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Showing posts with label Shiva temples. Show all posts
Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple, Seerkazhi
About the temple
The temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is right in the middle of Seerkazhi town. It is a huge temple with four big gopurams on every side. It is a three tier temple similar to the popular Vishnu temple - Sundara varadar temple Uttiramerur, Parameshwara vinnagaram at Kanchi, Thirukoshityur Sowmya Narayana perumal temple and Thirukoodalur at Madurai.
Lord Shiva at the first level is in the form of a Lingam and is called Brahmapureeswarar and Goddess Parvati in a seperate sannadhi is called Thirumala Nayaki. Lord Shiva at the second level is in human form and is really huge. He gives darshan with goddess Parvati and is called Thoni appar wherein Thoni is boat in Tamil. The Lord in the final and third level is called Sattanathar and pooja is done here only on Friday midnights.
Seerkazhi is the birth place of Thirugnana Sambandar- the Shaivite saint and the 14th Thevara sthalam. The place is popular for Goddess Parvati having fed the milk of wisdom to Gnana sambandar when he was a child. There is a seperate sannadhi for the saint in the temple. There is a big tank inside the temple complex and is known as Brahma Theertham.
How to reach
The temple is at a walking distance from the Seerkazhi bus stand. Seerkazhi is around 20 kms from Chidambaram and well connected with important towns around. Seerkazhi is on the Villupuram - Mayavaram rail route.
Temple timings
The temple is open in the mornings from 6 am to 12 noon and in the evenings from 4 pm to 9 pm.
Temples in proximity
Kazhicheerama Vinnagaram, Seerkazhi based divyadesams, Chidambaram Nataraja temple
Sri Vaidhyanathan temple- Vaideeswaran koil
About the temple
The temple is among the Navagraha sthalam and is prominent for Chevvai or Mars. The presiding deity is Lord Shiva in the form of Vaidhyanathaswami and Parvathi ammal as Thaiyal nayaki. Lord Vaideeswaran is said to have cured Chevvai of leprosy and the Lord's name itself means the Lord curing diseases like a doctor. He is said to be the supreme healer. The goddess also has a medicine oil pot called Sanjeevi thailam in her hands and the temple tank Siddamirtham is also said to be full of medicinal properties after the nectar which the Siddhars used for worship Lord Shiva flew into the tank. Devotees offer Salt, pepper and jaggery in the temple tank to get cured of all diseases. Tuesdays are considered auspicious to pray to Angaraksha.
Vaideeswaran koil is also famous for Naadi Jothidam. The siddhars had the power to look into the past and predict future for every individual. They wrote all those predicitions on palm leaves and these have been preserved. The Naadi astrologers take the finger print of the person and start matching it with the huge amount of leaves to arrive at the past and future.
How to reach
The place is also called Pullirukuvelur. The temple is around 15 kms from Mayavaram, about 10 kms from Seerkazhi and 50 kms from Kumbakonam. Lot of bus facilities are available from important places around. The nearest airport is at Trichy while there is a seperate station for Vaideeswaran koil on the Villupuram-Mayavaram route.
Sannadhis
Vaideeswaran
Thaiyal nayaki
Dandayudhapani
Lord Muruga as Selva Muthukumaraswamy
Dhanvantri -the god of ayurvedic medicine
Nataraja
Durgai
Dakshinamoorthy
Palani andavar and many more
Thaiyal nayaki
Dandayudhapani
Lord Muruga as Selva Muthukumaraswamy
Dhanvantri -the god of ayurvedic medicine
Nataraja
Durgai
Dakshinamoorthy
Palani andavar and many more
Temple timings
The temple is open in the mornings from 7 am to 12 noon and in the evenings from 4 pm to 8.30 pm.
Temples in proximity
Mayavaram based divyadesams, Sirkazhi based divyadesams, Toniappar temple-Sirkazhi
Sri Hridayaleeswarar temple, Tiruninravur - Chennai
About the temple
The temple is close to Lord Bhaktavatsala perumal temple in Tiruninravur on the outskirts of Chennai. ( Story credit- google)
Poosalar hailed from a town called Ninravur. He was a great devotee of Lord Siva and longed to build a temple for his Lord, though he was a very poor man. He roamed far and wide to get the required funds, but his efforts were not fruitful. He was desperate and distressed beyond words.
Poosalar hailed from a town called Ninravur. He was a great devotee of Lord Siva and longed to build a temple for his Lord, though he was a very poor man. He roamed far and wide to get the required funds, but his efforts were not fruitful. He was desperate and distressed beyond words.
Suddenly a thought struck him. "Why do I not attempt to build a temple for my Lord in my heart? Why should I beg these worthless persons who have no devotion for my Lord?" He determined to do so. He studied the Agama Sastras and consulted knowledgeable Sivacaryas. The thought got shape in his mind and gathered further strength and determination - this thought of building a grand temple for his Lord.
Siva - Vishnu temple, T.nagar - Chennai
About the temple
This temple is right in the center of the city and in the most popular shopping place of Chennai. The sannadhis of both Shiva and Vishnu are present in the same temple. Also there are sannadhis for various other gods belonging to Vaishnavism and Shaivism. The Kumbabhishekam of the temple took place recently.
How to reach
The temple is a minute's walk from the Tnagar bus stand on Usman road. Almost all the parts of the city are connected by bus services to the most happening and busy shopping area of Tnagar. By train, Mambalam station on the Beach-Tambaram route is the nearest.
Sannadhis
Vishnu temple sannadhis ---
Srinivasa perumal
Mahalakshmi thayar
Anjaneya
Ramar
Lakshmi Narasimhar, Tumbikai alwar and Krishna in the praharam
Siva temple sannadhis ---
Subramanya swamy with Valli, Devanai
Siddhi buddhi vinayagar
Natarajar
Parvathi amman
Kedarishwarar
Dakshinamoorthy
Sandikesevar
Nagar and sthala vruksha on a seperate platform
Durgai
Kasi Vishwanathar
Varasiddhi vinayagar
Navagraha
Bhairavar
Specialty of the temple
The striking feature is the presence of both Shiva and Vishnu sannadhis in the same temple complex.
Devotees can perform pooja to Kasi Vishwanathar themselves like in the temples of North India.
Temple timings
The temple is open from 6 am to 11 am in the mornings and from 5 pm to 9 pm in the evenings.
Temples in proximity
Sri Raghavendra mutt- T.nagar, Sri Venkateshwara devasthanam - T.nagar
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