BARENNESS TO BOUNTIES

Do you feel that you need a child and feel like a baren land without a child. there is a goddess called GARBARAKSHAMBIGAI(the goddess who safeguards and protects the pregnancy ) in tanjore district and is very powerful in giving the pleasure of bearing a child. name of the goddess itself tells you the story of the temple.
Name of the diety:
lord shiva: Mullaivananathar
Ambal: Garbarakshambigai/ Karukatha amman.
Place where the temple is located: Thirukarukavur
Location: The temple is situated on the banks of the river vettar, a branch of river cauvery, in the Papanasam talukof the district of tanjavur at 20 kms east of tanjavur and 20 kms southwest of kumbakonam.
if you are travelling from madurai, trichy, coimbatore, salem etc. then you have to alight at tanjavur bus stand and take a town bus or a route bus to kumbakonam via melattur.
if you are going from Madras, Neyveli, Tiruvarur, mayiladuthurai then alight at kumbakonam bus stop and take a town bus or a route bus to tanjavur via avur and melattur.
Legend: two rishis gowthama and gargeya were doing penance in mullaivanam(later known as tirukarukavur). there lived a couple named 'nidhruva' and 'vedigai' in the same ashram and rendered service to the rishis. the couple had no children and they represented this to the rishis. the rishis told them to worship the dieties in mullaivanam. to their joy vedhigai conceived soon.
during her pregnancy when her husband was away and when she was in deep slumber due to pregnancy there came a rishi called 'urdhvapada' and asked for alms. due to her unconscious state of mind, vedhigai, did not respond. the rishi was enraged at this indifference shown by her and cursed her. this made the loss of foetus from her womb. vedhigai prayed to the goddess in great distress. the goddess appeared and protected the foetus, and preserved it in a pot till it developed in to a full baby and gave it to her.
because of this vedhigai prayed to the goddess that she should stay at this place and bless those women who come to her seeking child. the goddess accepted to this and stayed at this place.
vedhigai did not have breast milk to give the child so the goddess sent Kamadenu the divine cow. kamadenu scratched the earth with her hoof and milk came out in plenty and this formed a milk tank in front of the temple called 'Ksheerakundam'.
MULLAIVANANATHAR:
the linga here is a 'swayambu' and is made of mud.. there is no abhishekam to this lingam. instead it is pasted with 'punuku'. even today we can see the impression of jasmine creepers on the linga.
A ghee is given which has to be consumed for 48 days in the night by both husband and wife except for the days of menstruation. this gives the couple child. there are many examples who i know. and castor oil is given for safe delivery.
so if you are really having a problem this goddess will surely answer to your prayers.

COLPOSCOPY

COLPOSCOPY is a medical diagnostic procedure used to find the abnormality of the cervix. this is done if the pap smear test is showing abnormal results. this procedure is done using a colposcope(A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix.). it gives an enlarged, illuminated view of the cervix which helps in identifying the abnormal tissues.