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Sri Ramanatheeswarar Temple, Porur, Chennai

 

Sri Ramanatheeswarar Temple, Porur, Chennai

 

                Sri Ramanatheeswarar Temple, nearly 700 years old,  dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Porur in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Ramanatheeswarar and Mother is called as Sivakama Sundari. The Temple is considered as equivalent to Rameswaram and also called as Uttara Rameswaram. Those who could not travel to Rameswaram can visit this temple and get blessed by the Lord. Like Lord VISHNU Temples, here devotees will be blessed with Theertham and Sadari. This is one of the Navagraha temples of Thondai Mandalam around Chennai dedicated to Shiva. In this temple, Lord Shiva is worshipped here as Guru Bhagwan ( No Separate sannathi for Guru )

            The temple faces east with a five-tiered Rajagopuram. The sanctum is built in the Gajabrushta shape. In the main sanctum Lord Shiva is facing east. The Lingam is Swayambu (self-manifested). There is a huge Trishul (trident) installed near the Lingam. Ambal Sri Sivakami Sundari, is placed in a separate shrine facing the south.

            The Navagrahas are found with their consorts, which is a rarity. Since Lord RAMA has performed pooja here on Shiva, still devotees are given Theertham and Satari as other vishnu temples

            The temple is a Guru Sthalam. The epic Ramayana is associated with this ancient temple. According to legend, Sri Rama rested in this area which was a forest, when he was on his way to Lanka. He rested under an Amla tree. Without knowing there was a Shiva Lingam beneath the ground, his foot unknowingly touched the head of the Lingam. Sri Rama acquired a Dosham for this act, although done without knowledge. Sri Rama realized what had taken place, and he performed penance for 48 days and had only one Amla fruit for food, to recover from the Dosham and to bring out the Lingam. Shiva was pleased with Sri Rama’s penance and came out of the earth. He gave the Vishwaroopam Darshan to Sri Rama. Goddess Parvati also gave Darshan to Sri Rama as Sivakami Sundari.

Sri Ram was overwhelmed by God’s blessings.

 

            So the Lord Shiva is called as Ramanaadheswarar and Sri Rama had worshipped Shiva as his Guru in this temple and this temple became a Guru Sthalam among the nine Navagraha temples (Thondai Mandalam) around Chennai.

 












Temple Timings ::    Morning: 06.00 AM - 11.30 AM  Evening: 05.00 PM - 08.30 PM

Location :  From Porur Junction towards Kundrathur Road, after EB office turn left to reach temple

 

Worth visiting this temple for Sri Ramanatheeswarar Blessings

Posted on 11/02/2023

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