Siruvapuri is located about 40 kms from Chennai on Chennai Kolkata highway. The temple is located about 3 kms off the highway.History of the temple has that Lava and Kusa, the sons of Rama lived in this place. Once when Rama was passing this place, they have fought a war with Rama himself without knowing that he was their father.
As the young children waged a war here, the place was called as Siruvar Por Puri. (Siruvar means children, Por Puri means waging a war, in Thamizh). This place is now called as Chinnambedu, which originally was Siruvar Ambu Edu (Children who took their arrows for the fight).
Some hundreds of years back there lived a lady called Murugammai in this village. She had been a very ardent devotee of Lord Muruga here. She always used to chant His name and praying Him, for years. Her husband who didn’t like her worshipping all the time was warning her to stop it. But she never listened to him and her husband one day cut her arms off out of anger.Even then, Murugammai cried for help only with Lord Muruga. The Lord who was pleased with her Bhakthi, made her hands join even without the signs of any wound.
Lord Muruga here is called Sri Balasubramanyar and is said to be powerful, granting the wishes of devotees.
This beautiful temple also has Sri Annamalaiyar (Lord Shiva) and Sri Unnamulai Amman.
The Utsava moorthy of Lord Muruga is seen as Valli Manalar in a wedding posture with Sri Valli.Lord Muruga here is believed to grant wishes for those intend to buy or construct a house. Many people who wish to buy a house visit Lord Muruga here for blessings to fulfill their wish.
An unique feature of this temple is the Maragatha Mayil (Peacock) the carrier of Lord Muruga made of Green stone.
Arunagirinathar is seen just near the sanctum facing the Lord. Arunagirinathar has visited this temple and sung many Thiruppugazh songs here. He also has composed an Archanai Thiruppugazh on Lord Muruga, which if recited fulfils ones wishes.Other deities are Maragatha Vinayakar, Aadhi Murugar, Naagar, Venkatrayar, Muniswaraar, Bairavar etc.,
Wow, you have a very interesting site here - lots of lovely photographs and good information. My first time here, I will revisit regularly and catch up. You're lucky to have visited so many lovely temples!
ReplyDeleteKamini
Hi,
ReplyDeleteJust one small suggestion: to move the link to your temple album to one side, because in its current position it obstructs some of your writing.
Kamini
Thanks for the suggestion Kamini... Actually this was told to me by many people reading my blog.
ReplyDeleteI just removed it from there...will put it in a separate page.
Again a Nice Page from Saravanan, about a nice calm temple in 'Siruvapuri'.
ReplyDeleteSaravanan your service of posting details about many temples is a great thing.
that too with so nice pics... Where you get this much of pics?... Excellent.
Siruvapuri is now renovated by some good persons from Chennai (Mostly Chettiyars, doing business).
That Maragatha Peacock is a really great one. In many shiva temples will have a small Maragatha Lingam, and they will take it out only at that time of main puja. Here you can see a Peacock statue itself in Maragatham (Green colour stone).
One more recent belief about that temple is doing puja will help the persons who look for new houses or doing their construction. They have to bring the 'Maalai' from the temple to our house.
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Dear saravanan,
ReplyDeleteI very much pleasured by your site. I am staying in abroad and my native is chennai. Please tell me the exact location of siruvapuri.
Please continue your spritual tour and informations which are helpful for us.
bhakthiudan
S.Devaraj
E-mail : prabhadeva@yahoo.com
Sir,
ReplyDeletemy hobby is visiting old temples,that too not visited by me earlier during my holidays. While visiting Siruvapuri Murugan Temple to release the obstruction to my house construction, I was blessed to visit Urgathan Perumal temple in Bajanai Koil Street of Siruvapuri. It is an ancient temple and one priest from the nearby village is doing one pooja. There are three perumal namely Varadarajar, Srinivasar & Lakshmi Narayanar. In this temple two Periya Thiruvadi Sannathi(Garudan) and number of panchaloka Idols. Also Anjaneyar & Andal Sannathis are there. Varadharaja Perumal is a natural suthai and there is no thirumanjanam(abishekam)and perumal is known as Theenda Thirumedi. vaikunda Ekathasi is the only grand festival in this temple. The above informations was given by the priest and I dont have facility to take photograph. My humble request is that devotees visiting Murugan temple should visit this temple also.
S.Parthasarathy
20, v cross street
Krishna nagar,
Pammal, Chennai 600 075.
Mob.: 99403 24306
Hi, Can you please provide details about reaching this Temple by car? exact location and where in Chennai - Kolkatta highway is this temple.
DeleteThanks , Karthik (karthikkumarcse@gmail.com)
Sir,
ReplyDeletethere is a correction in my above comment.
1. Perumal Koil by name is Uragathan.
2. Perumal is called as "Theenda Thirumeni".
For other spelling mistakes pl. forgive me.
S. Parthasarathy
can i have the exact location of uragathan, from siruvapuri, even i have siruvapuri temple for many yeARS
ReplyDeleteCAN I HAVE THE EXACT LOCATION OF URAGATHAN, FROM SIRUVAPURI, I HAVE VISITED SIRUVAPURI TEMPLE FOR MANY TEARS BUT AFTER SEEING THIS SITE I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE, CAN U PLS GUIDE ME THE EXACT WAY OF THE TEMPLE HOW TO GO, THE ABOVE I HAVE TYPED WRONGLY
ReplyDeleteSri Uragathan temple is located in the same village siruvapuri itself and in Bajanai Koil Street within the circle of 200 mtrs surrounding. Anybody can direct you to the temple.
ReplyDeleteThere is no confusion in finding this temple.
Really nice blog............
ReplyDeleteAdd shiva lingha temple near alamathi(thiruvallur road from redhills).....
Post more ancient temples...
cheers..
Does anyone know the devasthanam address for Siruvapuri Murugan temple? I would like to send some donation. Thanks
ReplyDeleteFor more information about Siruvapuri Murugan, contact:
ReplyDeleteValayapettai Ra. Krishnan
52, Muthaya Mudali Second Street
Royappettai, Chennai - 600 014 India
Office phone: (91)44-827-2682
Home phone: (91)44-847-4468
Or e-mail to Senthil Adimai Sundram: s_sundaram@vsnl.net
not sure you may try......it was mentioned in below site
http://murugan.org/temples/siruvapuri.htm
ReplyDeleteonce i have visted Siruvapuri temple and really amazing experience.
ReplyDeleteAfter visiting Siruvapuri temple by god Murughan's blessings all my problems got resolved especially our house construction.
Infact I have no idea about this temple and came to know through one of our bank manager.After that when searching in google i found little more details from this blog and i really thank owner of this blog.....
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There is a way one and only way possible. Those who know can answer me. I know the answer.
Can any one help me get the address of Vallimalai
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ReplyDeleteCan you please post the songs to be recited to buy house, marrige?
ReplyDeleteLet me know the dharshan timings - Murugavel
ReplyDeleteCHENNAI TO SIRUVAPURI BUS ROUTE
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DeleteCan any one help me CHENNAI TO SIRUVAPURI BUS ROUTE AND TIMINGS.STARTING POINT
ReplyDeletesuperb! informations, we hindu/nexgen need lot of info like this, i highly appreciate this, keep writing, great!, vazhga nin arulthondu, chandramouli
ReplyDeleteHi, your efforts are great. It surely throws a lot of light...but i find the text of this website exactly as in www.murugan.org. We appreciate your efforts and solicit a more personalized write up. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHow to reach Siruvapuri Murugan temple from Redhills chennai.any MTC bus are available?
ReplyDeleteIf any one knows Bus route help me out to reach this place
Thanx in advance
From thiruvanmiyur
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from redhills take 533