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Sri Vaidheeswarar temple For Kuja Navagraha

 
Temple's Speciality:

The Vaitheeswaran Temple is dedicated to Sri Shiva as Vaitheeswarar Swami and Divine Mother Shakti as Thayal Nayaki.


Sri Vaidheeswarar Temple

Navagraha

Kuja

Nakshatra

Pushya, Anuradha and Uttarabhadrapada

Direction

North West

Metal

Brass

Deity

Vishnu

Gem

Emerald

Element

Earth

Color

Green

Other Names

Mercury, Pudhan, Indraputra, Somaj

Mount (Vahana)

Lion

Consort

Ila

Mahadasha

17 Years

Season

Autumn

Food Grain

Greengram

Presides

Budhvar (Wednesday)

Guna

Rajas

Rules

Mithuna (Gemini) and Kanya (Virgo)

Exaltation

Kanya (Virgo)

Debilitation

Meena (Pisces)

Mooltrikona

Kanya (Virgo)

Lord

Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati Nakshatras

Moolavar

Sri Thirumaeneeswarar

Thala Virutcham

Maha Vilvam

Theertham

Siva Gangai Theertham

Amman / Thayar

Sri Thiruvudai Naayagi

Age of Temple

2000-3000 years old

City

Kovur

District

Chennai

State

Tamil Nadu



ADDRESS:

Sri Vaitheeswaran Temple,Poonamallee,Chennai. Phone no:+(91)-44-26491444.

Opening Time:

The temple is open from 6.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Festivals:

Tirukarthikai in November-December; Arudra Darshan in December-January and Shivrathri in February-March are the festivals celebrated in the temple.

Temple History:

Mother Parvathi had to land on Earth due to the curse of Lord Shiva as she covered His eyes in playful mood resulting in a standstill of the activities of the world. She came to this place, stood on one leg amidst five types of fire, seeking the grace of Lord to take Her back.
It was at the same time, planet Venus-Shukra too performed penance on Lord Shiva in this place to have his eye back which he lost for blocking the charity offered by Mahabali – 3 feet land – to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu then covered all the worlds in 2 feet and the for the third, Mahabali offered his own head to honour his promise to Lord.
When Lord Shiva came to grace Mother Parvathi, He granted His first blessing to Shukra the devotee, establishing the rule that priority goes for devotees than for His own consort. As Shukra was then performing Shiva Puja, Lord could not leave the place to bless Mother Kamakshi. He advised Her by a voice to go to Kancheepuram to continue the penance. Ambica followed Lord’s advice, continued penance at Kanchi and joined Her Lord. Lord granting darshan and eye to Shukra-Velli, stayed in the place as Velleeswarar.

Greatness of Temple:

Lord Shiva graces the devotees from a square shaped stage called the peeta. Velli is another name of planet Venus-Shukra. As Lord granted darshan to Velli the Shukra, He is praised as Velleeswara. As the name Bhargava also is for Shukra, Lord is also known as Bhargaveswarar. As Ambica is in the Mangadu temple, there is no Ambica shrine here too as in Kancheepuram temple. Only the feet of Ambica are before the Lord’s shrine. People used to light lamps in Lord’s shrine in coconut shells.
Lord Vinayaka in the front mandap enjoys special attention. He is holding paddy stalks in His left upper hand and a mango in the lower hand. Farmers offer paddy and mango as nivedhana to Him praying for good farm yields. Another Vinayaka in the goshta has an umbrella and fan-Shamara in hand. There are two Vinayakas in the temple in different forms.