Aadhipureeswarar Pallikaranai

Saivite Temples, Chennai District

God

Aadhipureeswarar with Ambal, facing east

Goddess

Santhanayagi, facing south

Other Gods

Anjaneya, Ganesha, Muruga with consorts, 63 Nayanmar, Navagraha, Ganesha, Dakshinamurthy, Vishnu, Brahma, Durga, Chandikeswara, Saneeswara, Kethu, Bhairava

Aadhipureeswarar Pallikaranai is an east facing temple with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. This is a nice little temple with a large well maintained temple tank on the opposite side. Here Anjaneya and Ganesha can be viewed from the same spot which is an important aspect. Sunlight falls on the Lingam for 15 days in the Tamil Maasi month. It is a Navagraha Sthalam and represents Raghu-Kethu.

Holy water (Theertham) – Lakshmi Theertham, Kollidam

Sacred Tree (Sthala Vriksham) – Pancha Vilvam (vilvam, vilamaram, nochi, kiluvai, mavilangam)

History

Aadhipureeswarar Pallikaranai temple was built in Chola period and stone inscriptions mentions this place as Jayamkonda Chola Mandalam. Many stone inscriptions have been found here including one mentioning Krishnadevaraya’s services in 1725. The ancient temple deteriorated over time and recently the locals joined hands to form a trust and revived it.

Legend

It is believed Sage Vyagrapadar worshiped the lord at Aadhipureeswarar Pallikaranai temple.

Directions

Aadhipureeswarar Pallikaranai is located on the main road opposite a huge lotus pond (temple tank) on the Pallikaranai main road. Pallikaranai is on the road to Medavakkam from Velachery. Visit the nearby Lakshminarayanar Temple also.

Stay and Food

Chennai has lots of good Hotels, Restaurants, good public transport connectivity through metro, suburban trains and buses. However beware of the auto rickshaw guys.

Saivite Temples