About trip

About Temple: The Sthalasayana Perumal Temple is dedicated to Sri Vishnu as Sthalasayana Perumal and Divine Mother Shakti as Nilamangai Thayar. The temple has a special shrine for Bhootathalvar who was born in Mamallapuram. The Sthalasayana Perumal Temple is at Mahabalipuram. The Temple resides as the first and foremost of Mahabalipuram sculptures. It is one of the 108 and It is a small temple with two major Shrines for Lord Sthalasayana Perumal and Nilamangai Thayaar.

• Moolavar: Thiru Vada Enthai Varaaga Moorthy

• Thaayar: Sri Nila Mangai Thayaar
  

• Utsavar :Sthala Sayana Perumal (Ula Kuyya Nindraan)
  

• Vimanam:Thaganakruthi (Aanantha Vimanam)
  

• Location:Mahabalipuram,Tamil Nadu.
  

Sthalapuranam :

• It is said that Mahabali Chakravarthy ruled this sthalam and as per the varam he got from Vamaanar, one of the Incarnations (Avathaaram) taken by Sriman Narayanan, this sthalam is named as "Mahabalipuram". It is one of the said story about this sthalam.

• Pundareeka Maharisi started and maintained a big nandavanam (Flower park) here and wanted to dedicate all the Lotus flowers which flowers in this nandhavam to the divine feet of Emperumaan.

• Once, he plucked all those Lotus flowers and put them in a basket and started walking to Paramapadhanadhan in Thiruppaarkadal.

• But, he could not walk cross the sea, because of the huge waves of the sea. To make the sea dry, he started to clear the water through his hands. But, actually he could not do that and it is impossible for an ordinary person to do so.

• At that time, Emperumaan came there as an old man and told him he is hungry and he wants some food to eat. Perumal said if he gives the food, he can also help him to make the water dry.

• Hearing this, Pundareekar kept the basket which is full of Lotus at that place and went back to his house to get some food for the Perumal, who has come as an old man. When he came along with the food, he could not find the old man and found that there is not water in the sea. At the same time, he could find Emperumaan, wearing the Lotus flowers all along his body shoulders and giving the Kidantha Kolam facing east direction in the empty floor.

• As the Prarthanai (asking our needs to Perumal) of Pundareeka Maharishi, Emperumaan gave him the seva in this sthalam as seen in Paarkadal.

• Near Moolavar, Pundareekar is also found near the Thiruvadi of the Perumal.

• Near to this sthalam, on travelling along the west direction of the light house, we can find Aadhivaraga Murthy temple - Thiru Ida Vendhai.

Trip Overview

DAY 1 - Mahabalipuram Sightseeing

Morning arrival at Mahabalipuram and then transfer to Hotel. Hotel Check in. India Seashell Museum. Shore Temples. Five Rathas. Krishna’s Butterball. Tiger Caves. Overnight stay at Mahabalipuram.

DAY 2 - Mahabalipuram Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Then proceed to visit Mahabalipuram Beach. Arjuna’s Penance. Alamparai Fort. Crocodile Bank. Covelong Beach Overnight stay at Mahabalipuram.

DAY 3 - Mahabalipuram Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Then proceed to visit Thiru Kadalmalai - Sri Sthala Sayana Perumal Temple. Mahishasura Mardini Cave Temple. Mamallapuram Lighthouse. Proceed towards Theni. Finally drop at Theni.