Prathiyangara Devi Temple, Moratandi, Villupuram

Prathiyangara Devi Temple, Moratandi, Villupuram

Prathiyangara Devi Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Prathiyangara Devi located in Moratandi Village near Union Territory of Pondicherry in Villupuram District of Tamilnadu. The Temple is situated on NH 32 (Chennai to Nagapattinam Highway) between Tindivanam and Pondicherry. The Temple is located very close to Pondicherry.

Legends

According to the history, goddess Prathiyangara is a lion headed form of the divine mother. Prathiyangara Devi has been created to calm down the anger of Lord Narasimha. When Lord Narasimha, killed the demon Hiranyakasipu, his anger had not reduced and this worried the other Gods. So, they went to Lord Shiva to calm Lord Narasimha down. Lord Shiva took the Tri Shakthi’s (Goddess Parvati, Mahalakshmi and Saraswathi). He combined the powers of Trishakthi and showed up in the form of Lord Sarabeswara. This is the most powerful form of lord Shiva.

God Narasimha was not calmed down even by lord Shiva. Finally, goddess Shakthi appeared in the form of huge and fearful goddess called Prathiyangara. Prathiyangara with Shoolini Durga gave knowledge to God Narasimha and then he realized that his work had been completed after which he calmed down. Goddess Prathiyangara Devi protects her devotees from all types of harms.   

History

Prathiyangara Devi Temple was constructed by Nadathur Janardhana Swamigal.

The Temple

This temple is dedicated to goddess Prathiyangara Devi. The height of the statue of the goddess is 72 feet. The deity has a lion head, with bulging eyes, a long necklace of skulls around her and her skin is blue colour. In her right hand, she holds a Trishul (Trident) and in the left hand, she holds a head. There is a small underground temple where poojas are performed. The temple is about 4 feet underground. Left side of the temple contain Sarabeswarar temple which has big idol of Sarabeswarar.

Temple Opening Time

The Temple remains open from 08.00 am to 01.00 pm and from 03.30 pm to 8.30 pm.

Festivals

Prathyangira Homam is performed every month on Shukla Paksha Ashtami (Waxing Moon). Every New Moon Day, special poojas are performed. 

Contact

Prathiyangara Devi Temple,

Moratandi – 605 101

Villupuram District

Phone: +91 413 320 4288 / 2234931

Mobile: +91 9488483268

Connectivity

The Temple is situated on NH 32 (Chennai to Nagapattinam Highway) between Tindivanam and Pondicherry. The Temple is located very close to Pondicherry. The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Moratandi Saneeswarar Temple, 4 Kms from Thiruchitrambalam Junction Koot Road, 2 Kms from Pondicherry – Tindivanam Toll Gate, 6 Kms from Panchavati Anjaneyar Temple, 5 Kms from Irumbai Maha Kaleswarar Temple, 8 Kms from Sedarapet, 11 Kms from Vanur, 9 Kms from Pondicherry Main Bus Stand, 10 Kms from Puducherry Railway Station, 5 Kms from Pondicherry Airport, 37 Kms from Tindivanam, 154 Kms from Chennai and 142 Kms from Chennai Airport. Buses from Pondicherry to Tindivanam and vice versa will stop at Toll gate.

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Jayamangala Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy, Panchavati, Villupuram

Jayamangala Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy, Panchavati, Villupuram

Jayamangala Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman located in Panchavati Village in Vanur Taluk between Pondicherry and Tindivanam in Tamilnadu. This Temple is called as Panchavati Kshetram. This temple beams with the pride as it has the world’s second largest Anjaneya Idol in the world. This stunning temple sprawls across 12-acre land. Padal Petra Sthalam, Irumbai Maha Kaleswarar Temple is located a few kilometers away from this Temple.

Legends

Panchamuga Sri Jayamurthi Seva Trust, consisting of people with high spiritual beliefs, wished for this temple. The main crew member who involved in the creation of this temple is Parama Sri Ramani Anna. He is also the crew member in the Chennai Nanganallur Anjaneya temple trust.

While returning after attending the Kumbabishekam of Panchamuga Hanuman Temple near Panruti, Mr. Santhanam Iyengar asked Parama Sri Ramani anna to visit his land, which lies on the way to Chennai. Ramani anna also accepted his invitation and went to that land. After placing his foot on that land Ramani feels the divines of hanuman and hanuman ordered to build a temple for him.

Mr. Santhanam also given a part of his land to build a temple for Hanuman. All sort of works started on 24^th June 1999.This temple has been constructed on 12 acres of land and the area where the temple of Sri Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy (Hanuman) is located is known as Panchavati Kshetram. In the great Indian epic, Ramayana, Panchavati was described as the forest area where Rama and his wife, Sita spent some years as part of their exile from Ayodhya.

History

Panchamukha Anjaneya Temple is run by Panchamukha Sri Jayamurthi Seva Trust including Parama Sri Ramani Anna. The temple land was donated by Santhanam Iyengar. The Panchamukha Sri Anjaneya Swamy’s Vigraham (statue) was installed on 11^th June 2003. The Consecration (Maha-Kumbabhishekam) for this Temple was performed on 31st January 2007.

The Temple

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://explore-pondicherry.blogspot.com/2018/05/jayamangala-panchamukha-anjaneya-swamy-panchavati-temple.html

Temple Opening Time

The temple remains open from 08.00 am to 12.00 am and from 04.00 pm to 09.00 pm.

Festivals

This temple is mostly crowded during Saturdays; some of the important festivals celebrated here are Krishna Jayanthi, and Vaikunta Ekadasi.

Prayers

Devotees throng this temple to offer him a garland of Ulundu Vadais (black gram savory doughnuts), known popularly as Hanumar Vadais. The significance behind offering this garland is that black gram has cooling properties. This cools down the angry form of Anjaneya and makes him benign to his devotees. Another reason is that the black gram is also the dedicated grain for Lord Saneeswaran (Saturn) and the two snake planets, Rahu and Ketu. It is believed that devotees of Anjaneya do not get affected by the malfeasant positions of these planets. On Saturdays, the day dedicated to Sani, many Vadamalais (garlands of Vadais) are offered to Anjaneya. People suffering from incurable diseases and ceaseless struggles are advised to visit this temple for six consecutive Saturdays and chant the mantra of Jai Ram 108 times; they are also given a spiritual armlet. Devotees offer Beetle garland, butter and clothes to Anjaneya. They also prepare Vada garland for the Lord later they distribute it to the poor people.

Contact

Panchamuga Anjaneya Temple,

Panchavati, Vanur Taluk,

Villupuram District – 605 111

Phone: +91 413 2678823 / 2671232

Mobile: +91 94425 02446 / 98947 95562

Connectivity

The Temple is situated on NH 32 (Chennai to Nagapattinam Highway) between Tindivanam and Pondicherry. The Temple is located very close to Pondicherry. The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Thiruchitrambalam Junction Koot Road, 6 Kms from Moratandi Prathiyangara Devi Temple, 5 Kms from Moratandi Saneeswarar Temple, 4 Kms from Pondicherry – Tindivanam Toll Gate. 7 Kms from Vanur, 4 Kms from Irumbai Maha Kaleswarar Temple, 4 Kms from Sedarapet, 8 Kms from Auroville, 12 Kms from Pondicherry Main Bus Stand, 13 Kms from Puducherry Railway Station, 9 Kms from Pondicherry Airport, 30 Kms from Tindivanam, 156 Kms from Chennai and 136 Kms from Chennai Airport. Local Buses from Pondicherry to Tindivanam and vice versa will stop at this Temple.

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Jayamangala Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy, Panchavati – The Temple

Jayamangala Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy, Panchavati – The Temple

This stunning temple sprawls across 12-acre land on Pondicherry- Tindivanam road. The gigantic image of Anjaneya (Hanuman) that stands 36 feet high on the lotus-base is one of the tallest Hanuman images in India. The deity is a unique Vishwaroopam image (universal image) with five faces. Hanuman’s own face is shown in the center with the other four showing Garuda (vehicle of Vishnu), Hayagriva (horse-faced incarnation), Narasimha (lion-faced incarnation and Varaha (boar-faced image).

This five-faced Panchamukha Sri Anjaneya is a symbol of the synergy that exists in Hinduism between animal, man and the divine. As only four faces of Anjaneya are visible from the front, a small glass window on the rear wall allows you to see the fifth face at the rear as you take a Pradakshinam (circumambulation) of the shrine. In front of Panchamukha Anjaneya shrine, there is a vessel filled with water which has a floating stone said to weigh about 14 kgs, which was one of the rocks used by Lord Rama’s Vanara Sena (monkey army) to build the bridge across to Lanka. Rama was on a mission to attack his wife Sita’s kidnapper, the ten-headed demon Ravana.

The stone was obtained from the hills of Pazhaiyaseevaram, out of a single boulder, the Anjaneya idol is carved and weighs 150 tonnes. The lord Hanuman idol is 30 feet in height while the Peedam (base) is 6 feet high and the Upa Peedam (Sub-base) is 3.5 feet in height. It has a girth of 15 feet and after installation the actual height of the idol touches 40 feet. Over the sanctum sanctorum, a 64-feet high Vimanam is built. The Anjaneya idol has 10 hands with Ankusham, Sword, Suvadi or manuscript, Amrita Kalasam, Shield, Plough, Mountain, Snake, Kadvangam (the leg of a cot) and tree.

On the Peedam, a three-foot long "Panchamukha Hanumanth Yantra" is installed. The Yantra, incidentally was taken to many holy places, including Tirupati and Ahobilam.  Sugreeva and Angatha are the Dwarapalakas. Significance for every face of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman-Sri Hanuman faces east. He grants purity of mind and success. Narasimha faces south. He grants victory and signifies fearlessness. Garuda facing west removes black magic and any poisonous effect. Varaha facing North showers prosperity, wealth. Hayagriva faces the Sky. But since we cannot see it, it is usually tilted and shown above Hanuman's face.

Hayagriva gives Knowledge and good children. Each head signifies -  Hanuman for courage and strength, Narasimha for fearlessness, Garuda for magical skills and the power to cure snake bites, Varaha for health and exorcism and Hayagriva victory over enemies. In this Indian temple, to worship Garuda, besides the main door there is a door at the rear where devotees can offer their prayers from.

Apart from the main shrine, this Temple has two magnificent shrines. The first one is dedicated to Jayamangala Valampuri Maha Ganapathy and the other to Lord Rama (incarnation of Lord Vishnu). Rama is shown in his Pattabhisheka Thirukolam (coronation form). This Shrine houses idol of Rama and Sita along with Bharata, Shatrugna, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Jambavan, Vibhishana, Angada, Sugreeva and Garuda.

The entire story of Ramayana has been depicted here with paintings of the important incidents in order, at the top on the walls on both sides in front of the Anjaneyar sannidhi. Pancha (5) Namaskarams and 5 Pradakshinams (Circumbulation) is the norm. Panchamukha Anjaneya Temple is run by Panchamukha Sri Jayamurthi Seva Trust including Parama Sri Ramani Anna. The temple land was donated by Saanthanam Iyengar.

Saneeswarar Temple (Navagraha Temple), Moratandi, Villupuram

Saneeswarar Temple (Navagraha Temple), Moratandi, Villupuram

Navagraha Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Navagrahas located in Moratandi Village near Union Territory of Pondicherry in Villupuram District of Tamilnadu. The Temple covers an area of 2 acres. The main deity Saniswaran Bhagwan is about 27 feet tall and each Navagraha idol is 15 feet tall. All Navagrahas are huge idols with their vahanas. Among them, Surya the sun god is present at the centre who resembles his importance compared with Navagrahas.

There is also a huge Vinayagar Statue in this Temple. He is 34 feet tall and made of gold paintings. The idol is present at the entrance and gives darshan to the devotees as soon as you enter the temple. The steps that lead you to the immense Vinayaga are also high. There was also a Vasthu Bhagwan, Lord Shiva as Kalyana Sundareswarar in this Temple.

As each Navagrahas have each distinct tree, there also certain trees that denote the zodiac signs. People with various zodiac signs worship the tree that belongs to their star. Worshipping the god with oil lamps and trees related to star is all a kind of worship in Hinduism. Poojas are also done with various kinds of flowers according to the star of an individual. The temple is fully maintained with calm atmosphere as it is slightly away from the busy city.

The Temple is situated on NH 32 (Chennai to Nagapattinam Highway) between Tindivanam and Pondicherry. The Temple is located very close to Pondicherry. The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Moratandi Prathiyangara Devi Temple, 4 Kms from Thiruchitrambalam Junction Koot Road, 1.5 Kms from Pondicherry – Tindivanam Toll Gate, 5 Kms from Panchavati Anjaneyar Temple, 5 Kms from Irumbai Maha Kaleswarar Temple, 7 Kms from Sedarapet, 10 Kms from Vanur, 10 Kms from Pondicherry Main Bus Stand, 11 Kms from Puducherry Railway Station, 6 Kms from Pondicherry Airport, 35 Kms from Tindivanam, 155 Kms from Chennai and 141 Kms from Chennai Airport. Buses from Pondicherry to Tindivanam and vice versa will stop at Toll gate.

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