Temple Visits of Parantharami Mani

         Balasubramanya Swami  Temple,  Vannia Teynampet.  A Sivan temple changed into a  Murugan Temple.  This more 400 year old temple was originally  a Sivan Temple  and the presiding  deity  is Ramalingeswarar  and Amman here  is called  Parvadhavarthini. The road abetting  the  temple  is called Ramalingeswarar  Sannidhi street which reminds of the  old temple.  All the  temple donation  properties are in the  name of  Ramalingeswarar.  The  Murugan Sannidhi Valli Deva Sena Sameda Balasubramanyar was built  55 years ago along with Rajagopuram in the  year 1965. From then on the  temple is called Balasubraswami  Temple.  Moolavar Balasubramanyar is a small  statue with his hands on the hips and is called  Adhikara Murugan. Ramalingeswarar and Parvadhavarthini Amman are having separate Sannidhi ...

     Agathiyar  Temple,  T.Nagar. This temple on Raja Street is around  60 years old.    The  unique feature of this temple is that it has separate  shrines for almost  all Gods you name.  As per the  temple  Bhattar  the  place where the temple is situated was originally a house owned  by Sundara  Mudaliyar. He had his Pooja room in the  place where  Siva lingam is now consecrated.  The house was also a place  where  Agasthiyar Nadi Joshyam was told. Even now a lot of Nadi Manuscripts are kept in the  temple and worshipped during  Saraswathi Pooja.  Sage Agasthiya  Mamuni blesses the  devoties with his wife  Lopamudra a unique one.  The  presiding deity of the  temple is Siva in big Linga form a little below floor level. Siva is also in Kalyana Kolam as Sundara Vannibeswarar with his consort Sundara  Vadivambiga...

     Adikesava Perumal  Temple, Mylapore.  This  temple is situated near Chithirai  Kulam on the  western part of Mylapore. Legend of the  temple says that it has been in existence from  Dwapara  Yugam and constructed by Suryakula King Sumanagan  and renovated during Pallava  period. It is the  Avatharasthalam of Mudhal  Alwar Peyyalwar  who is believed to have been born  in a Lily flower in a well called Mani  Kairaveni in the  garden  of Adikesava  Perumal  temple.  The present  structure  of  the  temple  cannot  be  more than  300  year old and no antiquity  like inscriptions are available in the  temple. The  Kalyana mandapam of the temple was constructed in 1938 by Varadarajulu Naidu. The  presiding  deity of the temple is Adikesavar in standing posture  facing  East and Uts...

 Bhoomeeshwarar Temple, Marakanam:        This thousand year old Temple is situated in Marakanam  a little more than 100kms from  Madras abetting  the  East  Coast  Road  on the  junction of  ECR and Marakanam - Tindivanam  Road. The  temple is supposed to have been built during the  reign of Raja Raja Cholan.  There are plenty of inscriptions on the  walls outside the  inner sanctorum of the temple  mentioning about the gift of  money  for lighting of the  temple lamp and also gift of salt  pans to the temple. The  presiding  deity  is Bhoomeeshwarar in a big Linga form facing  East. Amman  here is called Girijambigai in a separate Sannidhi with a Nandi  in the front  unusual for a Amman  Sannidhi. There are separate niches for Brahma in the  North, Vishnu in the West and Dakshinamoorthi in the  S...

       Nandiswarar  Temple,  Nandivaram, Guduvancherry. This temple  is situated in Nandivaram,  Guduvancherry half km from Guduvancherry bus stand  on the left side of  GST Road 35 km from  Madras. It is a Pallava era temple built in 8th  century and a Thevara padal petra sthalam. But no antiquity in the  form of Inscriptions  is available which perhaps might have been lost over the years due to  renovations. The  main deity is Nandiswarar in a big Linga form attractive with  Ganesha and Muruga on both sides of  main Sannidhi. Ambal Soundara Nayagi is around  4 feet in height with  Simmam and Bali Peetam in front of her. Around the walls of  Sivan Sannidhi there are Koshta Idols of Dakshinamoorthy, Durga,  Brahma, Maha Vishnu, Ganapathy and Chandikeshwar.  The legend of the temple says that Lord Shiva after taking the Alakala Visham danced here with his Nandi and ...

      Siddi Buddi Sameda  Karpaga Vinayaga Temple, R.A.Puram.  This  temple situated on 2nd cross  Street  comparatively has a history of less than 60 years.  It is  said  that the  Senior  Sankaracharya   while on a padayatra in Madras in the  year 1957 stayed in this place  and requested his disciples to construct a temple for  Vinayagar. The  temple was constructed by the efforts made by Avibakthammal wife of  Idaiyathimangalam Vaidhyanatha  Iyer and Kumbabhishekam was done on 12/6/1960. After that at least four  renovations have been done and extensions made. The  main deity is Karpaga Vinayagar with his consorts and there are niches for Guruvayoorappan, Durga, Anjaneyar,  Subramanyar, Sridevi Bhoodevi  sameda Lakshmi Narayanan,  Dakshinamoorthy.  There are separate shrines  for Sivan and Goddess  Thirupurasundari. The  temple is ...

       Yoga Narasimhar Sannadhi of Parthasarathy  Temple. This  is a separate  shrine facing West with separate Kodi Maram and Bali  Petam.  Until the turn of 19th century this was given to  Vadakalai Iyengars by East  India Company in view of the dispute on the  Sampradayam of worship  with  Thengalai  Iyengars. Moolavar  Yoga Narasimhar is in meditation and has been mentioned  by Thirumangai Alwar as "  Thellia  Singathi  Thevai  Tiruvallikeni  Kandene" in his Pasuram. The  street  outside has been  named  Thellia Singa Perumal  Koil Street  in the  name of  Utsavar.  The  shrine was renovated  in 1908 extensively with  granite stones by Parthasarathy  Iyengar.  The  26 pillared  mandapam outside the Sannadhi has been constructed in the  year 1912 by Raghavaiah  Chetty  cha...