Temples of India: Anjeneya temple

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Veera Anjaneya temple, Kakkalur

About the temple

Lord Anjaneya is the presiding god here and it is a small yet popular temple. The Lord is facing north direction and has a lotus flower in his hand. There is also a small bell in his tail as in temples where Anjaneya was installed by Sri Vyasa Raja. The temple is really ancient and more than 1000 years old.

Sri Raghavendra is said to have stayed here for some years and written verses about Anjaneya.

How to reach

Catch a suburban train to Thiruvallur / Arakonnam/Kadambattur / Thirutani from Chennai Central. Putlur station is the next after Sevvapet road and takes a little more than one hour to reach from Central. Take an auto from there to the temple which is at a short distance.

Buses going to Thiruvallur via Thiruninravur on MTH road stop at Kakkalur. Share autos on the same route are also available.

Temple timings

The temple is open from 6 am to 1 pm in the mornings and from 3 pm to 8 pm in the evenings.

Temples in proximity

Thiruninravur Bhaktavatsalar temple, Hrudayaleeswarar temple, Thiruvallur Veeraraghava temple, Putlur Angala Parameswari temple

Sri Yoga Narasimhar temple, Sholingur

About the temple

Located close to Chennai, Sholingur Sri Yoga Narasimhar temple is among the 108 divya desams of Sri Vaishnavas. Thirukadigai or Sholingur is among the Thondai Naatu divyadesams. The presiding deity is Sri Yoga Narasimhar. There are two hills here- Big hill called periya malai and Small hill called Chinna malai in tamil.

About the big hill : The presiding deity is Sri Yoga Narasimhar and one has to climb almost 1300 steps to reach the shrine. The utsavar deity Sri Bhaktavatsala perumal presides in the temple below the hill in the town.

About the small hill: The presiding deity of the small hill is Sri Yoga Anjaneya and there are 407 steps to the shrine. There are also shrines to Sri Ranganathar and Sri Ramar.

The main temple tank is called Takkan kulam or Brahma theertham. There is a huge hanuman statue and an arch welcoming the devotees there.

An average healthy person will take around 40 minutes - 1 hr to climb the big hill and around 20 minutes for the small hill.

How to reach

Sholingur is around 115 kms from Chennai..One can easily walk from the base of the Periya malai to base of Chinna malai. Following the options one can take

1. Catch any superfast train that stops at Sholingur station. Take a bus or auto outside the station..The temple is around 13 kms from the station. Buses going to the Sholingur bus stand stop at Takkan kulam stop. Share autos are available from the bus stop to the temple less than 2 kms away.

2. Local suburban trains to Arakonnam and Tiruttani and most of the superfast trains stop at Arakonnam. Share autos are available outside the railway station at Rs. 5 per person to the busstand. Private and Govt buses from there are available to Sholingur Takkan kulam stop (30 kms) and share autos from the temple tank take you to the temple.

3. Drive via Bangalore Highway to Kaveripakkam and from there reach Sholingur.

Ample Car parking space is available near the temple.

Sannadhis

Big hill :

Sri Yoga Narasimhar

Lakshmi Narasimhar, Chakratazhwar, Kannan, Adiseshan and Garudazhwar
Amritavalli thayar

Namazhwar, Ramanujar, Senaimudalvar and Saptha Rishis

Small hill :

Sri Yoga Chaturbuja Anjaneyar

Bala Ranganathar with Sridevi Bhoodevi

Sri Ramar with Sita, Lakshman, Chakratazhwar, Navaneeta Krishna

Specialty of the temple

It is believed that any person visiting the temple and spending 24 minutes on the hill will attain moksham.

The Lord is said to cure the devotees of Mental disability and chronic diseases.

There is a small window in the big hill temple from where Lord Narasimha gives darshan to Lord Anjaneya on the small hill.

The Lord is referred to as Takkan by Namazhwar in the paasuram wherein Takkan means the Lord who has the right to fulfill all the wishes of the devotees.

It is considered auspicious to go for a Girivalam around the hill on Pournami days.

Temple timings, where to stay

The temple is open from 8 am to 5 pm on normal days and the timings vary on festival and special ocassions. There are lot of mutts and rooms available for devotees to stay.

Points to note :

One can easily finish off both the temples in half a day's time..so plan your trip accordingly. Although the steps have shelter now to protect the devotees from hot sun, it is better to stay early.

There are lots of monkeys on both the hill..the best way to stay safe from the monkeys is by not teasing them and not carrying anything in the hands that is visible..preferably dont carry anything..there is a shop midway that sells juices and snacks. Also different types of prasadam are available in the temple premises. So one neednt carry any food item with them.

Veera Anjeneya temple, Pudhupakam

About the temple

The temple is on a small hillock on the Kelambakkam-Vandaloor route and easily accessible. The presiding deities are Veera Anjeneya and Ramar with Lakshman and Seeta. There are about 108 steps to the temple from the base and it can be accessed by vehicle also to the top. The climb to the top is very scenic and beautiful with greenery all over. Anjeneya is said to be very powerful here as it is believed that this is the place where the lord stopped over for doing sandhya vandanam while carrying the sanjeevani hill.

The main sannadhi

How to reach

Take the GST or OMR from Chennai city. From OMR when you reach Kelambakkam, there is HP petrol pump on the right side..take the right after the petrol pump and travel about 4-5 kms. This is the Kelambakkam-Vandaloor road. You can see an Anjeneya statue on the right side of the road..take another right to reach the temple. From GST, take the Kelambakkam - Vandaloor road and the temple comes on the left side at Pudupakkam village. We can easily see the temple on the hill while travelling on this road.