Thiruporur Murugan Temple
Thiruporur Kandaswamy Temple - OMR Road Chennai
Tiruporur Kandaswamy Temple in Thiruporur, a panchayat town
in OMR Road, Kanchipuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is
dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan. The temple is Constructed in Dravidian architecture
style.
The temple has a five-tiered gateway tower leading to a
pillared halls and the sanctum. The temple is open from 6:30 am – 12:00 pm and
5 - 8 pm. Four daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple,
of which the Vaikasi Visagam celebrated during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May
- June), Kanthasasti festival and Navarathri festival being the most prominent.
The temple is believed to have been built during the Pallava era in the 10th
century CE. Chidambara Swamigal, believed to be a descendant of the Sangam age
poets, rebuilt the temple during the 17th century.
Thiruporur - Sri Kandaswamy Temple
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Main Deity
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Lord Murugan
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Name
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Sri Kandaswamy
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Goddess Name
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Valli
and Deivaanai Devi
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Location
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Thiru Porur
Old Names : Tharukapuri,
Seruvur and Samarapuri
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Significance
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Chidambara
Swamigal and Aruna Giri naadhar sung songs here
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Ancient
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500 - 1000 Years
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Travel Base
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Chennai
- OMR Road
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Temple History : As per Hindu legend, Murugan fought with
demons in three places, namely, the sea at Tiruchendur, land at
Thirupparankundram and in air at Thiruporur. It is believed that sage Agastya
on his way to Pothigai hills visited this place. Since Muruga won over Tharuka
asuran, this place came to be Porur (por in Tamil means war) and also called by
other names like Tharukapuri and Samarapuri. According to the sthala puraanam,
at some point of time, the place was submerged in a deluge. A sage named
Chidambara Adigal was residing in Madurai and a divine voice asked him to
unearth the statue under a palm tree. He dug out the statue and built a temple
around it. There is a separate shrine dedicated to him in the temple and he is
given special respect during the Vaikasi Visagam festival. During the last
event of the festival, he is depicted merging with the presiding deity.
Kandaswamy is revered by Chidambara Swamigal in 726 verses. The image of Muruga is believed to have been discovered under a palm leaf. There is a palm leaf maintained in the temple, which is believed to have been the original palm leaf. Aruna giri naadhar, a 16th-century saint has glorified the temple in his work in Thiru pugazh.
Siva Temple over an hillock is very close to this murugan
temple. Thirupporur Shiva Temple (Pranava Hill) : Dedicated to Lord Shiva as
Kailasanathar and Divine Mother Shakti as Bala Ambikai Amman.
How To Reach : The Thiruporur murugan temple
is located in , Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), 28 km from Chennai, the capital
of Tamil Nadu. Frequent Bus facilities is available to from Tambaram, Adayar and Chengalpattu.
It is 35 kms away from Tambaram and 25 kms away from Chengalpattu.
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