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Satyanarayana Temple
- West Mambalam,Tamil Nadu
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Overview
The Satyanarayana Perumal Temple is located in Srinivasa Street, West Mambalam, Chennai. The temple is on the road opposite to the Vinayagar temple bus stop in Arya Gowda Road.
About The Temple
In front of the main temple, there is a big idol of Maha Lakshmi. Idols of Lord Ram along with his wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman are placed. During Purnima day of each month, devotee visits the temple to perform and attend Satya Narayana Pooja with a belief that Lord Vishnu will shower grace and blessing to their family.
The only kind of Lord Sathyanaraya Perumal divine form of Vishnu is sanctified at West Mambalam, Chennai (T Nagar). According to belief, 'Narayana' is Lord Vishnu's most preferred name prefixed by 'Satya' considered as a primary incarnation of Vishnu's true form. The devotees Seshadhri Bhattachariar and Ratan Das have built this temple for Lord Anjaneya under a Banyan tree in West Mambalam. Later after several years Ratan Das has given the affairs of the temple to Seshadhri and surrendered his power over the temple.
About The Deity
The Satyanarayana Perumal Temple is dedicated to Sri Vishnu as Satyanarayana Perumal and Divine Mother Shakti as Mahalakshmi Thayar.
Significance
Adoration to any divinity on Purnima (full moon day) is auspicious but if one adores Lord Sathyanarayana perumal on the Purnima day, it is supposed that the Lord will bless with prosperity and fulfillment of all their wishes with bountiful wealth and health.
Rules And Rituals Of Temple
On every Pournami night, Lord Satya Narayana Puja is performed in koil and Utsav that comes in Mada Veethigal in Chandra prabha vahanam. The famous rituals that are popular at temple are festivals like: Chithrai pournami, muthangi sevai, garuda sevai, nammal war utsavam, nrisiha jayanti vizha, andal pirandanal, sir desikar utsava, navarathiri and Sri Rama navami. Large number of pilgrims attends this temple on all these auspicious days
How To Reach Satyanarayana Temple, Srinivasan Street
Air
There are daily flights to Chennai providing connectivity to all major cities. Chennai has both national and international airports.
Rail
There is also quick access to trains to visit this temple. The nearest railway station is in Mambalam. Local train facility is also available in West Mambalam.
Road
West Mambalam is well connected to all parts of the city by both means of buses, taxies to reach this temple. The close bus terminus to arrive at this temple is located at T. Nagar. Cabs can also be hired to tour this place.
Temple Address
Satyanarayana Temple,
Srinivasan Street, West Mambalam,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Pincode – 600033.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- To be blessed with smart children
- For matrimonial purposes
- For forgiveness
- To develop tolerance
- sacrifice and selflessness
- For prosperity
Shlokas
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.
Timings
The temple is open from 6 A.M to 9 P.M