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Thirumukkudal Perumal Temple

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From  Pazhayaseevaram  one has to take left and cross the bridge on the river Palar to reach Thirumukkudal. Thirumukkudal has an ancient temple for Lord Vishnu called ‘Sri Appan Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal’. Thirumukkoodal got its name as three rivers Palar (Ksheera Nadhi), Vegavathi (Saraswathi) and Cheyyar (Bahu Nadhi) merge together at this place. This place is called Triveni Sangamam and is considered equivalent to Ganges. Taking bath here is considered as holy as bathing in Prayag . But no water when we went last year . The story of this Perumal goes to the period of Thondaiman Chakravarthi who ruled ‘Thondai-Nadu’ with Kanchipuram as his capital. Once he planned a ‘Tirumalai yatra’ but Lord Srinivasa came in his dream and told him not to move as an enemy attack was imminent . Perumal gave His ‘Shanku and Chakram’ to this king and he emerged victorious. The reclining Perumal of Tirumukoodal stood up facing north to give His Divine Weapons’. Seeing this Tondaiman Chakravarthi exclai
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Pazhayaseevaram Lakshmi Narasimhar temple

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Srimat Payonidhi Nikethana Chakra Pane, Bhogeendra Bhoga Mani Rajitha Punya Moorthe, Yogeesa Saswatha Saranya Bhabdhi Potha, Lakshmi Nrsimha Mama Dehi Karavalambam Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha, Who lives in the ocean of milk, Who holds the holy wheel as weapon, Who wears the gems of the head, Of Adhisesha as ornaments, Who has the form of good and holy deeds, Who is the permanent protection of sages, And who is the boat which helps us cross, This ocean of misery called life, Please give me the protection of your hands. Pazhaiya Seevaram is located on the  Kanchipuram – Chengalpattu State Highway SH 58 and it is about 16 km from Chengalpattu and about 20 km from Kanchipuram.  While going from Chengalpattu, one can reach Pazhaya Seevaram 5 kms before Walajabad. There are lots of buses available from Kanchipuram to this Temple. Nearest Railway Station is located at Kanchipuram, Chengalpet and Walajabad. Nearest Airport is located at Chennai. After having our dharshan at Padalathri Narasim
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Padalathri Narasimhar temple

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Located about 50 kms South of Chennai is the cave temple of Padalathri Narasimha at Singaperumal Koil . Patalam means red . Athri means hill . As Lord Narasimha, appeared here furiously with Red Eyes and huge as a mount, the place came to be known as Padalathri.  During the Narasimha Avataram time, this place was said to be a big forest. It is believed that Japali Rishi undertook penance at this place and had darshan of the Lord, after the killing of Hiranyakashipu. Given the timing, the Lord here is seen in an angry posture as Ugra Narasimha. Ugra Narasimhar here is sported with a third eye Trinetra in his forehead which is usually the significance of Lord Shiva . This temple is built in Rock-cut architecture, occupies and is located in Singaperumalkoil, a suburb located 45 km from Chennai , the capital of the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. The presiding deity housed in the sanctum in a cave is a rock-cut image, in seated posture with his right leg bent and left leg left hanging. Na
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Thiruvalankadu

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On maatu pongal ( 16th January 2020 ) day my daughter and grand daughter visited us after worshipping Pongal at their place . We decided to visit our farm near Thiruthani ( Podatur to chittoor road ). There is Lord Murugar temple in Thiruthani , which is one of his abode in ” arupadai veedu “. Since we have visited this temple many times wished to go to Mathur Mahishasuramarthini temple just 3km from our farm . We started by 10 am having breakfast at home and had a short coffee break at Hotel Akshayam in Thiruvallur from there drove straight to the temple . The temple is situated at 2.5 kms from Ponpadi railway station and 13kms from Thiruthani Lord Murugar temple . The Swayambu Amman Idol was found in 1960’s near the Railway track in a place called Sakthi Medu. In 1954, while laying the railway track between Chennai and Tirupathi, this Goddess appeared as Swayambu to a group of workers in this place. Stunned by the charm of the Goddess, they constructed a small temple for her in this
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Thiruparankundram

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Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple or Subramanya Swamy Temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, located at Thiruparankundram, Madurai , Tamil Nadu in India . The main deity being Lord Murugar with both his wives Valli and Deivayanai .The temple is built in rock-cut architecture and believed to have been built by the Pandyas during the 6th century. According to the legend it is where Murugan slayed the demon Surapadman and married Deivayanai, the divine daughter of the king of heaven , Indra, and he is said to have worshipped Lord Shiva here as Parangirinathar . Goddess Parvathi is named as Aavudai nayaki. This temple, with its shrine carved out of a rock, has separate shrines for Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Durga, Lord Vinayaka and of other prominent Hindu deities. This temple, which is also historically important, is known for a special feature. In this temple, idols of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu face each other, which is a unique aspect in a Hindu temple. From this temple, sun
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Saraswathy temple Koothanoor

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This is only temple for Goddess Saraswathy in Tamilnadu . Koothanur is a small village located near Poonthottam in the heart of the Temple belt of Tamil Nadu. Saraswathi namasthubyam varathe Kamarupini Vidyarambam karishyami Sithir bavathu me satha Meaning of the slogan Salutations Mother Saraswati, giver of boons, fulfiller of desires Bless me, so that I begin my studies successfully, may there be accomplishments. It is believed that a visit here and praying is good for those who pursue studies. Before joining my grand daughter in school we decided to get the blessings of Goddess Saraswathy and do aksharaabyasam (Aksharaabhyasam or Akshara abhyaasam or Vidyaarambham is a traditional religious function in which the child is given initiation of education so that the child is ready to receive formal education) . Formerly I have gone to this temple for my daughters 10th and +2 exams . During those visits we just prayed keeping a pen with which she’s going to write the exams . During those
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