The reason for Nandi changing legs in Thiruvannamalai.

 The reason for Nandi changing legs in Thiruvannamalai.

In Shiva temples all the Nandis are seated with the right leg folded in the middle.

But only in our Annamalaiyar temple is the detail of the great Nandi sitting with his right leg folded and his Left leg forehead facing forward ...

During the Mughal period, misfortune befell our Annamalaiyar temple.A Mughal king who came to Thiruvannamalai during the Mughal period intended to demolish the temple.Then near the temple, five Shiva devotees worshiped a bull and carried it on a platter.The king asked why you worship the bulls we cut and eat on your head?For that the five it is the vehicle of Lord Shiva. They said, "Most of us carry him."To which King your Shiva said if this Annamalaiyar is really powerful I will cut this cow in two and cut it saying come along and give life.The five who fled immediately appealed to Annamalaiyar.Annamalaiyar Asaririyai "A devotee of my soul in the north is chanting Namasivaya ,Find him and bring him here. "The five who heard the noise immediately went there and saw 15-year-old Balagan.

When the five were ridiculed as "little Balagana devotees", a tiger from a nearby forest tried to attack them.

It was small balagan who defeated the tiger by chanting the Namasivaya mantra and saved them.

The five took small balagan away saying what had happened.Arriving at the Annamalaiyar temple, the king saw them and told them to combine the two pieces of the cow and give them life.

Immediately small Boy went to the headquarters of annamalaiyar temple and recited the Namasivaya mantra and attached the cow to life.

The Mughal emperor refused to believe it, saying that you were doing something silly.

Well another chance if you win in this temple I will do nothing. He said I would be demolished if I won.Undaunted, small balagan agreed to the match in the hope that Annamalaiyaan would put it on top.The king now told Annamalai to put a plate full of meat and turn it into a flower if he had the power.At his command the soldiers set out to create the steak.

When the meat was placed near the Annamalaiyar, the meat turned into flowers.

Many varieties of flowers filled the plate.

Seeing this, the five and Balagan rejoiced at Om Namasivaya Annamalai as Arogara.The king who did not believe all this was a match at last. If you look at our great Nandi and give life to this lifeless Nandi and change your legs and sit down, I will worship your Annamalaiyar and leave the attempt to destroy this temple and the looted jewelery to the Annamalaiyar.

That Small Boy and the five immediately recited the Namasivaya mantra and asked Annamalaiyar to revive our Periyanandi. Isn't it the ocean of mercy? Our Annamalaiyar immediately gave life to our great Nandi and ordered him to change his leg and fold it.

Since that day only the great Nandi of our Annamalaiyar temple has been worshiping Annamalaiyar with his right leg folded and his left leg in front.The king worshiped Annamalai and left everything behind.

Balagan, who was there then, is today known as the Veerogi sage. The village where he lived was called Sinandal. As the village is to the north, Nandi faces slightly to the north. A temple has been built in his memory and a monastery is functioning here.

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