ARUPADAI VEEDU
Murugar Temple, Chennai, Tamilnadu
There are
innumerable temples for the Tamil God Murugar in Tamilnadu, but six temples
are considered most important - The arupadai veedus of Muruga. These
are Palani near Madurai (Dhandaayutapani), Swamimalai (Swaminathanaswamy),
Tiruchendur - (Bala Subramanya Swami and Senthilandavar), Tiruttani near
Tirupati and Chennai (Bala Subramanya Swami), Tirupparamkunram near Madurai
(Subramanyaswami), Pazhamudirsolai near Alagar Koyil near Madurai (Solaimalai
Murugan). The deities in these temples depict various stages in Lord
Muruga's life -
as an angry
child in Palani
offering upadesam
to his father in Swamimalai
destroyed
Surapadman & worshipped Lord Siva in Tiruchendur
after destroying
the asura Surapdman in Tiruttani
married Deivayaanai
in Tirupparankundram
with Valli
& Deivayaanai in Pazhamudirsolai
The Arupadai Veedu Murugar temple
is located in Besant Nagar, on the Bay of Bengal shore, near the Ashtalakshmi
temple.
This temple complex, a granite structure
was built in Chennai with the sole purpose of awarding the devotees an
opportunity to worship all the six Murugas in one shrine. Dr. Alagappa
Alagappan started the venture with the blessings of Sri Sri Maha Periyavaal
of Kanchi Mutt. The Swaamimalai praahaaram was built first in 1995.
The Mahaavallabha Ganapati sannadhi, the Palani and Tiruttani praakaarams
were completed and consecrated in 1998. Finally the Tiruchendur, Tirupparankundram
and Palamudirsolai sannadhis were completed in 2002 & the consecration
took place in the presence of His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal
of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam on 21st June 2002.
The Swamimalai temple is situated
at the northeast, Tiruchendur at the east, Pazhamudirsolai and Tirupparankundram
at the south, Palani at the west and Tiruttani in the northwest. The Mahavallabha
Ganapati temple is in the center.
Apart from the regular poojas &
daily rituals, there are special poojas on Thai Pusam, Panguni Uttiram,
Aadi Krittikai, Skanda Shashti. These festivals are celebrated in the traditional
style with Kaavadi, Paal Kudam, etc.
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