9th July
2017.
After the Darshan of Sri Chinna Sadai Amman, I went to this temple, which is about 200 meters away and situated on the banks of the Holy River Koovam. I was told that the temple is about 300 to 400 years old.
Moolavar : Sri Ranganatha Perumal
Thayar : Sri Ranganayaki.
Some of the salient features of this temple are.....
The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram on the
north. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Garudan are in the mukha mandapam. Dwarapalakas Jayan and Vijayan are on both sides of the sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar Ranganathar is in a reclining posture on Anandaseshan. Ranganathar is facing upwards, and here, he is facing the devotees, head in a tilted position. Ranganathar is with 4 hands. The upper hands hold shankha & chakra, and the lower hands are in abhaya & varada hastam. Ma Lakshmi is on a Lotus flower on the chest of Ranganathar. Brahma is sitting on a lotus flower that emanates from Ranaganathar's navel. Dwarapalakas Jayan & Vijayan.
In the praharam sannadhi for Venkatachalapathy, Thumbikai
Alwar, Anjaneyar, Chakkarathalwar, Yoga Narasimhar, Andal, Alwars, and Thayar
Sri Ranganayaki (also facing east).
Thayar is in a separate sannidhi with sanctum sanctorum and mukha mandapam. The sannidhi faces east. Thayar is in a sitting posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In the sanctum, Sri Ranganathar is reclining on
Adhiseshan with 4 hands holding the conch and Chakra in the upper hands
and lower hands with abhaya and vara hastham. Mahalakshmi is in his chest, and
Sridevi and Bhoodevi are near his feet. The Sorga vassal is near Ranganathar’s
feet.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple may be 300 to 400 Years old, and the mukha mandapam seems to be of the Vijayanagara Nayaka period.
The caretaker Lady said that the moolavar is similar to the Srirangam temple with equal power.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum and a muka mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is of a rectangular shape to accommodate Ranganathar's reclining posture. The temple was constructed with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The vimanam above the bhumi desam is of eka tala, and Sigaram is of the ayutha vesara (elliptical) style with 4 kalasa. Maha nasis are on the 4 cardinal directions. Stucco images of Maha Vishnu's various incarnations are on the greeva koshtas.
The mukha mandapam pillars have the bas reliefs of maha Vishnu's various incarnations, like Parthasarathy, Hanuman, Garuda, etc. The pillars have square bases and octagonal gandas. The capital is of pushpa pothyal.
LEGENDS
Sri Ranganatha Swamy is considered the God of the planet Venus, also known as Sukra. Hence, this temple is called Sukra sthalam. Devotees
offer prayers on Fridays and Wednesdays (Sukra horai 06.00 hrs
to 07.00 hrs) to get rid of eye-related ailments.
(Some of the details Ref: The book on 'The Gods of Holy
River Koovam by Priya Baskaran).
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas as per Vaikanasa Agama, 10 days
Annual Brahmotsavam in the month Panguni with Garuda Seva and Kalyana
Utsavam, Vaikunta Ekadasi, all Saturdays of Puratasi month, Fridays in Adi and
Thai, and all Saturdays of Margazhi.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open between 06.30 hrs and 10.30
hrs and between 18.00 hrs and 21.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The mobile number 9840640666 may be contacted for further
details.
HOW TO REACH:
Just a walkable distance from the Pudupet (old automobile
shops) bus stop.
Town buses are available from Various parts of the city, and the bus stop is Pudupet.
Chintadripet Suburban Railway Station is about 1.5 km.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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SHIVAYA NAMA---
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