The Shiva Linga is made of a single stone of Solar Magnetic
power equal to the power of Navapashanas scaling 5.5. feet in height. It is majestically mounted on Brahmma and
Vishnu Peetas. Thus all the three Lords
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahmma are in a single form here. The other special feature is that it produces
bronze metal sound when tapped by hand.
The Samadhi of Kakanda Bhujangar is near the temple where a
lamp is lit every day. We may see that
Nandhi turning slightly on a side in other temples to enable devotees to have
the darshan clearly. Here, the Nandhi
being a Balanandhi without much growth of the horns allows a clear view of the
Lord especially during the Pradosha days.
On the Aavani (August-September) full moon day and on the
Panguni Uthiram day in March-April, from 6.00 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. the devotee can
observe the rays of Sun falling on the horns of Balanandhi and pass through the
70 feet distance to Lord in the sanctum sanctorum.
As the temple has the power of Vayu and Panchaboodha Sthalas,
the sanctum sanctorum is Ugra-hot in nature.
The Dheep in the sanctum is always oscillating as mentioned in the palm
leaves of Kakanda Bhujangar. The other
wonder in the temple is that the abishek with 16 items as honey, milk, curd,
rosewater, green coconut, turmeric, sacred ash, sandal, tirumanjanam, sugarcane
juice, lime juice, pachamirtha, ghee, rice flour, oil, and holy water fall down
from the head of the Shivalinga separately in 16 line tracks without any
missing and finally confluence at the bottom.
Mother Swarnambika with all attributes of Mother Mahalakshmi
graces the devotees facing east in a standing posture with Her face just
turning towards Lord. The Jeeva Samadhis
of Kakanda Bhujangar and his wife Bahuladevi are at the direct view of
Ambica. Siddha Kakanda Bhujangar was
born from the crescent moon adoring the head of Lord Shiva and had the power of
taking the form of a crow-Kaka in Tamil.
Those facing problems from Moon and Saturn planets pray in this Samadhi.
As Nandhi in the temple is of a calf size, it is called Bala
Nandhi-Child Nandhi. Those facing
adverse aspects of Rahu-Ketu planets, perform abishek to Balanandhi which turn
blue. Lord Vishnu behind Lord Shiva
appears with Rudraksha to tell Kakanda Bhujangar that both are but one. |