18th September 2016
One of my temple Uzhavaram friends gave me a call
on 17th Sep 2016, for uzhavaram at Sri Natarajar temple and
Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple, at Linghi Chetty Street, Chennai. The same was
scheduled on 18th Sep 2016. Since there was no scheduled
program on that day and readily accepted to participate. Both temples are on
the same street and had a connection with the British East India
Company. These two temples are about 100 meters distance from Sri
Mallikeswarar temple, which is preparing for the Kumbhabhishekam.
The temple was too shabby and seems nobody cleaned it for the past many years. Debris is scattered and the old gurukul could not do
any maintenance without assistance.
Moolavar : Sri Natarajar
Consort : Sri Sivakami
Some of the important features of this temple are…
The temple faces west with a small Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam in the front mandapam. In Koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma, and Durgai. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum.
In the paraharam Natarajar, Thillai
Vinayagar, Chandikeswarar, Naalvar with Sekkizhar, Pandurangan, Anantha
Sayana Perumal, and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar.
Vahana mandapam and Navagrahas are on the
back side of the sanctum in a Madras terrace building.
According to the Sivachariyar Sabarathina Sivan, the temple
was built by Subbaraya Bakthar (relief is on the mandapam pillar and a photo
is available at the temple, he worked as a treasurer in East India Company)
who had no male issues with his first wife. So he constructed this temple with
Shiva lingam and Amman and worshiped Lord Shiva. After a few years, he married a
Vaishnava lady and added Pandurangan and Anantha Sayana Perumal sannidhi. Even
then there was no male child born. Finally, he made a will to donate all his
property to this temple and died.
This temple is under the control of Tamilnadu's HR & CE.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple is kept open between 08.00 hrs to 11.00
hrs and 18.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Sabarathina Gurukkal (the fourth-generation Gurukkal who is performing pooja in this temple) may be contacted on his mobile, 9840256435.
HOW TO REACH :
The temple is about a km from Beach Railway
station.
About 100 meters from Sri Mallikeswarar Temple on
the same Linghi Chetty street.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Mr. Subbaraya Batthar who constructed this temple
UZHAVARAM
PHOTOS
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
Thiruchitrambalam siva siva
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