This visit to the Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple at
Madipakkam was a part of Shiva and Amman Temples in Chromepet, Old Pallavaram, and Madipakkam Visit, on 20th November 2022. This is an ancient
temple about 1000 years old, on the banks of Madipakkam Eri, which was reconstructed
during the 90’s. Once a big temple, now it is squeezed between Road and residential flats.
Moolavar :
Sri Vedapureeswarar / Odheeswarar
Consort : Sri Vedapureeswari
Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple faces east and has a 3-tier Rajagopuram. Stucco mini
Gopuras are on the parapet wall of the temple mandapam / Compund wall. Kampathadi
Vinayagar, A Short Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Vinayagar, Murugan
and Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum. Moolavar is at an
elevated level. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai.
Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south. In praharam,
Chandikeswarar, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar, Gajalakshmi, Nagars
under the sthala vruksham and Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple was built in a small space with a narrow entrance. The temple consists of Sanctum sanctorum and
ardha mandapam and a combined maha mandapam
cum praharam.
A two tier Nagara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are on the
Vimanam koshtam. A Mandapam was built
around the sanctum of Shiva and Ambal. The Dwajasthambam is very short to match
the ceiling of the mandapam.
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
As per the history, the temple is more than 1000 years old. During
90’s Sri Maha Periyava, while passing through this place happened to see this
Shiva Lingam with Rishabam under the sthala Vruksham, who told the locals that this
temple is 1000 years old and advised them to rebuild the temple. The Sthala vrukshas are Peepal, Neem, and Bilva trees joined together. As advised by Maha Periyava,
when the temple reconstruction was started the money was pouring in. Maha
Kumbhabhishekam was conducted after completion.
As requested by Sri Jayaprakash, a Senior of Canara Bank and a
Trustee of this temple, Annamalaiyar Arapani Kuzhu did the Uzhavaram on 25th
August 2013.
LEGENDS
It is believed that the Cursing of Ambal to become a Cow, Shiva came
to this temple and taught Vedas to Devas, and Maharishis to get rid of the sin,
hence Shiva is called Vedapureeswarar.
In another legend, Vedas, Devas, and Agasthiyar worshiped Shiva of
this temple. Hence Shiva is called Vedapureeswarar.
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Pournami,
Amavasya, Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Sankatahara Chaturthi etc,.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and
17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
The temple in Madipakkam is on the
south side of Madipakkam Lake.
The temple is about 100 meters from
Madipakkam Bus Stand, 4.1 KM from St Thomas Mount Sub Urban Railway Station,
8.9 KM from Chromepet Railway Station, and 21 KM from Chennai Central Railway
Station.
Nearest Railway Station is St Thomas
Mount Sub-Urban Railway Station.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:
CLICK HERE
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