Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Sri Yoga Gangadeshwarar Temple/ஸ்ரீ யோக கங்காதீஸ்வரர் கோயில், S. Kolathur, Kovilambakkam, Viduthalai Nagar, Kovilambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Yoga Gangadeshwarar Temple at S Kolathur was a part of the Gajaprishta / Gajabrushta Vimana temples and Shiva Vishnu Temples Visit on 13th October 2024.


Moolavar   : Sri Yoga Gangadeshwarar
Consort     : Sri Yoga Gangadeshwari

Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple faces east with the remains of an eri / tank in front. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum Sanctorum. Moolavar is like an egg on a round avudayar. Vinayagar and Murugan are on both sides of the sanctum sanctorum. In koshtam, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma.

Durgai is in the koshtam, on the back side of Ambal sannidhi. Ambal is in a separate sannidhi facing south. Ambal is in standing posture with abhaya varada hastam.

In praharam, Chandikeswarar, Nagars. Hanuman’s stucco image is in the mandapam pillar. Paintings of Shiva and Parvati Thiruvilaiyadal are on the ceiling of the Mukha mandapam.




ARCHITECTURE
The whole temple with mandapa and Ambal Sannidhi is constructed with bricks and cement concrete. Ekatala Gajabrushta Vimanam is on the Square sanctum Sanctorum.

Shiva and Parvati are in Lalada nasi, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu and Brahma are in the greeva koshtam.




HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is believed that the Shiva Lingam was lying in this place for more than 100 years. Construction of a temple for this abandoned Shiva Linga was started in 2002 and completed in 2003 and maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted.  Koshta images were installed in 2006.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Orukala pooja is conducted. Apart from Oru kala pooja, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham and Maha Shivaratri days.





TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since Oru kala pooja is conducted the opening and times are unpredictable.
CONTACT DETAILS

HOW TO REACH
This place S Kolathur is on the GST to Thuraipakkam 200 feet Road. When coming from Thuraipakkam, after Kamakshi Hospital, and Sangeetha Hotel turn left on Street No 2 and turn First right on 5th Street ( The temple will be visible from 200 feet main road ).
S Kolathur is about 8.5 KM from Chromepet and 12 KM from Tambaram.
Nearest Railway Station is Chromepet.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE





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