Bhavaneeshwarar Temple, Fern Hills, Ooty, Nilgiris

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 19^th 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sixties was sending an Archaka to the Temple to perform the poojas, later due to administrative reasons the same was withdrawn.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