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Sri Venkatachalapathy Temple
- Karungulam,Tamil Nadu
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The Sri Venkatachalapathy Temple is located in Karungulam in Tirunelveli and is dedicated to Venkatachlapathy. The temple is a few meters off the Tiruchendur main road, and is also called as Vagulagiri Kshetra. When king Subakandan was praying to God Venkateswara in Tirupathi to relieve him of an unbearable pain in the neck, the God is believed to have appeared in his dream and advised him to build a sandalwood chariot. This site has been dedicated to God Venkatachalapthy who dwells in this wonderful abode ‘Karungulam’. Karungulam is also known as ‘Vagulagiri Kshetram’. Vagulagiri is a small hill situated on the southern bank of river Thamparapani. Vagulagiri is situated on the way from Tirunelveli to Tiruchendur by the banks of the river Tamirabharani. There are two temples with gopuram, one on the foot of the hill and the other upon the hill. Vagulagiri hill is situated at the northeastern side of the Karungulam village. The people of this village are staunch devotees of God Venkatachalapathy, the main deity of this temple. The enshrined god in this temple is in the form of two sticks (Tharkals) which are used to drive the car in the temple car festival. These sticks are made up of Sandal Wood and placed close to each other and consecrated in the Sanctum Sanctorium. Many devotees come to Karungulam for the Chithira Pournami festival of this temple and offer their prayers to God Venkatachalapathy and take part in the activities of the 10 days Chithirai festival. Apart from the chithirai festival ‘Garuda Sevai’ is celebrated in all the Saturdays of the ‘Purattasi’ Month. Vishnu Sahasranama Laksharchanai is celebrated every year and concludes with a grand Pushpanjali on the day of ‘Masi Magam’.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- To get rid of heart diseases
- To get relieved of Naga dhosha
- To get rid of psychological problems like depression
Shlokas
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Timings
7 am to 10.30 am 5 am to 8 am