The structure of the temple resemble the Pandaripuram temple in Maharashtra with Lord Panduranga accompanied by Mother Raghumayee blessing devotees. Dwarapalaka idols are made of Panchaloka – a mixture of five metals. It is noteworthy that this Thamala tree is brought to South. It is said that Lord played his flute under the Thamala tree (the sacred tree of the temple) in Dwapara Yuga which drew Radha towards Him. Lord appears in many alluring forms as Rajagopala, Giridhari holding the Govardhana Hill, as Geethacharya, as Parthasarathy and Radhakrishna. On the Gokhulashtami day, Sri Vaishnava Muthagi Sevai is followed. Lord appears in fruit Alankara on the Tamil New Year day-Vishu Kani Utsav. Lord Panduranga showers His blessing as a King of Mathura on Sundays, in a simple form showing His Lotus feet for the darshan of devotees on Thursdays, with silver coverings on Fridays and as Lord Venkatachalapathi on Saturdays. Mother Raghumayee nearby is adding beauty to beauty. Made of Salagrama stone, Lord Panduranga in this idol form is 12 feet tall in a standing form. The Brindavan of His Holiness Gnanananda Swamigal adds more sanctity to the temple.ĭevotees perform pujas to Lord and Mother with Vastras. The temple follows both the orthodox sampradaya of South and the Bajan Sampradaya of North. Lord Govindaraja Perumal enjoys and graces the Wedding festival in the mandap as in Tirupathi except on Saturdays. Baghwan Garuda is occupying the centre space as a Gem. Entering the Mahamandap, one feels that he/she had entered the gates of Paradise. Passing the Balipeeta, there is the 16 pillared Maha Mandap. It is not simply wonderful but thrilling to see a tower of this stature facing east. The saffron flag flying above the tower invites the devotees with blessings of the Lord. Resembling the design of Puri Jagannath, this temple stands majestically with a 120 feet tall tower and Gold Kalasas of 9.5 feet with Sudarsana Chakra above.

Sri Panduranga-Ragumayee Temple, Thennangur, Tiruvannmalai district.

It is specially noteworthy that all the deities related to Sri Chakra – Maha Shodasi, Rajarajeswari, Saraswathi, Lakshmi, Brahmma, Vishnu, Rudra, Easwara, Vinayaka, Bala, Annapoorani, Ashwaruda, Rajamadhangi, Varahi, Pratyangara, Sarabeswara, Chakkarathazhwar, Yoga Narasimha, Agoramurthy, Vanadurga, Parasaraswathi, Medha Dakshinamurthy, Subramanya, Chandi Mahalakshmi, Brahmi, Maheswari, Gaumari, Vaishnavi, Mahendri, Chamunda, Mahalakshmi are in the temple in idol forms. Lord Panduranga, 12 feet tall appears standing majestically in the sanctum sanctorum. Vishukani Utsav on Tamil year day occurring almost on April 14 Muthangi Sevai on Gokhulashtami in August-September with various alankaras as Rajagopala, as Govinda-Giridari holding the Govardana hill, Parthasarathy and Child Kanna.

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