Moolavar - Sri Agastheeswarar
Amman - Sri Swarnambikai
Place - Villivakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu
The Agastheeswarar Temple (1000 + years old temple) is dedicated to Sri Shiva as Agastheeswarar Swamy and Divine Mother Shakti as Swarnambikai.
The entrance is south facing and when you enter the inner praharam the goddess is in front facing south. She is in standing posture.Dwajasthambam, Palipedam and nandhi are at the east entrance in the outer prakaram.
Vinayagar and Subramaniyar are at the entrance of sanctum. Dwarabalakars are little big in size.
The entrance of the Goddess shrine has the idols of Lakshmi and Saraswati. The main shrine also houses the Navagraha idols. Guru (Jupiter) is facing the Goddess.
As Guru and the Goddess are facing each other, it is believed that those unmarried ladies who worship the Goddess here get the grace of Guru and get married soon.
Lord Veerabadra graces from a separate temple at the southern entrance of Lord Agastheeswara temple. He appears with two sharp teeth with a Danda in His left hand. Daksha is before Him in a bowing form. Mother Badrakali shrine is in the front mandap. As Lord Veerabadra is another form of Lord Shiva, Pradosha pujas and one time puja on the Shivarathri day are dedicated to Him.
The main sannidhi of Siva is east facing and is a majestic sivalingam.
There is a standing Nandi (Adhikara Nandi) with human form and Bull face facing the lingam in a small niche near the door.
References:
1.http://www.villivakkamagastheeswarartemple.tnhrce.in/
2.http://dilipkumar.in/articles/chennai-temples/1000-years-heriatge-agastheeswarar-temple-villivakkam-chennai.html
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