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| name = Sri Santhana Srinivasa Perumal Temple
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| deity = Santana Srinivasa Perumal
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| location = Mugappair West
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| state = Chennai
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'''Sri Santhana Srinivasa Perumal Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Mogappair|Mugappair West]] near [[Anna Nagar]] in [[Chennai]]. The place was originally known as "Maga-pperu" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] which means "''Blessed with a child''". Later the name ‘Magapperu’ got colloquially transformed to Mogappair. The name is due to Santana Srinivasa Perumal whose [[Murti|vigraham (idol)]] was found beneath the temple premises in Mugappair in Chennai. Santana Srinivasa blesses [[Childlessness|childless couple]] with children.

==History==

Around 650 years ago, Sri Arunachalam Mudaliar was informed about the existence of the Idol/Vigraham of Santana Srinivasa Perumal by [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]] himself in his dream in Mugappair. Sri Arunachalam Mudaliar started the construction of the temple and today it is a spacious temple near the heart of the city. There is a [[Gopuram|seven tier Raja Gopuram]] as we enter the temple, [[Venkateswara|Santana Srinivasa Sannidhi]], [[Ashta Lakshmi#Etymology and Iconography|Santana Lakshmi Sannidhi]] and [[Andal#Andal's Bhakti|Andal Sannidhi]]. There is also sannidhi for [[Ganesha|Ganapathy]] and [[Hanuman|Anjaneya]].

==Santana Gopala Pooja==
[[Puja (Hinduism)|Santana Gopala Pooja]] is performed in this temple wherein couples are made to cradle/hold the Vigraham/Idol of [[Govinda|Santana Gopala]] in their lap. The Santana Gopala Pooja is performed on Pournami and on the [[Hindu calendar|days with the stars of Tiruvonam, Punarpoosam, Swathi, Rohini and Revathi]] between morning 6:00 and to 12:00 noon. The Pooja articles include Tamboolam, honey, butter to be offered to Lord Krishna while holding him in the lap of the couple performing the pooja. The following [[Shloka|Sloka]] is recited by the couple performing the Santana Gopala Pooja:

Devakisuta Govinda Vaasudeva Jagatpathe,
Dehime Tanayam Krishna Twaamaham Sharanam Gathaha,

Devadeva Jagannatha Gotra Vridhi Karaprabho,
Dehime Tanayam Sheegram Ayushmantam Yashashshreenam.

The meaning of the Sloka is as follows:

Govinda, the Son of Devaki is Vaasudeva the Father of this world,
Give me with a child O Krishna! I surrender to you!

O Lord of all Lords! May my Gothra/Lineage multiply (through the offspring born),
Give me a Child early who would live long with fame.

The honey and butter are given to the couple as [[Prasāda|prasadam]] who are required to take the Prasadam regularly after the pooja on a daily basis. They are also required to recite the sloka on a daily basis for 48 days for good results.

==References==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Chennai]]

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