The visit to this Sri Thiruvudai Nathar Temple, at Manali, a
part of North Madras and an industrial area in Chennai district, was a part of
the 609th week abhishekam by the Ancient Shiva Temples and Sivamayam Group on 07th July 2026.
Moolavar : Sri Thiruvudai Nathar
Consort : Sri Thiruvudai Nayaki
Some of the salient
features of this temple are….
The temple faces East
with an arch on the south side. Vinayagar and Murugan are on either side of the
entrance arch. The temple tank is in front of the temple. Two sets of
balipeedam and Rishabam (old and new) are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco
Dwarapalakas are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. The sanctum sanctorum is
about 4 feet above the ground level. Moolavar is on a square avudaiyar. In
koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, Brahma, and Durgai.
In praharam Nalvar,
Nairuthy Lingam under mandapam with a stucco image of Shiva under snake hood,
Nagars with Vinayagar and peepal tree, Vinayagar, Sri Valli Devasena
Subramaniar with dwarapalakas, Chandikeswarar, Kailasanathar with balipeedam
and Rishabam under a mandapam (Stucco image of a Shiva Lingam under a snake
hood), Kala Bairavar, Navvagrahas, Chandran, Suryan, Sthala Vruksham Vanni Tree
with Vinayagar, and Rishabam, Athma Lingam (Exclusively installed for North
Indians to worship and do abhishekam on their own hands), and Anjaneyar
Ambal Sri Thiruvudai
Nayagi is in a separate temple that faces south. Balipeedam and a Simham (a
beautiful image with paws open) are in front of the temple. Ambal is in a
standing posture with Abhaya Varada hastam.
Ambal Thiruvudai Nayagi
Bairavar - Chandikeswarar
ARCHITECTURE
The total temple was
constructed with bricks and cement concrete. The temple consists of the sanctum
sanctorum, the ardha mandapam, and the open mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is
on an upanam and pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, kumudam, and pattikai.
The bhitti starts with vedikai. The pilasters are of Brahma kantha pilasters
with kalasam, kudam, palakai, veera kandam, and pothyal. The prastaram consists
of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. The Vimanam over the bhumi desam
consists of one tala, greevam, and nagara sigaram. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha
Vishnu, and Brahma are in the tala and greeva koshtams.
HISTORY AND
INSCRIPTIONS
It was said that the
temple is more than 1800 years old, and there is evidence has been found. The present
structure my belongs to the 20th Century. From the iconography of the Vannimara
Vinayagar (with a beautiful pathakkam on the makuda), two Rishabams and the
Moolavar, the temple may be 300 to 400 years old.
Vannimarathadi Vinayaga, a pathakkam on the Makuda
The lands around the
temple belonged to this temple once, but now they have been encroached. The present
temple tank was not excavated for this purpose. The encroachers excavated the
earth and made it as a pit. The trustees utilised it, and steps were constructed to make it a Temple tank.
There is an interesting
history behind the Nairuthy Lingam in the praharam. About 20 years before, Shiva
identified himself that he is in the in the Sriram Fibres Limited’s tank, through
a dream of an Anglo Indian. The next day, when the temple authorities searched and found the Shiva Linga
banam. The same was brought and installed in this temple.
LEGENDS
It is said that Ambal and Vinayagar are connected with Swarnam/ Gold. Hence, they were called Swanambigai
and Swarna Ganapati.
Considering Moolavar
with square avudaiyar, it is believed that Siddhars worshipped Shiva of this
temple.
It is believed that
Shiva and Ambal are varaprasadis. They fulfill the wishes of their Devotees
of this temple.
It is believed that
Muthuswamy Deekshidar worshipped Shiva of this temple.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular
poojas, special poojas are conducted on Pradosham, Maha Shivaratri, Sankadahara
Chaturthi, Deipirai Ashtami, Amavasya (New moon day), Pournami (Full moon day),
Kiruthigai, etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept
open from 06.30 hrs to 10.30 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
The trustees, Mr. Selvaraj
+919381022622 and Mrs. Chitra Mami +918825688070, may be contacted for further
details.
HOW TO REACH
The temple is 10 km
from Wimco Nagar Depot Metro Station and Wimco Nagar Railway Station, 10 km
from Madhavaram Bus Depot, 12 km from Red Hills, and 18 km from Koyambedu Bus
Terminus.
The nearest Railway Station
is Wimco Nagar
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:
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Swarna Ganapati
Rishabam (Pradosha)
Sivamayam Family
Sivamayam Family
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