Attractions Of Mahabalipuram: Sthalasayana Perumal Temple

Sthalasayana Perumal Temple

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Short Overview:

The Sthalasayana Perumal Temple is located near the Mamallapuram. The Sthalasayana Perumal Temple is dedicated to Sri Vishnu as Sthalasayana Perumal and Divine Mother Shakti as Nilamangai Thayar. The temple has a special shrine for Bhootathalvar who was born in Mamallapuram.  Sthalasayana Perumal is believed to have appeared to sage Vyakara Patha. Three daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Brahmotsavam festival.

Long Overview:

Sthalasayana Perumal Temple is at Mahabalipuram. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha. The early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th – 9th centuries, this is one of the shore temples in Mahabalipuram located near the bus terminus. The Sthalasayana Perumal Temple is dedicated to Sri Vishnu as Sthalasayana Perumal and Divine Mother Shakti as Nilamangai Thayar. 

The temple has a special shrine for Bhootathalvar who was born in Mamallapuram. The place has the reputation of being the birthplace of Saint Boodhathazhwar enriching the Vaishnava Nalayira Divya Prapandham literature with his hymns.  This is one of the celebrated 108 Divyadesas of Lord Perumal.  Procession deity appears with a lotus bud in his hand as if offering it at the feet of the Lord. The remaining one is the present Lord Sri Sthala Sayana Perumal temple. This is also under the attack of sea waves.  Observing a possible future calamity, Vijaya Nagar king Parangusa built a temple within the city of Mamallapuram in the 14th century and installed Perumal, it is the belief of the devotees that worshipping Sthala Sayana Perumal means worshipping Perumal in His Vaikundam itself directly. 

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