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Hare Krishna
Did you know that the original deity of Kanchi Sri Varadarajar was installed by Lord Brahma himself?
Here is the fascinating fact about the deity in Kanchi:
Thirukachi or Athigiri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram:
"The original deity of Lord Varadaraja (Atti Varadar), who is said to have been installed by Lord Brahma himself, is in a silver casket inside the temple tank. The deity of Lord Atthi Varadar made of Atthi wood, is consecrated in the four-pillared mandapam inside the Ananda Saras.
The Moolavar informed the priest in his dream that He could not bear the heat as the idol came out of Yagna fire. The lord told the priest to do abhisekam in hundreds measures of water vessel or to keep inside water. He said that the moolavr at a place called 'Palaya Seevaram', about 20kms from Kanchipuram could be replaced.
Also it was instructed to take out the Atthigiri Varadar once in 40 years and worship for 48 days (10 days?).
Thus the idol is taken out of the water once in 40 years and placed for darshan for 48 days (10 days ?) before it is again put into the water. The last time the Lord gave darshan was in 1979.
The answerer visited Varadaraja perumal Temple on 17th July 1979 and had the darsan of Atthi Varadar.
The next dharsan will be likely from 15th July 2019.
Another Version:
During the Muslim invasion, the moolavar deity (Lord Varadarajan) is said to have been damaged. As a damaged deity could not be worshipped, it was immersed in the temple tank. The moolavar that we see today at Kanchipuram was brought from Palaya Seevaram, about 20kms from Kanchipuram. In memory of this, the Utsava idol of Lord Varadarajan is taken on a procession once a year, during the Tamil month of Thai (Jan-Feb) to Palaya Seevaram. Lord Narasimha is also taken on a procession to Keela Seevaram during the Sankaranthi period (Kanu). "
Ref: https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110217222912AAccoLU
https://www.facebook.com/events/420928674694349/?ref=5
Here is the fascinating fact about the deity in Kanchi:
Thirukachi or Athigiri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram:
"The original deity of Lord Varadaraja (Atti Varadar), who is said to have been installed by Lord Brahma himself, is in a silver casket inside the temple tank. The deity of Lord Atthi Varadar made of Atthi wood, is consecrated in the four-pillared mandapam inside the Ananda Saras.
The Moolavar informed the priest in his dream that He could not bear the heat as the idol came out of Yagna fire. The lord told the priest to do abhisekam in hundreds measures of water vessel or to keep inside water. He said that the moolavr at a place called 'Palaya Seevaram', about 20kms from Kanchipuram could be replaced.
Also it was instructed to take out the Atthigiri Varadar once in 40 years and worship for 48 days (10 days?).
Thus the idol is taken out of the water once in 40 years and placed for darshan for 48 days (10 days ?) before it is again put into the water. The last time the Lord gave darshan was in 1979.
The answerer visited Varadaraja perumal Temple on 17th July 1979 and had the darsan of Atthi Varadar.
The next dharsan will be likely from 15th July 2019.
Another Version:
During the Muslim invasion, the moolavar deity (Lord Varadarajan) is said to have been damaged. As a damaged deity could not be worshipped, it was immersed in the temple tank. The moolavar that we see today at Kanchipuram was brought from Palaya Seevaram, about 20kms from Kanchipuram. In memory of this, the Utsava idol of Lord Varadarajan is taken on a procession once a year, during the Tamil month of Thai (Jan-Feb) to Palaya Seevaram. Lord Narasimha is also taken on a procession to Keela Seevaram during the Sankaranthi period (Kanu). "
Ref: https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110217222912AAccoLU
https://www.facebook.com/events/420928674694349/?ref=5
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