Pazhayaseevaram Lakshmi Narasimhar temple

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 Narasimhar temple we went to Pazhayaseevaram Lakshmi Narasimhar temple it too nearly 1 hour .

This temple is on a small hillock named Padmagiri . Here the main deity is santha swaroopa Lakshmi Narasimhar. One has to climb about 100 steps . Now vehicles are going directly to the temple.

There is a separate shrine for Ahobilavalli Thayar next to the main temple here. Another shrine for Andal. Smaller shrines for great sages like lord Anjaneya, Vishnu Chittar, Thirumangai alwar, Nammalwar and Swami Vedanta Desikan who performed penance here.

The Dwajasthambam is seen at the backside of the temple. This temple is maintained by a Chennai based Gujarathi trust.

From above one can see the confluence of Palar Seyyar and Vegawathi . But when we went a year ago it was dry .

The other side of the road one can see the Mookudal Perumal temple also .

As per legend Lord Narasimhar gave dharshan to Athiri Maharishi’s deep penance in this place and stayed here to bless the devotees as per his prayers.

It is said the present Moolavar idol of Lord Varadaraja at Kanchipuram was sculpted out of a rock here after the original wooden idol of Atthi Varadar got damaged hundreds of years ago. It is said to mark this, Lord Varadaraja (the procession diety) is taken to Pazhaiya Seevaram on the day following Sankaranthi every year, when thousands of devotees gather here for Vana Bhojanam and aradhana.


Lord Varadaraja, who leaves his abode at 10 p.m. on Sankaranthi day, accompanied by devotees including those reciting Azhwars’ Paasurams and Vedas, is carried all the way to a distance of 15 km and goes around Pazhaiya Seevaram village at the foot of the hillock. He reaches the Narasimha temple, which is in the middle of the hillock, at noon and then he is taken to the Varadaraja Mandapam atop the hill, by climbing the 140 steps.

He stays in the mandapam there till 4 p.m. when Thirumanjanam (sacred bath) and Aradhana are performed. Later the Lord reaches the Narasimha Temple and both the Gods are taken to a temple at Thiru Mukkudal, on the other side of Palar where a temple for Lord Srinivasa, known as Appan, exists.

There the three Gods, along with the Lords of two other temples, give darshan. Later Lord Varadaraja returns to Pazhaiya Seevaram along with Narasimhar and then starts his trek back to Kanchipuram late in the night and reaches there next morning. This ritual happens every year and is known as ” Pazhayaseevaram Parivettai “

Entrance of the temple

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