Venugopala Swamy Temple, Kovaipudhur,
Coimbatore
Venugopala Swamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Kovaipudhur Town near Coimbatore City in Coimbatore South Taluk in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is run by a private trust Thiruvenkatavan Charitable Society. All rituals of the temple are based and performed on Pancharathra Agama.
The Temple
This Temple is facing towards
east with five tiered Rajagopuram. Dhwaja Sthambam, Balipeedam and Garudazhwar
can be found immediately after the Rajagopuram facing towards the sanctum. The
sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, ardha mandapam and maha mandapam. The
sanctum enshrines the presiding deity, Venugopalaswamy along with his Rukmani
and Sathyabama. There is another important shrine enshrining Venkatesa Perumal
with his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi.
There is a shrine for
Chakrathazhwar in the temple premises. He is depicted with 16 hands and the
other side of the idol is Yoga
Narasimha. There are shrines of Andal, Hanuman, Vishwakasena, Acharyas and
Azhwars in the temple premises. There is a Madapalli (temple kitchen) for
preparing the prasadam offerings in the temple premises. It has a small shrine
for Madapalli Nachiyar, a form of Mahalakshmi.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 05.00
A.M to 10.30 AM and 04.30 PM to 08.30 PM.
Festivals
6 days Brahmotsavam,
Pavithrotsavam, Sri Jayanthi (Janmashtami), Venkatesa Jayanthi, Purattasi
Saturdays, Margazhi Mahotsavam with Vaikunta Ekadasi, Hanumath Jayanthi and Sudarsana
Jayanthi are the festivals celebrated here.
Prayers
Devotees pray to Lord Vishnu for
prosperity, relief from problems and excellence in personal & professional
lives. Unmarried pray to Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy for marriage boon.
Connectivity
The temple is located at about 1
Km from Kovaipudhur Bus Stand, 6 Kms from Madukarai, 8 Kms from Ukkadam Bus
Stand, 9 Kms from Coimbatore Junction Railway Station, 11 Kms from Coimbatore,
12 Kms from Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand and 21 Kms from Coimbatore Airport. The
Temple is situated at about 4 Kms from Kovaipudhur Junction on Coimbatore to
Madukarai. The Temple is located in Shankar Nagar (Behind Siruvani Nagar).
