
saundararajperumal mandir, thadikombu

saundararajperumal mandir hindu devta vishnu koo samarpit ack mandir haye, joe dakshin bhaaratiya raajya tamilanadu mein dindigul key paas ack gaanv thadikombu mein sthit haye. maanaa jaataa haye kii yeh mandir dravid vastukala shally mein 16veen shatabdi esvi key dauran achyuta deva raay dwara banaaya gayaa thaa. vishnu kii pooja saundarraj perumal key roop mein aur unaki patni lakshmi kii pooja saundaravalli key roop mein kii jaati haye.
yeh mandir rung mandapam key liye jaanaa jaataa haye, jisamen durlabh aakar kii moortiyaan hain. mandir mein naayak kaal key dou shilalekh hain. mandir mein ack paanch-stariya "rajagopuram" (pravesh dwaar meenar) haye aur yeh grenite kii deewaar key bheetar sthaapit haye. iss parisar mein isase judey sabhi mandir aur jall nikaay hain. mandir kii vishesh visheshtaen prem, manmath aur rati key hindu devtaon key liye ack alag mandir hain.
maanaa jaataa haye kii sundarraj perumal rishi mandukya key liye prakat hue they. mandir mein chhah dainik anushthaan aur teen vaarshik tyohar manaae jaate hain. rath utsav, joe tamil maheene "chittirai" (march-aprail) key dauran manaaya jaataa haye, mandir kaa sabse pramukh tyohar haye. mandir kaa rakharkhaav aur prashaasan tamilanadu sarkaar key hindu dhaarmik aur daan board dwara kiya jaataa haye.
kinvadanti.
mandir kii kshetriya kinvadanti key anusaar, ack baar, ack rishi koo mandir key aspas key sthaan parr mendhak (mandukya) key roop mein shraapit kiya gayaa thaa. vaha ack rakshas seey pareshan thaa, aur mendhak ney bachaav key liye vishnu kii pooja kii. vishnu bhakti seey prasann hue aur rakshason koo maar curr mendhak koo bachaaya. vishnu ney usa sthaan parr rahane kaa faisala kiya jahan unhone mendhak koo bachaaya thaa, joe aage chalkar mandir kaa sthaan bunn gayaa.
itihas.
15veen shatabdi key dauran, dindigul bhaari yuddh kaa sthal thaa aur loga badee sankhya mein thadikombu chaley gaye.
maanaa jaataa haye kii yeh mandir 16veen shatabdi key dauran krishna deva raay key chhote bhaai achyuta deva raay (1529-1542 CE) key shasson key dauran banaaya gayaa thaa. maanaa jaataa haye kii nirmaan unake poorvavarti, aliya raam raay (1485-1565 esvi) key shasson key dauran shuru huaa thaa. baahari holl aur moortiyon koo 1629 mein tirumalai naayak (1623-59) kii avadhi key dauran shamil kiya gayaa thaa. yeh bhee pataa chalaa haye kii sundaresan naam key ack sardar ney mandir key pujari niyukt kiye they. yeh bhee maanaa jaataa haye kii sundarpandya naam kaa ack holl, mandir pahale key paandya yug seey maujood hoe sakata haye aur vijaynagar raajaon dwara iska vistaar kiya gayaa hoe sakata haye.
mandir key rakharkhaav mein kiye gaye yogdan parr vibhinn shaasak samrajyon key shilalekh hain. garud mandap mein raam raay kii avadhi kaa ack kshatigrast shilalekh paaya gayaa haye. sunder paandya madapam mein ack shilalekh madurai mein kallalagar key vivaah utsav key sanchaalan kaa sanket detaa haye. anya shilalekh mein ullekh haye kii madurai key loga thadikombu koo apani uttari basti maanate hain.
vastukala.
yeh mandir dakshin bhaaratiya raajya tamilanadu mein dindigul key baahari ilaake mein ack gaanv thadikombu mein sthit haye. mandir kaa kshetrafal chaar taraf seey aaytaakaar grenite kii divaaron seey ghiraa huaa haye, jisamen ack lamba rajagopuram (mandir kaa meenar) haye. mandir key chaaron or iss tarah seey pakka kiya gayaa haye kii tyohaaron key avsaron parr mandir kii gaadi kii aavaajaahi koo samaayojit kiya jaa sakey. mandir kaa mukhya pravesh dwaar poorv kii or haye aur mandir key pravesh dwaar parr chaar stambhon vaalaa khula kaksh haye. mandir key dou parisar hain. mandir ack "madakovil" haye, jisaki oonchaai lagbhag ack oonche munch parr banaai gaee haye. seedhiyon mein parapet koo ghumaavdaar "yaali", shher key chehare vaali vijaynagar moortiyon seey sajaaya gayaa haye.
pahale parisar mein unaki patni, saundaravalli, andal aur vishwaksenar key liye mandir bhee hain. sabhi aantarik mandir poorv kii or hain, aur dakshin kii or sthit vishwaksenar mandir koo chhod dete hain. dwajastambam (dhwaj karmchari) aur ack kaksh pravesh dwaar meenar seey garbhagrih taka akshiya sanrekhan mein sthit hain. dusare parisar key dakshin-paschim koney mein chakratalvar kii chhavi haye. vishnu key duss avtaar dashaavtaar kii chhaviyaan ann mandap mein rakhee gaee hain.
pithasin devta koo garbhagrih mein khade honey kii mudra mein rakhaa jaataa haye aur isaki oonchaai haye. bhudevi aur sridevi unake donon taraf sthit hain. garbhagrih mein utsav devta kii chhavi bhee rakhee gaee haye. kalyan mandap mein sangeet stambh hain, jinamen seey pratyek alag-alag sangeet dhwaniyaan utpann kartaa haye. yeye meenakshi amman mandir, thanumalayan mandir, kaashi vishwanath mandir, tenkasi, krishnapuram venkatachalpati mandir aur alvar tirunagari mandir mein paae jaate hain. haathon mein haathi-gaj pakade khade ganesh, vishnu durga aur stambhon parr kabja karane vaale anjaney kii chhavi ullekhaniya haye. sunderpandia mandap kii chaudah poorna aakar kii chhaviyaan hain-vaikunthnath, stunnanarsinh, mahavishnu, chakratalvar, madangopal, manmathan aur rati, trivikram, natraj aur kaali, aghora veerbhadra, raam aur kartavirya arjun.
rung mandapam (jise ann mandapam bhee kahaa jaataa haye) mein vishnu key vibhinn roopon key sunder vaastushilp pratinidhitva hain. yeh garbhagrih kii or jaane vaale saundaravalli mandir key paas sthit haye. aisaa maanaa jaataa haye kii vijaynagar samrajya key isi tarah key vaastushilp key namoone algar koyal, krishnapuram venkatachalpati mandir, srivilliputhur divya desham aur jalkandeshwar mandir, vellor mein paae jaate hain. talwar aur seeng pakade hue veerbhadra key mishrit stambh 1500 key dashak kii shuruat mein vijaynagar raajaon key jode hue paae gaye hain. tiruvattaru mein aadikeshav perumal mandir, madurai mein meenakshi mandir, tirunelveli mein nellaiyapar mandir, tenkasi mein kaashi vishwanath mandir, krishnapuram venkatachalpati mandir, rameshwaram mein ramanathaswamy mandir, srivilliputur aural mandir, srivaikantam mein srivaikanthanathan permuel mandir, avudayarkovil, vaishnav nambi aur thirukkurungudivali nachiyar mandir mein bhee isi tarah key stambh paae jaate hain.
tyohar aur dhaarmik prathaaen.
yeh mandir vaishnav parampara key tenkalai sampradaay kii paramparaon kaa paalan kartaa haye aur "vaikhanas parampara" kaa paalan kartaa haye. mandir key pujari tyohaaron key dauran aur dainik aadhar parr "pooja" (anushthaan) karate hain. tamilanadu key anya vishnu mandiron kii tarah, pujari vaishnav samudaay seey sambandhit hain, joe brahmin varg seey hain. mandir key anushthaan dinn mein chaar baar kiye jaate hainh subah 8 baje "kalasanti".aim., 12:00 p parr "uchikalam".aim., shaam 6 baje "sayarakshai".aim., aur 10:00 p parr "ardh jaamam".aim. pratyek anushthaan key teen charan hotey hainh "alangaram" (sajawat), "nivethanam" (bhojan kii bhent) aur "deepa ardanai" (deepak lehrana) donon key liye. pooja key antim charan key dauran, "nadaswaram" (pipe vaadya) aur "tavil" (taal vaadya) bajaaya jaataa haye, pujaariyon dwara "veda" (pavitra granth) mein dhaarmik nirdeshon kaa paath kiya jaataa haye, aur upaasak mandir key mastak key saamane khud koo sajda karate hain. mandir mein saptahik, masik aur pakhwade key anushthaan kiye jaate hain.
tamil maheene "chittirai" key dauran, tyohar key devta koo mandir kii madaa sadak key chaaron or julus mein leey jaaya jaataa haye. isi tarah key julus tamil maheene "aadi" (julaai-agast) key dauran nikaale jaate hain.

