Abhimana Kshetram !! Vellecharam/ Sri Velleswarar Temple

 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Vellecharam/ Sri Velleswarar Temple is one of the Abhimana Kshetram of Lord Shiva located in South Mada Street, close to Sri Kapaleeswara Temple, Mylapore, Chennai.

 

Presiding deity – Sri Velleswarar/Shukreswarar and his consort Goddess Sri Kamakshi

 

Theertham – Shukra Theertham

 

Subshrines – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nanikeshwara, Lord Subramanya/Muthukumaraswamy, Lord Surya, Lord Arunachaleswara with Goddess Unnamulaiammai, Shulini Durga, Goddess Prathyangira, Lord Veerbhadra, Lord Sharabheswara, Lord Vishwanatha, Lord Nataraja with his consort Goddess Sri Sivakami, Sekkizhar, Nalvar, Navagraha,

 

Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Masi Makam, Markazhi, Thiruvathira, Arudra Darisanam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Panguni Uthiram, Vaikasi Visakam Brahmmostavam,

 

Worshipped by – Lord Agni, Shukracharya,

 

The legend has that Shukracharya genuinely desired to create impediments while King Mahabhali was offering alms to Lord Vamana and was well aware that the dwarf/ Brahmin was none other than Lord Vishnu, he disguised in the form of a bee and settled in the mouth of a vessel contained water to perform rituals.  Lord Vamana realized the ruse of Shukracharya and pierced the mouth of the vessel with a sacred grass.  Eventually, Shukracharya lost his eye sight, later he visited many shrines of Lord Shiva to get back his eye sight.  This is the sacred temple of Lord Shiva where Shukracharya regained his eye sight.

 

This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.30 PM in the evenings.
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 

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