மணவூர் கும்பாபிஷேக புகைப்படங்கள்

Let me share with you all, the photos presently available from various sources. Click on them to have an enlarged view.

More photos available at the following link:
Manavur Kumbabhishegam

கும்பாபிஷேகத்திற்கு ஒரு வாரம் முன்  

 யாகசாலை கட்டும் பணி நிறைவேறியது.  சுவாமி,அம்பாள் மற்றும் ராஜகோபுரத்திற்கு பஞ்சாக்னி ஹோமகுண்டமும், பிள்ளையார், காளி,   முருகன், கொடிமரம் மற்றும் உபதேவதைகளுக்கு ஒற்றை  ஹோமகுண்டம் என்றும்  வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டது.  முப்பதுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட திருவண்ணாமலை சிவாச்சார்யர்கள் வேத முறைப்படி வேள்வி வளர்த்தனர்.

வண்ண விளக்குகளால் கோவில் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டு விழாக்கோலம் பூண்டு இருந்தது.  பக்த கோடிகள் பெரும் திரளாக  முதல் நாள் இரவே வந்து கலந்து கொண்டனர்

300 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட கோவில்களில் பிரதோஷ பூஜை நடனமாடியிருக்கும் நண்பர் உடுமலை செந்தில், முதல் நாள் இரவு நாதஸ்வர இசையுடன் சிவ தாண்டவ நடனம் ஆடி, திரளான பக்தர்களை மகிழ்வித்தார்.

A section of the devotees witnessing the Yagasalai Pooja.

புனித நீர்க்குடங்களுடன் சிவாச்சார்யர்கள் கும்பபிஷேகத்திற்காக கிளம்புகிறார்கள்

புன்னகை தவழக்  காட்சி அளிக்கும் மணவூர் நடராஜ பெருமான்.

After the completion of the Maha Kumbhabishegam, regular Abhishegam and elaborate Pooja rituals were performed on all the Deities. Annadhanam was given to the more than 5000 devotees who had all  assembled to witness this holy event.  In the evening, Thiru Kalyana Utsavam was performed and a Thiru Veedhi Ulaa of the deities was taken around the  Manavur village.

த்வஜஸ்தம்பம் பிரதிஷ்டை

மணவூர் திருநந்தீஸ்வரர் கோவில் கொடிமரம் பிரதிஷ்டை 18.03.2012 அன்று வெகு விமரிசையாக நடை பெற்றது. மங்கல  வாத்யங்கள் முழங்க சிவாச்சார்யர்களின் வேத கோஷங்கள் ஒலிக்க நடைபெற்ற நிகழ்ச்சியை கிராம மக்கள் பெரும் திரளாக வந்து கண்டு களித்தனர்.  சிதிலமடைந்திருந்த இக்கோவிலில் கும்பாபிஷேகம் நடந்து ஒரு நூற்றாண்டுக்கு மேல் ஆகிவிட்டதல்லவா. அதனால்  ஊர் மக்களின் மகிழ்ச்சி வெள்ளம் கரை புரண்டு ஓடியது.

The selected kodimaram is a 40 feet single piece of teak wood log out of which 7 feet goes below the ground into the foundation pit pictured here. Another 6 feet above that is the surrounding peedam from the ground level and 27 feet will be the visible portion outside.

After performing the necessary pooja, yantra pradhishta was done at the pit . A crane was brought in to help in the correct placement of the Kodimaram.

Amidst the holy sounds of vedic chants, nadaswaram, cymbals and conch, the Kodimaram was consecrated at the auspicious time determined earlier. With devotees offering, precious stones,gold, silver and coins into the pit, it was tightly packed and a peedam  was constructed thereafter.
   

After witnessing the consecration of  Dwajasthambam, our members Ashok and friends are seen here completing the  writing of Siva-Siva on the outer side of the temple compound walls, unmindful of the hot sun.

Thirunandeeswarar Beckons us again

Hardly ten days left for the Maha Kumbabishegham at Manavur on 25.03.2012.  Many of us have already decided  to visit the shrine again on coming Sunday, 18.03.2012 to witness the Dwajasthamba Pradhishta and also to offer any possible assistance from our side to give a finishing touch before  the GRAND FINALE.

Shri Arvind Prabhu  hailing from Manavur presently at UK was earlier connected with the renovation work and the originator of the blog "thirunandeeswarar.blogspot.in".  After seeing the photos uploaded by us here, he has conveyed his appreciation of our work thus:   "We on behalf of Manavur village thank every individual, who have stepped up to help us in completing this pending work, which we are sure, would not have been complete, without such massive and dedicated participation". [Source: http://thirunandeeswarar.blogspot.in/2012/03/getting-ready-for-kumbabishekam.html]

In a separate message  to this writer, he has penned: ".... very grateful to your team, I do not have words to express my thanks. Went through your blog, happy to see the temple brighter...I sincerely pray to almighty that you all be blessed for undertaking such a noble work. I will be in India on the 18th, but will not be in town. I hereby invite you all to participate in the kumbabishekam. Let us all together witness a 2000 year old temple, undergo kumbabishekam after approx. 250 years".

For many of us too, this will be a once in a life time opportunity to witness the Grand Occassion.    Let us all gather in huge numbers to receive the Blessings of Lord Thirunandeeswarar.

Manavur Thirunandeeswarar Temple

With the Divine Blessings of the Almighty God Shri Nandeeswarar, right from day one we started enlisting our members and co-workers at our workspot, besides our relatives. Detailed planning was undertaken to source the men and materials and to our pleasant surprise,  support  started pouring in from different quarters.  Only the previous week, we were a bit sceptical if we could finish the job in a single day.  Our coordinator Shri Ramachandran was worried that without Divine Help, we may not be able to finish, since the area to be covered is around 14000 sq. ft.

Hearing our plight,  more than 20 seasoned volunteers from Shri  Adalarasan's  Thirukovil Uzhavarappani Mandram came to our rescue.  As the place is a remote village, we had accumulated the required  cement paint mixture, brushes and empty buckets and carried them in a van to Manavur on the previous evening itself.  A group of 30 people had reached Manavur on Saturday(25.02.202) and stayed there overnight.  This group started the work early in the morning by  05.30am , while other volunteers reached on 26.02.2012 morning. 

Notable among our participants is Shri Jayaraman,  a physically challenged devotee without both the legs.  His fervor and devotion in Uzhavarappani was admired by every one.( His photo appears in the earlier post). Women devotees were also present  in large numbers and engaged themselves in cleaning the various Sannadhis.  In all nearly eighty volunteers participated in the white washing.  Breakfast and lunch for the volunteers was arranged from the  Appar Madam at the nearby Thiruvalangadu with the notable help of Shri Adalarasan's group.

By late afternoon, all the outer walls were given two coats of white washing, besides the two smaller shrines within the temple compound.  Thereafter a few members took upon the work of writing  சிவ சிவ on the inner walls using luminous paint.  Everybody returned home that night with a sense of satisfaction for having contributed his/her mite in the renovation of this great Temple.

Before & After
Just a small comparison

White washing the outer walls

The damaged old Kodimaram and
the new one ready for installation

 At the end of the day Jayaraman cleans all the brushes & buckets and keeps them ready for the next Uzhavarappani.

One of our volunteers in the process of painting the image of Lord Nandeeswarar on the Western side inner wall.  

After reviewing the various snaps taken, some of us felt that a few more finishing touches with terracota colour may add more beauty to the walls.  Accordingly, it has been planned to visit Manavur Temple again on 18.03.2012 to add a touch of colour, besides witnessing the installation of the new  KODIMARAM.  More about it in another post.

Thirunandeeswarar Temple Uzhavarappani

As programmed earlier, the work of white washing the outer walls of Manavur temple was successfully completed on 26.02.2012.  Due to lack of net connectivity and modem problem, the updates could not be posted immediately.   Within the next two days, I will post the full details.  In the mean time, I am just attaching a few snaps of the work by our team members.

நடுவில் இருப்பவர் நண்பர் ஜெயராமன்.

உடல் ஊனம் ஒரு பொருட்டல்ல சிவத்தொண்டுக்கு என்பதை நிரூபிக்கும் பக்தர்.

                                                                                                     

வெள்ளை அடிக்கப்பட்ட   உட்புற சுவர்களில்
  சிவ-சிவ   என்று எழுதும் அடியார்கள்





வெள்ளை அடிப்பதற்கு முன் சுத்தம் செய்யும் பணி நடக்கிறது  --- பத்து அடி உயர மதில் சுவரின் மீது ஏறி அமர்ந்து.

Manavur Temple Renovation Work in progress