Sunday 26 August 2018

Sri Soundaraja Perumal Temple / ஸ்ரீ சௌந்திரராஜ பெருமாள் கோயில் / ஸ்ரீ சுந்தரராஜ பெருமாள் கோயில், Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

19th August 2018.
When I enquired any old temple in the vicinity, the Hari Sri Vasudeva Perumal’s  temple battar directed to this Soundararaja Perumal temple. The Moorthams are old but the temple was constructed in the recent years. This temple is facing east at the intersection of  two street and a Pillayar temple is adjacent to this temple.


This is a small shrine with sanctum and a mandapa. Garudalwar is in front. Moolavar and Sridevi and bhudevi are big in size about 5 feet tall and in sitting posture. Moolavar Sri Soundararaja Perumal’s upper hands are holding conch and chakra, but the lower right hand in abhaya mudra and left hand in advaana hastham ( pointing finger is little raised means Perumal is calling his devotees ). Hence this Perumal is worshiped as kodukkum theivam. Urchavars Soundararaja Perumal with Soundaravalli Thayar and Andal are in standing posture.  The urchavar’s lower hands are in the same posture as moolavar.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The battar Sriram told that this moorthams are more than 800 years old, unearthed on the back side of this temple under a neem tree.  Also it was told that the person who shifted and constructed this temple is well off now.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between  06.30 hrs to 11.00 and 17.30 to 20.25 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:
Battar Sriram may be contacted  on the following land line and mobile for further details. +91 44 22432018 and +91 9790837531.

HOW TO REACH:
The temple is on the intersection of Pillayar Koil Street and Pillayar Koil Lane near Telugu Brahmin Street and Bajanai Koil Street.
Dhandeeswaram  is a part of Velachery and 2 streets after the Telugu Brahmin’s street is near Dhandeeswaram bus stop before Vijayanagar bus terminus.
All the town buses from Koyambedu, T Nagar will stop at Dhandeeswaram.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE



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