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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 Chakr...

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 Padalathr...

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...