Nandeeswarar Temple

Overview

The Nandeeswarar Temple is situated in Nandivaram, Guduvanchery in Chennai suburb in Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu. The temple is a km far from the Guduvanchery bust stand. This temple is committed to Lord Shiva named as Nandeeswarar. Nandivaram is a little settlement in Guduvanchery town. Guduvanchery is known as Nandivaram-Guduvanchery. Guduvanchery is situated at a separation of around 35 km from Chennai. This temple is extremely old Thevara Reference Temple.

About The Temple

Nandeeswarar temple is enormous and ought to be no less than 1000 years of age. Worked by Pallava Emperor Nandivarman in 715AD, the temple is venerated by Palli. The primary god of Nandeeswarar temple is Nandeeswarar. The symbol of Nandeeswarar is enormous and alluring. It is confronting east and situated to one side from passageway. The Main Sannidhi has a Vinayaka on the privilege and Murugan on the left. The name of the Goddess is Soundara Nayaki, who is available in a standing stance at a different shrine with a Simmam and Balipeedam. The Ambal is around 4 feet high. There are separate altars for Lord Ganesha and Lord Subramanya with his consorts Valli and Devasena. There is delightful statue of Lord Vishnu and an antiquated symbol of Nandi (bull) under the sacred tree (sthala Vriksham). Sthala Vriksham is canon ball tree (Nagalinga maram). This Vishnu Idol might be most likely uprooted from the Koshta amid a prior redesign. There is Navagraha Vigrahas to the right of Nandi. The Temple has a Tank (Kulam) on its east passageway and customs are performed here amid Mahalaya Paksha and other unique events. There are likewise different icons in the prakara, for example, Dakshinamurthy, Brahma, Durga, Chandikeswarar, Surya, Bhairava and Veerabhadra. Despite the fact that the temple is old, it probably been remade numerous circumstances as there is very little indication of collectibles in the temple aside from the icons and columns.

Legend and Stories

According to the legend, Lord Brahma encouraged to stir the heavenly ocean to get "Amrutham" which would help devas to wind up distinctly godlike. Devas, not able to agitate the ocean alone with Manthara Mountain and Vasuki looked for the assistance of Asuras. In the first place, poison rose from the ocean. Lord Shiva took the toxin himself and spared this universe. Toward the finish of the agitating, Dhanvanthari showed up with Amrutham pot in his grasp. After the short squabble with Asuras, devas could recover the pot and devour the Amrutham. The devas began singing, moving and getting a charge out of in the wake of having Amrutham, and they completely forgot Lord Shiva, who is the reason for them to rejoice. After some time, they understood their oversight and apologized to Shiva. Ruler Shiva pardoned them and moved amidst his vahanam (vehicle) Nandi's (bull) horns, and subsequently he got the name Nandeeswarar.

How to Reach Nandivaram Nandeeswarar Temple

The nearest airport is Chennai Airport. The nearest railway station is Guduvanchery Railway Station. The temple is half a km away from the Guduvanchery bus terminus.

Temple Address

Nandeeswarar Temple,
Nandeeswarar Colony Rd, Nandeswaran Colony,
Nandivaram-Guduvanchery, Kanchipuram District,
Tamil Nadu, India, Pincode – 603202.