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Linked to the Ramayana
Sreedevi - Bhoodevi Sametha Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple at Thatakanthapuram.
THANJAVUR DISTRICT is dotted with numerous villages several of which are connected to episodes in the Ramayana as their names suggest. For example, Nallamangudi, Adambar, Kollumangudi (near Nannilam in Tiruvarur district) are named after the story that Sita sights the beautiful deer (Nallamangudi), Ram decides to kill the deer after knowing who it is, (Hathambar or Adambar) and the deer is killed (Kollumangudi).
Thatakanthapuram, also called Thattathimoolai, belongs to this group. Legend has it that when Thataka was chased by Rama she hid herself here but the prince killed her. Thattathimoolai is about 5 km south of Nannilam. It is also about 3 km west of Srivanchium, famous abode of Lord Shiva. It is also said that when Goddess Visalakshi along with Lord Viswanatha was on her way to Srivanchium to take bath in the holy tank, "Gupta Ganga Theertham", she took rest in Thattathimoolai. True to the legend, Sri Visalakshi is found in a sitting posture along with her consort, a rare sight. Situated on the banks on Vallappar river, this beautiful village has this holy Siva temple. The temple, apart from Viswanatha and Visalakshi shrines, has shrines for Ganapathy, Subramanya, Yoka Dakshinamoorthy and Saneeswara. The temple is conducted as per the Siva agama procedures called "Kamigam".
On the west side of the village is located a shrine for Lord Varadaraja with his Consorts Sree Devi and Bhoo Devi. Sravanam in the Tamil month of Purattasi attracts a huge number of devotees. The villagers have taken efforts to renovate both these ancient temples and the samprokshanam will be performed on September 5.
Enquiries may be directed to Ayyaswamy at 0435-2424304.
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