Vaseeswarar Temple

Overview

Thiruvallur is arranged at 50 km separation from Chennai The temple is situated in Thirupachur simply outside the Thiruvallur collectorate, It is arranged at 7 km separation from the Thiruvallur railroad station. As the temple is arranged on the Thiruvallur-Thirutani transport course, aficionados can achieve the temple by transport too. temple has numerous legends joined to it and is a major complex. The temple has been commended byThirunavukkarasar, Thirugnanasambhandar and Ramalinga Vallalar. The Presiding Diety is Vaacheswarar and has the Srichakra revered before the sivalingam by more than a 1500 years of age and was essentially assembled by Karikala Chola. The God of the temple is praised in the Thevaram hymns of saint Tirunavukkarasar.  This is the 16th Shiva temple in Thondai Mandalam region praised in Thevaram hymns.10 day Vaikasi Brahmmotsavam in May-June, Margazhi Tiruvadhirai in December-January and Shivrathri in February-March are the festivals celebrated in the temple.

About The Temple

With God Valampuri Vinayaka gracing, the temple has a 5 tier Rajagopuram.  The Vimana, tower above the sanctum sanctorum is of Gajabrushta design. access to the principle complex is by the southern door and this leads us to the Ganapathy fenced in area, After entering the temple, the fans are welcomed by (Ganesh). Shodasa Ganapathy is delineated in eleven murtis of different sizes, which are gathered together. Somewhere else in the temple another five murtis of Ganapathy are found. The gathering of eleven Vinayaka murtis is called Ekadasa Vinayaka, ekadasa signifying "eleven" in Sanskrit. These were revered by Lord Vishnu to dispose of his Madhu kaitapa dosha for having slaughtered the two rakshasas by that name and another rendition of the minister was to hold his income as he was not able to make new riches as all he acquired was given just as enthusiasm to next sannidhi is Ambal sanidhi Usually, in Sivalayas, Ambal sannidhi would be situated to one side of the Lord's sanctum. Be that as it may, here, Ambal has been depicted to one side, confronting the east. The sanctum of Vacheeswara is likewise confronting the east. after it is done to Ambal. The ambal is standing and is respelendent in marriage clothing. The primary Sivan sannidhi is next. It has a gaja prishti vimanam meaning a swayambhu lingam. It is a seperate nook which has its own bet chamber and we can see the Sivalingam with the hatchet mark with sri chakra in front furthermore Somaskanda model of Siva Parvathy and Main sannidhi. Shiva here is otherwise called Theenda Thirumeni nadhar, alluding to one of his move styles. In the inward praharam, we see sannidhis of Subrahmanya, Somaskanda and the Navgrahas. Sri Dakshinamoorthy sannidhi is situated as a different sannidhi, confronting the south. At the sanctum, Lingothbhavamoorthy has been depicted confronting the centrality of Brahma here is that Vedas are being given security by northern end of the praharam, Sri Vishnu Durga, Sri Veerabhadra and Sri Sornabhairava can be sages including Bringirishi, Romarishi, Bharadwaj, Kashyap, Vasishta, Narada, Sukar, Viswamitra and souls like Mankandeya and Abhimanyu have adored here. The temple has two tanks – Somatheertham and Mangalatheertham. The sthalavritcha is bamboo tree

About the Deity

In the temple's inner praharam there is also a very beautiful deity of God Brahma. Found in a standing posture with three faces and four arms, this exceptional deity of Brahmadeva resides in a rectangular stone niche in the outer sanctum sanctorum wall. Holding the mala and lota in his upper hands, his lower right hand is in abhaya mudra, with the other resting on his hip. Brahma wears an ornate crown, girdle and jewelry. Mother Thangadhali graces from a temple right of the Lord accepted to be wedding type of the perfect couple. In the middle of are the sanctums of Muruga with His consorts Valli and Deivanai – an uncommon structure demonstrating Lord Shiva family in a line. Master Nataraja graces from an altar inverse the Rajagopuram. While the Vimana of Lord is of Gajabrushta outline, that of Mother is similar to a tower. Mother Vishnu Durga in the divider around the sanctum is without evil presence Mahishasura under Her feet. In the opposition between Brahmma and Vishnu, the previous lied that He had seen the head of Lord Shiva. The palm molded blossom known as Thazhamboo likewise gave a false witness to support him. As a discipline, Thazhamboo is not utilized for any pujas as a part of Shiva temples. As an exception, Lord Shiva permitted it to be utilized for the puja just on Shivrathri day. As needs be, the blossom is utilized just as a part of one puja that day here setting it on the leader of the would diminish the enthusiast from the transgression of talking miles furthermore from self-important characteristics. Mother Parvathi must be conceived on earth as reviled by she went to go to the Yajna of Her dad Daksha against His wish. She came to Earth and performed extreme retribution to join the adage "Goodness! My Sweetheart." Hence, Mother is named Than Kathali – My Sweetheart. Individuals go to Mother for marital solidarity. The spot is additionally called Thangathalipuram after the name of Mother. lost 11 sort of abundance of the 16 under His principle. To recover them, He implored prompted, introduced 11 Vinayakas here, as indicated by one story. Recollecting this occasion, there are 11 Vinayakas in a little mandap called Vinayaka Mandap. Three of them are confronting east. Behind is a Big Vinayaka among little ones on both sides. Planet Kethu is close-by. he divinity for this planet. The other story joined to this mandap is that it was a court gathered by bypassing Him when He walked on the Tripuranthakas. As Shiva continued without venerating him, Vinayaka broke the hub of Shiva's rath then. He permitted Shiva to continue after the enquiry and setting right the hub. A chieftain of this spot, Kurumban by name neglected to pay his duty levy to the Chola lord. Kurumban was a Kali fan. At the point when the lord attacked on him for recuperating the levy, the chieftain petitioned Kali who vanquished the ruler and his armed force. The ruler came to sent Nandhi to control and tie Kali. Nandhi crushed Kali and bound Her with brilliant chain. Recollecting this occasion, Swarna Kali has Her place of worship in the temple, her legs bound. Evening pujas are performed to Kali on Full Moon day.

Legend and Stories

This Kali was battling against the Chola ruler adjusting to the Kurumbas (neighborhood tribals) and upon the solicitation of Karikala Chola who was an awesome tempted kali with a brilliant accessory and lured her here so first see her before going by the sanctuary. The word implies bamboo in Tamil. Once, when a few individuals were chasing in the woodland, they saw a dairy animals showering milk from its udder on something. When they burrowed the spot, they discovered a Sivalinga there. The Chola lord Karikala came to think about this occurrence and fabricated the sanctuary here. A race, called Kurumba was giving part of inconvenience to the ruler. Samanas, who bolstered these individuals attempted to try and murder the ruler through snake-nibble. The lord asked at this sthala to shield him from these individuals. The Lord annihilated the snake and spared the ruler from the plotting Kurumbas. They needed to cover the snake and the seekers utilized tomahawks to burrow the spot and one of the tomahawks hit the head part of the lingam. Indeed, even today, the scar is seen on the lingam. The term hatchet in Tamil and it is trusted that the god at this sthala got the name Vacheeswara as a result of this term. Other story goes like this.  Demons Madhu and Kaidaba stole the Vedas from God Brahmma and hid them under the sea.  Brahmma could not continue His creation work in the absence of the Vedas.  God Vishnu came to his rescue, incarnated as Matsya –Fish, went deep into sea, recovered the Vedas and killed the demons.  The killing left their evil marks on God Vishnu who prayed to God Shiva for a remedy.  God Shiva advised to worship Him in this place for removal of evil effects.  Vishnu followed the advice and got remedied.  God Shiva came out as a Swayambu.

Festivals

10 day Vaikasi Brahmmotsavam in May-June, Margazhi Tiruvadhirai in December-January and Shivrathri in February-March are the festivals celebrated in the temple.

Significance

Shiva, a swayambulinga shows up on a square peeta in the sanctum sanctorum with a scar on the head, somewhat inclining toward the left side. As there is a scar on the head, pujas are performed without touching the god. The Sri Chakra, introduced by Sri Adi Sankara is in the Artha Mandapa. The Linga was found in the bamboo wilderness, the Lord is named Pasura Nathar – Pasu-Bamboo. As Lord Shiva uprooted shades of malice of Perumal, He is applauded as "Perumal Vinai Theertha Easwara" gracing from a different shrine. Devotees pray for delayed marriages to happen, for removal of adverse effects.

Accessibility

Temple is situated at about 5 Kms from Tiruvallore. Travel by Tiruvallore - Tiruttani road and reach the road junction that leads to Kadambattur. Tiruppassur village is located near this road junction and the temple is also very nearby to this road junction.

Temple Address

Sri Vaseeswarar Temple,
Tirupasur-631 203. Tiruvallur district.