Lakshmi Hayagriva Perumal Temple, Ramakrishna Nagar, Puducherry

Lakshmi Hayagriva Perumal Temple, Ramakrishna Nagar, Puducherry

Lakshmi Hayagriva Perumal Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Ramakrishna Nagar in Puducherry Town in Union Territory of Puducherry. It is noteworthy that the temple lies in between the Thiruvahindapuram Lakshmi Hayagriva temple and the Chengalpattu Chettypunnyam Lakshmi Hayagriva Temple.

Legends

Lord Vishnu, at the time of Pralaya the end of the world then, kept all the beings in his belly, slept on the banyan leaf bed in the ocean. Later, for the recreation of the world, he created Brahmma from his Naval Chord and taught him the four Vedas. Brahmma began the creation. Two water drops appeared on the naval leaf of Lord changed into two demons. As they were thus born to Lord Vishnu, they summed up the courage to snatch the creation profession from Brahmma, stole the Vedas from him and hid them in the deep underground - Pathala Loka.

Brahmma surrendered to the Lord. Lord came to Pathala Loka and found the demons as two horses and therefore, He also took the form of the horse and began the war with the demons Madhu and Kaidapa. He defeated the demons and recovered the Vedas and returned them to Brahmma. The Vedas felt that their sanctity was affected due to the touch of the demons and entreated the Lord to restore their dignity. Lord smelt them. The Vedas got back their sacred status.

As the Lord was furious after the war against the demons, it is said that Sri Mahalakshmi was requested to cool him. Installing Mahalakshmi on his lap, the Lord came to be known as Lakshmi Hayagriva. Hayagriva-Lord with horse face. Lord Hayagriva is worshipped as Lord of Wisdom as he recovered the Vedas from the demons. Where there is wisdom, wealth joins there. The Lakshmi Hayagriva form combines wisdom and prosperity.

The Temple

The idol of Lord Hayagriva is made of Salagrama stone. Lord and mother are embracing each other with their left and right hands respectively. Generally, idols are made showing the Mother alone embracing Lord. As this idol shows both of them embracing each other, it is believed that worshipping the Lord and Mother in this form ensures stronger marital affinity among couples. Lord graces the devotees with his right eye while the left eye is set on Mother. Mother graces the devotees with her left eye keeping the right on the Lord.

A yantra (a disc made of gold, silver or copper with diagrams incorporating the meaning and effects of Mahamantras) is installed under the presiding deity. Saint Lakshmi Kumaradatta Desika Swamigal, fed with the wisdom milk of Mother in the Sarangapani Temple of Kumbakonam has his due place in the temple. It is said of him that he used to chant Ramayana without any gap and had the darshan of Sri Anjaneya.

Temple Opening Time

The temple remains open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and from 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Festivals

Float festival is celebrated on Avani Tiruvonam star day in August-September with flag hoisting 10 days earlier.

Prayers

Lord Hayagriva is worshipped as a lord of wisdom as he recovered the Vedas from the demons and where there is wisdom, wealth joins there. The Lakshmi Hayagriva form combines prosperity and wisdom. Students pray in this temple before their Exam. Also, it is believed that worshipping the Lord and Mother in this form ensures stronger marital affinity among couples. Special pujas are performed for those dull in education and those suffering from stammering. Devotees perform Tirumanjanam and archanas with Tulsi leaves.

Contact

Lakshmi Hayagriva Temple,

Ramakrishna Nagar, Muthialpet,

Puducherry – 605 003

Phone: +91 413 226 0096

Mobile: +91 94431 04383

Connectivity

The Temple is situated in Ramakrishna Nagar in Muthialpet Area of Puducherry. The Temple is located at about 100 meters from Renuka Theatre Bus Stop, 300 meters from Bharathidasan Govt Women College Bus Stop, 3 Kms from Puducherry Main Bus Stand, 3 Kms from Puducherry Railway Station, 4 Kms from Puducherry Airport and 150 Kms from Chennai Airport.

The Temple is situated on Pondicherry Bus Stand to JIPMER (Gorimedu) Bus Route. Devotee can get down at Bharathidasan Govt Women College Bus Stop or Renuka Theatre Bus Stop. The Temple is located at a walkable distance from these Bus Stops. Taxis and Autos are also available to reach this temple from any part of Puducherry. Nearest Railway Station is located at Puducherry. Nearest Airport is located at Puducherry and Chennai.

Location

Devanathaswamy Temple, Thiruvanthipuram, Cuddalore

Devanathaswamy Temple, Thiruvanthipuram, Cuddalore

Devanathaswamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Thiruvanthipuram, a village in the outskirts of Cuddalore Town in Cuddalore District of Tamilnadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Devanathaswamy and his consort Lakshmi as Hemabhujavalli.

The temple in its current form is believed to have been built during the Medieval Cholas, with later expansion from Pandyas, Hoysala Empire and Vijayanagara Empire. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and bodies of water. The Rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower has five tiers and raises to a height of 60 ft (18 m). Though the presiding deity is Devanathaswamy, the temple is known for Hayagriva, the horse faced avatar of Vishnu. The temple is the only historical temple in South India to have a shrine of Hayagriva.

This temple is closely associated with Swami Vedanta Desika, a Sri Vaishnava guru and one of the most brilliant stalwarts of Sri Vaishnavism in the post-Ramanuja period. Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the chariot festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April), is the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Legends

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History

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The Temple

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Inscriptions

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Temple Opening Time

The temple remains open from 06.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m and from 04.30 p.m. to 08.00 p.m.

Festivals & Religious Practices

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Literary Mention

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Prayers

Those unable to fulfil their prayer commitment at Tirupathi can do it here. It is the staunch faith of the devotees that those praying at the feet of Lord Devanatha Perumal are blessed with economic stability, children, health and longevity. Devotees place jaggery, salt and pepper in the well of the temple seeking remedy for their illness of any severity. Those afflicted with adverse aspects of serpent planets Rahu and Ketu, pray for reversal of bad effects. Devotees offer Tulsi garlands and light ghee lamps and Maa Vilakku little lamp made of a paste of rice flour and ghee. The also tonsure here. They also perform Tirumanjanam, abishekam and offer pure white garments to Lord. They also arrange Nivedhana to Lord and distribute the Prasad to other visitors. Some organize feeding-Annadhana also.

Contact

Devanatha Perumal Temple,

Thiruvanthipuram – 607 401

Cuddalore District

Phone: +91 4142 287 515 / 288 999 / 287 277

Mobile: +91 94434 44778

Connectivity

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://explore-pondicherry.blogspot.com/2018/07/devanathaswamy-temple-thiruvanthipuram-connectivity.html

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