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Sri Chenna Keseva perumal temple, Chennai
About the temple
Originally, Chenna Keseva temple was located at the current
location of Madras High Court. The British East India Company demolished the
temple and later, due to public outcry they donated some land and money to
build the current temple. Manali Muttukrishna Mudaliar
built the temple at Devaraja Mudali Street in Sowcarpet in 1757 and also built the Chenna
Malleeswarar temple for Shiva.
It is also believed that Chennai got its
name from these twin temples.
Sannidhis:-
The temple
has the main shrine dedicated to Chenna Kesavar and His consort Sengamalavalli
Thayar Other Sannidhis:- Anjeneya, Vishvaksenar, Garudan, Venugopalan, Rama,
Andal and the Azhwars and Acharyas.
At
the Chenna Malleeswarar Temple there are shrines for Vinayaka, Subramania,
Navagrahas, Somaskandar and Chandikeswarar. The Goddess here is known as
Brahmarambikai.All the 64 Saivite saints are enshrined here. So is Lord
Dakshinamurthy, God of Learning, who is seated beneath a banyan tree carved in
stone. There are shrines for Bhikshandanar, Natarajar and other deities.
How to reach
Temple is situated in the heart of the old city area sowcarpet .
Temple timings
Daily Poojas :Kaala Pooja 05:00 A.M
Uchchikaala Pooja 12:00 P.M
Saayaratchai Pooja 06:00 P.M
Dharshan Timings :Morning 05:00 A.M to Night 08:00 P.M
Temples in proximity
Sundararaja Perumal Temple, Sithukadu ( Thirumanam)
About the temple
Sundaravalli thayar sametha Sri Sundararaja perumal temple is located in Sithukkadu ( also called sitharkadu or thirumanam). This temple is very near to Sri Dhathriswara temple ( These two temples are said to be the part of the nakshatra temple for those who are born in “Swathi” Star.
Sannidhis:-
Sundaravalli thayar
Andal ( Garudak kodi sithar is seen in one of the walls in the mandapam oppposite to andal.
Prayers to him are supposed to cure eye related ailments. Sri Narasimha in different postures adorn the walls of this mandapa)
Ananda narthana Krishnan
Sundararajar
How to reach
The temple is accessible from the newly laid Outer Ring Road Chennai ( Vandalur to Nemilichery).
When moving from poonamalle to nemilichery on the outer ring road, take a left 2-3 kms before nemilichery on seeing the sign board for "Thirumanam" or "Sithukadu"
Temple Timings
Opening time :- 7.30 AM and 5. 30 PM
Temple in proximity
Arulmigu Kandasamy temple, Thiruporur
About the temple
This is one of the main shrines of Lord Murugan in Tamil
Nadu.
“Por” in Tamil means war. Thiruporur is the place where the
battle was fought against the “thalayaya asuran” ( connoting destruction of
“arrogance or pride”.
Chidambaraswamy unearthed the Swayambu Moortis of Lord
Muruga with his consorts and established the temple around 450 years ago. (Lord
Muruga himself appeared as a small boy and gave him the vision of the sanctum
sanctorum. Lord Meenakshi herself is said to have instructed
chidambaramswamy to complete the mission of establishing this temple)
There is a separate sannadhi for Chidambaram swamy in this temple. The swayambu murthy of Lord Kandaswamy with his consorts grace the devotees visiting thiruporur.
How to reach
Thiruporur is well connected to Chennai city by bus. It is
46 km from Chennai on the Old Mahabaliburam road (OMR or IT corridor).
Mahabalipuram is 16 Km away from Thirupporur. Thirupporur is also connected to
Chengalpet by road.
Temple timings
The temple is open in the mornings from 06:00 am to 12:30 pm & in the evenings from 03:30 pm to
08:30 pm
Temples in proximity
Thiruvidanthai
Nithya Kalayana Perumal temple,
Sthala Sayana Perumal temple, Mahabalipuram
Chemmenchery Srinivasa temple,
Pudupakkam Anjaneya temple.
Sthala Sayana Perumal temple, Mahabalipuram
Chemmenchery Srinivasa temple,
Pudupakkam Anjaneya temple.
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)
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5th March 2012
Sri Nithya Kalyana Perumal alangaram (Morning)
Sri Govindaraja perumal (Oonjal) (Evening)
Raja Alangaram - Kudirai 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)
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
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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)
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4th March 2012
Padmanabha swamy special alangaram - Thiruther (Morning)
Sayana Narasimhar (Unjal)
Sri Radha Krishna alangaram (Punnai marai vahanam)
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
Navratri Golus 2011
This Navratri season has been really busy and here are some of the golus I saw - two of them in houses and the rest from Anantha Padmanabha swamy temple, Marundeeswara temple, Durga Pooja celebrations and Madhya Kailash temple in Adyar-Thiruvanmiyur area
Golu in houses
Durga Pooja by South Indian Cultural Association @ Community center opposite Besant nagar bus stand
Golu at Madhya Kailash -Ananda Vinayagar temple (Opp Kasturibai nagar MRTS station)
Golu at Anantha Padmanabha swamy temple -Gandhinagar, Adyar
Route map for some temples around Chennai
There are several ancient and new temples around Chennai. Here are list of few of them accessible from GST road and Bangalore highway.
GST road temples
List of temples (click on temple name for more details)
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Chennai-Bangalore highway route temples
List of temples (click on temple name for more details)
1. Thirumazhisai Jagannathan temple
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Chennai temples- Few of them
Puri Jagannath temple - Kanathur, ECR
The temple is located in Kanathur few mtrs off the ECR just after the toll gate. The temple has been built in the same style as the temple in Puri, Orissa.
The presiding deities are Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabadra. Also there are sannadhis to Lord Yoga Narasimha, Shiva, Ganesha, Devi Gajalakshmi, Devi Vimala and Navagraha. The pooja is performed in Oriya style by the priests. One can view the Orissa famous Pata Chitra paintings in the temple.
Sri Raghavendra temple - Thyagaraya nagar
A small and peaceful temple right in the center of the city. The temple is located quite close to the busy shopping area of Tnagar and Pondy bazaar.
The presiding deities are Sri Raghavendra, Sri Anjaneya and Sri Krishna. There is another sannadhi in the temple with Sri Vadiraja, Hayagreeva, Hanuman and Bhootaraja as the deities there. There is a small mandapam for Sathyanarayana pooja and another for meditation. Thursdays are considered auspicious to pray here. The temple is open from 6 am to 12.30 pm in the mornings and from 5 pm to 8.30 pm in the evenings.
Also, there is Sri Raghavendra mutt at Triplicane close to Sri Parthasarathy temple.
Sri Opilliappan temple - Madipakkam
Apart from Sri Opilliappan temple at Thiruvinnagaram near Kumbakonam this is probably the only other Sri Opilliappan temple. Sravanam is considered to be very auspicious and special thirumanjanam is conducted in the temple on all Sravanams.
The sannadhis in the temple are Sri Opilliappan, Sri Ramar in pattabhisekha kolam, Chakratalwar and Narasimhar and Anjaneya. There is a small ganesha idol near Anjaneya inside the sannadhi. The temple is open from 7 am to 10.30 am in the mornings and from 5 pm to 7.30 pm in the evenings.
Sri Venkata Ananda Vinayagar temple - Madhya Kailash
The temple is located just at the start of the IT expressway or Rajiv Gandhi salai and opposite to Kasturba nagar station on MRTS. The presiding deity is Sri Venkata Ananda Vinayagar and the shrine to Sri Adhyantha prabhu- half Anjaneya and half Ganesha is an interesting one in the temple.
The other shrines are for Shiva, Surya, Devi, Anjaneya, Navagraha and Vishnu (Rajagopala swami). Navaratri and Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the temple in a grand manner. Temple's Golu 2010 pictures..
The other shrines are for Shiva, Surya, Devi, Anjaneya, Navagraha and Vishnu (Rajagopala swami). Navaratri and Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the temple in a grand manner. Temple's Golu 2010 pictures..
Sethu Kshetram - Porur
The temple is on the Mount Poonamalle road near Mugalivakkam road next to HP office. There are shrines to Sri Ayyappa built in traditional Kerala style, Sarva Siddhi Vinayaga, Krishna, Sri Rama, Anjaneya, Bhairavar, Tripurasundari, Shiva subramanya, Nataraja, Navagraha and Vedapuriswarar. Look out for the beautiful paintings of Dasavatharam on the walls of the temple.
The presiding deity of the temple is Sri Neelavarna perumal with his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi. It is an ancient temple and is said to fulfill the wishes of all devotees. It is interesting to note that there are three Anjaneyas in the temple, two of them on either side of the entrance like dwarapalakas. There are seperate sannadhis to Sudharsana/Yoga Narasimhar and Thayar.
Every saturday and sunday, the temple conducts Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana from 7 pm in the evenings. The temple is open in the mornings from 7.30 am to 11.30 am and in the evenings from 5.30 pm to 9 pm.
Trinetra Dasabhuja Anjaneya temple is just a minute's walk from Neelavarna perumal temple on the right side at the end of the road. As the name suggests Lord Anjaneya gives darshan here with three eyes and ten hands.
To reach the temples, take the road leading to Nanmangalam from Medavakkam main road.
Nanmangalam Sri Neelavarna perumal temple and Trinetra Dasabhuja Anjaneya temple
The presiding deity of the temple is Sri Neelavarna perumal with his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi. It is an ancient temple and is said to fulfill the wishes of all devotees. It is interesting to note that there are three Anjaneyas in the temple, two of them on either side of the entrance like dwarapalakas. There are seperate sannadhis to Sudharsana/Yoga Narasimhar and Thayar.
Every saturday and sunday, the temple conducts Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana from 7 pm in the evenings. The temple is open in the mornings from 7.30 am to 11.30 am and in the evenings from 5.30 pm to 9 pm.
To reach the temples, take the road leading to Nanmangalam from Medavakkam main road.
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