Temple where Prasadam is offered to Lord without salt - Arulmigu Sri Oppiliappan Temple - Thirunageswaram
ThiruvinNagara or ShreeVenkatachalpathy Swamy popular as Oppiliappan temple near to Kumbakonam..
◇◇It is one of sacred temple which is listed in 108 Vaishnava Divyadesam Temples...
◇◇A special feature of the temple is that the food for neyvedyam for Lord is made without salt and same prasadham is served to devotees without salt...
As Perumal is worshipped and accepts food without salt...
Uppu Means Salt
So,He is praised as Uppili Appan
and also as Oppili Appan
Oppili- No equal.
STORY BEHIND TEMPLE :
As per legend,
Mother Bhoomadevi or Thulasi goddesses expressed her desire to Lord Perumal that She had not the privilege of being in the chest of Lord though she too had all the dignity features of Mother Mahalakshmi and demanded that right for Her too.
Lord replied that She would have that position as the daughter of a Markandeya Maharshi and that She would be known as Tiruthuzhai (Tulsi)...
Meantime,Markandeya Maharshi was also performing penance to have Mahalakshmi as his daughter. He saw a little child Bhoomadevi having all the attributes of Mahalakshmi near a Tulsi plant. He was too happy to take the child and taken her to home, she grown up and attained the marriageable age...
Then Lord Vishnu appearing as aged man asked the hand of Shri Markendeya Maharishi's young daughter (incarnation of Lakshmi) in marriage. When Maharishi informed that she is young and can not even cook with proper salt, Lord insisted that he will eat without salt but will marry her.Sage understood that the visitor was no other a person than Perumal Himself, was happy to give his beloved daughter to
Him.Thus Tulasidevi-Bhooma devi came to stay on the chest of Lord in the form of Tulsi garlands offered by devotees in all Perumal temples.Though centuries old, the temple has been recently renovated
and looks great. Had divine darshan of the Lord with golden armour (thangakavasam) on a Saturday.
Lord Oppiliappan with Bhoomadevi on right side and Markandeya Maharshi on left side
Generally Mother Bhoomadevi is on the
left side of Perumal. As Lord wedding her in this place, She has the right side here. Also, while offering his daughter to Perumal in marriageMarkandeya Maharshi took an undertaking from the Lord that He would not part with Her even for a moment. Accordingly, during all processions, Lord appears with Mother Bhoomadevi.
Temple Pond :
The temple pond inside is neat and clean.
As Markandeya Maharshi, ever 16 in age, worshipped in this temple, special homas as longevity and Mrutyanja homas are performed in the temple. Ahora Pushkarini Theertha is revered high. Devotees can bathe in this thertha both in day and night.
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