Roma Maharishi @ Jambukeswarar temple, Thiruvaanaikoil, Trichy

Another place where you can get the blessings of great sage Roma Maharishi is the famous Jambukeswarar and Akilandeswari temple in Thiruvaanaikoil, Trichy. Although , there is no separate sannidhi for Roma Maharishi, you can see him on the pillar just before you enter Jambukeswarar sannidhi just after the kodimaram.

 

There is an ambiguity whether this particular sculpture is Roma Maharishi or Jambu Maharishi who also looks similar with the vriksham coming out of his head (this temple came to be known as Jambukeswarar temple because of the great Jambu Maharishi). However, this particular sculpture in the pillar appears with hair follicles rather than tree branches and sculptures at other places in the temple also confirm to some extent that this statue belongs to Roma Maharishi.

 

Roma Maharishi (at the entrance pillar)

 

 

Roma Maharishi (at another pillar)

Roma Maharishi @ Jambukaranyeswarar Temple at Koonthalur

Another enchanting place where we can get the blessings of the great saint Roma Maharishi is in a temple known as Jambukaranyeswarar Temple located in a  place called Koonthalur near Kumbakonam.

 

Lord Shiva here was said to be worshipped by Jambu (fox), Roma maharishi, Sita devi and Lord Murugan. It is said that the place is called Koonthalur since the hair of Sita devi dropped here when she took bath in the tank nearby; Roma maharishi worshipped Shiva here and the place was filled with Koonthapanai (a type of palm) trees. Lord Murugan as Kumaragurubarar is present with His consorts Valli and Deivayanai and Thiruppugazh was sung by Arunagirinathar. Thirunavukkarasar also sung pathikam on this temple (Raju's Temple Visits). The place near to the famous Shiva temple at Thirucherai and also on the road to Poonthotam. There is no Navagraham in this temple.

 

It is believed that Roma Maharishi did penance here for more that 1000 years on the banks of river Cauvery. This could also be one of the reasons why this place is called Koonthalur because of Roma Maharishi's hair but it is only our theory without any evidentiary proof to support the same.

 

Roma Maharishi

 

Roma Maharishi (Old Statue)

 

Roma Maharishi @ Varamoortheeswarar Temple,Ariyathurai

Roma Maharishi is one of the greatest sages. His name comes from the word "Romam" in Tamil which means hair.  It is believed that Roma maharishi has three and half Crore hairs and the fall of one hair signals the end of one brahma. Maharishi has authored Pancha Pakshi Sastram.

 

For more on Roma Maharishi , please refer

 

http://www.romamaharishi.com/,

http://samiappapalanivelan.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/roma-maharishi-jeeva-peedam/ 

 

In our endeavour to seek this great rishi's blessings, we set out in search of temples and cities which had Roma Maharishi's statue or temples with any connections to Roma Maharishi. We did manage to find a handful of temples in Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh where we could get a darshan and blessings of this great sage. We wish to share this experience with other like minded persons who could be searching for this great sage as we initially set out to do.

 

Some of the temples where Roma Maharishi is present has already been documented by other spiritual seekers. One such forum which helped us start our search is Raju's Temple Visits.  This blog has in great detail laid out the place near Chennai where we first began this sojourn.

The place is called Ariyathurai  and the temple is called Varamoortheeswarar Temple.

 

It is believed that the temple is more than 6000 years old with the presiding deities Lord Shiva known as Varamoortheeswarar and Goddess Parvati known as Maragathavalli . To know more about the temple and directions, please see Raju's Temple Visits

Sage Roma Maharishi

 

Varamoortheeswarar Temple Entrance 

 

We will be posting the places where we have had darshan of this great sage in our subsequent posts one by one under caption " Roma Maharishi"