Temples of Munnur (Historical Study)

by R. Muthuraman | 2016 | 67,784 words

This essay represents a historical study of the Temples in and around Munnur, situated in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state Karnataka (India). Munnur is regarded as an important religious city for the followers of both Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The ancient history of Munnur traces to the reign of the Chola, from whom the city derives it's ...

Sayaratchai puja

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Sayaratchai puja^[1] is performed before sunset, that is, between 5.00 p.m and 6-00 p.m. This Puja is a repetition of the morning puja Pongal is the neivedya for this puja.^[2] T he salient feature of this one is that during this puja neivedya and diparadhana are performed for Nataraja. Neivedya and diparadhana are first performed for Siddhi Vinayaka and then they are offered to "Nataraja, Subramanya, Dhakshnamoorthi, and Durgai. The puja ends with offerings to Amman temple.^[3]

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Shanmuga Sundara Mudaliar, (ed.), Op.Cit., Padalam 31, Slogam 1516, p. 240.

[2]:

Suresh Aiyer Interview, 21^st December 2014.

[3]:

Ibid.,

Last Updated: 15 December, 2022