MIRACLE IN KUMBAKONAM,SOUTH INDIA – Cobra doing Archana for Siva Lingam..
News in Dinakaran – Dated: January 16, 2010 The Priest explained “It is doing the archana during
the Solar Eclipse time to wash off its sins”.
Kumbakonam: At the Siva Temple in Thepperumanallur, large numbers of devotees witnessed a miracle of a Cobra doing Archana for Siva Lingam with Vilvam leaves.
In Thanjavoor district of Tamil Nadu, near Thirunageswaram, there is a Siva Temple at Thepperumanallur. Here Vedhanthanayagi [Sakthi] with Viswanathaswamy [Siva] are the main Deities. In this Temple, it has been customary to do archana with Rudhraksha only.Yesterday morning, just before Solar Eclipse, at about 10:30 AM Sivachariar Satish, priest of the Temple,
noticed a Cobra lying on top of the Siva Linga.
The snake slowly descended from there and went towards the Vilvam tree which is the Sthala Viruksham- Holy tree of the temple. It climbed the tree and picked a Vilvam leaf and came back and entered the Sannadhi. It hissed at any devotee trying to get near it. It climbed onto the Siva Linga and opened it hood
and dropped the Vilvam Leaf.
This miracle was witnessed by all devotees who were excited. Then the Cobra went again and again to do the same repeated two or three times.
As the news spread all over the village, hundreds of villagers rushed to the Temple to have the Dharshan
of this event of Cobra with Siva.
[ Note: Vilvam leaf (Bilva Leaf) is holy and special for Siva Pooja]









Source :- Sri’s Collection