Padavedu Renugambal Amman temple thiruvannamalai.
Padavedu is the adobe of the goddesses Renugambal. popularly known as A.K.Padavedu (Amman kovil padavedu) is a very famous temples near thiruvannamalai.
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Padavedu Renugambal Amman temple is situated in Polur taluk, Tiruvannamalai district of tamilnadu in India. Padavedu is a small but powerful village that is considered to be a punniya sthalam by the devotees. Padavedu Renugambal is the kula deivam for many of the devotees who come here to seek her blessings.
The main deity is goddess the Renuka devi. It is said that the goddesses here is swayambhu- self manifested, means it has evolved on its own. This temple is considered as one of the shakti peethas in thondai nadu. Only the head of the goddess can be seen and is worshipped. This is a place in which the power of three moorthys – Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara along with the goddesses Shakti can be obtained by the devotees. It is said that this is the birthplace of the saint parashurama.
The greatness of the special prasadam :
The sand is given as prasadam that is dug from a place that is a little away from the saint's ashram. every year the sand is taken on the day of aani-thirumanjanam that comes in june- july months. It is said that the sand never becomes empty, it gets refilled by itself.
Sand that is given as prasadam instead of kumkum, which is unusual and special here.
It is said that the prasadam that is given here is a boon for childless couples, is is said that the childless couple are sure to get a baby after visiting this temple.
It is believed that the prasadam given to the devotees cure stomach ache for many of the devotees who come here.
Speciality in the temple:
it is considered to be the one of the important shakthi stalams in thondai nadu. it is the only temple where the head alone swayambu amman is worshipped.
tp prove and signify the importance shakthi, it is beleived the trimoorthys brahma, vishnu and maheshwara are formless in this temple along the goddess shakti.
The goddess is seen to be seated on a bull instead of a lion.usually the goddess shakthi is seen on a lion.
The banalinga and Nanakarshna were sanctified and installed by Shri Adi Shankara swamigal.`
Padavedu is the avataara stalam of the sage parashurama- one of the dasavatharams of Mahavishnu.
Temple details and poojas :
The temple is said to be more than 1000 years old. this is the place where the devotion and love towards the mother is expressed. there is a saying that sage Parashurama brought back his mother to life after being beheaded by him as per the instruction that he got from his father saint Jamadhanki.
The trikaala poojas are offered to the goddess as per the aagama vidhis and the neivaidhiya prasadam is offered to the goddesses.
Goddesses Renugambal is the family goddess (kula deivam) for many of the devotees who come here. to seek her blessings.
This temple is usually crowded on holidays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays and Fridays are special days in which the devotees come here to seek the blessings from the goddesses on the auspicious day and to remove the negative energy from mind and soul.
Legend:
Goddess Uma maheshwaris birth as Renukamba
The legend narrates the goddesses Renukamba to be an incarnation of goddesses uma maheshwari . Renuka devi was born to be the princess of vidarbha desam. When she attained the age of marriage she had to travel the world to find her husband along with her army. At kundali puram Renuka had to cross the place where saint Jamadhakni – an incarnation of lord Shiva was doing penance.
The war between the sage and the Renukamba
Renuka devi’s army occupied and camped the place surrounding the ashram of saint jamadhanki and hence the name “Padavedu ”meaning army encampment. it is said that the Renuka devis army disturbed the saint's penance. Outraged by this act , there began a war between Renugamba's troops and the saint's disciples.
The formation of Kamanandala river:
During this war Renuka created a huge fireball as her weapon with the blessings of goddess Chamundeshwari, and the saint put it off by collecting the water from the entire universe in his kamandalam and used it as his weapon. The saint dropped the kamandalam and created a river that extinguished the fire.The river from the saint Jamadhanki's kamandala is called Kamandala nadhi.
Renuka's marriage with the sage Jamadhanki and the birth of sage Parashurama:
After the victory of the saint, Renuka learns the purpose of her birth on this earth and marries the saint Jamadhanki.
The couple gives birth to the sage Parashurama - the incarnation of lord Vishnu and a few sons.
It is said that saint vishwamitra grew along with saint jamadhanki and performed the rituals. The sages used to perform yagna every day and Renuka devi used to bring water with a fresh pot made out of sand on the same day. Once it happened that Renukadevi gazed at the gandharva flying in the sky, and was late to the yagna.she was late to the yagna and it was disturbed, Renukadevi felt ashamed.
Angry sage Jamadhakni ordered his sons to cut Renuka's head, none of them did so except Parashurama. As per his father’s wish Parashurama chopped off the head of his mother.
padavedu is a place where many saints and great people performed penance and attained salvation.
Pleased by Parashurama's act the saint asked if he wanted any wish, Parashurama wished that his mother be back to life and stay with them. Jamdhanki granted the boon. They tried to fix the head but could not do it.
In anxiety the head of Renuka devi was fixed to a dhobis head and vice versa. Showing that motherhood is universal. The agni kunda where the yagna was performed still exists and the holy ash from this is given as the prasadam for the devotees.
It is said that once Karthaveeryarjuna killed the saint Jamadhankia and stole the holy cow- Kamadhenu. Angry Parashurama bravely fought and brought back the kamadhenu after killing karthaveeryarjuna and destroying the Kshatriya community.
Saint Jamadhanki attained salvation, the goddess kept her sirasu (head) as per the blessings that she received from lord shiva and left to swarga(heaven) along with the saint Jamadhanki.
Archeological importance:
Temple timings:
The temple is usually crowded on Tuesdays, fridays, special occasions and holidays.
On such dates it is advised to plan accordingly.
On regular days the timings are as follows
Morning: 6:40 am to 1 pm
Evening: 3 pm to 8:30 pm
Address :
Sri Renugambal Amman temple
Padavedu,
Thiruvannamalai
Temples near Padavedu:
How to reach:
Local transit: there are many buses that ply to Padavedu from nearby towns like Polur, Thiruvannamalai, Aarni and other nearby villages.
Cabs and taxis can be booked as per convenience and are available 24/7 from different towns and cities.
From Chennai to Padavedu
There are a number of options to travel from Chennai. There are many govt buses that run to Polur, Aarni and thiruvannamalai. And from there one can take local buses or cab services.
There are scheduled trains that stops in Polur for a few minutes.
From Bangalore to padavedu
There are a number of options to travel from Bangalore. There are many interstate government buses and private buses that run to near by towns. And from there local buses or cab services and be available to travel to Padavedu.
Trains:
There are scheduled trains from Bangalore that stop in Polur for a few minutes.
The nearest railway stations are Polur, Arani and Vellore.
Airport:
The nearest airport is at Chennai.
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