Sri Margabandeeswarar Temple, Virinjipuram

Sri Margabandeeswarar Temple, Virinjipuram, is located in Virinjipuram Village near Vellore.. Situated on the southern bank of Palar River, the temple owes the beautiful artistic stonework on its walls and its palatial Dravidian architecture to the rulers of Chola Dynasty.

The main deity of this temple is Swayambu Lingam known as Margabandeeswarar. The Siva Lingam is slightly leaning to North East direction. The Goddess of the temple is Maragadambal. Other deities seen in the temple are Ganapathy, Subramanya, Chandra Mouleeswara, Pancha Mukha Lingam, Saptha Matrukas, Lakshmi, Saraswathy & Durga. In this temple Lord Brahma is worshiped as Virinjan. He worshipped Lord Shiva at this place and hence it got the name Virinjipuram.

The sthala vruksham of the Virinjipuram Temple is the Palm tree which is planted in the prakaram (in the inner corridor of the Temple). The tree is said to bear black fruits every consecutive year. The temple also has a Simha Theertham which has a structure of well with a wide mouth and stairs descending to the water level. Simha Theertham literally translates to Lion Water and the water inside it is considered to be holy. The prefix Simha is used because on the surface, near the stairs of the Theertham, there is a lion-like sculpture guarding it.

The rays of sun fall on the presiding deity during the Panguni month (March/April). The roof above the sanctum sanctorum is decorated with Rudraksha. The temple is a very good example of Dravidian temple architecture. This is the birth place of renowned Vedic scholar and Shiva devotee Sri Appaya Dikshithar.

The temple has a beautiful large tower in the east direction. The highlight of the temple is two Kalyana Mandapas located on either side of the outer enclosures. Both the mandapas are filled with beautifully carved pillars and sculptures. One can find various forms of Shiva, Vishnu and other Gods wonderfully engraved on pillars of these mandapas. Narasimha coming out of pillar, killing Hiranyakasipa, Vishnu with musical instruments, and other such wonderful figures can be found in these mandapas.

Location : About 14 kms from Vellore City,

Temple Timings: Morning: 6:00 am – 11:00 am Evening : 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Worth visiting this temple for SRI MARGABANDEESWARAR Blessings

S. RAMASAMY (Sriram)

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Posted on 21/01/2022

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