Saneeswara Bhagwan Temple, Sholavandan, Madurai
Saneeswara
Bhagwan Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Saturn located at
Sholavandan Town in Madurai District of Tamilnadu.
Legends
Years
ago, a garden of flowers was established in Sholavandan for pujas in Anjaneya
and Siddhi Vinayaka temple. Plants of many varieties of flowers as Parijatham,
Nagalingam and Mavalingam were grown here. They had herbal characteristics
also. Residents in the Agraharam were maintaining this garden. In course of time
due to lack of care, the garden disappeared giving room to bushes sheltering
poisonous creatures. Threatened by this development, 40 years ago, people took
up cleaning the place. When a young man was clearing around the Mavalinga tree,
he felt something underneath.
When he
dug three feet further, he found an idol of Sani Bhagwan standing on his Crow
vehicle. People thronged the place. With the gracious blessings of the Pontiffs
of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetam and Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, residents of the Agraharam
(a street where Brahmins live) wanted to build a temple. The temple was built
in 1975 and the consecration was performed. Regular pujas are performed to the
deity both in morning and evenings.
The
Temple
Presiding
Deity is called as Saneeswara Bhagwan. Lord is a Swayambu Murthy in this
Temple. As Saneeswara Bhagwan appeared under the Mavalinga tree, this became
the sacred tree of the temple.
Temple
Opening Time
The
temple remains open from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00
p.m.
Festivals
Saturn
transit days are devotionally observed in the temple. General crowd is huge on
Saturdays.
Prayers
This
serves as the remedial centre for Scorpio born people. Praying to Swayambu
Saneeswara Bhagwan graces the devotee with child boon. Those who had lost their
properties and those who had left the family due to the seven and years,
Ashtama (the planet travelling in the 8th place) of Saturn rulings in their
horoscopes pray here for recovery of the losses and reunion with family.
Devotees light lamps with ghee, dhil oil and offer dhil rice as Nivedhana and
do poor feeding. These will relieve the devotees from the adverse aspects of
Saturn.
Contact
Saneeswara
Bhagwan Temple,
Sholavandan
– 625 214,
Madurai District.
Mobile: +91 97504 70701
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 300 meters from Sholavandan Railway Feeder Road Bus
Stop, 800 meters from Sholavandan Railway Station, 4.5 Kms from Thiruvedagam, 9
Kms from Vadipatti, 25 Kms from Madurai, 24 Kms from Madurai Railway Junction,
24 Kms from Madurai Periyar Bus Stand, 28 Kms from Madurai Mattuthavani
Integrated Bus Terminus and 35 Kms from Madurai Airport. Nellai Express from
Chennai stops at Sholavandan station (4.45 AM Arrival). There are buses
frequently available to Sholavandan from Periyar Bus stand in Madurai.
Location
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