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The temple does not have a royal tower but is beautified by the arch at the entrance and the vimana above the sanctum (garbhagrha).<ref name=":0" />
The temple does not have a royal tower but is beautified by the arch at the entrance and the vimana above the sanctum (garbhagrha).<ref name=":0" />
== Thanjaiyali Nagar ==
Known as Veera Narasimha kovil, the Lord Vishnu in Thanjayali Nagar is worshipped as Narasimha and Goddess Lakshmi is adored as Thanjai Nayaki (the guardian of Thanjavur).
=== Temple at a glance ===
{| class="wikitable"
|Vishnu
|Narasimha
|-
|Lakshmi
|Thanjai Nayaki
|-
|Vimana
|Vedasundara Vimana
|-
|Pushkarini
|Pushkarini
|-
|Theertha
|Theertha
|}
=== Structure ===
The temple without its pyramidal tower is located on a vast
spread with its customary Bali peeta, Dwajasthamba and Garuda shrine. In this
temple, right at the entrance is ThirumangaiAlwarsannidhi and to the left there
is a separate shrine for Goddess Lakshmi who is the embodiment of wealth and
grace.
=== Legends ===
Having bathed in the waters of penance, Parasara
muni surrendered meekly unto the Lord and built an ashram with his loving
devotion. He was engrossed in divine knowledge together with humility, bhakti
and love. He began to regard the Lord as his very own and would always be in
the contemplation of the Lord day and night. Always yearning for the Lord, he
composed sweet verses in praise of the Lord. He dedicated himself completely to
the Lord's will longing for his vision. In course of time, the hermitage came
to be known as ParasaraKshetra.
When the milky ocean was churned, Parasara muni was one of
the rishis, who got for himself Amrutha fromVishnu as a reward for his
devotion. The muni brought the Arnrutha to the ParasaraKshetra and spilt it
into the temple pushkarni. Thus the temple tank rightly earned the name
Arnruthavarthini. Thus the beings and disciples of Parasara muni prospered in
the region of plenty. Then came a natural calamity, a terrible draught lasting
for twelve long years. Because of its divine association the only place not
affected was ParasaraKshetra.
As was feared by devas, the three demons having heard of
this miracle came to Parasarakshetra and polluted the temple tank. They in turn
regained their strength manifold. With their evil thoughts and habits they
troubled the Muni and his disciples endlessly.
On the advice of Brahma the Muni beseeched the help of Lord
Shiva. To quell the demons Lord Shiva sent Chandikadevi. On seeing the Devi,
Dhandakan rained showers of arrows. But as she killed the demons the other
demons would sprinkle water from the pushkarni and infuse new life into the
dead bodies. So it was a fight without an end. At this juncture, Lord Vishnu
appeared and distilled the Arnrutha from the water tank.
The asuraThanjakan charged on Vishnu with all sorts of
deadly weapons. The encounter between the two was terrible to behold. The
thrust that he made was terrific to look at.
The fierce battle that followed between the two was
appaning. Thanjakan was raining arrows. At one point, he with his demonic
powers transformed as an elephant came rushing n towards the Lord with the Sala
tree in his trunk courage and character andand standing tall amongst the ruins,
the Lord unfazed by tht demon, turned back the tide leaving the demon
tottering. The Lord brought the curtains down in style with substance and with
touches of divine. Dressed in battle fatigues.finally with his Sankalpa the
Lord transformed as Narasimha, pressed the demon on his lap. At this juncture
the demon surrendered to the Lord seeking refuge with a profound desire that
the Lord should reside at Thanjai in the very same Narasimha avatar. He also
wanted the place to be glorified as Thanjavur in his memory. Lord, merciful as
ever, promised to fulfil his death wish and assured him that he shall always be
at Thanjai. The Lord closed all the escape routes and the other demon,
Dhandakan was killed by the Lord in a Varaha form after a hot chase. The Lord
alone stood victoriously among the ruins. Chandika Devi succeeded in slaving
Tharakan and the Lord conferred on her the title EkaVeera. Parasara prayed to the
Lord to continue to star at Thanjai. Lord immediately obliged his saintly
devotee and enshrined at Thanjai as NeelameghaPerumaL•
== References ==
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