The
Visit to this Mahan Sri Gangadhara Navalar Jeeva Samadhi Temple was a part of “Siddhar
Jeeva Samadhi Temples, Shiva Temples, Kutty Andavar Temple and Amman Temple Visit" in Chetpet,
Aminjikarai & Choolai, on 18th September 2022. There
are many Temples and Jeeva Samadhis of Siddhars on the banks of the Holy river
Cooum. This is one of the Jeeva Samadhi of a great Siddhar Sri-la-Sri Gangadhara
Navalar at Chetpet. The Jeeva samadhis are named Jaya Vinayagar Temple.
Siddhar : Sri Gangadhara Navalar
The
Jeeva Samadhi faces east with a balipeedam and Rishabam. Vinayagar with
balipeedam and Murugan are on both sides of the entrance. A Shiva Lingam is
installed at the center under a rudraksha beads pandal. Gangadhara Swamigal’s
photo is hung on the wall.
HISTORY AND MIRACLES
The
Siddhar Mahan Gangadhara Navalar was born in the year 1859 at Teynampet, a part
of Chennai. He was an ardent devotee of Sri Kapaleeswarar of Mylapore. He was a
poet and orator too, and conducted many discourses. He had composed hymns in praise
of Shiva and the procession deity started only after he completed the hymns.
He
had done many miracles during his lifetime on this earth. One such instance
is when he was forced to board a train without a ticket to attend an important
discourse the next day. During this travel, the TTE ( Travel ticket examiner ) asked him to
detrain in the next station, since Swamigal didn't have the Ticket. After the Siddhar Gangadhara Navalar, detrained,
the train didn’t start in the next station. All the efforts went in vain
to start the engine by the Railway authorities. This was known to some of his followers, who traveled
along with him and they paid money for the ticket. Mahan Gangadhara Navalar was
allowed to entrain and surprisingly, the engine started without any effort or
problem.
The
Jaya Vinayagar was installed by Mahan Gangadhara Navalar in the year 1890, on
the place where the Jeeva Samadhi exists now. In the year 1929, Mahan
Gangadhara Navalar appealed to the British Government to enter into Jeeva Samadhi.
Jeeva Samadhi is that one, great Siddhars, Saints, enter into Jeeva Samadhi /
specially excavated pit after telling the exact date time to his disciples.
After Mahan Gangadhara Navalar entered the Jeeva Samadhi on 23rd
October 1929, his disciples closed the
pit and later Samadhi was built over it. (Thanks to Mrs Padma Priya – The God
of Holy Cooum).
JEEVA SAMADHI TEMPLE TIMINGS
The
Jeeva Samadhi temple will be kept open between 06.30 hrs to 09.00 and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH
The
Jeeva Samadhi temple is about 160 meters from Harrington Road.
The
Jeeva Samadhi temple is about 750 Meters from Harrington Road – Valluvar Kottam
Kottam High Road – Dr Gurusamy Bridge – Mayor Ramanathan Salai junction.
The
Jeeva Samadhi Temple is about 1.4 KM from Chetpet Railway Station, 5.2 KM from
Chennai Central, and 7.4 KM from Koyambedu bus terminus.
The nearest railway station is Chetpet Railway Station.
LOCATION OF THE JEEVA SAMADHI
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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