Vaduvur Kothandaramar Temple's idol of Lord Rama was installed and the temple was reconstructed by Sarobhoji Raja. Initially it was Raja Golapalswamy Temple, where Raja Gopalan was blessing facing south along with Rukmini and Sathyabama. During the ruling period of Sarobhoji Maharaja of Thanjavur, the idols of Sri Rama and Sitadevi were found under a Fig Tree near Thiruthuraipoondi. The King wanted to constrcu a temple for Sri Rama in his capital of tanjore and to install these idols there. But as requested by the local devotees, he installled the idols of mesmerizing Sri Rama and Sita Devi here in Vaduvur Rajagopala Swamy Temple. Kothandaramar here in Vaduvur is seen as a handsome Lord ike the Raja Gopalan of Mannargudi, with a bow and arrow. Hayagreeva is blessing in a seperate sanctum sanctorum facing North.
To the North of the Kothandaramar temple is the Vedic Paatshaala, started here in 2001. Vaduvur has a rich heritage and has been traditionally known for its strong Vedic Education. There is a family called ‘Puraanathaarargal’ who have been rendering ‘Bhaagavatha Paaraayanam’ for generations. About 400 years ago, the swami of Melkote is said to have come here and created his own vyakyanam of ThiruvaiMozhi - Divya Prabhandham. He was born on the same day as Udayavar Ramanujar and hence was called ‘Saakshaath Swami’. The Vedha Paatshaala in Vaduvur is an offshoot of the 85 year old Vedic Paatshaala in Mannargudi. Now about 50 students including from Vizag and Anantapur in the Paatshaala run by Srimad Andavan Ashram, Srirangam. Vaduvur Veera Valli Ganapadi Desikachari, has been instrumental in imbibing Vedic knowledge into the young students for the last 50 plus years in Mannargudi and now Vaduvur |
