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All these are close to Mylapore and
can be visited in 1 day.
Kapaleeswarar and six temples
When everyone thinks of Mylapore, it
is the auspicious Kapaleeswarar Temple. But before worshiping the Kabaleeswarar
temple, one should visit and worship the Kabaleeswarar temple only after
visiting and worshiping the other six temples. Our forefathers have laid down
the procedures for visiting these seven temples in one day. Here are the
instructions…
Saptha Shivasthalams:
1. Srikaraneeswarar Temple
2. Sri Theerthapaleeswarar Temple,
3. Srivelleswarar Temple,
4. Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple,
5. Srivaleeswarar Temple,
6. Sri Malleeswarar Temple,
7. Srikapaleeswarar temple.
Historians say that all these seven
temples belong to the 12th century AD. It is the belief of the spiritual lovers
of the region that when Sri Rama and Lord Muruga visited these temples, the
tradition of worshiping in the same manner as they worshiped is still there
today. In this way we will also visit these seven temples.
Karaniswarar
1) Srikaraneeswarar Temple:
This temple is located at the junction
of Karaneeswarar Koil Street and Bazaar Road coming from the beach road in the
Mylapore area of Chennai city. Adjacent to this is the auspicious Madhava
Perumal Temple.
It is known that this 12th century
temple underwent various renovations by the later Cholas. This temple has the
distinction of being the shrine of Sage Vasishta. In the sense that Isa is the
cause of all the movements of the world, the Lord here is blessed with the name
Srikaraneeswarar. Ambigai Srisornambigai. Devotees believe that gold and wealth
will flourish in the lives of those who worship this Ambika.
Tirthapaleeswarar
2) Sri Theerthapaleeswarar Temple:
On the way from Mylai to Tiruvallikeni
is the Thirthapaleeswarar Temple on Natesan Road. Among the Swami who rise from
the seven temples in the sea during the Masimatha Tirtha Nirata festival,
Tirthapaleeswarar is the first to take Tirtha Vaipavam, hence the name
Tirthapaleeswarar.
The temple where Sage Atri and Sage
Agastya worshiped is Sreedhirthapaleeswarar Temple. Among the Sabta
Shivalayams, this temple is the second most worshiped temple. It is also said
that there were 64 types of Theerthakulam here in ancient times. These tirthas
were considered divinely powerful. In the month of Masi, before the Utsavaris
of the 7 Shivalayams bathe in the sea, the Tirthavari is held in the Tirtha
Ponds in this temple.
Veleeswarar
3) Srivelleswarar Temple:
This Vellieswarar temple, which is
located near the Mailai Kapaleeswarar temple, is a shrine dedicated to Lord
Shiva and Kamakshi. This is the shrine where Sage Angirasa worshiped. During
the Mahabali Yagna, when Lord Vishnu, who appeared as Vamana, asked for a
donation of three feet of land, Guru Sukkracharya stopped him saying that it
was Lord Vishnu who had come and should not give the donation. However, before
Mahabali was about to give alms, Shukracharya had no choice but to turn himself
into a beetle and enter Mahabali's kamandalat, where he was trying to pour tar,
and blocked the water from coming out.
method of worship
Vishnu, who came as Vamana, pierces
his tarp with a ring, and Shukracharya, who was a beetle in Kamandalam, loses
his sight. Legend has it that Sukkracharya came to this place and worshiped
Srivelleswarar and received his sight. Therefore, devotees confidently say that
by worshiping Srivelleswarar, eye-related diseases will be cured. Veleeswarar
is celebrated as 'eye doctor'.
Virupaksheeswarar
4) Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple:
Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple is also
located near the Karaneeswarar Temple on Mylai Kadaviedi (Bazaar Road). Sabta
is the fourth temple to be worshiped in Shiva worship. Visalakshi Ambal also
has Virupaksheeswarar temple. Here the altar in front of Visalakshi Amman
Sannidhi is revered as special. Bhairava Sannidhi and Suryanar Sannidhi are
adjacent to Ambal's Sannidhi. When Sundaramurthy Nayanar came here and had
darshan of Swami, the Lord blessed him by showing him the Nataraja Tandavam.
This temple is a powerful temple that provides life force to all living things
in the soil. Our mind, body and heart are connected together and it is a temple
that gives spiritual strength.
Waliswarar
5) Srivaleeswarar Temple:
Srivaleeswarar Temple is located near Kolavijhi Amman Temple, which is said to be the 'Guardian Goddess of Mylapore'. Arulmiku Waleeswarar has a temple as Sriperiyanayaki Sametharaga in a cool environment surrounded by thick trees and spreading shade. This temple is believed to be more than 2000 years old. A special shrine worshiped by Sage Gautama.
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