The
visit to this Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple, at Puducherry, was a part of “Shiva
and Maha Vishnu Temples of Puducherry” on 06th March 2026. This Perumal
temple is on Mahatma Gandhi Road, Puducherry, about 100 meters away from the Sri Vedapuriswarar
Temple.
Moolavar : Sri Varadaraja Perumal
Consort : Sri Perundevi Thayar
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple faces east with a 5-tier Rajagopuram. The temple tank is on the back side
of the temple. Dwajasthambam, Balipeedam, and Garudan are after the Rajagopuram.
Dwarapalakas are on both sides of the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Maha
Lakshmi, Sri Varadaraja Perumal with Sridevi & Bhudevi, and Andal are on the
top of the mukha mandapam. In the sanctum sanctorum, Sri Varadaraja Perumal is with
Sridevi and Bhudevi.
Sri
Perundevi Thayar is in a separate temple on the right side of the main temple
and faces east. Thayar is in a sitting posture with abhaya varada hastam.
In
the praharam, Alwars, Andal, and Vahana Mandapam, etc.
ARCHITECTURE
The
total temple was constructed with brick and cement concrete. The temple
consists of the sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam, and a mukha mandapam.
The sanctum sanctorum is on a upanam and adhistanam. The pilasters are of
brahma kantha pilasters with kalasam, kudam, palakai, and vettu pothyal. The
prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasikudus. A two-tier vimanam
with greevam and vesara sigaram is on the bhumi desam. Maha Vishnu’s various
forms are on the tala and greeva koshtams.
Maha
Vishnu’s Dasavatar, 108 Divya Desam, etc, stucco bas-relief and paintings are
on the walls of the mandapam and praharam
HISTORY
AND INSCRIPTIONS
It
is believed that this temple is 300 to 40 years old and it was
reconstructed in recent years. In 1974, Maha Samprokshanam was conducted
along with new Utsava murtis and gold kacham. The mandapam was constructed and consecrated on 24th April 1992.
The
foundation stone for the 5-tier Rajagopuram was laid on 13th November 1995, and
ashta bandhana maha samrokshanam was conducted on 06th July 1996.
Jeernodharana
ashta bandhana samrokshanam was conducted on 20th January 2016.
Both
Sri Vedapuresswarar and this temple are under the same trustees.
Starting of Rajagopuram and samprokshanam inscriptions
LEGENDS
POOJAS
AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Vaikunta Ekadasi, Rama
Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Masi Maham theerthavari at sea, etc.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open from 06.15 hrs to 12.00 hrs and from 16.30 hrs to
21.00 hrs.
CONTACT
DETAILS
HOW
TO REACH
The
temple is in Puducherry, Mahatma Gandhi Road, 2.5 km from Puducherry Railway
Station, 40 km from Villupuram, and 42 km from Tindivanam.
The
nearest Railway Station is Puducherry.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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