Ramanatheswarar Temple, Porur

Porur Ramanatheswarar Temple
Porur Ramanatheswarar Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chennai
Deity	Ramanatheswara (Lord Shiva)
Location
Location	Porur
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Chennai
Coordinates	13°1′51″N 80°9′19″E / 13.03083°N 80.15528°E
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple architecture
Completed	8th century CE
Temple	1

Porur Ramanatheswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the neighbourhood of Porur in Chennai, India. The temple was built during the Chola period.

The temple is one of the nine Navagraha temples of the Tondai Mandalam and is known as the Guru sthala (lit. place of Guru or Brihaspati).^[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The temple was built by Kulothunga Cholan II. In June 2022, the Madras High Court issued an order to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department on the recovery of lands belonging to the temple.^[2]^[3]

The temple complex[edit | edit source]

The temple is located in Chennai's western neighbourhood of Porur. The main deity of the temple is Lord Ramanatheswarar (Shiva) and his consort goddess Shivakamasundari (Parvathi). There are separate shrines for Dakshinamurthy, Bairavar, the four chief Nayanmars, Navagrahas, and Shani.^[1]

The temple is one of the nine Shiva temples around Porur associated with the Navagraha.^[1] The temple is unique in that, despite being a Shiva temple, it has the custom of offering sadaari and theertha to the devotees similar to Vishnavite temples.^[1]

The Sthala Viruksham or the sacred tree of the temple is Vembu (neem tree), which lies on the southern side of the temple corridor.

Festivities[edit | edit source]

The temple conducts annual brahmosthsawam in May.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "அருள்மிகு ராமநாதீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில் [Holy Ramanatheswarar Temple]". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Chennai. n.d. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
↑ "போரூர் ராமநாதீசுவரர் கோவில்: உயர் நீதிமன்றம் முக்கிய உத்தரவு!". Samayam Tamil (in தமிழ்). Chennai: The Times Group. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
↑ Balasaravanakumar, R. (3 June 2022). "போரூர் ராமநாதீசுவரர் கோயில் சொத்துக்கள் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு: புகாரை பரிசீலிக்க உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு". The Hindu Tamil (in தமிழ்). Chennai: Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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Ramanatheswarar Temple, Porur

Contents

History[edit | edit source]

The temple complex[edit | edit source]

Festivities[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Further reading[edit | edit source]