Jambukeswar

Jambukeswar is one of the PANCHA-BHOOTA (five elements - Earth, Air, Water, Sky and Wind) LINGA, representing water. Water emanates continuously from the bottom of the SIVA LINGA here. This place is very much nearer to the famous VAISHNAVA DIVYA DESAM, Sri Rangam (Tiruchirapalli). Mother Goddess is AKHILANDESWARI AMMAN here. 

 Jambukeswar is the place where Mother Goddess Parvathi performed penance on Lord Siva, descending to Earth from Kailasa and making a SIVA LINGA out of water. Lord Siva appeared in front of the Goddess and gave MANTROPADESAM (Siva Gnana). Lord Jambukeswarar and Goddess Akhilandeswari represent GURU-SISHYA relationship here. So, no traditional KALYANAM is performed here for Lord and Goddess.



 This is the place where an elephant and a spider were granted salvation by Lord Siva, who was extremely touched by their devotion towards him.

Also, the temple construction itself is an architectural splendor. This temple was built in such a way that no elephant (not even a baby elephant) could enter the temple.



 Jagadguru Sri Adi Sankaracharya, when visited this temple, identified that Goddess Akhilandeswari's idol is very powerful that no human in future could withstand that energy during worship. He absorbed all that energy into Ear Rings (Studs) and decorated them to the Goddess herself.

Cleaning of Mother Goddess's Ear Rings here is itself a defined traditional process, which is to be done with utmost care, dedication, devotion and perfection. This UTSAV is performed occasionally only by KAMAKOTI MATHAM from Kancheepuram.