Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple Brahmotsavam 2012 - Chennai

 18th Year Brahmotsavam Celebration 

26th Feb 2012

Sayana Vinayagar Alangaram for Oonjal (Evening)

Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Alangaram - Mooshika Vahanam (Evening)

27th Feb 2012

Sri Parthasarathy Alangaram (Morning)

Dhanvantri Alangaram for Oonjal (Evening)

Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Alangaram - Simha Vahanam (Evening)

28th Feb 2012

Sri Sathyanarayana perumal alangaram -Surya Prabhai (Morning)
Sri Venkatachalapathi perumal - Chandra Prabhai (Evening)
Sri Bhoo Varaha perumal for Oonjal (Evening)



29th Feb 2012

Narayani alangaram (Morning)

Saraswati alangaram - Anna vahanam (Evening)

Lakshmi Hayagreevar alangaram (Unjal sevai)

1st March 2012

Sri Andal Rangamannar alangaram (Morning)

Sri Padmanabha swamy -sayana kolam : Sesha Vahanam (Evening)

Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar alangaram - Unjal

2nd March 2012

Vishwaroopa alangaram - Garuda sevai (Morning)

Kothanda ramar alangaram - Hanumantha vahanam

Bhadrachala ramar (Unjal sevai)

3rd March 2012

Gopalan alangaram (Morning)

Badri Narayanan alangaram ( Gaja Vahanam- Evening)

4th March 2012

Padmanabha swamy special alangaram - Thiruther (Morning)

Sayana Narasimhar (Unjal)

Sri Radha Krishna alangaram (Punnai marai vahanam)

 5th March 2012

Sri Nithya Kalyana Perumal alangaram (Morning)
Sri Govindaraja perumal (Oonjal) (Evening)
Raja Alangaram - Kudirai vahanam (Evening)

6th March 2012

Kalinga Narthanar alangaram (Morning)

Padmanabha swamy Kalyana thirukolam - Indra Vimanam (Evening)

7th March 2012

Vennai Thazhai Krishna - Pushpa Pallaku

Paramapadhanathan perumal temple, Iyyenpettai

About the temple

The presiding deity of the temple is Sri Paramapadha nathan perumal exactly as in vaikuntam. There is a seperate temple for Kanakavalli thayar and Kothanda ramar with Lakshmanan and Sita. Lord Paramapadha nathan gives darshan in a sitting posture on Adiseshan with five heads of the serpent over the head. While two of the hands hold shanku and chakra, the third hand is placed over the right knee and fourth is on Adiseshan. The Lord's posture of one leg folded and one leg in the front as if he is just going to get up and move. Sridevi and Bhoodevi appears besides the Lord with one leg bent and another in the front as if they are also ready to get up and move with the Lord. It is also interesting to note that even Sridevi and Bhoodevi are also seated on Adiseshan here.

The specialty of Kanakavalli thayar here is that both the moolavar and utsavar have a hole in their nose for the nose ring and bullack (worn between two nostrils). The archakar very neatly removes and shows the pin in the nose ring as in the ones worn by ladies normally. It has not been stuck to the nose like in other temples.

Like in Kaveripakkam Sundara Varadar/ Azhagiya ramar temple, the posture of Garudan in this temple is also one leg bent backward and another on the ground in a ready to fly posture.

There is a big temple tank right outside the main temple besides the Anjaneyar sannadhi.

How to reach

The temple is around 4 kms from Kaveripakkam. Coming from Chennai side on the Bangalore highway, take a right towards Kaveripakkam to reach Iyempettai. The other name is Thiamukanjeri, though Iyempettai is more well known. The temple is exactly behind the school in Iyyempettai.

Sannadhis

Paramapadha nathan perumal

Kanakavalli Thayar

Kothanda ramar, Lakshmanan and Sita

Garudan

Temples in proximity

Kaveripakkam Sundara Varadar temple, Thiruparkadal twin temples

Sundara Varadar and Azhagiya Ramar temple, Kaveripakkam

About the temple

This is an ancient temple right in the center of Kaveripakkam just a few kms away from the Bangalore - Chennai highway. The presiding deity in the main sanctum is Sri Sundara Varada perumal in standing posture with shanku, chakra, gada and abhaya hastam.

There is a seperate sannadhi for Ramar, Sita, Lakshman and Anjaneyar where the moolavar Lord appears in Kalyana kolam with Sita on the right hand of Sri Ramar.

The temple tank Ksheera pushkarni is to the right of the temple from the entrance.

Garudan in the temple is seen here in a quite different form of having bent the right leg as if ready to fly. Garudan also has eight nagas around him - two as earrings, two around wrist, two on shoulders, one in waist and one as garland. There is special thirumanjanam to Garuda every Valarpirai Panchami.

The archakar mama is very friendly and devoted. He opens and explains the importance of each and every sannadhi to the devotees. The below image of a window in the wall of the main sanctum and is said to be carved of a single stone. It is interesting to note that the designs on the two sides are different which is very rare for a single stone window. Presently renovations are going on in the temple and the sannadhi for Chakratazhwar was constructed just a few years ago.

How to reach

Kaveripakkam on right on the Bangalore-Chennai highway and about 30 kms from Kanchipuram coming from Chennai side. Take the right into the Sholingur road of Kaveripakkam from Chennai side.

Sannadhis

Sundara Varadar perumal

Sundaravalli thayar

Chakratazhwar/ Narasimhar

Andal

Alwars and Acharyas

Azhagiya Ramar with Sita, Lakshmanan, Hanuman (two of them in the same sannadhi)

Garuda

Temple timings

The temple is open in the mornings from 7 am to 10 am and in the evenings from 5 pm to 9 pm.

Temples in proximity

Thiruparkadal twin temples, Iyampettai Paramapadhanathan and Kothanda ramar temple