Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Sri Vaidhyanatha Swamy Temple / Sri Vaithiyanathaswamy Thorukoil / Sri Vaitheeswaran Temple / ஶ்ரீ வைத்தியநாதசுவாமி திருக்கோயில், Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy Temple at Tambaram Sanatorium / Chrompet was a part of “Shiva and Rama Anjaneyar Temple’s Visit” on 21st January 2024. This Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy Temple and Arulmigu Sri Rama Anjaneyar Temple, on GST Road, Tambaram sanatorium area, were relocated to this place to give way for the GST Road widening.


Moolavar  : Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy
Consort    : Sri Thaiyal Nayagi

Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. The Rajagopuram has Dakshinamurthy and Brahma stucco images on the side of Tala and Greeva koshtas. Balipeedam and Rishabam are after the Rajagopuram. Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy and Durgai.

In the praharam, Sasi Mangala Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Muthukumaraswamy, Natarajar, Chandikeswarar, and Navagrahas.

Ambal Thaiyal Nayaki is in a separate sannidhi facing South. Ambal is in a standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.



ARCHITECTURE
The complete temple was constructed with bricks and concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum, the ardha mandapam on a raised upanam. The sanctum sanctorum is constructed in the Gajaprishta / Gajabrushta style, with upanam, jagathy, three patta kumudam, and pattikai. The bhitti starts with vedika and the pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam, with nasikudus. The vimanam above bhumi desam is built with brick in the Gajaprishta style. Stucco images of Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the Tala and Greeva Kostas. Shiva’s image is in the lalada nasi.







HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It was said that Shiva Lingam and Anjaneyar existed about 50 meters from this place. Due to the widening of the road, GST Road, Shiva Lingam was shifted to this newly constructed Temple. Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 09th June 1995.  The 5-tier Rajagopuram was constructed, and Maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 27th August 1998.

The temple activities are being managed by the “Ramanjaneya Trust”, a registered trust. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Vinayagar Chaturthi etc,.

TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 06.30 hrs to 11.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS
The Landline number  +914422415380 may be contacted for further details

HOW TO REACH
This Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy Temple is on the west side of GST Road between Siddha Hospital and Sanatorium in Chromepet.
The nearest Railway Station is Chromepet Suburban Railway Station.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:  CLICK HERE



--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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