VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple, Thiruooral Mandapam / ஶ்ரீ பார்த்தசாரதி டெம்பிள் திருஊரல் மண்டபம், Ekkattuthangal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Saturday, 31 December 2022

Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple, Thiruooral Mandapam / ஶ்ரீ பார்த்தசாரதி டெம்பிள் திருஊரல் மண்டபம், Ekkattuthangal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Many temples within Chennai City are not very popular, but they have more than a hundred years of history. The available inscriptions are recorded by the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department. So, we decided to visit these temples also. This post will cover the Triplicane Sri Parthasarathy Temple Thiruooral Mandapam at Ekkattuthangal, where Perumal visits this mandapam once a year during January - February.

PC: Thanks to Krishna Vaibhavam

Maha Vishnu of all the temples of Tamil Nadu used to travel to many places once a year. This allowed the Devotees who couldn’t go to the temples.

The same way Triplicane Sri Parthasarathy (Krishna as Parthasarathy, ie, Charioteer to Arjuna during the Mahabharata war) used to visit Ekkattuthangal every year during January – February and next on 26^th January 2023. On that day, Sri Parthasarathy’s Utsava Murti with Bama & Rukmani will start around 03.00 in a specially decorated palanquin. The first stop will be at Peyalwar’s birthplace, Mylapore. He continued his journey after blessing donors and Upahayadhars in front of their house gates. Donors and Upayadhars will welcome Sri Parthasarathy, Poorna Kumbh, Lighting Kuthuvilakku, etc. They also offer Thamboolam, fruits with Coconut, flowers, etc., to Perumal. Perumal will bless the Donors with Prasads.

After blessing the devotees on the way, around 13.00 hrs, the procession will reach Ekkattuthangal Thiruooral Utsava Mandapam. He used to stay at the mandapam for thirumanjanam and bless the devotees. Around 18.00 hrs Sri Parthasarathy will visit Saidapet Sri Prasanna Venkata Narasimha Swamy Temple. At Saidapet, too, Perumal will bless the Donors and return back to Triplicane.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

Triplicane Sri Parthasarathy temple has many properties all over the world. It was told that Ekkattuthangal was gifted to Perumal. A Mandapam with a metacolour Sheet open mandapam is at Ekkattuthangal, called Thiruooral mandapam, and is on the land gifted.

The 1793 CE inscription on the west side of the mandapam records that this mandapam and the 36 kani land belong to Thiruvallikeni, Sri Parthasarathy Temple. (The inscription is recorded in Chennai Ma Nagar Kalvettukkal – சென்னை மாநகர கல்வெட்டுக்கள் – Published by Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department).

மண்டபமும் அதைச் சார்ந்த முப்பத்தாறு காணி நிலமும் திருவல்லிக்கேணி பார்த்தசாரதி கோயிலைச் சார்ந்தது என்பதை இக்கல்வெட்டு குறிக்கிறது.

The inscription reads as….

இந்த மண்டபமும் இதைச் சார்த்த ௩௰௬ காணி நிலமும் சென்னை திரு அல்லிக்கேணி ஸ்ரீ பாற்த்த ஸாரதி பெ[ரு) மா (னடிக]

ளுடையது ௲௭௱௬௰௩ ளூ [.ராவிபிதா] ம்

Ref

Chennai Ma Nagar Kalvettukkal – சென்னை மாநகர கல்வெட்டுக்கள் – Published by Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department).

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Poojas will be conducted every year during Triplicane Sri Parthasarathy’s Visit.

HOW TO REACH

The Thiruooral mandapam is amid factories.

From Koyambedu to Guindy on 100 Feet Road, after crossing Jafferkhanpet, Adyar River Bridge, take a left on Parthasarathy Street, and the Mandapam is about 400 meters from 100 Feet Road.

The Thiruooral Mandapam is about 8.1 km from Koyambedu and 12 km from Chennai Central.

The nearest Railway Station is Ekkattuthangal Metro.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE