Thirumanikoodam Varadharaja Perumal Divyadesam Moolavar Manikkooda Nayagan is blessing in his Standing Posture Facing East with Abaya Haastham along with his consorts Sreedevi and Bhoodevi and having Goddess Mahalakshmi on his chest.
They are all made of Soodhai. Thayar is Blessing as Thirumagal Nachiyar. There is no separate sannidhi for Thayar here. Almighty here is blessing the devotees Like Vardharajan of Kancheepuram.
Varam Tharum Rajan. Varam means Boon. Tharum means Offering. Rajan means the King who rules us. Temple Vimanam is Kanga Vimanam and Theertham is worshipped as Chandhra Theertham.
Moolavar : Manikkooda Nayagan, Gajendra Varadhan
Utsavar : Varadharajan
Thayar : Thirumangai Nachiyar
Blessing Pose : Standing Posture Facing East
Vimanam : Kanaga Vimanam, Prasanna Vimanam
Theertham : Chandhra Pushkarini
Thirumanikkoodam or Varadaraja Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the holy city of Thirunangur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.
The Moolavar of this Divyadesam is Sri Varadharaja Perumal. Also known as Manikooda Nayagan. He is giving his seva in Nindra Thirukkolam (a Standing posture) facing towards east direction.
He is found with four hands on the Aadhiseshan. Prathyaksham to Chandran.Lord of this place has chandran as ornamet and Garuda as vehicle and poses as Lord Varadharaja. He gave special dharsan to Lord Chandra and Garuda here.
This is an act of illustrating the unity between the Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. As the Lord Shiva solved the curse of chandran, here Lord Vishnu also once saved Chandra from his Curse and hence the Pushkarani is named as Chandra Pushkarani.
The rays of Lord Chandra is as soft as light rays emerging out of Pearls, Crystals etc. Which are known as manigal and as Lord Varadharaja gave dharsan to Chandran. This place is called "Thiru Mani Koodam".
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.