Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Kottur / Kotturpuram, Zamin Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

 01^st November 2016.

This temple’s visit was planned on 6^th November 2016. After seeing the clear sky with sun shine thought of visiting Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal temple at Kottur, otherwise called a varaha kshetram.  This Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal temple is on the banks of river  Adyar at Kottur in Zamin Adyar, Chennai. The place Kottur was called as Kottu - Idai - Konda - oor and later turned to Kottur.  In Sanskrit Kottur is also called as Rekhapuri.  The temple is on an elevated place, hence 2015 flood water didn’t entered in the temple area. 

Moolavar : Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal

Thayar    : Sri Alarmelu mangai

Some of the important details are....

The temple is facing east  with Anjaneyar  sannadhi on the opposite side of the road. At the gate ( inside wall ) Nagar and Gajamukar. In the outer prakaram Sannadhi for Chakkarathalwar & Sudarshana Narasimhar in a single stone ( similar to Sriperumbudur temple ), Sri Venugopalaswamy  and Navagrahas. ( Navagraha sannidhi in Perumal temple is rare since,  Navagrahas will be kept ( avahanam ) at the base of the moolavar. The Navagraha shrine was built in the year 1972. On the right side of Sanctum,  Mandapam for vahanas.

Opposite to Sanctum entrance Garudalwar, balipeedam and a Garuda thoon.

The sanctum sanctorum  comprises of Sanctum and Artha mandapam. In Artha mandapam Sannadhi for Sri Alarmel mangai Thayar, Andal and Alwars. We could spot old pillars  supports the artha mandapam. It was told that Sri Venugopala Swamy  was found in the river Adyar, brought by the fishermen. Latter moolavar  with sannadhi was built.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

During 1971-72, archaeological Department  personnel inspected and estimated the age of the temple might be 970 Years. There is an inscription  in grantha  on the mandapam wall, which was not disturbed during renovation.

As per Battar Moolavar and Anjaneyar moorthams are very old. Those who could not go to Tirupathi, they can offer / pray to this  Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal at Kottur and get similar blessing. And also Perumal will appear before the devotees depends on their Karma, hence called Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal.  Also It was told that Perumal will only decide  to whom he has to give darshan on that day.

 The 16th to 17th Century inscription is in Tamil but the Battar claims that it is in grantham. 

 The Navagraha shrine was built in the year 1972- as per the inscription tablet on the wall

 The inscription of Alwars installation during the year 1978

 This inscription is about the sannadhi for Nagar and Gajamugar ( Vinayagar ) constructed during 1968

TEMPLE TIMINGS :

The temple will be opened between 08.00 Hrs to 11.00 Hrs and 17.00 Hrs to 20.00 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Battar Sri Srinivasan may be contacted for further details  through his mobile 9381007641.

The Thiruvanmiyur office phone numbers are +914424410477 and 9841328712

HOW TO REACH:

The temple is about 500 meters from Kotturpuram MRTS Railway station and frequent buses are available  on Gandhi mandapam road and the temple is about 2 KM from Kotturpuram bus stop ( AMM School)

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Sri Chakkarathalwar  & Sri Sudharsana Narasimhar Sannidhi. 

  Chakkarathalwar on east side  

 Sri Sudarsana Narasimhar on the west side 

 Venugopala Swamy  - fishermen brought from Adyar River 

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---