This time also I had been to Navagraha temples through my son’s Bullet motor cycle. The total distance covered was around 50 KM. Except summer heat under the scorching sun nothing stopped me. Kundrathur Murugan gave me the breakfast of Sakkarai Pongal & Panchamirtham and Mangadu Shiva Velleeswarar gave me Curd rice ( Hot ) as Lunch. It was a wonderful journey. As usual I had made this trip alone.
Thanks to Lord Shiva for his blessings to the safe and wonderful visit to the following temples. This post is updated with photographs taken during my 3rd visit in April 2023.
Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar sannadhi
Moolavar : Sri Ramanatheeswarar
Consort : Sri Sivakama Sundari
Some of the features of this temple are as follows..
The temple is facing east with a recently built 5 tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and nandhi are in the mandapa. Moolavar vimanam is of gajabirustam type. Moolavar is little large. In koshtam Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu and Durgai.
Consort : Sri Sivakama Sundari
Some of the features of this temple are as follows..
The temple is facing east with a recently built 5 tier Rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and nandhi are in the mandapa. Moolavar vimanam is of gajabirustam type. Moolavar is little large. In koshtam Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy, Mahavishnu and Durgai.
Ambal is in a separate temple facing south. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Sandhana Vijaya Ganapathi, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, Kala Bhairavar, Ambal Temple, Navagrahas with their vahanas.
In Maha mandapam stucco images of Kedarnath, Mallikarjun, Kashi Vishwanath, Bhimashankar Pooranar, Thiryambakeswarar, Vedanath Poorvi, Rameswarar, Kailangirinathar, Somnath, Nageswarar, Gukeswarar, Yamuleswarar, Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar and Vishnu’s Avatars images. 12 Rasi bas- Reliefs are on the center ceiling.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
Based on the iconography of Chandikeswarar, and the Gajaprishta Vimanam, it is presumed that the original temple belongs to Palava period. Latter received contributions from Chozhas and Vijayanagaras. Except sanctum Sanctorum, the mukha mandapam, Rajagopuram are built during recent years.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala and ardha mandapam. The temple was reconstructed during recent years. The sanctum sanctorum is on a padabandha adhistanam. A two tala Gajaprishta Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum.
LEGENDS
This is one of the Navagraha Temples of Chennai and a guru Parihara Sthalam.
It is believed that Ramar, the hero of epic Ramayan, installed and worshipped Shiva of this temple. Hence Shiva of this temple is called as Ramanatheeswarar.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from Regular Poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Ramanavami, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 11.30 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS :
The temple contacted through the land line 044 24829955
HOW TO REACH :
On Porur to Kundrathur bus route 500 meters on left side from Electrical substation.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE
( Moolavar vimanam with Chandikeswarar sannadhi )
( Maha mandapam of the temple with lot of stucco images )
( Amman sannadhi with new un covered dwajasthambam )
( Sculpture of Elephant and Cow - Vrishabha Kunjara, at the entrance of Rajagopuram under construction )
( Sculpture of Kamadhenu in progress )
( The 7 tier Rajagopuram under construction )
( Navagraha Temple in Thondai Nadu on the south side of Chennai details with map )
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