The Untold story of Coutralam Temple | Artha | AMAZING FACTS<br /><br />Don't forget to Share, Like & Comment on this video<br /><br />Subscribe Our Channel Artha : https://goo.gl/22PtcY <br /><br />1. Courtrallanathar Temple is a fascinating shrine dedicated to Lord Courtrallanathar (Kutralanathar)and Kuzhalvoimozhi Amman, located in Courtralam township, just next to Courtralam (Kutralam) waterfall.<br /> <br />2. Not many people know it, but this used to be a Vaishnava shrine, which transformed into a Shaiva temple.<br /> <br />3. As per Hindu legend, Sage Agasthya was refused entry in this earlier Vishnu temple’s sanctum for being a Shaiva follower.<br /> <br />4. Later he entered the temple as a Vaishnavite devotee and mystically changed the deity of god Perumal (Vishnu) into Shiva-linga. <br /> <br />5. The fingerprints of Sage Agasthya are still visible on the Linga, as he used enormous efforts and pressed the head of Lord Vishnu until it became a Linga.<br /> <br />6. It is said that it caused a headache to Lord Shiva during this process, so as a remedy he applied an oil mixed with 42 herbs. <br /> <br />7. Every morning during the main Pujan, Thaila-oil is applied on the head as a tradition.<br /> <br />8. So this was the story behind the fingerprint on Kutralam or Coutralam Linga, to know more such facts like this subscribe to our channel <br /> <br /><br />Like us @ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ArthaChannel/ <br />Check us out on Google Plus - https://goo.gl/6qG2sv <br />Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArthaChannel <br />Follow us on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/arthachannel/ <br />Follow us on Pinterest - https://in.pinterest.com/channelartha/ <br />Follow us on Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/arthachannel
