This Thangal of Agastheeswaram was the second among the Primary Nizhal Thangals. This Thangal was constructed by Velandi Vathiyar of Agastheeswaram who was a friend of Sakadevan Citar, one among the five disciples of Vaikundar. He earned his name Vathiyar because he conducted platform-school to educate poor children. He along with other devotees, with carol songs, carries Ayya in a cradle to Agastheeswaram from Chettikudiyiruppu. A Nizhal Thangal நிழல௠தாஙà¯à®•à®²à¯ (also called Narayana Swamy Temple) is a simple temple of the Ayyavazhi religion built per the instructions of Akilattirattu Ammanai by commoners in order to worship without distinction of color, race or caste. ... Agastheeswaram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Ayya Vaikundar was the Manu avathar (to born as a human being) of Lord Narayana according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the holy script of Ayyavazhi religion. ... Ayya Vaikundar was the Manu avathar (to born as a human being) of Lord Narayana according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the holy script of Ayyavazhi religion. ...
There Ayya blessed many people guilt-conscience who were once tried to scare and chase Vaikundar who was then on his 'Desa-sanjara' (travel from place to place). He also redeemed them using Patham and Namam. Then he laid stone for the second Thangal. Then a struture was raised there with palm-leafs and Ukappadippu and Ucchippadippu was conducted regularly. A man named 'Sukkirar' accepted that he will be incharge for litting lamp daily. So it was also called as Sukkirar pathi. Thiru(word representing sacredness) + Namam(name) represents (The Sacred name). ... Arul Nool is a supplementary to Akilattirattu Ammanai, and this is also considered as a holy script of Ayyavazhi, an offshoot sect of Hinduism. ... Arul Nool is a supplementary to Akilattirattu Ammanai, and this is also considered as a holy script of Ayyavazhi, officially an offshoot sect of Hinduism. ...
A Pathi (from a Tamil word meaning The place where God is) is an important centre of congregational worship for the South Indian religion of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple. ... A Nizhal Thangal நிழல௠தாஙà¯à®•à®²à¯ (also called Narayana Swamy Temple) is a simple temple of the Ayyavazhi religion built per the instructions of Akilattirattu Ammanai by commoners in order to worship without distinction of color, race or caste. ... The worship centers of Ayyavazhi include Pathis and Nizhal Thangals. ...
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