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Sri Oushadheeswarar / Marundheeswarar Temple, Thirukkachur

 Sri Oushadheeswarar Temple, Thirukachur is  dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thirukachur, a village in Kanchipuram district, near Maraimalai Nagar. This one of the TWIN Shiva temples in Thirukachur village, other being Sri KACHABESWARAR temple.

Moolavar

Sri Marundheeswarar, Sri Oushadheeswarar

Ambal

Sri Irul Neeki Ammai

Theertham (Holy water)

Oushadha Theertham

Sthala Vriksham (Sacred Tree)

Jackfruit Tree

The legend is that Lord Indira (the king of celestial gods) was suffering from the adverse effects of some curse he had incurred. Even the reputed physicians from the celestial world failed to cure him. They came to earth in search of a cure. Maharshi Narada advised them to pray to Lord Shiva in the “Oushada Giri” at Thirukachur. Their prayers were answered and Lord Shiva directed them to a medicinal herb that would cure Indira.

However, when the physicians try to procure the herb they found that the place was engulfed by darkness. Goddess Parvathi came to their rescue and lit up the place to enable them to find the herbs. They found the herbs - Bala and Athibala, took it to the celestial world and successfully cured Lord Indira. The Goddess here is praised as “Irul Neekkia Ambal” –  the one who drove darkness away.

This temple has the idols of lords Vinayakar and Murugan in front of the sanctum. Idols of lords Dakshinamurthy, Suryan, Navagraham, and Bhairavar can be seen in the corridors.

It is said that Lord Brahma worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple. The unique aspect of this temple is that the idol of Chandikeswarar in this temple has four faces similar to Lord Brahma. Hence Chandikeswarar here is also referred to as Brahma- Chandikeswarar.

There is also a 60-feet deep well here called “Oushada Theertham”.

There is a small pit near the flag post (Kodimaram) and the sand in that pit is considered as sacred ash (Viputhi). Devotees believe that swallowing a lit bit of this sand can cure all kinds of illnesses. Farmers from nearby villages take this sand and sprinkle it in their fields to obtain a better yield.







Location : Thirkachur is at a distance of about 6 kms from Maraimalai Nagar and 2 kms from Singaperumal koil en-route Sriperumputhur. Both Maraimalai Nagar and Singaperumal Koil are on the Chennai to Chengalpattu route. Nearest Railway Station is Singaperumal Koil.

Timings :: From 08.00 AM to 11.30 AM and from 05.00 PM to 07.30 PM. 

Worth visiting this temple for Lord Sri Oushdeeswarar Blessings

Posted on 11/03/2022

S. RAMASAMY (Sriram)

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