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{{Infobox temple
| name = Ravishwarar Temple
| image = Raviswarar kopuram.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The main ''gopuram'' of the temple
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| coordinates =
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Chennai]]
| location = [[Vyasarpadi]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = Lord ([[Shiva]])
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'''Ravishwarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple in [[Chennai]], India. Built during the [[Chola]] period, the temple is dedicated to [[Shiva]]. It is located at Murthy Iyengar Street in the northern neighbourhood of [[Vyasarpadi]].

==History==
The temple dates back to the [[Chola]] time.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| author-link =
| title = Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India, Volume 1
| publisher = Palaniappa Brothers
| series =
| volume = 1
| edition = 1
| date = 2008
| location = Chennai
| pages = 105
| language =
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tbR_LLkqdI8C&dq=ravishwarar+temple&pg=PA105
| doi =
| id =
| isbn = 978-81-8379-468-8
| mr =
| zbl =
| jfm = }}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| last = Narasiah
| first = K. R. A.
| author-link =
| title = Madras: Tracing the growth of the city since 1639
| publisher = Palaniappa Brothers
| series =
| volume =
| edition = 1
| date = 2016
| location = Chennai
| pages = 272–273
| language =
| url =
| doi =
| id =
| isbn = 978-81-8379-687-3
| mr =
| zbl =
| jfm = }}</ref>

==The temple==
The main deity in the temple is Lord Ravishwarar ("Ravi" meaning the [[Sun]]), facing east, and his consort goddess Marakadhambal, facing south.<ref name="MM_VysarTemple">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Vyasarpadi Ravishwarar Aalayam
| newspaper = Maalai Malar
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language = ta
| date = 6 November 2020
| url = https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2020/11/06065147/2039610/Vyasarpadi-Ravishwarar-Temple.vpf
| access-date = 5 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="DM_SriRavieaswarar"/> The temple has a 3-tier rajagopuram (main tower). It is said that the lord here was worshiped by the sun god. The sun god also bathed in the temple tank, known as the ''Bhrama Theertham'' or ''Surya Theertham'',<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/> to get rid of his ''Bhrama Dosham'' (curse). The sun god is placed inside the sanctum of Lord Shiva, facing the east-facing Lord. Lord Shiva is worshiped along with the sun god.<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/> The Shiva sanctum has a [[Shiva Ling]]–shaped hole through which sunlight enters the sanctum.<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/>

The sacred tree of the temple is Vanni.<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/> Other trees in the temple includes Vilva and Naga Linga trees.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Many visit the temple on Sundays to get rid of illness and to perform various pariharams.

Other shrines within the temple include those of [[Vishnu]], [[Nataraja]], [[Bhairava]], Sundara Vinayaka (Lord [[Ganesha]]), [[Muruga]] along with his consorts [[Valli]] and [[Deivanai]], [[Ayyappa]], and [[Hanuman]].<ref name="DM_SriRavieaswarar"/>

The idol of Saint Vyasar is also present in the temple. Legend has it that Vyasa worshiped and praised the Lord, giving the neighborhood its name. The temple was also worshiped by King Veechawaran.<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/>

==Festivities==
Special days of worship in the temple include Sundays, the first days of uttharayanam and dhakshinayanam (equinoxes), [[Makar Sankranti]] ([[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] day, around the 14th of January), Rathasapthami,<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/> Aani Brahmmotsavam (June–July), Aippasi Skanda Shashti (October–November), Maasi Magham (February–March), and Panguni Utthram (March–April).<ref name="DM_SriRavieaswarar">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Sri Ravieaswarar temple
| newspaper = Dinamalar
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = n.d.
| url = https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=57
| access-date = 5 December 2021}}</ref>

On the tenth day of the annual Navarathri events, Mahisha Vadha (killing of demon Mahisha) is celebrated, during which a plantain stem is tied in front of the goddess's sanctum, along with leaves of the Vanni tree to personify Mahisha, and is chopped to mark the event of the killing of the demon.<ref name="MM_VysarTemple"/><ref name="DM_SriRavieaswarar"/>

==See also==
* [[Religion in Chennai]]

==References==
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{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Places of worship in Chennai}}
{{Famous Shiva temples}}
{{HinduMythology}}
{{Worship in Hinduism}}
{{List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hindu temples practicing alternatives to animal sacrifice]]

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