Sri Dakshinamurthy Temple / ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி கோயில், Thiruvotriyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

 11^th June 2017.

After the darshan of Sri Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal at Kaladipet, on 11^th June 2017, went to worship  Sri Dakshinamurthy at Thiruvotriyur. This temple is on the left of Sri Thyagaraja temple Rajagopuram.

Moolavar    : Sri Dakshinamurthy.

There are few temple dedicated to Sri Dakshinamurthy and one such temple is at Thiruvotriyur. Sri Dakshinamurthy with four Maharshis – Sanaka, Sanatana, Sananda and Sanat Kumara  idol used to be installed in koshtam facing south of all Shiva Temples. And Dakshinamurthy will be in meditating posture. But in this temple Dakshinamurthy is with 18 rishis facing North Direction – Kubera direction - in the sanctum as moolavar. At the entrance of the main sanctum on the left is Dakshinamurthy urchavar and on the right Panchamukha Anjaneyar sitting on  lion. There is a Shivalinga in front of Sri Dakshinamurthy.

Vinayagar and Nagars are under the peepal tree on the back side of the sanctum sanctorum. It was told that the temple is of more than 400 to 500 years old and the moolavar was installed by a Saint, who lived there and teaches Vedas to the students, but looks with modern concrete structure.

The devotees used to pray Dakshinamurthy  to get excellence in study, music, to buy land/ wealth ( since Lord is facing kubera Direction), to get land and remove obstacles in the marriage.  Devotees  offer yellow vasthram,  chennagram garland  and abhishek. Special prayers are offered on Sundays between 16.30 hrs to 18.00 Hrs.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 06.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and from 16.00 hrs  to 20.00 hrs.   On Thursdays, the temple is open from 5.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs without break.

CONTACT DETAILS:

For further details the mobile number may be contacted +91- 98407 97878.

HOW TO REACH :

About a KM from Thiruvotriyur / Tiruvottiyur Railway station.

All the buses to Thiruvotriyur passes through this temple and about 300 meters from bus stop.

Town buses are available from various parts of the city.

The temple on the left side of Sri Thyagaraja & Vadivudaiamman Temple Rajagopuram.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

 Sri Dakshinamurthy milk abhishekam

 Sri Dakshinamurthy Urchavar 

 Panchamukha Vinayagar on Simha vahana

  The three tier Vimana 

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