ARULMIGU SRI CHENGALVARAYA SWAMY TEMPLE, THIRUTHANI
Arulmigu Sri Chengalvaraya Swami Temple Address is: Sri Chengalvaraya-Sengashuneer Vinayagar Sannidhi Temple, Kasthuribai St, KK Nagar, Thiruthani Hill, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu 631209.
The temple is situated on the back side of the famous Thiruthani Murugan Temple. This temple is as famous as Sri Thiruthani Murugan Temple. Those who visit Thiruthani Temple must have to compulsorily visit this temple also, since this temple is considered to be a sub temple of the Thiruthani Murugan Temple. This is an ancient temple which is supposed to be more than 1000 years old!
The main deity present in this temple is Lord Chengalvarayan Swamy, a form of Lord Shiva, but some devotees used to worship Lord Chengalvarayan Swamy in the form of our beautiful Lord Muruga(Singarachengalvarayan Swamy). After reaching the Thiruthani hill, around the outside of the temple, there is a sacred pond which is behind the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. There we can see the houses of the Temple priests (Sivacharyas). We can also find a beautiful Shiva Lingam Shivalingamurti and Lord Ganesha.
Devotees used to call this as the Sengashuneer Ganesha Temple. The Shivalinga body in this temple is called “Chengalvarayan” as the name is changed to “Chengalvarayan”. This small mandapam temple (the meeting place where Chengalvaraya Swami arose) is a depository called Kaluneerkunram. The temple is located on the Thiruthani hill. Bus facilities from major cities are plentiful.
Vaipu Sthalam is a Thondai Nadu deposit located in Upper Thiruvananthapuram. Kanchipuram and Thiruthani are revered as the eyes of the throat country. Today, Thiruthani is revered as the abode of Lord Murugan and is of great splendour. The place is also known as ‘Kaviyangiri’. The vase called ‘Kavi’ means the hill where the flower blooms. Similarly, Thiruthani hill is revered as the hill where the red water flower blooms. The Sengashuneer Ganesha Temple is named after Ganesha.
Many people do not know that there is a Shivalinga body in this small temple. No maintenance. Swami does not seem to be put on fire. The junction is dark. No one seems to have considered or even seen this figure in the royal courtesies paid to Arulmigu Subramania Swami. The pond opposite is also not in good condition with plastic bottle and plastic bag are in the pond. Thiruthani hill is a water hillock ‘. It is said to be the only Shivalinga body in the hill that is not easily understood by others.
“OM SRI CHENGALVARAYA SINGARA MOORTHY NAMO NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR