Vaideeswarar at Vaideeswaran-Kovil

 The temple features:

This temple is located at Vaideeswaran-Kovil on the northern side of river Kaveri in Tanjavoor district in Tamil Nadu.
The carpet area of the temple is approximately 4,50,000 sqft with tall granite walls surrounding the temple. There are two majestic towers located on the eastern and western sides and there is also one small tower on the rear side of the temple. . The deity is called Vaideeswarar and is in the east facing pose. It is said that it is self incarnated The lord's consort Devi Tailambikai has a separate sanctum facing south. There are two big corridors and separate inner corridors for the temple festivels. The temple tree is Neem tree and the theertham is called Angaraha theertham.

The saint who sang hymns on the Lord:
Thiru-gnana-sambandhar
 

Signficance of this temple is that the Lord came as a Vaidya (doctor) and cured Angaraha (one of the zodiac signs Mars) of leprosy.

Legend: Once King Veera Serva was listening to Siva Puranam every day. This pious deed helped him to escape from an attack of tuberculosis. But his son got the disease. According to the advice of a priest the prince came to this Kunda (tank) called Angaraha theertham, took a dip and did pooja to the Lord and Devi. He wore the sacred ash after the pooja. Immediately he was cured of his illness. Even today many of devotees of the Lord come here with similar complaints and get as Prasadham "Tiru Chaandu Pills." This is purported to be the medicine which Lord Vaidyanatha gave to Angaraha to cure his illness.

Pilgrims who come here to get their illness cured take this medicine after observing the following directions. They are first required to take bath in the Anga-sanatana Teertham on an auspicious day during the Sukla Paksha, ( the fortnight following new-moon day). The should collect some Mrittika (mud) from the temple in a new pot and take it to the temple. Mix this with some sacred ash and a few drops of water from Siddhamurta Teertham and grind this into a paste. This should be offered in prayer to the Goddess and taken in with a little water from the Teertham. This will cure them of any illness

A Sage called Sadamantha was doing penance near the tank. There a frog was being chased by a snake from the tank and the frog jumped on him.The sage was disturbed and angrily pronounced that there should be no snakes or frogs in this tank. Accordingly even to day no frogs or snakes can be seen in this tank.

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