Vaaleeswarar Temple, Ramagiri, Andhra Pradesh
Vaaleeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord
Shiva located at Ramagiri Village in Andhra Pradesh near the border of Tamil
Nadu State. Presiding Deity is called as Vaaleeswarar and Mother is called as Maragadambikai.
The Temple is believed to have been built in the 9th century CE. This place is
also called Kalinga Madu Karai or Thirukaarikarai. It is considered as a Devara
Vaippu Sthalam sung by Sundaramurthy Nayanar.
Lord
Shiva has 5 faces; Isanam, Thatpurusham, Vaamadevam, Sathyojaatham and Agoram. There
are 5 ancient Shiva temples on the banks of Kosasthalaiyar (Brahmaranya River) representing
the 5 faces of Lord Shiva and this is one of them representing the Isanam face
of Lord Shiva.
The
other 4 being are;
Legends
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brief details, please refer below link;
History
Ramagiri
Vaaleeswarar temple is believed to be built by Pallava king in the 9th century
AD and renovated over time by King Vira Rajendra Chola. Even though it is
believed that the temple was built by Pallava king, the current structure of
the temple doesn't appear to be of Pallava architectural style.
However, the idols of the temple are extremely beautiful and they resemble the
ancient idols of Pallava period of other temples. From inscriptions, one can
understand that a king called Sangama Kula Virupaksharaya tried to construct a
Raja Gopuram at the temple.
The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
The
Temple remains open from 08.00 AM to 11.45 AM and 03.00 PM to 5.45 PM. The
Murugan Temple on the Hill top remains open only between 08.00 AM to 09.00 PM Festivals
Festivals
Shivarathri
and Pradosham days are celebrated in this Temple with much fanfare.
Worship
Procedure
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brief details, please refer below link;
http://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/05/vaaleeswarar-temple-ramagiri-worship-procedure.html
Prayers
Bairavar
here is called Santhaana Prapthi Bhairavar, famous for granting boon for child
birth.
Contact
Vaaleeswarar
Temple,
Ramagiri
- 517581
Andhra
Pradesh
Mobile: +91 9490008887
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 5 Kms from Nagalapuram, 17 Kms from Uthukottai, 15
Kms from Surutapalli, 42 Kms from Thiruvallur, 43 Kms from Thiruthani, 27 Kms
from Nagari Railway Station, 59 Kms from Tirupati, 75 Kms from Chennai and 86
Kms from Chennai Airport. This place, also called Kaalinga Madu Karai or
Thirukaarikarai is in the Chennai – Thirupathi route, after Suruttuppalli and
Nagalapuram, about 5 Kms from Nagalapuram. Some of the APSRTC buses stop just
outside the temple. A person travelling from Chennai has to cross Poondi and
Uthukottai.
Ramagiri
can be reached through two routes. Via Redhills, Karanodai, Periyapalayam,
Uthukottai and Nagalapuram. In the Chennai – Kolkata Grand North Trunk
(GNT) Road you can go upto Karanodai bridge / Toll Plaza and immediately after
that you can take the road on the left that goes via Periyapalayam, Uthukottai,
Nagalapuram to Thirupathi. From Nagalapuram, the temple is just 5 Kms away and
is on the main road itself. You can also come via Thiruvallur, Poondi,
Uthukottai to Nagalapuram.