The
visit to this temple Sri Rajarajeswari Amman Temple, at Sankarasramam, Virugambakkam, Chennai was
a part of the “Lesser Known Amman Temples of Chennai visit” on 06th November 2022. Even though some of these temples have been reconstructed in recent years, they have a long
and rich history.
The presiding Deity: Sri Rajarajeswari
Some
of the salient features of this temple are…..
The
temple faces east and has a 3-tier Rajagopuram. Vinayagar, The presiding deity
Sannidhi, and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar Sannidhis are built side by side
in a line facing east. A stucco image of Sri Rajarajeswari with chowry bearers
is on the top of the entrance.
Dwarapalakis are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. The Amman in the sanctum
sanctorum is in sitting posture, folding the right leg and left leg hanging.
She is holing pasa angusam in the upper hands and flower and a sugarcane in the
lower hands.
Ayyappan,
Navagrahas, Anjaneyar and Dakshinamurthy are in the Mandapam. Sri Sankara
Sathirigal’s easy chair with his photo is in the center of the mandapam. Sri Sankara Sasthirigal’s image and two Amman sannidhis are on the right side
immediately after the Rajagopuram entrance.
The easy Chair of Sri Sankara Sasthirigal, the founder of Sankarasramam and this temple.
ARCHITECTURE
Vinayagar,
Sri Rajarajeswari Amman and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar sannidhis are built
in a line under a big mandapam. Eka tala nagara Vimanas are on the sanctum
sanctorum.
Stucco
images of Vinayagar, Shiva with Rajarajeswari, Ayyappan, and Arumugar are in the
first tala of Rajagopuram. Stucco images of Adi Sankara with his disciples are
on the left side and Sankara Sasthirigal and Sri Rajarajeswari are on the right
side of the Rajagopuram. These images are in compartments and the front is covered
with glass.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
This
temple comes under Sankarasramam, which was established by Sri Sankara
Sasthirikal in on 25th March 1974.
The
4th Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 06th April
2022.
Sri Sankarasasthirugal's image
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Fridays, Adi Fridays, Pournami,
Amavasya days, Maha Shivaratri, Sankatahara Chaturthi, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open between
07.00 hrs to 10.30 Hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs
CONTACT DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
On
Arcot Road, from Vadapalani, take a right on Reddy Street ( After Mata Amirtanandamayi Math ), after 50 meters turn right to Kamarajar Salai and
the temple is about a KM.
The
temple is about 2.7 KM from Koyambedu bus terminus and 11.3 KM from Chennai
Central Station.
Nearest
Railway Stations are Koyambedu Metro, CMBT Metro, and Vadapalani Metro ( All are the same distance )
LOCATION OF THE
TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Navagrahas
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