Sri-la-Sri Mahan Subbaiah Swamigal & Appaiya Swamigal, Appar Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri la Sri Mahan Subbaiah Swamigal and Appaiya Swamigal  Jeeva Samadhi Temples in Appar Nagar, Tiruvottiyur was a part of “Hero Stones and Siddhars of Tiruvottiyur Visit”, on 11^th September, 2022.  This visit was mainly focused on the Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples of Tiruvottiyur.

Most of the Siddhar Jeeva samadhis in Chennai belongs to Siddhars migrated from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other states like, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, etc,. The Siddhar Samadhis in and around Thiruvottiyur are closely linked with the 11^th Century Pattinathar and 19^th Century Vallalar alias Ramalinga Adigalar. Even-though the Siddhars attained mukti, away from Tiruvottiyur, they were brought to Tiruvottiyur and kept in Samadhi considering as a holy place.

 

Siddhar : Sri Subbiah Swamigal and Appaya Swamigal

Some of the Salient features of this jeeva Samadhi are...

The Jeeva Samadhi temple is facing east with two Samadhis on which Two Shiva Lingas are installed on a square avudaiyar. A balipeedam and a Rishabam are installed in front of the room. The ceiling of the Samadhi is supported with 4 stone pillars. A Madras terrace if proved on the ceiling.

HISTORY

For the past 200 years, this thiruvottiyur was converted in to living place. Due to this many Siddhar Samadhi temples were either destroyed or converted as house. The remaining Jeeva Samadhis are squeezed between houses.

During 1980’s Maragathambal bought a land and She didn’t know that Sri-la-Sri Subbaiah Swamigal’s jeeva Samadhi with a vimanam existed on the land she bought.  The Jeeva Samadhi was with a single room. They lived more than 30 years without knowing that the structure was a Jeeva Samadhi temple. During 2016 vardha cyclone, most of the people living on the seashore vacated their houses and went some where. But the descendent of Maragathambal, Mr T R Marirajan, a Ayyappa Devotee remained there itself. In 2018, after he returned from Sabarimala, about 20 people came and inquired Marirajan, where about the Subbiah Swamigal’s Jeeva Samadhi. He said, he didn’t know jeeva Samadhi, but there is a temple like structure is there on the back side of his house. The 20 people inspected and confirmed that it is a Sri-la-Sri Subbaiah Swamigal and his disciple Appayya Swami’s jeeva Samadhis. The Jeeva Samadhis are cleaned and damages were rectified.

It is believed that Subbaiah Swamigal belongs to Andhra Pradesh and born at either Chittoor or Puttur. The real name of Subbaiah Swamigal was Thiruvenkadam. He turned to Siddhar in the young age and came to Tiruvottiyur. He had learnt and  practiced “Koodu vittu Koodu paithal – detaching the soul from own body and enters in another body”, Navakanda Yoga, conversing in Paribhasha, etc,. These are known through some indications and proof was not got. Initially Swamigal was called as Subbai and the same has got corrupted to Subbiah. He was lived during the same period of great Siddhars like, Mouna Swamigal, Appar Swamy, Chidambaram Periya Swamigal, Suraikai Siddhar, Sachidananda Swamigal, etc,. He had written many philosophical books.

It is believed that Sri Subbiah Siddhar was the descendant of Karuvur Siddhar. His Guru pooja was calculated as Thai month Uthradam nakshatra day. 4^th year Guru pooja was celebrated on Thai month 2004, after rediscovery.

The rediscovery of Jeeva Samadhis was celebrated, in which Chennai District Collector also participated. We couldn’t get any photograph of him. Further he helped economically weaker people. Hence he was not known to out side world and his fame was not spread much popular. He had done many miracles even after attained jeeva Samadhi. He helped a girl to join in Sathyabama Nursing College without payment of fees after worshiping at Jeeva Samadhi.

APPAYYA SWAMIGAL

Both Jeeva Samadhis are on the same room under the mandapam. It was told that Appaiya Swamigal was the disciple to Subbaiah Swamigal. Further details are known.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas and Abhishekams, special poojas are conducted on Pournami, Amavasya, Pradosham and Guru Pooja day on Thai month Uthradam nakshatra day.

CONTACT DETAILS

Mr T R Marirajan may be contacted on his mobile number +91 9514372761  for further details. The following mobile numbers also can be contacted +91 7418716219 and +917200313830.

HOW TO REACH

After crossing Ennore Express Road on Apparswamy Koil Street, turn left lane .. about 100 meters from Appar Swamigal Kovil Street

Nearest Railway Station is Tiruvottiyur.

LOCATIONS OF JEEVA SAMADHI : CLICK HERE

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