The Untold story of Coutralam Temple | Artha | AMAZING FACTS

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1. Courtrallanathar Temple is a fascinating shrine dedicated to Lord Courtrallanathar (Kutralanathar)and Kuzhalvoimozhi Amman, located in Courtralam township, just next to Courtralam (Kutralam) waterfall.

2. Not many people know it, but this used to be a Vaishnava shrine, which transformed into a Shaiva temple.

3. As per Hindu legend, Sage Agasthya was refused entry in this earlier Vishnu temple’s sanctum for being a Shaiva follower.

4. Later he entered the temple as a Vaishnavite devotee and mystically changed the deity of god Perumal (Vishnu) into Shiva-linga.

5. The fingerprints of Sage Agasthya are still visible on the Linga, as he used enormous efforts and pressed the head of Lord Vishnu until it became a Linga.

6. It is said that it caused a headache to Lord Shiva during this process, so as a remedy he applied an oil mixed with 42 herbs.

7. Every morning during the main Pujan, Thaila-oil is applied on the head as a tradition.

8. So this was the story behind the fingerprint on Kutralam or Coutralam Linga, to know more such facts like this subscribe to our channel


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