
narasimhaswamy kshethram, naamakkal

dakshinenthyan samsthaanamaaya thamizhnaattile naamakkal jillayile naamakkal pattanatthile narasimhaswamy kshethram vishnuvinte avatharamaaya hindu devanaaya narsimhan samarppichirikkunnu. dravida shailiyilulla vaasthuvidyayilum parakal muricha vaasthuvidyayilum nirmmicha eee kshethram salem-naamakkal-trichy rodilaanu sthithi cheiyunnathu. lakshmikkum bhaaryaykkum hanumank vendi prathyakshappedunna hindu devanaaya vishnuvinte avatharamaaya narasimhayumaayi kshethrathinte aitihyam bandhappettirikkunnu. vasthuvidyaa savisheshathakale adisthaanamaakki, ettaam noottaandil sathyaputhranmaar ennum vilikkappedunna aadiyammanmaaraanu kshethram nirmmichathennu charitrakaaranmaar vishwasikkunnu, ithu 'adiendra vishnu gruham' allengil 'aadiyamman rajaakkanmaarude vishnuvinte bhavanam' ennu paraamarsikkunna likhithathil ninnu vyakthamaan. eee kshethrathe kurichu nalayeera divya prabandhangalil paraamarsamilla, athinaal 108 kshethrangalude divyadesham groupil ithu pattikappedutthiyittil. ennaal 108-ll ettavum pradhanappetta abhimaana sthalangalilonnaayi ithine tharamthirichittundu.
parakal muricha vaasthuvidyayulla sreekovilinu munnil thoonukalulla oru haalund. parakal murichu karutha pashchaathalamulla chathuraakrithiyilaanu sreekovilinte sthaanam. sreekovilinu moonnu silppamulla cellukalum rund thoonukalum athinu munnil oru varaanthayumundu. maddhya sreekovilil aasanamoorthi ennu vilikkunna narasimhante prathima irikkunnu. kshetra samuchayathil mattu rund sreekovilukalum undu. eee sreekovilil namagiri tayarum lakshmi narayanan undu. namagiri tayar ennum ariyappedunna namagiri lakshmi deviykku prathyeka shethramundu. 
raavile 7 munny muthal uchaykku 1 munny vareyum vaikunneram 4.30 muthal 8 munny vareyum kshethram thurannirikkum. naalu dainamdina aachaarangalum niravadhi vaarshika uthsavangalum kshethrathil nadakkunnu, athil pathinanju divasathe panguni uthiram utsavam thamizh masamaaya "panguni" yill (march-epril) aaghoshikkunnu, athil ettavum pramukhamaayathinaal kshethrathinte theruvukalil peetaasana cheiyunna devathakalude chithram edukkunnu. vaikhaanasa paarambaryamanusarichu ellah varshavum march, epril maasangalil (thamizh paankuni maasam) narasimhaswamy kshethrathinte vaarshika kaar utsavam aaghoshikkunnu.
thamizhnaad sarkkaarinte hindu matha, endovement bordaanu kshethram paripalikkukayum niyanthrikkukayum cheiyunnathu.
ithihaasam.
hindu aithihyamanusarichu, asurarajavaaya hiranyakashipu, oru manushyan thanne kollan kazhiyillennum ravileyo uchayilo raathriyilo vaayuvilo vellathilo nilatho kollappedillennum brahmaavil ninnu oru varam labhichathinaal devanmaare (divyadevanmaar) vishamippikkukayayirunnu. pithaavinte vidvesham nediya addehathinte makan prahlad vishnuvinte theevra bhakthanaayirunnu. prahlad vishnuvinodu kooduthal arppanabodhamullavanaanne eshtappedaathathinaal hiranyakashipu vividha samayangalil prahlaadane kollan shramichu. ennaal thante makan pralhaadane kollan shramikkumbozhellaam vishnuvinte divyakripayaal addeham enganeyo rakshikkapettu. iruvarum thammilulla avasana chooderiya tharkkathil, vishnu ellaayidathum undo ennu chodichukondirunna hiranyakashipu thante ayudham upayogichu oru thoon thakarthu. vishnu narasimhante avatharam sweekarikkukayum sthambhathile dwaarathil ninnu purathuvarikayum cheythu. simhamukhamulla ardhamanushyanaaya narasimhan sooryaasthamayasamayathu karayo vaayuvo illaatha oru kavaadatthil hiranyakashipuvine konnu. anganeyaan vishnu narasimhadeva roopathil prahalaadine pithaav hiranyakashipuvinte kolapaathakatthil ninnu rakshichathu.
vishnuvinte bharyayaaya lakshmi thante anugrahangal thedi eee sthalathu tapassu cheiyunna kaalam kazhinjupoyi. hanuman (praadeshikamaayi anjaneyar ennu vilikkappedunna) shaligramam kondu nirmmicha oru chithram vahichukondirikkumbol narsimha roopathil vishnuvine kaanaan sahayikkaan lakshmi addehathodu abhyarthichu. hanuman aaa shaligramam avale ealppikkukayum thaan madangivarunnathuvare athu sookshikkaan abhyarthikkukayum cheythu. lakshmikk bharam thangaan kazhiyaathe vannu, hanuman madangivarunnathinu munbu oru parvathamaayi valarnna eee prathima ivide sthaapichu. narasimhan iruvarkkum munnil prathyakshappedukayum eee sthalathu thante vaasasthalam sthaapikkukayum cheythu.
charithram.
ettaam noottaandil paandya rajaakkanmaar parakal murichu nirmmichathaanu eee kshethram ennu vishwasikkappedunnu. charitrakaaranaaya soundaraa rajan ettaam noottaandile varagunanathinu munbulla (800-830) kaalaghattatthilekkulla theeyathi rekhappeduthunnu. paleography parakal muricha vaasthuvidyayum adisthaanamaakki, pii.aarr. srinivasan ithu ettaam noottaandil sthaapichirikkunnu. badami guhakalil (aaram noottaand) kaanapedunna samanamaaya vasthuvidyaa gadakangalumaayi mikka charitrakaaranmaarum kshethrangale thaarathamyam cheythittundu. bhakti paarambaryatthinte kaalathe alvaarukal parakal muricha chithrangal upekshichuvennum athinaal eee shethrathekkurichu nalayeera divya prabandhatthil paraamarsamillennum chila charitrakaaranmaar vaadikkunnu. ennaal puthukkodda jillayile tirumayam, virudunagar jillayile ninra narayana perumaal kshethram thudangiya parakkettukal muricha shethrangal canonil paraamarshichittundenna udharicha mattu charitrakaaranmaar eee vaadam nishedhikkunnu. likhithangalude vishadaamshangalude rekhakal "epigraphy vaarshika report-1961" ll kaanapedunnu. kshethrathil likhithangalonnumilla, ennaal kunnin mukalile guhayilullah ranganatha kshethrathil theeyathi rekhappeduthaatha oru likhithamundu. rund shethrangalum ore kaalaghattatthilaanu nirmmichathennu charitrakaaranmaar vishwasikkunnu.
vaasthuvidya.
thamizhnaattile naamakkal jillayile naamakkal pattanatthil naamakkal-selam rodilaanu kshethram sthithi cheiyunnathu. kunninte padinjaaran vashath naamakkal kottayude thaazhathe kunnin mukalilaanu manoharamaaya oru kunnin mukalil kothiyeduttha kshethram sthithi cheiyunnathu. shethrathinu oru paranna kavaadam gopuravum randaamathe praveshana kavaadavum undu, koodaathe thoonukalulla haalukalilekku nayikkunna paranna kavaadavumund. pradhana sreekovilil aasanamoorthi ennu vilikkappedunna irippidabhaavathilulla narasimhabhagavaante prathimayundu, addehathinte paadangalkku keezhil rund prathimakalundu. paara murichu karutha pashchaathalamulla chathuraakrithiyilaanu sreekovil sthithicheyyunnathu. sreekovilinu moonnu silppamulla cellukalum rund thoonukalum athinu munnil oru varaanthayumundu. narasimharinte chithram oru yogasana prathimayayi kanakkaakkappedunnu, addehathinte paadangalkkadiyilulla chithrangal suryan chandranumaayi kaanapedunnu. addehathinte iruvashathumulla bharyamaar illaathirikkunnathinaal ithine bhogasana ennu vilikkunnilla. iruvashathum shivan brahmavum ulla addeham rund kaikalumaayi shamkhavum chakravum pidichu nilkkunnu. skandapuraanam" anusarichu mahabaliyil ninnu vellam eduthu pinneedu trivikramamaayi valarnnu baaliye thante paadangalkku keezhil mukkikkollunna vaamanante vivaranam chithreekarikkunna oru paanalund. kanchipuram, mahabalipuram kshethrangalile ekashilakalil ninnulla vyathiyaanamaayaan charitrakaaranmaar ithine kanakkaakkunnath.
trivikramam, narasimhan hiranyakashipuvine kollunnath, anantha saayana vishnu ennivare chithreekarikkunna mattu silpashilpangal kshethrathinte chuvarukalil undu. shethrathinu purathaanu kamalalayam enna kshetra tank sthithi cheiyunnathu. naamakkal kottayude paathivazhiyil samanamaaya parakal muricha chithrangal shethrathilundu. shradheyamaayi, vishudha purandaradasan thante prashasthamaaya gaanamaya "simha roopanaada srihari, namagirishane" rachichathu namagiri narasimharin munnilaanu.
kshetra samuchayathil mattu rund sreekovilukalum undu. eee sreekovilil namagiri tayarum lakshmi narayanan undu.
paarayude vashangalil niravadhi vishudha kulimuri sthalangalo theerthangalo undu, avayil ettavum valuth lakshmiyude vishudhamaaya "kamalalayam" ennu vilikkunnu.
srinivasa ramanujante swaadheenam.
mahanaaya indian ganithashaasthranjanaaya srinivasa ramanujan thante ganithashaasthra kandethalukalkk thante kudumbatthinte devathayaaya namagiri thayaarin bahumati nalki. ramanujan parayunnathanusarichu, aval darshanangalil addehathinu prathyakshappettu, addeham parishodhikkenda ganitha soothravaakyangal nirddeshichu. atharamoru sambhavathe addeham ingane vivarichu "urangumbol enikku asaadhaaranamaaya oru anubhavam undaayi. raktham ozhukunna oru chuvanna screen undaayirunnu, athu pole. njaan athu nireekshikkukayaayirunnu. pettennu oru kaii screenil ezhuthaan thudangi. njaan ellah shradhayum nedi. aaa kaii niravadhi deerghavrithaakrithiyilulla samakalanangal ezhuthi. avar ente manassil urachuninnu. unarnnayudane njaan avare ezhuthaan nirbandhichu."koodaathe, ramanujante ammaykku swapnathil englandilekku pookaan namagiri thayaril ninnu anumathi labhichu.
uthsavangalum mathaparamaya aachaarangalum.
kshethrapurohithanmaar uthsavangalilum divasena "pooja" (achaarangal) nadathunnu. kshethrathile achaarangal divasathil naalu thavana nadathappedunnu raavile 7 manikk "kalasandhi".emm., 12:30 p-ll "uchikaala pooja".emm., vaikunneram 4.30nuu "saayarakshayi".emm., vaikunneram 7.45 nuu "ardhajaama pooja".emm.oro aachaarathinum moonnu ghattangalundu peetaasana devathakalkkaayi "alankaranam" (alankaaram), "nivedanam" (bhakshana vazhipaadu), "deepa aaradanai" (vilakkukal uyarthuka). prathivaara, prathimasa, randaazhchathe aachaarangalaanu kshethrathil nadakkunnathu. kshethram raavile 7 munny muthal uchaykku 1 munny vareyum vaikunneram 4.30 muthal 8 munny vareyum thurannirikkum, koodaathe mahanaaya hanuman kshethram raavile 6:30 muthal uchaykku 1 munny vare thurannirikkum. vaikunneram 4:30 muthal 9 munny vare. samayam neettiyittulla utsava avasarangalilozhike ellah divasangalilum. thamizh masamaaya 'panguni' yill (march-epril) kshethrathile theruvukalil oru kshetra radhathil peetaasanam cheiyunna devathakalude chithram edukkunna pathinanju divasathe panguni uthiram utsavamaanu kshethrathile pradhana uthsavangal. chadanginide peetaasanatthinte vishudha vivaahavum nadakkunnu. varshathile vividha maasangalil nadakkunna chitthiraay thamizh puthuvalsaram, vaigasi visagam, telung puthuvalsaram, avani pavithrothsavam, narsimhar jayanti, vaikunda eakaadashi, thaay ponkal ennivayaanu kshethrathile mattu uthsavangal. aadhunika kaalath naamakkal jilla bharanakoodam eee kshethrathe jillayile pradhana vinodasanjaara aakarshanangalilonnayi thiricharinjittundu. thamizhnaad sarkkaarinte hindu matha, endovement bordaanu kshethram paripalikkukayum niyanthrikkukayum cheiyunnathu.

