Friday, September 7, 2018

Agastheeswarar Temple, Thiruvotriyur, Chennai

Agastheeswarar Temple, Thiruvotriyur, Chennai
Agastheeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thiruvotriyur, well known locality in Chennai City in Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Agastheeswarar and Mother is called as Akilandeswari. Thiruvotriyur is famous mainly because of the magnificent temple of Thyagaraja (Lord Shiva) and Vadivudai Amman. This small temple is located on the same street where the temple of Vadivudai Amman and Thyagaraja is located. Though the Temple is believed to be an ancient temple, the current structure of the temple seems to be new. This temple comes under the control of Thyagarajar & Vadivudai Ambal Temple.






Legends
It is believed that the great saint Agastya visited this temple and hence the deity is called as Agastheeswarar.





The Temple
This is a small Temple facing the north direction. Presiding Deity is called as Agastheeswarar. He is also called as Kubera Lingam. Lingam is small in size and faces the north direction similar to that of the temple entrance. The wall around the sanctum has the niche images of Ganesha, Dhakshinamoorthi, Vishnu, Brahma and Durga. Chandikeswara is found in his usual location. Mother is called as Akilandeswari. She is housed in a separate shrine located near the sanctum. There are idols of Selva Ganapati, Subramanya with Valli and Devasena, Surya, Bhairava, Nalvar, Kaliyamurti Nayanar and Agastya in the inner prakaram. There are also idols of Selva Ganapati, Nagas, Vinayaka and Murugan in the outer prakaram.






Temple Opening Time
The temple remains open from 06.00 AM to 12.00 Noon and 04.00 PM to 08.30 PM.
Contact
Agastheeswarar Temple,
Thiruvotriyur, Chennai – 600 019
Mobile: +91 99520 65696 
Connectivity
This Temple is situated on the street of famous Thyagaraja Temple, Thiruvotriyur. The Temple is located at about 100 meters from Theradi Bus Stop, 300 meters from Thyagarajar & Vadivudai Ambal Temple, 1 Km from Thiruvotriyur Railway Station, 1.5 Kms from Thiruvotriyur Bus Depot, 3 Kms from Wimco Nagar Railway Station, 11 Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station, 14 Kms from Egmore Railway Station, 21 Kms from Koyambedu Mofussil Bus Terminus and 32 Kms from Chennai Airport.
There are buses operated from here to all over Chennai and also a few limited services which run to various parts of the Tamil Nadu state. There is a bus available to Parrys corner for every 10 minutes through different routes.  Thiruvotriyur is located at the Chennai Central – Gummidipoondi suburban line of Chennai. The number of train services on this route are quite frequent. Thiruvotriyur has two rail stations, one at Thiruvotriyur and the other at Wimco Nagar. Nearest Airport is Chennai International Airport located at Meenambakkam.
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