The visit to the Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple at Choolaimedu was
a part of the Shiva and Vishnu temples' visit at Nungambakkam and Choolaimedu.
The
Presiding Deity : Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal
Thayar : Sridevi and Bhudevi
Some
of the salient features of this temple are...
The
temple faces east with a 3-tier Rajagopuram. Maha Vishnu’s reclining
posture is on the 1st tier of
the Rajagopuram. Balipeedam and Garudan
are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. In
praharam Sri Vara siddhi Valampuri Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar
and Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTURE
The
Maha Vishnu temple consists of a sanctum sanctorum, an ardha mandapam, and a Mukha Mandapam. The temple was built with bricks and cement. An ekathala Nagara
Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Maha Vishnu’s Dashavatar/various avatar are on the top
of the mukha mandapam.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
The
original temple may belong to the 19th to 20th century (the 47th
annual Pavithrotsavam was conducted in
2012 ). Temple reconstruction work was started on 23rd April 2007
and completed, and Ashta bandhana maha Kumbabishekam was conducted on 23rd
April 2008. The renovation cost was donated
by Individuals and the HR & CE Department. The Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal temple
was done at Rs 23,50,000, donated by L Kuberan Nayakar; the Subramaniyar temple at Rs 3,45,000, donated by Dr A Panneerselvam; and Vinayagar Temple for Rs 3,23, 000 donated by two persons and Rs 4,00,000 received from the HR & CE
Department.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from one kala regular pooja, special poojas are conducted on Vaikunta Ekadasi,
Krishna Jayanthi, Hanuman Jayanthi, Rama Navami, Vinayagar Chaturthi, etc. The
Annual Pavithrotsavam will be held in October
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 07.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to
20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The
Landline numbers +913328270990, Srinivasa Bhattacharya +910176404446, and EO
+910443132801 may be contacted for
further details.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is at Thiruvenkatapuram, Choolaimedu, about 100 meters from
Nelson Manickam Road.
The temple is about 550 meters from Nungambakkam Railway Station, 4.6 km from T Nagar Bus Depot, 5.6 km from Koyambedu, and 7 km from Chennai Central.
The nearest Railway station is Nungambakkam.
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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