Moolavar: Sri Agatheeswarar
Amman: Sri Akilandeswari
Place: Nungampakkam, Chennai
Though a Lord Shiva temple, Mother Shukravara Amman is the prominent deity here. Though She has shrines in other Shiva temples, She is taken in procession in this temple only.
Planet Venus - Shukra worshipped Lord Shiva to regain his eye sight which he lost to Lord Maha Vishnu during His Vamana Avtar. Mother Parvathi too was in penance on Lord at that time. Lord Shiva was just thinking to whom His grace should go first. Mother Parvathi was gracious to ask the Lord to offer His grace to Shukra first. She told Shukra that the Friday (Shukravar) belonging to him should be transferred in Her favour and that he should not be adverse to Her devotees which Shukra readily agreed. Thus, Mother Anandavalli became to be praised as Shukravara Amman.
Legend :
King Bommarajan who ruled this place once, got Sula disease ( a form of fever where he was burning hot)and prayed to Perumal. Perumal guided him to take bath in the Agastheeswarar temple tank and worship Shiva here. He did the same and got his disease cured. Goddess Akilandeswari has a separate shrine here next only to Thiruvanaikkaval. At one corner of the temple tank is present the Swayambu amman Asalathamman.The amman temple is being rebuilt now
Actually king Bommirajan was a vaishnavite and he also built the perumal temple at nungambakam which is on the other side of the road. Apparently it was all a single complex but the expanding city has swallowed up the temple complex and seperated the temples.
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