The recorded history of Chennai city [Chennapattinam aka Madras]
began in the colonial times,
specifically with the arrival of British East India Company and the
establishment of Fort St. George in 1644.
Centuries before that existed this great temple at Thiruvallikkeni, sung
by Azhwars; there is enough epigraphic
evidence confirming the existence of this temple on the banks of Bay of Bengal,
from the time of Pallava kingdom and much before.
The presiding deity is Lord Venkata Krishnar – complete with his
family of elder brother Balaramar; consort Rukmini Pirattiyar; Sathyaki; son
Prathyumnan and grandson Anirudhan….. … the Uthsavar [processional deity] is
the one – who volunteered to be the charioteer of Arjuna in the Mahabarath war
and hence – Sri Parthasarathi…
In this divyadesam – there are separate sannathies for Sri
Ranganathar, Sri Ramar, Sri Varadharajar and Sri Azhagiya Singar. In this divyadesam, there are two
dwajasthambams – one for Sri Parthasarathi and the other Sri Thelliya
Singar,whose moolavar is in yogic posture and known as ‘Yoga Narasimhar’ … Sri
Azhagiya Singar has 10 day long brahmothsavam in the month of Aani (Aani Thiruvonam) … as I have been
writing, 3 day thavanothsavam for Sri
Azhagiya singar is now on and today (22nd Mar 2014) is the concluding
day.
This morning Sri Azhagiya Singar had purappadu to Thavana
Uthsava Bungalow and had thirumanjanam there.
There will be periya mada veethi purappadu in the evening. Here are
some photos taken this morning ~ also a view of the gopurams from the Azhagiya
singar entrance and some impressions of Lord Narasimha on the gopuram
Adiyen Srinivasadhasan
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