பெயர் மருவி அரப்பளீஸ்வரர் என்று தற்போது மக்களால்
அழைக்கப்படுகிறார்.
வழிபட்ட மன்னர்கள்
தஞ்சை பெருவுடையார் கோயில் கட்டிய ராஜராஜ சோழனின் பெரிய பாட்டியும், சிவஞான
கண்டராதித்த சோழ தேவரின் மனைவியுமான செம்பியன் மாதேவி, விஜயநகர அரசர்
வேங்கடபதி, சோழ மன்னர்கள் பராகேசரிவர்மன், குலோத்துங்க சோழன், பராந்தக சோழன்.
மீன்
இத்தலத்தல தீர்த்தத்தில் உள்ள மீன்களைப் பக்தர்கள் ஒருமுறை சமைக்க, அவை
உயிர்பெற்று நதியில் குதித்ததால் அறுத்த மீனை பொருத்தி உயிர்ப்பித்த
அறப்பளீஸ்வர் என்று இங்குள்ள சிவபெருமான் வழங்கப்படுகிறார்.
ஆகாய கங்கை
கோவிலின் அருகில் ஆகாய கங்கை அருவி உள்ளது. கோரக்க சித்தர், காலாங்கிநாத
சித்தர் ஆகியோர் தங்கியிருந்த குகைகள் அருவிக்கு சற்று தூரம் தள்ளி
அமைந்துள்ளன.
ஆகாயகங்கை அருவி
ஓரி
ஓரி மன்னர் அரசாண்ட பகுதியாதலால் கோவிலிலிருந்து 11 கி.மீ தொலைவில் உள்ள
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On Sat, 17 Aug 2024 at 04:44, Gopala Krishnan <[email protected]> wrote:
> ARPALEESWARAR TEMPLE-KOLLIMALAI
>
> Namakkal District, Tamilnadu-Compiled
>
> Dear friends,
>
> Recently I watched a video about Tirunelli temple, in Wayanad district,
> Kerala, in which seeing the hamlets near and surrounding the temple makes
> one conclude a big town had been there before centuries at Tirunelli.
> While compiling the information about the Arpaleeswarar temple, same thing
> came to my remembrance.
>
> After the formation of Namakkal District, carving out of Salem District on
> 1-1-1997, and having a new railway station laying new track from Karur to
> Trichy via Namakkal, Kollimalai has become a tourist place.
>
> During my visit about 5 years back, I could observe -new tourist homes and
> residencies have appeared, new petrol bunk and bus stand have come at
> Kollimalai. About ten autos were available.
>
> Once a while bus operated between Arpaleeswarar temple and Kollimalai.
> Frequency of buses to Namakkal and Salem had an increase.
>
> The speciality with kolli hills is from the planes, there are seventy
> hairpin bends to reach the top of the hill. Though the inclination is
> less in most bends, more caution is required to drive vehicles safely in
> the hill section.
>
> While I was sub divisional officer at Namakkal, during 1987’s my jeep
> driver serviced jeep and ensured safety before going to the hill telephone
> exchange. I discouraged my Junior Engineer to go by motorbike and asked to
> take my Jeep for attending works in the telephone exchange.
>
> I am told the barren areas between the temple and Kollimalai bus stand is
> still having siddahas. Most avoid night trip in the area.
>
> Hope a divine reading
>
> Gopalakrishnan 17-8-2024
>
> 1. Introduction
>
> Arapaleeswarar Temple is in the Kolli Hills in Namakkal District, Tamil
> Nadu. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and he gives darshan to his
> devotees with his consort Parvati as Thayammai, the Mother Goddess. Lord
> Vinayaka and Lord Muruga with his two consorts Valli and Deivanai are also
> near to them.
>
> 2 Legend
>
> In olden days, the temple area was an agricultural land. Once, when a
> farmer ploughed the land, he found blood oozing out from a stone he hit.
> Surprisingly, it was a Shivalinga. Priests came and Pujas done to the Lord
> and the Sivalinga was installed. The scar caused by the plough injury is
> still visible on the head part of the Shivalinga installed in the
> Arpaneeswarar temple. This is a significant feature in the head part of the
> Shivaling.
>
> 3 History
>
> Arapaleeswarar Temple was built by Valvil Ori, a Chera king in the 1st or
> 2nd century CE when he ruled the area (Circa 200 CE). He was also a great
> warrior capable of defeating elephant, deer, wild pig and such other
> animals with a single arrow. A part of the region ruled by him was known as
> Arappalli.
>
> ‘Arapaleeswarar Sathakam’ is the poem which praises the Lord of this
> temple. It is believed that Arapaleeswarar Temple existed even during the
> Sangam period.
>
> The carvings around the temple bear the history of the visit of Madevi,
> the great grandmother of Rajaraja Chola and wife of Sivagnana
> Kanadarathitya Chola and her gift of invaluable jewels to the Lord. There
> is a falls near the temple.
>
> 4 Architecture
>
> The East-facing Arapalli Eswarar temple has an enchanting Dvitala Vesara
> Vimana structure consisting of a Sanctum Sanctorum followed by an Antarala,
> Artha mandapa and Maha mandapa.
>
> The temple was built with stone from Adhisthanam to Prastara and brick
> from Prastara to Sikara.
>
> The construction of the shrine is such that a devotee could enjoy the
> darshan of Lord Arapaleeswarar, Mother Thayammai, Lord Vinayaka and Lord
> Muruga standing from a single spot.
>
> 5 Deities
>
> Chief Deities are Arapaleeswarar and Amman Thayammai
>
> Sub deities are Lord Vinayaga, Lord Muruga with consorts Valli and
> Devayani.
>
> Other deities installed are, Lord Shiva as Kasi Viswanathar, goddess
> Parvathi as Visalakshi, Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswara,
> Durga, Kalabhairava and the Sun and the Moon. Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu,
> Brahma, and Durga are also housed.
>
> The presiding deity is Swayambhu Moorthy (self-manifested), and he was
> called Arapalli Mahadevar Arapaleeswarar | Arapalli Udaiyar , facing east.
>
> 6 Poojas and temple timings
>
> Nithyapoojas are done as per Agamas. Temple opens by 6.30 AM . Mid noon
> closing by 12 AM and evening opening by 5 PM. Temple is closed by 7 PM.
>
> Special Pooja is performed at Kollimalai - Arapaleeswarar Temple for Child
> Birth.This Puja can be performed in the absence of the devotee.
>
> 7 Hymns sung by
>
> The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung
> by Sambandar and Appar and Tirunavukkarasar.
>
> 8 Offerings
>
> Normal offerings as in other Siva temples and sweet items to Devi.
>
> 9 Festivals
>
> The Adi Perukku is celebrated with all gaiety on 17, 18 and 19 of Adi
> month-July August. The tribal people in the region join the devotees in
> celebrating Adiperukku in their own traditional ways. They catch the
> fishes, bore their nose and leave them back in the river again. These
> rivers flow from Kollimalai through Turayur, Musiri and join the Cauvery.
>
> The Valvil Ori festival and the spring festivals are also known to draw
> huge crowds to the temple. All around the temple, one can see a lot of
> sadhus and hermits who are keen followers of the tantric art.
>
> Important celebrations include Maha Shivarathri in Panguni (March –
> April), Adi Perukku (July-August) when the River Cauvery is in flooding ,
> Navarathri in Purattasi (September-October), Karthikai Deepam in
> November-December, Annabishekam and Tiruvadhirai (the day the star of
> Shiva—Tiruvadirai reigns in the skies) in Margazhi (December-January)
>
> Aadi Pooram - On the day of Aadi Pooram, the female devotees gather here
> to offer special poojas and bangles to the Goddess Aramvalarthanayagi. The
> devotees believe that these offerings to the Goddess bestow healthy
> womanhood and childbirth boons.
>
> The Prasadam includes the following items. Holy Ash Kumkum
>
> 10 Rivers and fall- Aakasa Gangai
>
> There are five ever permanent rivers on the northern side of the temple,
> the falls of which look like flower showers from a height of 150 feet. They
> bring rare medicinal properties from the plants around the hills. There are
> plenty of fishes in the rivers. Devotees believe that Arapaleeswarar is
> in the form of a fish. Therefore, they offer food to the fishes before
> entering the temple. Rivers are flowing here even when there would be no
> rain. They are never dry.
>
> Agaya Ganga waterfall is near the temple. The caves where Gorakka Siddhar
> and Kalanginatha Siddhar stayed are located a little away from the
> waterfall.
>
> 11Feeding fish
>
> Devotees use to feed the fishes in the Panchanathi River and use to do
> nose-boring to them. Due to ignorance, a devotee caught the fishes and
> began to cook them for food. When the curry began to boil, live fishes
> began to jump and run. Symbolizing this incident, the Lord is praised as
> Arapaleeswarar who joined the fishes cut by the devotee.
>
> 12 Beliefs
>
> Devotees seeking child boon, removal of obstacles in marriage talks and
> brilliance in education pray to the Lord in the temple. Devotees perform
> Abhishekam and offer clothing to Lord and Mother.
>
> Bath in the falls and the darshan of the Lord in the temple devotees
> become healthier both physically and spiritually.
>
> 13 Special Features
>
> This is a verdant hilly place and there is the wonderful sound of flowing
> water as the hilly streams never dry up even if there is no rain.
>
> It is also believed that a secret path connects Arapaleeswarar Temple to
> the Shiva Temple in Rasipuram, 50 kms away by road.
>
> The temple attracts sadhus (holy men) and hermits who are supposed to be
> tantric. Kolli Hills is reputed to be the headquarters of ancient black
> magic.
>
> 14 Kolli Pavai
>
> It is “Kollipavai” that has crowned the fame of the region. Kollipavai is
> a most beautiful feminine form created by a divine sculptor to create lust
> in the minds of the demons that came down to Kollimalai with evil designs.
>
> 15 Hill People's Schools
>
> Around this area, Sat Dharma Ashram, Gnana Deepa Vidyalayam etc. run
> schools for the hill people.
>
> 13 Administration and address
>
> The temple is under Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department,and
> address is -
>
> Executive Officer, Arulmigu Arapaleeshwarar Temple, Kolli hills, Namakkal
> District Pin code -637411.Mobile number 9940174137
>
> 14 Address of temple
>
> Kolli Hills Arapaleeswarar Temple- Namakkal Kollimalai, Namakkal district
> -637411 Phone: +91- 94422 76002 Mobile: 97866 45101
>
> 15 Kolli Hills
>
> Kolli Hills or Kolli Malai is a small mountain range located in central
> Tamil Nadu in Namakkal district of India. The mountains are about 1000 to
> 1300 m in height and cover an area of approximately 280 km².
>
> The Kolli Hills has 70 hair pin bends to reach the top of the hills (Some
> are more steep). The Kolli Hills are part of the Eastern Ghats, which is a
> mountain range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of South India.
>
> The entire range of the Kolli Hills gets a religious importance because
> of the Arapaleeswarar Temple and Agaya Gangai Waterfalls. Such is the
> importance of this temple that the ancient Tamil literature speaks of this
> temple in glorious terms.
>
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