Bhavaneeshwarar
Temple, Fern Hills, Ooty,
Nilgiris
Bhavaneeshwarar Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Fern Hills in Ooty Town
in Ooty Taluk of Nilgiris District of Tamilnadu. The Temple is situated in a serene setting at the mouth
of one of the tributaries of Bhavani River. Presiding Deity is called as Bhavaneeshwarar
and Mother is called as Chamundeeshwari / Bhavani Amman.
History
The Temple was founded by Late. Sri.
Arumuga Mudaliar in the late 19th Century. Later, in the early 1950’s,
Sri Jaya Chama Rajendra Wodeyar of Mysore renovated the temple. He used to
visit the temple regularly during his visits to Ooty. The Royal family even
till the late sixties was sending an Archaka to the Temple to perform the
poojas, later due to administrative reasons the same was withdrawn.
The Temple
The Temple is having three
tiered Rajagopuram. Presiding Deity is called as Bhavaneeshwarar. He is housed
in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. Mother is called as Chamundeeshwari / Bhavani
Amman.
Festivals
Maha Shivaratri, Karthigai
Deepam and Arudhra Darisanam are the festivals celebrated here with much
fanfare. Late Sri Govindasamy Mudaliar’s (Hereditary Trustee 1905 – 1955)
started the famous Annual Arudhra Darisanam Festival in the year 1910. In the earlier days during the Annual Arudhra
Darisanam the huge decorated palanquin with Sri Nataraja and his
consort Sri Sivagamasundari along with other deities were carried on
the shoulders and taken around the Ooty Town in a procession with the help of
the Badagas initially and later with the help of the Ancient Hill Tribe “The
Todas”, who continue to participate in the festivities with their customary
enthusiasm in large numbers even to this day. The Arudhra Festival has been
conducted with Pomp & gaiety and has become an eagerly awaited festival for
the entire Ooty town
Contact
Bhavaneeshwarar Temple,
Fern Hills,
Ooty – 643 004
Phone: +91 423 2441007
Mobile: +91 97890 02758 / 98408 07579
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 4 Kms
from Ooty, 3 Kms from Ooty Bus Stand, 4 Kms from Ooty Railway Station, 21 Kms
from Coonoor, 33 Kms from Kotagiri, 52 Kms from Mettupalayam Railway Station, 85
Kms from Coimbatore and 89 Kms from Coimbatore Airport. Ooty is well connected
to Coimbatore, Kerala and Karnataka.
Location
