Yadhava Kannan Temple, Thanjavur
Yaadava Kannan Temple, Thanjavur,[1] is a Vishnu temple in (also known as Karanthai), a suburb of Thanjavur in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu (India).
Structure
[edit]The temple was built during the period of Pratap Singh during 1755 A.D.,[2] The temple has raja gopura, garbhagriha, inner prakara, vimana and front mandapa. .
Presiding deity
[edit]The Presiding deity Shri Venugopalasamy is found with Bama and Rukmini. The processional deity, Yaadava Kannan, is in dancing posture. In the inner prakara, Tirupati Balaji is found in standing posture.[2]
Festivals
[edit]Shri Krishna Jayanti and Navaneeta Sevai ( offering of Milk cream known as Navaneeta in Samskrta language to God Krishna ) are important festivals of the temple. Shri Krishna Jayanti is celebrated 11 days.[2] During the Navaneeta Sevai, the processional deity of this temple would go around the town along with other deities of God Vishnu temples and bless the people.[3]
Kumbhabhishekham
[edit]The Kumbhabhishekham of the temple was held on 2 July 2018.[4]
Other temples
[edit]Bhooloka Shri Krishnan Temple and Vitthoba Temple are other Kannan temples found in Thanjavur.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ ta:தஞ்சாவூர் யாதவ கண்ணன் கோயில்
- ^ a b c கரந்தை ஸ்ரீயாதவ கண்ணன் (ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ண ஜெயந்தி 23.8.2019), தினமணி, 23 ஆகஸ்டு 2019
- ^ தஞ்சையில் 15 பெருமாள்கள் நவநீத சேவை, மாலை மலர், 30 மே 2016
- ^ யாதவ கண்ணன் கோயில் கும்பாபிஷேகம், தினமலர், 2 சூலை 2018[dead link]
- ^ தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997
Photogallery
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