Sri Nandeeswarar Temple, Guduvanchery

Moolavar: Sri Nandeeswarar
Amman: Sri Soundara Nayagi
Place: Guduvanchery, Chennai

Legend:
As per the legend, Lord Brahma advised to churn the celestial sea to obtain “Amruth” which would help devas to become immortal. Devas, unable to churn the sea alone with Manthara Mountain and vasuki sought the help of Asuras. In the beginning, poison came out of the sea. Lord Shiva took the poison himself and saved this universe. At the end of the churning, Danwanthari appeared with Amruth pot in his hand. After the brief quarrel with Asuras, devas were able to retrieve the pot and consume the Amruth. The devas started singing, dancing and enjoying after having Amruth, and they totally forgot Lord Shiva due to who they were alive. After some time, they realized their mistake and apologized to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva forgave them and danced in the middle of his vahan (vehicle) Nandi’s (bull) horns, and hence he got the name Nandeeswarar.

The temple is half a km away from the Guduvanchery bus terminus.This temple is believed to be built by Nandivarma Pallava in 715 CE.

Nandeeswarar Temple have seperate shrines for Lord Brahma, Lord Mahavishnu , Lord Dakshinamurthy , Lord Bhairavar , Lord Durgai , Lord Valampuri Vinayagar, Lord Arumugar.

The temple is open from 6 AM to 11 AM and 4 PM to 7 PM

Reference:
http://temples-chennai.blogspot.com/2011/06/nandeeswarar-temple-nandivaram.html

Location:
Sri Nandeeswarar Temple, Guduvanchery