Peedari Maakali Amman Temple visit anna nagar.

Saptha Kannimar sannidhi

The fourteenth of Feb happened to be the growing moon phase of Ekadesi and my mom promptly lit up the earthen lamps for the virgin mothers.She wants to do it this for 27 times.She has been frequenting this temple at Naduvakkarai Anna Nagar,called the Peedari MaaKali Amman Sidhi Vinayagar Temple.This is situated on third main road near Nalli silks.



The gopuram of this temple

 

Bairavar accompanied by the moon and the sun gods

 

Shanthi sells flowers and earthen lamps inside the temple sits close to the bairavar sannidhi.She has been here for the past thirty years 



Peedaari Maakali Amman Vimanam

  

Cute nandi Vahanam


The main deity here is known as Mahalingeshwarar and his consort Goddess Kamakshi.The other deities inside the temple are Lord Ganesh,Lord Muruga with consorts,Peedari Maakali,Adi Peedari Maakali and Lord Hanuman.Initially this temple contained Goddess Adi Peedaari Maakali,later a sprawling temple was constructed in the year 1990 and the Kumbabisekham performed in 1992.On the whole it was a pleasant visit. On March 2 2011, a special homam is going to be conducted 4 times on Maha Shivaratri day .Check the timings here

7 in the evening-First Kalam
10 in the night-Second Kalam
1 midnight-Third kalam
4:30-Early morning-Fourth Kalam  

Do join in on Maha Shivaratri day.

Weekend Exploits and a Movie

It was pouring in Chennai, I skipped lunch, see how I made up instead. I had brown bread with grilled Italian vegetables and balsamic vinegar. A black currant mousse cake and hot chocolate. The sandwich, was the best of the lot.I didn't like the Hot chocolate though. So for a quick bite head out to the French Loaf Anna Nagar.The place is quite cozy .

Later that night I watched a true Russian movie called The Italian(2005) directed by Andrei Kravchuk. The story is about illegal adoption in Russia, and a child's quest to find his birth mother. Vanya is the name of the boy who dares all odds to finally find his mother. He even learns how to read to achieve his mission. I really loved the locales in and around the orphanage. Do check it out if you want a break from commercial cinema.

Valampuri Vinayagar Temple Visit

My mom is a big fan of Valampuri Vinayagar.The speciality of this deity is the curvature of the trunk.His cute trunk is curved towards the right side.Hence the name Valampuri.This is no ordinary Ganesh.He is a very rare find and doubly auspicious.He represents the sun and is masculine.The left trunked Ganesh is feminine and represents the moon.

Valampuri Ganesh represents renunciation,moksha and all that is honest and austere.He represents Pingala Nadi,a channel through which the energy of the subtle body flows.He also represents motion and energy.This temple is situated in Anna Nagar O block,hence it warranted our visit. The other deities in the temple are Goddess Durga,Lord Hanuman,Lord Ayyappan,Lord Murugan and his consorts and Dakshinamurthy.Such is the greatness of this Ganesh,I really hope that he uses his trunk to turn and churn my obstacles away!!.By the way my favourite sweet is Modak,I always crave for this delicacy..I know you do too...Lord Vignesh.

10 Dec 2008 Goddess MaaKali Temple Visit

Peepal tree at the temple

On Lord Shiva's special day (a day most suited for propitiating him-pradosham), I visited a temple dedicated to the Goddess MaaKali, it also houses a spatika(quartz) Lingam.This is located in Anna Nagar 4th Main road chennai. Every temple houses a Sthala Vriksham(a temple tree). Being a tree hugger I just love the concept of temple tree! "Hindus associate the tree with the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Vishnu being reputed to have been born under a Peepul, which is therefore Vishnu himself in the form of a tree."Women tie a yellow thread around the bark of the tree for their wishes to be fulfilled.The message of conservation has beautifully been woven in to this milieu.This temple also houses a Peepal tree(Sacred Fig)( Ficus religiosa).It is called Arasa Maram in tamil.Women generally go around the tree to worship it. Again it proves to be very beneficial because of the copious supply of oxygen.It is such a mood uplifter and a good form of exercise.What a beautiful metaphor. Buddha also attained enlightenment under the peepal tree.