Salem-Sri Sugavaneswara Swamy Temple-1

HAVE A NICE DAY!

                                             

salem sri sugavaneswarar temple  

                               

     Salem-Sri Sugavaneswara Swamy Temple-1
           sri.s.v.varadarajan
    Lord Siva is described as the Almighty without any origin or end.He is present in the five prime elements viz.Earth,Water,Fire,Air andAakash(open space above). God resides in the temples,as we all know.He also resides in the hearts and soul of the devotees who sincerely worship Him. This is the old saying which we come across in any scriptural test also.


    Lord Sugavaneswrar is enshrined in the famous temple at salem town where it is centrally located.Salem had many names in ancient times.It is located in the ancient Chola Kingdom.In the Kritha Yuga , this place was known as "Papanasam' as the Lord known as "Papanasar" was believed to wash off the sins of the devotees. The place was also known as 'Patteswararam' and the Lord as Patteswarar as a cow was worshipping the deity from from here; in Dwapara Yuga, the name of this place was Nageswaram as a snake named Adisesha worshipped the deity from this area, and the deity was known as Nageswarar; in the Kaliyuga,it got the name as 'Sugavanam'. Since a sage who was having a parrot's figure worshipped Lord Siva from this holy place, the shrine was named as Sugavaneswarar. The place has various names like Sugavaneswaram, Killiaivanam,Sukaranyam,Mummudithalai Koil etc. 


To be continued