Siva related - Navagraha dosha planetory problems remedies

This article is to give brief details about the Brahampureeswar temple at Thirukolili or Thirukuvalai near Thiruvarur in Nagapattinam District of Tamilnad. Offering worship here will remove the Navagra doshas.

For removal/redressal of Navagraha dosha the foremost place to visit is the Brahamapureeswar temple at Thirukolili or Thirukuvalai. one who offer worship here to Brahmapureeswar is expected to get removal of all troubles arising from Navagra dosha (wrong placing of the planets) in one's horoscope. Brahmapureeswar is Lord Siva also called by the local people as Kolilinathan. In Tamil 'kol' means planet. It is the belief that Lord Brahma, Agasthya maharishi and Pandavaas etc came here, worshiped the Lord Siva/Brahmapureeswar/Kolilinathan and obtained salvation.

There is Navagraha installation here which is very special to this temple. The same is in the North-Eastern corner in its own shrine. The Navagrahas (( planets) are all facing South direction. Normally the Navagrahas are placed in a different way. All planets will be installed on a square granite stone. The Sun, the main planet will be at the center. The other planets are placed in such a way that no two planets will be facing each other. The placings will be usually as follows: As mentioned the Sun (Surya) will be at the center. Planets Surya (Sun), Sukra (Venus) and Budh will be facing East. Guru (Jupiter) will be facing North. Chandra (Moon) and  Sani (Saturn) will be facing West direction. Rahu and Kethu will be facing South. The placing of the Grahas will be: Surya - center; Chandra - South East; Kuja (Mangal) - South; Budha - North - East; Guru (Bruhaaspati) - North; Sukr (Brigu) - East; Sani (Manda) - West; Rahu - South - West; Kethu - North - West. There is references about this temple from 7th century onwards.

The Main deity Lord Siva is in the form of Swayamboo Linga. It is of white sand. The belief about the Linga is that the same in consecrated by Lord Brahma himself. 

The temple is on the Thiruvarur - Thriuthiraipoondi. It is about 3km from Ettukudi and 5 k m from Kachinam. The temple is in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India.