Kuruvithurai Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Madurai |
Deity | Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal |
Festivals | Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Krishna Janmashtami |
Location | |
Location | Kuruvithurai |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal Temple, Kuruvithurai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu | |
Geographic coordinates | 10°04′13″N77°53′48″E / 10.070364°N 77.896548°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian architecture |
Specifications | |
Temple(s) | One |
Elevation | 214.77 m (705 ft) |
Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal Temple which is maintained under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu is a Perumal temple situated at Kuruvithurai. [1] The main deity in this temple Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal, who appears here with His consorts Shri Devi and Boo Devi. [2] The idols of main deity and His consorts are made up of sandalwood which is a rare feature in this temple. [3]
This temple is located with the coordinates of ( 10°04′13″N77°53′48″E / 10.070364°N 77.896548°E ) at Kuruvithurai neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in India.[ citation needed ]
Guru (Jupiter) constructed a place in Kuruvithurai for his son Kasa. But Kasa had been trapped in demon's world. Guru performed penance on Perumal and pleased by his penance, Perumal appeared before him with a chariot (ratha) in Kuruvithurai and saved his son from demon's world. So this temple is known as 'Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal Temple'. [4]
A stone inscription was found in this temple which mentioned king Parakrama Pandian (1097 - 1104 A.D.) renovated the check dam in Kuruvithurai, with the conversion of brick and mortar structure into stone barrage which lasts long. [5]
The idols of Lord Perumal, Lord Panchamurth, Goddess Sridevi and Goddess Boodevi were stolen by thieves and later abandoned on roadside and recovered back safely. [6]
Every year, on account of 'Guru peyarchi' (the forward movement of Jupiter from one zodiac to another), people throng this temple situated on the banks of Vaigai river at Kuruvithurai. [7]
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