Sri Varasiddhi Vinayagar Temple / ஸ்ரீ வரசித்தி வினாயகர் கோயில் at Kotturpuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

25^th August 2017.

Planned to visit 5 Vinayagar temples on this auspicious Vinayagar Chathurthi day, but the rain spoiled my program and able to visit only three Vinayagar Temples. This Sri  VaraSiddhi Vinayagar temple is before starting of Kotturpuram Bridge on Gandhi Mandapam Road.

Moolavar : Sri Varasiddhi Vinayagar.

The temple is constructed in the mid 20^th century  dedicated Lord Ganesha. The temple is facing east with a 3 tier Rajagopuram.

In the prakaram sannadhi for Navagrahas, Shantha Anjaneyar ( also with a separate approach from Main road constructed during end of 2016). In koshtam Dakshinamurthy, Surya Narayanan and Kanaga Durgai Amman. Nagars are under the bodhi tree. At the entrance of the Vinayagar Sannidhi on the left Bala murugan and Narayanan is on the right.

HISTORY

Kumbhabhishekam was conducted after construction of Rajagopuram in 1985 and the function was presided over by the late President R Venkataraman and Governor C Subramaniam.  Major Contribution for the Rajagopuram and the temple construction was from Dr M A Chidambaram and his family.

During the 2015 flood in Adyar river the water went above Vinayagar and Kumbhabhishekam was also conducted after the flood. The temple land, Housing Board and the Road From Kotturpuram signal was once a private property ( From Arcot Nawabs Dr MA Chidambaram bought the same ) and the bridge was constructed after acquiring the land by the   Government of Tamilnadu during DMK rule.

The late Chief Minister J Jayalalitha used to stop  and worship Lord Sri Varasiddhi Vinayagar whenever she passes through this route.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 Hrs to 10.30 Hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

Sabapathy Gurukkal may be contacted on his mobile number

HOW TO REACH

Town bus route nos 5C, 12, 18B, 21G, 47C, F54, G21 and S17 are passing this temple and  get down at Kotturpuram bus stop.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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