Saturday, November 10, 2018

The sastha who sits below a jack fruit tree –Palavadi Sastha


The sastha   who sits below  a jack fruit tree –Palavadi  Sastha
(on whom three leaves of the tree shed  after pooja)

Compiled  By
P,R,Ramachander

(Only micro info is available about this temple on line)






   This temple is near  Amba Samudram  of Thirunelvelii, which is 37 km from TEnkasi   and 47 km from  Thirunelve;li town .The God Sastha  with his consorts  , poorna  and Pushkala, in the form of three SWayambu Lingas is sitting under a  Jack fruit tree(Pala maram in Tamil, PLavu in Malayalam)   here.There  is no temple building

    His Vahana  , the elephant  is found in front of him 
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The speciality  of the temple is that  , if the God is satisfied  with the special pooja   given to him, three  leaves  of  the  Jack fruit tree , falls and get  placed on the   three  lingas
    There are  several huge forms of Parivara  Devathais  in this temple

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