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| name = Shenbakkam Raghavendra Swami Mutt<br />
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| caption = Entrance to Temple<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu<br />
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| native_name = Navabrindhavan / Raghavendra Swami Mutt<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| location =[[Vellore]], [[Shenbakkam]]<br />
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| deity = [[Raghavendra Swami|Raghavendra Swamy]]<br />
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'''Shenbakkam Raghavendra Swami Mutt''' is an ancient temple located on the banks of the [[Palar river]], in [[Vellore]] district, [[Shenbakkam]]. It is located in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] around 130&nbsp;km from [[Chennai]] and 200&nbsp;km from [[Bangalore]].<br />
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== History and significance of the temple ==<br />
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[[Madhvacharya|Sri Madhvacharya]] visited this Navabrindavana and wrote a grantha on [[Vishnu Sahasranamam]].<br />
Sri Vyasaraja, the previous incarnation of Sri Raghavendra installed a Sanjeeviraya Hanuman Idol here.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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At the entrance are the brindavanas of Sri Sripathi Theertha and Sri Kambaal Ramachandra Theertha of the Vyasaraja Matha.<br />
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On the first floor, the brindavanas of Sri Vidyapathi Theertha and Sri Sathyathiraja Theertha of Uttaradi Mutt are side by side.<br />
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Below their brindavanas, in a somewhat underground chamber, appear smaller brindavanas of Sri Kesava Udayaru, Sri Govinda Madhava Udayaru, Sri Bhoovaraaga Udayaru, and Sri Raghunatha Udayaru, about whom not much is known.<br />
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An early 1990s mrithika brindavana of Sri Raghavendra Swamy, makes it a Dhakshina Navabrindavana.<br />
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== Festivals ==<br />
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* January: English New Year, Hanuma Jayanthi, Purandardas Aradhana<br />
* February: Madhwa Navami<br />
* March: 1st- Raghavendra Pattabishekam, Vyasaraya Aradhana, Ugadi<br />
* April: 14- Tamil New Year-1008 sangu Abhishekam<br />
* May: Akshaya Thrithiya<br />
* June: 9-Brindhavan pradhistha day (In 1993, Navabrindhavan is established on this day)<br />
* July: Sri sripathi Theerthar Aradhana<br />
* August: Vidyapathi Theerthar Aradhana-Uthradi Mutt, Sri Sathyathiraja Theerthar Aradhana, IMP- Sri Sri Raghavendra Aradhana for 3 consecutive days<br />
* October: Vanabhojana<br />
* November: Karthigai Full Moon Day- 1Lakh Dhiya will be lighted<br />
* December: Sri Kambaal Ramachandra Theerthar Aradhana<br />
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Every Thursday, special poojas are performed except on Ekadesi day.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070616094850/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/08/19/stories/2005081900350300.htm ]<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Vellore district]]</div>->GreenC bot