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Arthanareeswarar Temple Egmore, Chennai - Velpu.com

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SRI ARTHANAREESWARAR TEMPLE

Egmore, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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God

The main deity of this temple is Arthanareeswarar, who is an incarnation Lord Shiva facing West direction in form of Lingam.

Interesting Facts

  • Every year during the third week of the Tamil month ‘Karthigai‘, 1008 sangabhishekam is performed in a grand manner.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (42 °C during day and 30°C during night)Average - May (33.7 °C during the day and 28 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (26 °C during day and 21 °C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Egmore Bus Stand
2 KM 18004194287
Chennai Egmore Railway Station
2.1 KM 044-28194579
Chennai International Airport
18 KM 044-22560551

Architecture

As the deity's idol was under water for a long period, he is known as Jalakandeswarar( Jal standing for water). Later on the name was changed to Arthanareeswara. Sri Arthanareeswarar temple faces East with 3 tier Gopuram.

Religious Significance

Purana Reference : The fact that Thirunavukkarasar (7th Century C.E) has mentioned this temple in a hymn indicates that Arthaneeswarar Egmore is more than 1200 years old. It is called a Vaippu Sthalam.

Legend : About two centuries back, an old man of this place arranged cleaning of the tank in his land when it became dry. The idols of this temple were found from this tank. They were immediately cleaned and placed in a tent with a thatched roof. Worshipping began with lighting lamps. The temple was built later.

History

Saivite Saint Tirunavukkarasar has visited and sung in this temple. This temple was built in 7th Century C.E.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 05:30 AM - 11:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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SRI ARTHANAREESWARAR TEMPLE

Egmore, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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