Friday 10 July 2015

Apparswamy Temple / ஸ்ரீ அப்பர் சுவாமி கோயில் Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

                                                                                                 10th July 2015
On 5th Sunday evening went to Mylapore to attend my friend’s son marriage reception. Utilizing this opportunity had the darshan of Sri Visalakshi sametha Sri Viswanathar on Sri Appar Swamigal Jeeva Samadhi. On the way peeped in to Mylapore Hanuman temple also.

Front view with dwajasthambam, balipeedam and Rishabam

Moolavar    : Sri Viswanathar
Consort      : Sri Visalakshi

Some of the important features of this temple are....
Dwajasthambam balipeedam and Rishabam are in the outer prakaram. Also  Nagars Thiyanamandabam and Jaya Ganapathi. In the front mandapam, Navagrahas, Thayumanavar, Sekkizhar, Naalvar, Kala bhairava, At the front of mandapam on the left  Sri Neethi Vinayagar and Valli Devasena Subramaniar on the right.

In the inner prakaram, Veerabhadra, a Shiva lingam, Chandikeswarar and urchavars ( Appar Swamigal in sitting posture ). In koshtam, Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.

Moolavar Sri Viswanathar is on the jeeva Samadhi of Sri Appar Swamigal. Appar Swamigal is a siddhar, who lived during 19th century in British period. He attained Jeeva Samadhi in the year 1851  CE and his disciple Chidambaram Swamigal built this temple in the year 1853 CE.  There is an interesting story of Sri Appar Swamigal. An English man obstruct the way for Appar Swamigal’s worship of Lord Shiva. The englishman went back to London and was attacked by paralysis. Returned to India and begged Sri Apparswamikal’s mercy. Swamigal asked him, a place to attain Samadhi. The English man granted him land and got cured.


TEMPLE TIMINGS.
The temple is kept open between 07.00 Hrs to 12.00 Hrs and 16.30 Hrs to 21.00 Hrs

HOW TO REACH :
On the Beach to Velachery Train route, the Station called Mundakanni Amman Koil and from there one KM. 

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Moolavar Vimanam
Night view - Front view with dwajasthambam, balipeedam and Rishabam
On the way to Apparswamy Temple – Thiruvalluvar Statue
On the way to Apparswamy Temple – Mylapore Hanuman temple 
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

2 comments:

  1. MY FIRST ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLED @ THIS TEMPLE DONATED BY Mr.G.V.RAO, I HAVE THE FASINATION & LOVE ON THIS SIDDHA & SHIVA my eternal parent.after this almost all temples around Mylai had mine including the Tamil poet THIRUVALLUVAR, VAISHNAVITE MADHAVAPERUMAL,ADIKESAVA PERUMAL ETC FOR ALL THIS I AM EVER GREATFUL TO MY ETERNAL MOTHER KARPAGAMAL.

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