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Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, situated off NH-45, opposite Ford Car
Factory at Maraimalai Nagar, is 50 km from Chennai. Though the
temple was constructed in the 1990s, the deity enshrined here has an
ancient history.
The Lakshmi Narasimha Swami main deity, which is
the presiding deity of this temple, was excavated in the presence of
the then district collector of Chengalpattu and the archaeological
authorities in 1990. It is estimated to be about 1,300 years old,
probably belonging to the Pallava era.
Lord Narasimha is believed to have appeared in
the dream of the temple priest, Srinivasa Raghavan, and his wife
Choodamani Ammal, and given directions to the place of his presence
underground. According to them, the deity was worshipped by
Viswamitra before he turned a sage, when he was well-known
as King Kowsika, which dates back to Thretha Yuga.
The temple, constructed by the priest and his
wife, now stands on a four-ground plot at Vivekananda Nagar,
Maraimalai Nagar. Built with the help of their resources and
contributions from a few devotees, the temple is in perfect
accordance with the Agama Sastras as dictated by Brigu Muni, a sage
of the Dwapara Yuga.
The basement of the temple has 248 chakras on
which the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord, Sathyagnana Perumal, and
his consort, Anandavalli Thayar, has been built along with the
ardhamandapam, the one immediately around the moolasthanam.
True to the names, the deities are a
personification of true knowledge and bliss. The devotees' prayers
are answered instantly, it is believed, on visiting the temple.
Maraimalai Nagar is well connected both by road
and rail. Buses and trains plying from Tambaram to Chengalpattu stop
at this point.
Tirupra Sundari (Tripura Mami)
Chennai,
Ph No: 2493 7791
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