A unique incident, call it a miracle, happened during the recent Solar Eclipse in a small village Thepperumanallur in Southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu. A Naga serpent (Cobra) had been observed visiting the ShivaTempleIndia, mostly of the Saivaite denomination in Tamil Nadu, who professed and practised an unorthodox type of Sadhana, or spiritual practice, to attain liberation. Yogic powers called Siddhis are acquired by constant practice of certain yogic disciplines. Those who acquire these Siddhis are called Siddhas. Siddhars are people who are believed to control and transcend the barriers of time and space by meditation (Yoga), after the use of substances called Rasayanas that transform the body to make it potentially deathless, and a particular breathing-practice, a type of Pranayama. Through their practices they are believed to have reached stages of insight which enabled them to tune into the powers hidden in various material substances and practices, useful for suffering and ignorant mankind” Some of the Siddhars are reputed to leave their body and enter any other body even dead ones to protect their identity. during Solar Eclipses. The temple priest and other locals in order to photograph these visits had offered milk during the last Solar Eclipse in July 2009 but failed to see the Cobra last time. But their abiding faith were amply rewarded during the recent annular eclipse on Jan 15th, 2010 when to the pleasant surprise of the priest on opening the Sanctum Sanctorum he saw the Cobra entwined on top of the Siva Lingam idol. He immediately called Mr. Thenappan the photographer who lives in Thrunagesvaram. Meantime a dozen or more people had assembled to witness this miracle. In front of their eyes the Naga went back to the “Vilwa tree" (Aegle Marmelops) plucked the leaves and came back all the way to drop it on the Siva Lingam.
Cobra Picking leaves
Cobra bringing leave to Lord Shiva
Cobra with leave on the way to shine Lord shiva
Snake doing Lord Shiva Pooja
All these have been photographed by Mr. Thenappan (photos received directly from the photographer enclosed). Incidentally most men in the Agraharam (Brahmin’s colony) village are called Nagarajan (king of cobras) Nagalingam or Naganathan for a few generations now and the presiding deity in the nearby (1Km) ThiruNageshwaram is called Naganathaswamy. Perhaps there is a divine link between all these facts and happenings. Could it be a Siddhar? Wikipedia says “Siddhars are saints in India, mostly of the Saivaite denomination in Tamil Nadu, who professed and practised an unorthodox type of Sadhana, or spiritual practice, to attain liberation. Yogic powers called Siddhis are acquired by constant practice of certain yogic disciplines. Those who acquire these Siddhis are called Siddhas.[1] Siddhars are people who are believed to control and transcend the barriers of time and space by meditation (Yoga), after the use of substances called Rasayanas that transform the body to make it potentially deathless, and a particular breathing-practice, a type of Pranayama. Through their practices they are believed to have reached stages of insight which enabled them to tune into the powers hidden in various material substances and practices, useful for suffering and ignorant mankind” Some of the Siddhars are reputed to leave their body and enter any other body even dead ones to protect their identity.
You can see the Hood of the Cobra on top of the Sivalinga and the body on the left side.
Dinamalar (Tamil daily) – Miracle on January 15, 2010 – Solar Eclipse day [Translation]
Kumbakonam: At the SivaTemple in Thepperumanallur, large numbers of devotees witnessed a miracle of a Cobra doing Archana for Siva Lingam with Vilvam leaves. In Thanjavoor district of Tamil Nadu, near Thirunageswaram, there is a SivaTemple at Thepperumanallur. Here Vedhanthanayagi [Sakthi] with Viswanathaswamy [Siva] are the main Deities. In this Temple, it has been customary to do archana with Rudhraksha only. Yesterday morning, just before Solar Eclipse, at about 10:30 AM Sivachariar Satish, priest of the Temple, noticed a Cobra lying on top of the Siva Linga. The snake slowly descended from there and went towards the Vilvam tree which is the Sthala Viruksham– (holy tree) of the temple. It climbed the tree and picked a Vilvam leaf and came back and entered the Sannadhi (sanctum). It hissed at any devotee trying to get near it. It climbed onto the Siva Linga and opened it hood and dropped the Vilvam Leaf. This miracle was witnessed by all devotees who were excited. Then the Cobra went again and again to do the same repeated 2 or three times. As the news spread all over the village, hundreds of villagers rushed to the Temple to have the Dharshan of this event of Cobra with Siva.
[ Note: Vilvam leaf is holy and special for Siva Pooja]
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