SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:
History
Adhi kEsava perumAL along with SrI dhEvi, bhU dhEvi and pankaja valli thAyAr, resides in a beautiful temple in this dhivya kshEthram. kUram is the thiruvavathAra (janma/birth) sthalam (place) of kUrathAzhwAn. The place where kUrathAzhwAn‘s sannidhi is presently seen is said to be the thirumALigai (palace) of kUrathAzhwAn.
kUram is situated very close to kAnchIpuram. kUrathAzhwAn‘s father and subsequently kUrathAzhwAn himself were administering this town during their time. AzhwAn is a greatly celebrated AchArya in the SrIvaishNava sath sampradhAyam. He was performing thadhIyArAdhanam (offering prasAdham) to thousands of people every day in this charming town.
At present, many uthsavams are celebrated in this dhivya kshEthram with great dedication by the families that belong to this dhivya kshEthram and many other abhimAnis (admirers) of kUrathAzhwAn.
Summary
perumAL: Adhi kEsava perumAL
thAyAr: pankaja valli thAyAr
sthalAdhipathi/AchAryan: kUrathAzhwAn
perumAL posture: standing facing east
Agamam: SrI pAncharAthram
Related websites: Koorathazhwan charitable trust – http://kuresan.com, kUrathAzhwAn 1000 years celebration in thiruvallikkENi – http://koorathazhwan1000.webs.com/
Deities/uthsavams
There are several sannidhis and uthsavams that happen for the emperumAn, AzhwArs and AchAryas in this dhivya dhEsam.
- Presiding deity
- mUlavar/uthsavar – Adhi kEsava perumAL with SrI dhEvi and bhU dhEvi nAchiyArs
- kUrathAzhwAn with his own thiruvArAdhana perumAL (SrI rAma parivAr)
- thanikkOyil nAchiyArs (separate thAyAr sannidhis)
- ANdAL
- sEnai mudhaliyAr
- chakkarathAzhwAr
- thiruvadi (hanumAn)
- nammAzhwAr
- thirumangai AzhwAr
- emperumAnAr
- parAsara bhattar
- piLLai lOkAchAryar
- maNavALa mAmunigaL
uthsavams
- chithrai
- emperumAnAr – thiruvAdhirai
- vaikAsi
- thirumEni (vigraha) prathishtA uthsavam 3 days starting on rEvathi
- nammAzhwAr – visAkam
- bhattar – anusham
- Ani
- sudharsana jayanthi
- Adi
- ANdAL – thiruvAdi pUram
- AvaNi
- pavithrOthsavam – 3 days
- SrI jayanthi – rOhiNi/ashtami followed by uriyadi uthsavam on the next day
- purattAsi
- mahA navami – sErthi uthsavam – perumAL/thAyAr on EkAsanam (single seat)
- aippasi
- maNavALa mAmunigaL – thirumUlam
- viswaksEnar (sEnai mudhaliyAr) – pUrAdam
- piLLai lOkAchAryar – sravaNam/thiruvONam
- kArthigai
- kArthigai dhIpam
- thirumangai AzhwAr – kArthigai
- mArgazhi
- dhanur/mArgazhi mAsam kramam
- bhOgi – sErthi uthsavam for perumAL/ANdAL
- thai
- sankarAnthi
- AzhwAn uthsavam – 13 days completing on hastham
- mAsi
- dhavanOthsavam
- panguni
Thanks to http://kuresan.com for uthsavam details.
kramam (routine)/timings
Timings
- 7am – 12noon
- 4pm – 8pm
sEvAkAla kramam
- Morning
- Evening
puRappAdu kramam
- AzhwAn puRappAdu – Every month on hastham
- Otherwise – during uthsavams only
Special notes
Every hastham, AzhwAn‘s thirunakshathram is celebrated in a grand manner.
- Afternoon
- thirumanjanam
- thiruppallANdu, thiruppAvai, AzhwAn‘s panja sthavam (in rotation – one every month) gOshti/sARRumuRai
- SrI sthavam during prasAdham distribution
- Evening
- AzhwAn puRappAdu with rAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi gOshti
- Return to sannidhi
- kOyil thiruvAimozhi, varadharAja sthavam gOshti/sARRumuRai
Contacts
Trustees:
- Shri. K.Varadarajan – Managing Trustee – 9710321166
- Shri. Parasara Azhagiya Singa Bhattar, Trustee
- Shri. K.S Vijayakumar – Trustee – 98402 54354
Adhi kEsava perumAL/kUrathAzhwAn dhEvasthAnam
Kooram, Kanchipuram – 631502
Also visit http://kuresan.com.