Sri Sishta Gurunathar Temple is located in Tiruthurayur, Panruti Taluk, Cuddalore district. The sculpture depicting the darshan of Lord to saint Sundarar is on the ghoshta wall near Lord Dakshinamurthy shrine.
There are shrines for Lord Bhairava, Surya Linga, Ramalinga, Bheema Linga, Sun God, Lord Adikesava Bhaktavatsala, Mother Gajalakshmi in the prakara. Lord Nardana Vinayaka is in a separate shrine facing east.
Festivals:
10 day Brahmmotsavam in Vaikasi Visakam in May-June, Aipasi Skanda Sashti and Annabishekam in October-November and Shivrathri in February-March are the festivals celebrated in the temple.
The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m
Moolavar : Sishta Guru Natheswarar ,Pasupatheeswarar
Urchavar : Somaskandar
Amman_thayar :Sivalokanayaki, - Poongothai
Temple_tree : Kondrai
Theertham : Surya Pushkarini
Sishta Guru Natheswarar Temple is located in Tiruthurayur, Cuddalore ,TamilNadu . This is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Sishta Guru Natheswarar temple is
one among 275 Shiva Sthalams and is one of the Naadu Nadu Shiva Temple.
When the wedding of Lord Shiva with Mother Parvathi took place at Mount Kailash, Lord Shiva sent sage Agasthya to south
to balance the level of the earth. On his way the sage installed Shiva Lingas with Ambica to see the wedding.
In this place, the sage worshipped the Lord facing west and Ambica facing North-Vamadeva direction. He did so because the wedding took place at North. Such north-facing Ambica form is very rare.
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:
- To seek excellence in education
- Salvation
- Wealth
- Relief from diseases
This is a temple with Guru importance, hence special pujas are performed on Thursdays to Lords Shiva and Dakshinamurthy by devotees seeking excellence in education.
During the first week of Chithirai-April-May the rays of Sun fall on the Lord in the evenings.
Do:
- Do pray your Ishta Devata before pilgrimage to Temple.
- Do
contact Temple Devasthanam information centre for enquiry, temple
information and for Pooja details etc.
- Do reserve your travel and
accommodation at Temple well in advance.
- Do bath and wear clean clothes
before you enter the temple.
- Do concentrate on God and Goddess inside the
temple.
- Do maintain silence and recite your Istamantram to yourself
inside the temple.
- Do observe ancient custom and traditions while in
Temple.
- Do respect religious sentiments at Temple.
- Do deposit your
offerings in the hundi only.
Don't s:
- Do not come to Temple
for any purpose other than worshipping of God and Goddess.
- Do not smoke
at Temple.Do not consume alcoholic drinks at Temple.
- Do not eat
non-vegetarian food in the Kshetram.
- Do not approach mediators for quick
Darshanam. It may cause inconvenient to others.
- Do not carry any weapon
inside the temple.
- Do not wear any head guards like helmets, caps,
turbans and hats inside the temple premises.
- Do not perform Sastanga
Pranama inside the Sanctum Sanctorum.
- Do not take much time while
performing Sparsa Darshanam to God in Garbhagriha.
- Do not buy spurious
prasadams from street vendors.
- Do not encourage beggars at Temple.
- Do not
spit or create nuisance in the premises of the temple.