Asthalakshmi Temple
Timings
6.00 AM-1.00 PM
4.00 PM-9.00 PM
Address:
Beach Road, Besant Nagar,
Beach Road, Besant Nagar,
Near Elliot's Beach,
Chennai.
Details:
The Ashtalakshmi Kovil is a Hindu temple, which lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach, in Chennai, India. The temple is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, and her eight primary forms the Ashtalakshmi the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge.
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Parthasarathy Temple
Timings
5.30 AM-12.00 PM
4.00 PM-9.00 PM
Address:
Narayana Krishnaraja Puram,
Triplicane,Chennai
Tamil Nadu
History
The Parthasarathy Swamy Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams, is said to have been renovated by a King of Pallava dynasty. "Brindaranya" is the traditional Puranic name of Thiru-Alli-Keni now known as Thiruvallikeni or modern Triplicane. Bhrigu, Manchi, Atri, Markandeya, Sumathi, Saptharoma and Jabali and also have been praised by two of the earliest Alwars viz. Thirumazhisai Alwar, Peyalwar and later on by Thirumangai mannan or Kaliyan, who is considered to be the last of the Alwars chronologically and his year of birth would appear to be 476 A.D. according to the era of Salivahana Saka.
The presiding Deity of this temple Sri Venkatakrishna Swami also known as "GEETHACHARYA". According to Brahmanda purana, King Sumathy prayed Lord Thiruvengada of the Seven Hills to give him darshan in the form of the Charioteer (SARATHY) to PARTHA during the MAHABHARATHA WAR and rendering GEETHA. Lord Thiruvengada appeared in his dream and bade him to go to "BRINDARANYA" where he would give him Darshan in the form he wished. Meanwhile, Athreya Maharishi requested his Acharya Vedavyasa to mention to him the place fit for doing Thapas and he was directed by his Acharya to go to Brindaranya on the banks of the Kairavani Theertham overgrown with Thulasi plants and where king Sumathy was doing Thapas. Saying so, Vedavyasa gave Athreya a Divya-Mangala Vigraha with a conch in his right hand and Gnana Mudra in the left hand pointing to HIS HOLY FEET signifying the famous Charama Sloka of the Bhagavat Geetha.
Towers
Eastern side Rajagopuram and other structures said to have been built first by Thondaman Chakravarthy who ruled these parts having his seat of government at Kalahasthi , to whom Sri Thiruvengada of the seven hills appeared in his dream as a charioteer of Arjuna-another name of partha. In the western side Rajagopuram for Narasimhar Sannadhi is there too.
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