2nd
July 2017.
Thought
of visiting new temples on Sunday, the 2nd of July 2017. Also, so far I haven’t
visited the 2nd Thevara vaipப்u sthalam of
Chennai at Egmore (the other one is Thiruvetteeswarar Temple at Triplicane). Appar
referred Lord Shiva to this temple in his 6th Thevara
Thirumurai. This temple is on the banks of the Holy River Koovam. I was fortunate
to attend Milk Abhishekam to Lord Shiva during my visit.
Moolavar : Sri Arthanareeswarar
Consort : Sri Tripurasundari
Some
of the important features of this temple are...
The
temple faces east without any Rajagopuram, entrance arch, or even Dwajasthambam.
The temple is very small and has a sannidhi for Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal (Lakshmi is on the lap of Sri Narayanar), Ambal Tripurasundari, Bairavar, and Navagrahas.
Balipeedam
and Nandhi are in front of the sanctum. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu,
Siva Durgai. The Arthanareeswarar statue is behind the Shiva Lingam. Shiva lingam is a little large, 3 feet high and 3.5 feet wide. Avudayar is said to be older than the 7th
century. The Cooum River runs as Uttar Vahini (flows in the North direction
).
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple had a lot of properties, and all were encroached and now stand squeezed between flats and residential buildings.
The Shiva lingam was unearthed about 200 years ago from a dry tank bed along with Ganesha, Lakshmi Narayana Perumal by Aravamudhu Naidu, and later built a Temple. It was said that this Lakshmi Narayana Perumal might have been previously at LNP (Lakshmi Narayana Perumal) Street, where Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple now exists. Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Sannadhi is on the right side of Lord Shiva. At the sanctum entrance left side, Mahaganapathi and Senthilnathan are on the right side.
LEGENDS
As
per the legend, Lord Shiva was worshiped by Saptha rishis- Brigu, Athri,
Bharatwaj, Kashyapa, Viswamitra, Gautama, and Vashishta. Hence, this place was
called Ezhor ur and was referred to by Appar as Ezhu mur and later turned to
Ezhumbur (Egmore – British Period).
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and from 17.30 hrs to
20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The
mobile number 9791055080 may be contacted if not, MadhanSivan Gurukkal may be
contacted on his mobile at +919940166691.
HOW TO REACH:
This
temple is on Aramudhan Street, off Poonamallee High Road, next to Hotel
Sudha (formerly known as Dasaprakash)
Adjacent
street to Sivakasi Hindu Nadar Higher Secondary School.
Just
1 km from Egmore Railway Station.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Sannadhi
---OM
SHIVAYA NAMA---
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