Pages

▼

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Appakudathan temple- Tiru Koviladi, Tamil Nadu

8 th divya desam Of Vishnu
The temple is situated in a tiny village of Koviladi on the banks of river Kaveri. The Moolavar , in a reclining pose is known as Appa Kudathan and  here we find Markendaya muni near the Lord.  This temple is considered to be older than Srirangam temple.  There is a huge silver pot , the appa kudam  (A  sweet made of rice) near the Lord's right hand and it is believed to be full of appam as this Lord is fond of the same.

The Utsavar here is known as Azhagiya Manvalan , Namperumal and Appala Rangan.. He is flanked by Boodevi and Sree devi thayar.There is also a Santhana Gopala here and  the belief is that a childless couple would be blessed with progeny if they offer their worship to the Lord here.

Legend is  that a king was cursed by sage Dhurvasa when he accidently killed a Brahmin during a hunting expedition. To get liberation he was asked to feed 1000 hungry Brahmins. During the feast the Lord Srinivasa, disguised as a Brahmin consumed all the food meant for the 1000 people. Not satisfied with that, Lord asked the king to feed Him a pot of Appam ( sweet) The moment he ate the appam the king was liberated.  Since then he came to be called as Appa Kudathan and here for daily Pooja appam is offered to the Lord.

The temple was in a dilapidated stage when I visited and the renovation work was in progress. Very few people visit this temple  but the sanctum dazzles with all its brightness as it houses the Lord and his family.The priest Srinivasa Bhattar enthusiastically explained about the history and legend connected with the temple. As it is erroneously reported in many sites that the Lord is holding the appa kudam in his right hand. he specifically asked me to write clearly that the kudam is 2 feet away from the moolavar.
Kamalavalli thayar has a separate sannidhi here.
This is one of the  Pancha Ranga Kshetrams Others are  at Srirangam,  Kumbakonam,  Tiru Indalur in Tamilnadu and  Sri Ranga Patinam near Mysore in Karnataka

The temple timings are 7.30 am to 1 pm., 4.30pm -8.15p.m

To reach Koviladi, one can take Tiruchi- Kallanai- Tirukattuppalli route. It's located 25 Kms east of Trichy.
Buses ply from Tiruchi central and Chathiram bus stand with a frequency of 1/2 hr,.
Cabs charge around Rs. 400 for the up and down trip from Trichi to Koviladi.
Accommodation - Good hotels are available in Trichy.

 PHOTOS
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMfZVTMwRYlEF88cptTyqjO6xmvCpV6huNLrT6s








at

48 comments:

  1. MridulaJune 18, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Lovely pictures as usual Chitra.

    ReplyDelete
  2. ASJune 18, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    visiting a temple is so calming and such a nice experience :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. chitraJune 18, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Mridula, thanks

    ReplyDelete
  4. chitraJune 18, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    AS
    Welcome and thanks for the comment.

    ReplyDelete
  5. MartinaJune 19, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    Happy weekend Chitra! For some reasons, i can't see your pictures today, but will try again tommorrow!

    ReplyDelete
  6. KParthasarathiJune 19, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    Chitra,you are a blessed person visiting so many kshetrams and sharing the highlights of the temple,the presiding diety and ample pictures.I have no words to express my thanks to you.Continue to do this laudable work

    ReplyDelete
  7. SridharanJune 19, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    Beautiful.. Glad it is getting renovated. The frscos are colorful and wonderfully captured..!

    ReplyDelete
  8. ECJune 19, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Nice to see such temples being renovated..i feel everyone should concentrate on renovating and maintaining ancient temples rather than building a new one in every street

    ReplyDelete
  9. Anuradha ShankarJune 19, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Heard of this place, though havent visited yet.. samhith will love it..he loves appams. on our last trip south, he feasted on them everywhere we went!

    ReplyDelete
  10. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Martina, Happy weekend for you too. thanks for the visit. I am sorry, you could not see the pics.

    ReplyDelete
  11. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    KP, thanks a lot.

    ReplyDelete
  12. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Sridharan,
    Yes, the paintings are really beautiful , I think they made with natural dyes.

    ReplyDelete
  13. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    EC, you are absolutely right. Some temples are really in a poor state.

    ReplyDelete
  14. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Anu, You must visit this during your next visit to Trichy.
    If Samhith likes appam , you must visit this temple in the evening. It is offered during the evening worship.

    ReplyDelete
  15. BhagyashreeJune 19, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Loved reading the story behind the temples and mighty pleased to see the renovations.

    ReplyDelete
  16. AshaJune 19, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Lovely photos chitra!have to show this blog to my mil who has visited almost all the temples of india , particularly the thanjavur trichy region.

    The temple frescos look more like mysore style of painting. beautiful!! And i like the pasi padincha (fungal)walls

    ReplyDelete
  17. TeamgsquareJune 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Awesome temple.

    ReplyDelete
  18. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Bhagya,
    Thanks.
    Asha, Your Mil would have seen this too.

    TGS, thanks a lot.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Reflections...June 19, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Sorry Chitra,
    I have a lot of work to finish, so am not ble to keep up with your posts.

    Thanks for this very important temple's description. I like the painted figures.

    That's me - Archana!

    ReplyDelete
  20. AnonymousJune 19, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    beautiful awesome loved watching the pic's

    Thank for sharing

    Bikram's

    ReplyDelete
  21. Ms.ChitchatJune 19, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    A million thanks to u for having make us see such a beautiful temple and loved ur elaborate description of the presiding deities there. Please continue this divine work. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  22. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    Archana, I understand. you can peep in whenever you are free:). i look for your additions here.

    ReplyDelete
  23. chitraJune 19, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Bikram, thanks
    Ms.Chitchat
    thanks a lot.

    ReplyDelete
  24. ArtiJune 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Very Beautiful and a divine experience as usual...The temple looks calm and quiet, Good to see the renovation work going on :)

    ReplyDelete
  25. R. RameshJune 20, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    thanks yar..u r such a good friend..

    ReplyDelete
  26. chitraJune 20, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Arti, thanks.
    Ramesh-:))

    ReplyDelete
  27. aipiJune 20, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    A beautiful place ~ thanks for the virtual tour!
    US Masala

    ReplyDelete
  28. chitraJune 21, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    aipi, thanks a bunch.

    ReplyDelete
  29. Sushma MallyaJune 22, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Lovely photos as usual Chitra...very good post!

    ReplyDelete
  30. chitraJune 22, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Sushma, thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Felicity Grace TerryJune 23, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    What a wonderful legend, I so enjoyed your telling of it. This temple does not look as well kept as many you have shown - I like that it is a bit rough around the edges as it looks well used.

    ReplyDelete
  32. AmritJune 23, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    Good legend. Cannot say picture are lovely..renovation every where. :))) But post is good...you did not have any control over subject of the pictures

    ReplyDelete
  33. rajiJune 23, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    This temple looks pretty ancient!nice legend behind it.I liked the name "appa kudathan".You visit almost all the temples ,even though u have not heard much about it ha..pretty interesting!god bless u

    ReplyDelete
  34. chitraJune 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    PW,
    Now the temple, after renovation is looking better but it must be maintained well.

    ReplyDelete
  35. chitraJune 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    A,
    Yes,the temple was almost in ruins,even the precincts of the temple was in bad shape.Upkeep is zero.

    ReplyDelete
  36. chitraJune 23, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Raji, thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  37. smJune 24, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    beautiful pics
    thanks for the story

    ReplyDelete
  38. chitraJune 24, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    sm, thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  39. UrmiJune 24, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Very beautiful temple. I was not aware of this place. Shall visit definitely during my next India trip.

    ReplyDelete
  40. chitraJune 24, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Thanks Babli.I am sure you would like as it is renovated now.

    ReplyDelete
  41. ?June 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Have not been able to keep up with the blogs I follow due to work, and travel in the past few months... and I missed this post.
    I fervently hope that they keep the character of this temple while renovating. It is beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  42. AnonymousJuly 3, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    pls give contact no of the temple.give more details the spl offering in this temple RAM

    ReplyDelete
  43. NARAYANAN SRINIVASANMay 4, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    I visisted Appkudathan last week end. Temple is still in dilapidated condition. Bhattar as mentioned was very enthusiastic and hard to find a person who is performing his duties more for devotion than for the gains from it.

    ReplyDelete
  44. chitraMay 4, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    Thanks Narayanan
    The priest was very enthusiastic and gave a full description about the temple. But I read somewhere that the temple got renovated.

    ReplyDelete
  45. SURYA THE BOSSOctober 16, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    I currently live and study in trichy.....this place is just 25 km from my area.......this place also comes in the great novelist Saandilyan's Raja Berigai Tamil novel....thanks chitra

    ReplyDelete
  46. chitraOctober 16, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    Very nice you are in Trichy..and this place is quite close by...you can visit this when you find time..Nice place indeed.

    ReplyDelete
  47. SHYAMNovember 22, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks you










    Hotels in Trichy Thanjavur Kumbakonam

    ReplyDelete
  48. kashDecember 5, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    thanks for the useful information.

    ReplyDelete

Friends ,Thanks for Leaving your comment .I have enabled comment moderation.
This website is not for posting free advertisements.