Veera Anjaneya Swamy Temple / Kakkalur Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple, Kakkalur, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

10^th November 2019.

வானர சேனையின் தலைவனாம் அவன்

வானோர்க்கெல்லாம் பிரியனாம்

வந்தவர்கெல்லாம் அருள்வானாம்

வடைமாலைக்கு அவன் மகிழ்வானாம்        ( வா )

வெண்ணையும் தேனும் அபிஷேகம்

சென்றோர்க்கெல்லாம் அங்கு ஆனந்தம்

செந்தூரமே நமக்கு அங்கு பிரசாதம்          ( வா )

வெற்றிலை மாலையும் கேட்பானாம்

வெற்றியும் அருளும் கொடுப்பானாம்

வேண்டிய வரம் நமக்கு அளிப்பானாம்

வேண்டியபோது வந்து களிப்பானாம்          ( வா )

வருக வருக என்று அழைத்தாலே அவன்

வந்து நிற்பான் நம் முன்னாலே              ( வா )

காகசுரம் என்னும் பட்டினமாம் அங்கு

காகாசுரனை வென்றனராம் இன்று

காக்களூர் என்ற பெயரிலே வந்து

நமக்கு அருள் அவன் தந்தனனே             ( வா )

அத்திரி முனிவரும் வந்தனரே அங்கு

அற்புதங்கள் பல கண்டனரே

அகஸ்திய முனிவரும் வந்தனரே அவன்

அழகைக் கண்டு மகிழ்ந்தனரே               ( வா )

நாமும் அவன் அடிபணிவோமே அவன்

சக்தியை என்றும் பெறுவோமே              ( வா )

…………….பூஜ்யாய ராகவேந்திரர்

This Anjaneyar Temple is at Kakkalur Village once, now it is a part of Tiruvallur/Thiruvallur city. The place Kakkalur is on the banks of the Holy river Cooum. Kakkalur was called as Kakasuram. Tiruvallur was called Thiruevvul during the 6th to 9th Centuries. As per the sthala purana of Sri Vaidhya Veeraghava Swami Temple, this place obtained the name of  Thiruevvul, which got corrupted to the present name of Tiruvallur.

Moolavar: Veera Anjaneya Swami

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple is facing east. A Vinayagar Temple is on the right side and a Neem & Peepal tree is in front. Under this is the nagars. The sanctum sanctorum is built with a sanctum, antarala, and an open mukha mandapa.  

Moolavar Sri Veera Anjaneyar is about 8 to 9 feet high and made out of granite stone. The Veera Anjaneyar is a combination of Idol and bas relief.  He is facing north and the tail goes above his head and the bell is tied at the end. He wears a kangana on both hands. The right hand is in abhaya hastha and the left hand holds the Sowgandhika flower. He wears 3 ornaments over his neck. The tuft is neatly tied. The positions of the feet are seen forward, ever ready to help us.

HISTORY OF THE TEMPLE.

It is believed that the Veera Anjaneya idol was installed by Vyasaraja (1460 – 1539 CE ) also known as Chandrikacharya and Vyasatirtha. He was a Madhva scholar and a poet,  who followed the Dvaita school of Vaishnavism.  He was also a patron of the Vijayanagara Empire. During Vijayanagara Empire rule he visited many places in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu and installed 732 Anjaneyar idols and this is one of them. Also, it was a practice that Vijayanagara kings established Anjaneyar Temples wherever they went. 

Poojyaya Raghavendra Tirtha (1595 to 1671 CE) also visited this temple and worshiped Veera Anjaneyar. He composed hymns in praise of Anjaneyar and the hymns is written at the beginning of this article.

As per the 10-02-1989 inscription, maha Samprokshanam was conducted along with a donation of Urchavar through Chennai Mint Street, Sri Ramar Koil Kaingarya Bhakta Jana Saba.

The 14-06-2009 inscription mentions Anjaneyar as Sanjeevi Rayar alias Anjaneyar and Kumbhabhishekam was performed.

The temple is maintained by the local Madhwa community and poojas are done as per Madhva tradition. In addition to this, the Vinayagar temple is also maintained by them with the income from the devotees.

LEGEND:

As per the legend Veera Anjaneyar killed Kakasuran, a demon, hence the place obtained the Name as Kakkalur.

FESTIVALS:

Hanuman Jayanthi is celebrated in a grand manner apart from regular festivals.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 06.00 hrs to 13.00 hrs and 15.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

The mobile number +919789292700 and landline number +9144 27661624 may be contacted for further details.

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is 3 KM from Sri Vaidya Veeraraghava Swamy temple of Tiruvallur  and about 750 meters from Putlur Railway station of Chennai to Arakkonam Train route.

The temple is 38 KM from Arakkonam Junction, 45  KM from Chennai, and 55 KM from Kanchipuram.

The Nearest Railway Junction is Arakkonam and Local Trains will stop at Tiruvallur from there Kakkalur is about 3 KM.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---