Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple , Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
This temple is situated in Koviladi, Thanjavur. This temple is one of the Pancharanga Kshetram. The temple is believed to built different times from the Medieval Cholas.
Histroy of this temple:
The king Ubhamanyu got the curse of sage Durvasar and lost all his physical strength. To get rid of the curse, he was asked to feed one lakh people every day. One day, Hindu god Vishnu disguised himself as an old man, appeared before the king and asked for a meal. The king went on donating and the old man consumed all the food prepared for the people. The king was shocked. There was no food to satisfy the oldman hungry. King was prayed god. Finally, The old man asked for a kudam (pot) of Neyyaappam (a sweatmeal), stating that only it can fulfill his hunger. The king fulfilled the wish and later realised that it was Vishnu who had appeared as the old man. The king was relieved of the sage's curse by the blessings of Vishnu. Based on this story, Vishnu is called "Appakkudathaan".
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