Sri Vada Vaidheeswaran Temple, Sastrapakkam, Chengalpattu

 

 

 

 

Moolavar: Sri Vaidheeswaran
Amman: Sri Thaiyalnayagi

A temple which is called Vada Vaidheeswarran, Vada in Tamil means north. This is equivalent to the Vaidheeswaran Kovil in Nagapattinam district. Swamy is facing east and Ambal Thayalnayagi faces south. Big prakaram with Sannidhi for Pillayar,  Murugan, Byravar and Navagraha. There is separate Pillayar and nagar under the peepal tree. A small sannidhi for Anjaneyar can also be found in the mahamandapam.

A beautiful temple in middle of nowhere and apparently been worshipped by Siddhars in this area. It is said that there was a Siddhar here who has worshiped this Sivan for many years. The place Sastrapakkam has come as those days the horoscopes were read in this place by brahamins. It is said that if you keep your horoscope at the feet of the lord Vaidheeswarran he can rewrite your fate.

In earlier days the shivan here was called as Mrithunjayaeshwarar and Ambal was called Bhavaroganivarini.

Doing mahamrithunjaya Homam at this temple is belived to remove all ailments. They perform abhishekam to the lord with various herbs and during Shivaratri they perform 54 kind of abhishekam.

A very peaceful and beautiful tenple and a must visit for all Shiva devotees.

Contact:
The temple priest Sethumadhavan can be reached at 9444075856

Location:
Sri Vada Vaidheeswaran Temple Sastrapakkam, Chengalpattu

Sri Kotteeswarar Temple, Kotturpuram

 

Moolavar: Sri Kotteeswarar
Amman:Sri Kotteeswari

1000 years old sivan temple placed under a small shed with east facing. There is an elegant Perumal temple near by and it is believed that this sivan also was part of the Venkatesha prasanna temple once upon a time.

It was worshiped by Sage Sandi and related inscriptions were found in the temple. Original name was Jambukeswarar and still history of the temple is a mystery. 

Neatly maintained temple and daily pooja is happening at 5 AM.

Contact:
Mr.Venkatesan can be contacted at 9840739797

Location:
Sri Kotteeswarar Temple, Kotturpuram

 

Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Kadambur Village, Maraimalai Nagar

Moolavar: Sri Kailasanathar
Amman: Sri Balambigai

During the 8th century, Rajasiman the king had built many Kailasanathar temples across Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram. When he constructed this temple, it was left unfinished for a long time and Sri Krishnadevaraya took over and had completed the temple. Around 5 acres of land was given to this tenple by him.

A good 1200 years old temple which was in a completely depleted condition was renovated and kumbhabhishekam performed in Feb 2019. The Sivalingam here has been said to been worshipped by sage Agasthiya, one of the saptha rishis & great siddhar.

The Kadambur village has been given as a gift to the Nayakar Kings and huge amount of land was given to this temple for maintenance. All these details of who the kings were are given in the stone inscriptions.

A beautiful serene village and the Temple facing east. There a huge lotus pond right in front of the temple. There are separate Sannidhis for Vinayagar, Murugan and Navagrahas.
 
Contact:The temple is maintained by Mr.Pugazhendhi and can be reached at 9840400415 and Mr.Rajan at 9841013020

Location:
Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Kadambur Village, Maraimalai Nagar

Sri Agathiswarar Temple, Pudhupakkam

 

Moolavar: Sri Agathiswarar
Amman: Sri Akhilandeswari

An old Shiva temple and been renovated really well. It dates back to around 1000 years. Here in backside of the grabhagraham you can see Sri Aadhi Agastheeswarar which is belived to be the the original lingam which was resurrected from ruins. As it had some damages a new lingam has been erected in the Grabhagraham 

There are many Sannidhis for SriSaibaba, Panchamukha Anjaneyar, Sarabeshwarar and also for Aruvathumoovar is coming up and under construction.

People willing to contribute can make use of the account details that has been posted as an image below

Contact: The temple head Mr.Vasudevan can be reached at 9444118745.

Location:
Sri Agathiswarar Temple, Pudhupakkam

Sri Siddhapureeswarar Temple, Padapai

 

Moolavar: Sri Siddhapureeswarar
Amman: Sri Sidhanayagi Amman

The temple is open to sky with a Shivalinga, Nandhi, Balipedam and a Siddha Vinayagar. A Gajalakshmi panel was installed  near Shivalinga, in which Lakshmi is in sitting on Lotus with both legs are touching the floor. She is shown with two hands holding lotus flowers and a Pallava period makuda. Elephants are shown on the sides. This is the only remains now to show that this temple belonged to the Pallava time. 

A small temple under neem trees with Siddhi Vinayagar,Vallideivayanai sametha Subramaniyan and Sidhanayagi  all in same pedestal. Very peaceful and a great vibration is what you can feel in this place
Also there are many old Shiva temples in and around this area like Orathur, Karasangal,Manimangalam and Vankadu.

It is said there was a Pallava period Shiva Temple that existed exactly at the the same place and inscriptions are also recorded as an evidence to this. Mahashiva rathri was also celebrated in a grand manner.

By his grace we were able to perform abhishekam to him with our own hands for the 200th week

Contact: The temple priest Vedha can be reached at 72998 98927, 9551495534, 8807574903

Location:
Sri Siddhapureeswarar Temple, Pushpagiri, Padapai

Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple (Esanya Lingam), Thiruverkadu

 

Moolavar: Sri Pasupatheeswarar
Amman: Sri Parvathi Devi

This is the 8th and the last of lingams of Lord Shiva.Located around Thiruverkadu. The Pasupatheeswarar Temple is found on the north-eastern side of the Vedapureeswarar Temple.
Easanya Shivan is the provider of Mukthi which is not easy to attain for mere mortals. 

The Lord, a favourite diety of the Cholas, who started any new task only after worshipping him. The size of the lingam can help one well imagine the size of the temple, once built by Anabaya Cholan would have been. It is presumed to be from the time of the reign of the great CHOLA King KULOTHUNGA CHOLA II, (1133 - 1150 CE) about 800 years ago or more and must have  passed through many dynasties.

This temple is also referred to as Gnaneswari Samedha Easanya lingam. Worshipping this Shiva brings removes hurdles and barriers, brings success in life and grants liberation.

Contact:Sargunam Parthiban @ 9003039515

Location:
Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple (Esanya Lingam), Thiruverkadu