The visit to this Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Audiappa
Naiken Street, George Town, Chennai
was a part of the “Amman, Shiva, Vishnu and Vinayagar Temples of Chennai Visit” on
30th March 2025. This is one of the Veerabhadra Temples of Chennai (The Veerabhadra Swamy Temple at Mylapore), exclusively dedicated to Sri Veerabhadra Swamy, one of the forms of Shiva, in
Chennai.
Moolavar:
Sri Veerabhadra Swamy
Some of the
salient features of this temple are….
The temple
faces east with a stucco image of Veerabhadra and Dhaksha with a Goat’s head.
In the
praharam, there are Bhadrakali, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar, the Navagrahas, Natarajar with Sivakami, and Manickavasagar.
ARCHITECTURE
The main
temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum and the ardha mandapam. Since the mandapam was
built, the Vimanam is not visible.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
The temple
is more than 200 years old, and the sub-sannidhis were added in recent years.
LEGENDS
As per the
legend, Daksha father of Dakshayani, did a yaga, without inviting Shiva and also
without giving the due share. When Dakshayani’s effort failed, she jumped
into the agni khund and died. Shiva became very angry and sent Veerabhadra to
destroy the yaga. Veerabhadra destroyed the yaga and cut the head of Dhaksha.
At the request of the celestial deities, Veerabhadra replaced the head with a
Goat’s head.
POOJAS AND
CELEBRATIONS
Apart from
regular poojas, special poojas are done on pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, etc.
TEMPLE
TIMINGS
The temple
will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs, and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
The temple
is at the intersection of Govindappa Naicken Street and Audiappa Naicken
Street.
The temple
is 800 Meters from Mannadi Metro, 1.8 km from Beach Station, and 2.3 km from
Chennai Central Railway Station.
LOCATION OF
THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM
SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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