Tuesday 8 August 2023

Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal and Bhakta Anjaneyar Temple / பிரசன்னா வெங்கடேச பெருமாள் கோயில், Thoraipakkam / Okkiyam Thuraipakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal and Bhakta Anjaneyar Temple at Thoraipakkam was a Part of not popular temple’s of Chennai South Visit on 27th November 2022. Thoraipakkam is on the Old Mahabalipuram road after Thiruvanmiyur.


அகிலகில்லேன் இறையுமென்று அலர்மேல் மங்கை உறைமார்பா!
நிகரி புகழாஇ! உலகம் மூன்று டையார்! என்னையாள்வானே!
நிகரிலமறர் முனிக்கனங்கள் விரும்பும் திருவேங்கடத்தானே
புகழ் ஒன்றில்லா அடியேன் உன்னடிக்கீழ் அமர்ந்து புகுந்தானே.

Moolavar  : Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal
Thayar     : Sri Alarmel mangai Thayar

Some of the salient features of this temple are….
The temple is facing west with balipeedam, Dwajasthambam / kodimaram and Garudan. Stucco images of Maha Vishnu with Sridevi and Bhudevi are on the top of the mandapam. Anjaneyar and Garudan are on both sides. Stucco dwarapalakas are at the entrance of sanctum sanctorum.  Moolavar Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal is about 6 feet tall in standing posture with right hand in varada hastam and left hand is in kadi hastam.  Utsavars are in front of moolavar.

In praharam, Vinayagar as Thumbigai Alwar, Sudarsanar, Hanuman, Alarmel Mangai Thayar, Andal and Alwars. Alarmelmangai Thayar and Andal sannidhis are on  both side of the main sanctum sanctorum.


ARCHITECTURE
The main temple consists of sanctum sanctorum and ardha mandapam. The complete temple was constructed with bricks and cement concrete. The sanctum sanctorum is on an upanam  and pada bandha adhistanam. A  two tier nagara Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. The Vimanam Tala and greeva Kostas do not have any images.



HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
It is believed that the original temple is about 100 to 150 years old and the present structure belongs to 20th Century. The temple activities are being carried out through Sri Venkatesa Perumal temple Welfare Development trust and Sreekannapiran Bhakta Bhajana Sabha Jeernotharana ashta bandhana maha samprokshanam was conducted on 1st June 2017 / June 2022.


LEGENDS
The Devotees worships Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal as Tirupati Thirumalai Venkatesa Perumal. Devotees prays Thayar for removing Marriage obstacles, Child boon etc.

It is claimed that, those who cannot go to Tirupati can offer at this temple also.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from Regular Poojas, special poojas are conducted on Rama Navami, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Navaratri, Margzhi Ra paththu, Puratasi Saturdays, Hanuman Jayanthi, Sathyanarayana Pooja, Thiruvonam,  Deepa Utsavam, etc,.  

TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS
Archakar Madhavan may be contacted on his mobile +919884172722 for further details.

HOW TO REACH
The temple is on the Post Office Street in Okkiyam Thuraipakkam. On OMR Road, from Toraipakkam Junction, take service Road towards Madya Kailash, take left of Post office Road.

The temple is about 700 Meters from Toraipakkam 100 feet Road Junction, 5 KM from Thiruvanmiyur MRTS Railway Station, 5.3 KM from Thiruvanmiyur Bus Depot  and 19.00 km from Chennai Central.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE CLICK  HERE




--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

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