After Visiting the Dattatreya Temple at Baby Nagar,
came to this Shiva Vishnu Temple near Vijayanagar, Velachery. These Shiva
Vishnu Temples are built to show the unity of Saivam and Vaishnavam of this
residential Colony.
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Some of the salient features of these temples are…
Both temples are facing east in line with separate
entrance arches. Stucco images of Kothandaramar with Sita and Shiva with Parvati
are on the top of the arches and Mukha mandapam.
Sri Sundareswarar Temple
Moolavar :
Sri Sundareswarar
Consort :
Sri Meenakshi
Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum
sanctorum. Dwarapalakas, Vinayagar, and BalaMurugan are on both sides of the sanctum sanctorum. In Koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma
and Durgai.
In praharam Chandikeswarar, Ambal Meenakshi (
Meenakshi is in standing posture facing South with abhaya varada hastam ),
Valampuri Vinayagar, Bairavar, Navagrahas, and Ayyappan.
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Ambal Meenakshi, PC - Website
Kothanda Ramar Temple
Moolavar : Sri Kothanda Ramar
Consort : Sri Seetha
In Kothanda Ramar Sannidhi, Ramar is with Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam Dhanvantri.
Andal Rangamannar, Anjaneyar, Chakkarathalwar are in the praharam.
Moolavar with Lakshmana & Sita, PC - Website
Utsavar PC - Website
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ARCHITECTURE
Both temples are built with similar architecture
with brick and cement concrete. The
sanctum sanctorum was constructed on a raised upanam and pada bandha
adhistanam. A two tala vesara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Shiva,
Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
This Shiva Vishnu temple is about 30 years old after the formation of this residential
colony, Karumariamman Nagar.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from Regular poojas, special poojas are
conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chaturthi, Navaratri, Hanuman
Jayanthi, Rama Navami, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Vedanta Desika Utsavam, Krishna Jayanthi, etc,.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temples will be kept open between 07.00 hrs
to 10.00 hrs and 17.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs. It will vary depending on the
celebration days.
CONTACT DETAILS
The toll-free number is +91 1800 4253 11 ( to be
verified ..)
HOW TO REACH
This Shiva Vishnu Temple is about 500 meters from
Vijayanagar Bus Terminus, about a KM from Velachery MRTS Railway Station.
Nearest Railway Station is Velachery.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Bairavar
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