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Above image Yadhava Kannan Temple, Karanthai, Thanjavur. View from the Thanjavur-Thiruvaiyaru-Kunbakonam road.
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Thanjavur city, home to UNESCO recognized 1000 plus year old heritage temple Sri Brihadeshwara (dedicated to God Shiva) built by the great Chola ruler Sri Raja Raja Cholan does not have a popular historical Sri Krishna temple. The one at Karathai Thanjavur - Yadhava Kannan temple which is about 266 year old is not a popular one due to lack of publicity.
Located in Karanthai, a suburb of Thanjavur, the presiding deity enshrined in the sanctum of Yadhava Kannan temple is Venugopalaswamy with his consorts Rukmani and Bama. The processional deity (Utchavar) is Yadhava Kannan in dancing posture. As per Agamic texts, Patcharatra worship is being followed here.
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Above image: 2018.Temple renovation of Yadhava Kannan temple, Thanjavur. Bhattacharyas reverentially pouring the holy water (teertham) on the metal pots (Kumbham) atop the tower. The holy theertham was kept in the Yagasala for certain days during the conduct of temple rituals as per Agama...........
This temple is locally called Yadhava Kannan temple, reason being during the Maratha rule a prominent Yadhava representative (Nattaanmai) one Perianna took serious efforts to have a Sri Krishna temple built in this part of Thanjavur. The Martha ruler Maharajah Pratap Singh agreed and bore the cost of construction. It was built in 1755 by the ruler of Thanjavur Maratha dynasty (having marital links with the royal family of Satara (Maharashtra). The temple is by the side of the Thanjavur- Thiruvaiyaru-Kumbakonam main road and one notice the small entrance tower - gopuram.
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| Thanjavur city map. Tamil Nadu. www.mapsofindia.com |
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| Yadhava Kannan temple, Karanthai, Thanjavur.,en.wikipedia.or |
There is a small shrine for Thirupati Balaji (in standing posture) in the prakara around the garbagriha. On the temple premises there is a separate Madappalli (temple kitchen) to cook daily offerings (Neyvadhyam) to the main deity. Sri Krishna Jayanthi here is a 11 day celebration as per Agama Sastra. Seventh day is uriyaadi and the the 11th day is Vedaiyatri - end of the festival. The festival begins with the hoisting of temple flag on the Dwathasthambam (before the shrine) on the first day, a feature common to all Hindu temples. Garudasevai (Perumal mounted on Garuda Vahana) is also celebrated here and this temple participates in the annual Garudasevai procession that comes during the Tamil month of Panguni. Further, it is one among several temples participating in Navaneetha Sevai, a long- held tradition of Sri Vishnu worship. Renovation of this temple -Kumbhabhishekham was held on 2 July 2018.
Booloka Krishnan temple, Thanjavur:
Located on Saganayan street, Thanjavur, Booloka Krishnan temple belongs to the Thanjavur Aranmanai Devasthanam which is managing the administration. On the premises of this temple thereis also another small temple dedicated to Yagya Narayana Perumal. There are idols of Sri Anjaneya and Garuda in this shrine. Sri Krishna with his two consorts is enshrined in the sanctum of Booloka Krishnan temple. Details about this place in the center of the city are sketchy.
Dinamalar newspaper dated 2nd July 2018.
