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VAITHEESHWARAN TEMPLE - ANGARAKAN - POOVIRNDAVALLI

Vaitheeshwarar Temple - Poovirndavalli - Chennai



Vaitheeswaran Temple in Poovirndavalli,( The place of Jasmine flower) currently known as Poonamalee 20 KMs from Chennai is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the "God of healing" and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases.

Vaitheeswaran is a Tamil derivative from vaidya (Doctor) and Ishvara (God/Master). The presiding deity is Sri vaidyanathan. He is the God of Healing. When pronouncing in Tamil, it sounds like "vaideeswaran". It is one of the nine Navagraha (nine planets) temples in Chennai( Thondai Mandalam) and is associated with the planet
Mars (Angarakan). Sevvai in Tamil.
One of the nine planets, Angaraka (Mars), suffered from leprosy and was cured by Vaidhyanathaswamy and from then on it is treated as one of the Navagraha Temple for planet Angaraka.
One of the unique features in this temple is in the month of Masi (Mid february to Mid march). As per the tamil calendar from 21st to 25th Masi, the sunlight falls on the lingam directly at Suryoday around 6AM.
The stoned temple is around 1000 years old and dates to the Cholas. However the upkeep and extensions have been done by Pallavas,Cholas, Vijayanagara kings.
The Rajagopuram of the temple is on the Northern side with a 3 tiered gopuram on the Mukhadwaram. The left and right side of the inside part of the Mukhadwaram is sculptured, which resembles the Shiva Puranam from Sati devi to Meenakshi Marriages to lord shiva. On entering, you come on to a huge square compound and moving towards the east you find a small gopuram again three tiered, beyond which is the Temple Tank. The temple pond is known as Vinay Theertha Kulam. Exactly opposite to this is the Bali peetham Dhwaja Sthambam, and the Nandi mandapam. The Nandi is called Vishnu Nandi. Beyond this is the Mukha Mandapam with pillars, which has very intricately carved frescos of Gods, including Ekpadamurthy, Narasimha coming out of a Lingam, Nataraja Thandavam, Kali in a unique frock(Pavadai), Kannappar placing his leg on the lingam to pinpoint the eye of the lord, Markandeya being saved by the lord from Yama, There are many frescos of Vishnu in this Temple.
In the sanctum the lord, Vaitheeswarar or Vaithiyanathar is facing east & his Consort Thaiyal Nayagi is facing south. Just outside the sanctum, is the foot print of Angarakan, Mars below a Panai Maram, Palm tree, sculpted on stone. The Sthala Vrikhsam is also the Palm Tree.
Bhagavan Aadi Shankar has installed 3 Shree Chakrams in the temple.
In the inner precinct, you have shrines for Dakshinamoorthy, Bramha, Subramaniar, Chandikeshwarar, durga and others.
The temple is also called Uttara Vaitheeswaran Koil.
Navagraha Temples in Chennai Kundrathur
There is a cluster of Navagraha temples in Chennai, erstwhile Thondai Nadu in and around Kundrathur.
• Agatheeswarar Temple - Suryan – Kolapakkkam – 4.8 KM from Porur.
• Somanaadheeswarar Temple - Chandran – Somangalam - 25 KM from Porur.
• Vaidheeswaran Temple - Angaragan - Poovirundhavalli( Poondhamalli) – 7.4 KM from Porur
• Sundareswarar Temple - Budhan – Kovur – 5.4 KM from Porur
• Ramanaadheeswarar Temple - Guru – Porur – 1.1KM from Porur
• Velleeswarar Temple - Sukran – Mangadu – 7.4 KM from Porur
• Agatheeswarar Temple - Shaneeswaran - Pozhichalur
• Neelakandeswarar Temple - Kethu – Gerugambakkam – 8.8 KM from Porur
• Nageshwarar Temple - Rahu – Kundratthur - 9.3 KM from Porur.
This was founded by Thiyagaraja Gurukkal and Bhuvaneshwari and their family published a small sized book of Navagraha sthala puranam in Chennai.
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