Re: Family Deity
Namaste all.
My family deity is Lord Shiva in the form of Vaideeswara.. There is an excellent temple for him in a place called Vaideeswaran Koil near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. My family never misses a chance to have his glimpse every year. My favorite God is Krishna.. But these days, thanks to the spell that Mahadev has cast on me, I'm leaning towards him and Mata Gauri.. I wish to "know" Shiva and Shakti.
Chidambaram Nataraja temple is my personal favorite temple in TN.. There is something about the dancing Shiva that is so attractive and mysterious that it leaves me spellbound. Plus, there is an idol of Lord Vishnu as Govindaraja perumal in the same temple.. I think it's one of those rare temples in TN which has the murthys of both Shiva and Vishnu.
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः .
न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः:)
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