AZHINJAL TREE - NOOTRETEESWARAR TEMPLE (THIRUVAL

NADU)

A Challenge with Nature!

You might have seen my last post on Sausage Tree at Red Hills Bus Terminus
stop was a little village called Chinnakkavanam. Why Chinnakkavanam? Well, ther
too!!! Pretty close to Chinna Kavanam bus stop is the Nootreteeswarar temple.

The temple's legend is that when Saint Agasthiar went to Kasi / Varanasi, he stop
prayers to Lord Shiva here who was in the name, Chathurvedeeswarar. The Lord
called Sivagami Ammai.

During the night, the Lord appeared in his dreams and told him that if he offered
days, he need not come to Kasi and would get the blessing of Kasi here itself. So f
bathed in the nearby river of Aranya and brought a handful of sand and made a S
below a tree here called Azhinjal tree and performed his prayers for 108 days. On t
108 Siva Lingam he made, merged into one which appeared like a figure of Lord V
didn't start his first day with prayers to Lord Vinayaka which is the custom. Lookin
king Nandi Varman built the temple here. Since the 108 became one, a single Siv
to represent the 108, and was called Nootreteeswarar or Ashtothreeswara
Ashtothravalli.

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Well, today the Azhinjal tree stands still and we can spot a imperfect sculpture o
the tree. The temple has 2 sets of Sanctum Sanctorum - one for the Chathurvede
Ashtothreeswarar!

The entire temple was white washed and I couldn't spot any inscriptions! So was it
Varman - I don't know!

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So back to the tree, that's the temple and the main reason I ve
The tree is said to be 2500 yrs old. Read More
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 That insect egg like thing attached the tree is actually the seed of the tr

The tree, like any other tree, bears fruits and seeds. But unlike other trees, the s
stuck to the main tree itself and gets mingled with the parent tree!!!

Bark Texture

The tree is locally called in Tamil as Azhinjal / Azhinjil / Eranzhil / Alinjal / Alinj
Scientifically its called Alangium Salvifolium. In Hindi its called Ankul and in
Ankola. Its an important tree when its comes to herbal medications. Its is said t
cure hypertension, anti dote for dog bite, rheumatism, leprosy etc. Studies have p
has high dose of antioxidant!

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The fruits were tiny red and were berry like. The seeds and bark have formed a ver
on the tree that I totally loved. Apart from the main tree, presently, 2 saplings are in
that germinated from the underground root network (like how curry plant multip
tree.

Btw, just outside the temple, was this old, typical village house that had fallen into

Here comes the challenging part. The temple priest has tried quite a lot of time
from its stem, seeds etc, butCookie
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worked out effectively! The priest had tried
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have taken the seeds from here and tried growing them, but at site,
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challenge and try growing them at your place? If you're successful, not just you, hu
and tree-lovers too would relish your success!!!
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TO GET THERE:
To Ponneri:
From Redhills: 22 km towards Pulicat / Pazhaverkadu
From Pulicat: 19 km
From Chennai: 44 km via Perambur, Puzhal, Red Hills
From Ponneri: 4 km (Town buses and autos are available).

Ph. no. of the temple priest:+91 98437 08593.

Dedicated to Mom

Bhushavali N

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21 comments:

Krishna/

Hi bhushavali...

Nice travelogue... In our villages there are hidden treasures...

thanks en-lighting...

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Thank you Krishna! :)

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R Niranjan Das

Interesting tree. Nice find Bhusha.

http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.in/2013/06/elephanta-island-cave.htm

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