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