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 Temple info -2697 கோயில் தகவல்-2697 Jagannath temple Thirumazhisai- Birthplace of Thirumazhisai Alwar In front of the othandeshwarar temple described in the previous post is the road leading to this famous temple.  It is associated with Shri Thirumazhisai alwar who was ordained by Sri.Peyyalwar and there is a sanidhi here for him with the third eye like Siva on his left toe. Lord Jagannath temple in Thirumazhisai is one of the three important Jagannath temples in the world. Jagnnath is a name given to Lord Krishna. Puri is considered as Uttara Jagannath Kshetra (North Jagannath), and Tiruppullani is considered as the Dakshina Jagannath Kshetra (South Jagannath), and Thirumazhisai Nagar is considered as the Madhya Jagannath Kshetra (the middle Jagannath site).     Even though the exact age of Jagannath temple is unknown, from the records and inscriptions, it is evident that this temple was maintained by Kulothunga Chola III of 12th century AD. Tirumazhisai Alwar...

 Temple info -2260 கோயில் தகவல் -2260 Veetrirundha Perumal Temple, Thirumazhisai, Thiruvallur Veetrirundha Perumal Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Thirumazhisai near Chennai City in Thiruvallur District of Tamilnadu. This temple is about 300 meters from Jagannatha Perumal Temple. Even though it is claimed that the temple is very old, the antiquity was lost during renovations by fixing of tiles and concreting. Legends Veetrirundha Perumal Temple, Thirumazhisai – Legends When the great sages Brighu and Markandeya performed tapes in Puri and longed for divine vision, Lord Vishnu appeared only hazily and that too in half form. Pressed for a fuller vision, he indicated that he would do so only in "Maheesara Kshetram". The sages then prayed to Lord Brahma to identify this sacred place. Lord Brahma found from Lord Vishnu that this could easily be identified since it would outweigh the rest of the world by at least one grain of paddy. He also learnt that ...