Vairava Eswarar Temple / Yeri Kakkum Kalangal Iyanar temple and Vairava eeswarar temple / ஏரி காக்கும் கலங்கல் ஐயனார் கோவில் மற்றும் வைரவ ஈஸ்வரர் கோவில், New Colony Main Rd, New Colony, Adambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

This Sri Vairava Eswarar Temple also known as Sri Vaireeswarar Temple is on the Adambakkam New Colony Road. Visited this temple in 2014, Pada Yathra to temples from Adambakkam EB Colony to Guindy. The details of all the temples on the way are written in a single post. For details, please click this link. The details of this temple alone are written in this post. 

Moolavar : Sri Vairava Eswarar, Sri Vaireeswarar

Some of the salient features of this temple are…

The temple faces east with an entrance on the south side. Vallarasu Vinayagar Sannidhi is on the left side of the entrance to the temple. A Trishul and a Rishabam are in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum. In Sanctum Sanctorum Moolavar is Like Ayyanar, in a sitting posture with his right leg resting on the ground. What are the articles he is holding is not known. A Trishul is kept crossed on Moolavar. In koshtam Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai. Navagrahas are on the northeast corner of the temple.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum is open to the sky, inside the mandapam. Moolavar is installed a little above the ground level. The sanctum sanctorum was built with bricks.  

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

This temple is on the west end of the Velachery Eri. It was said that the main deity is Ayyanar, broken at the hip level and the body was fixed about 20 years before. Still, the right leg is visible below the pedestal. It was further told that two elephants were found in front of Ayyanar. It is usual to install/construct an Ayyanar on the banks of an Eri. When the Ayyanar was converted as Vairava Eswarar is not known.

The right leg of the original image is visible at the bottom. 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular oru kala poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pournami / full moon day, Amavasya / new moon day, Kiruthigai, Pradosham, Sankadahara chathurti, Kithigai, Sashti, Maha Shivaratri etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple Will be kept open between 06.30 hrs to 10.00 and 17.30 hrs to 17.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS

The temple Priest's mobile number +917358763297 may be contacted for further details. 

HOW TO REACH

The temple is on the new Colony road in Adambakkam, about 200 meters from Kakkan Bridge. The town bus 5E from T Nagar Bus stand to AGS Colony passes through Kakkan Bridge. 

The temple is about 1.5 KM from St Thomas Mount Railway station and 3 KM from Guindy railway station

Nearest Railway Station is St. Thomas Mount.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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