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 Temple info -3158 கோயில் தகவல்-3158 Ayyappan Temple, Anna Nagar, Chennai Ayyappan Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappan located in Anna Nagar, a well-known locality in Chennai City, Tamil Nadu. The Temple is located at the junction of 6th Main Road and 2nd Avenue in Anna Nagar. It is the most popular Ayyappa Temple in Chennai. The temple is being visited by a large number of devotees. This Temple is about 25 years old and was built in Kerala architecture style. In 1998, the temple won the Mylapore Academy Award for the best maintained temple in Chennai. History When Anna Nagar was developed as a model town in the late 1960s, the annual Vilakku pooja during mandala makara Vilakku season was celebrated by Ayyappa devotees in the newly formed Shanti Colony. The residents response to this annual celebration resulted in the formation of the Sri Ayyappa Seva Samajam (SASS) in 1976, with 14 members in its committee. In 1979, the Samajam started...

  Temple info -3155 கோயில் தகவல்-3155 Sri Samravattam Ayyappa Temple, Tirur, Malappuram This is a famous Shasta temple situated on the banks of Bharathapuzha (Nila River) about 12-15 km from Tirur in Malabar. The temple can also be reached by boat from Ponnani village. The mighty Bharathapuzha river flowing behind this temple and the vast paddy fields that represent a rich agricultural culture make this temple very beautiful. The temple is believed to have been built by a master craftsman and renowned sculptor, Perumtachan.  Shasta was born as the son of Lord Shiva and Mohini, an incarnation of Vishnu, and he had two wives. These wives are known as Poorna and Pushkalai in some parts and Prabha and Satyaka in others. Shasta's incarnation, Ayyappa, was the prince of Pandalam and remained a celibate.  In the Samravattam temple, the deity is enshrined at the river level, even though the temple is situated at a slightly higher elevation. During the rainy season, flood waters e...

 Temple info -2457 கோயில் தகவல் -2457 Rajah Annamalaipuram Ayyappan Koil, Chennai Rajah Annamalaipuram Ayyappan Koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Ayyappa in Chennai, India. It is located at Raja Annamalaipuram, a coastal neighbourhood of Chennai. Rajah Annamalaipuram Ayyappan Koil Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Chennai Deity Ayyappa Governing body Rajah Annamalaipuram Sri Iyyappa Swami Temple Trust Location 82, Santhome High Road, Rajah Annamalaipuram 600 028 State Tamil Nadu Country India Rajah Annamalaipuram Ayyappan Koil, Chennai is located in Chennai Rajah Annamalaipuram Ayyappan Koil, Chennai Location in Chennai Geographic coordinates 13°1′7″N 80°16′5″E Architecture Type Hindu temple architecture, Kerala Style Creator M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar (Chettinad Group) Date established 1981 Completed 1982 Temple(s) 1 Website http://www.iyyappaswami.com/index.html History The temple was built by noted industrialist of Tamil Nadu M. A. M. Ramaswamy, son of Rajah Sir ...

 Temple info -1780 கோயில் தகவல் -1780 Ayyappan Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappan located at Nanganallur, a well-known locality in Chennai City in Tamil Nadu. Ayyappan Temple is situated just behind Nanganallur Anjaneya Temple. Lord Ayyappa shrine is nothing but a replica of Sabarimala. It is said that nowhere in the world, there are two powerful bachelor gods is standing back to back and blessing the devotees in the world. The deity came from Sabarimalai itself and the Melshanthi (head priest) of the Sabarimala temple in 1991 is the head priest here. Legends An ardent Lord Ayyappa (Guru Swamy) wished to make an idol of Lord Ayyappa for the Thiruvilakku Puja. The idol was made and kept in the Guru Swami’s home with the contributions from devotees and pujas were performed.  Many devotees wished to build a temple. A plot was chosen for the purpose but it was dropped for unknown reasons. They met the Melshanthi (Chief Priest) in Sabarimala and it was decided to f...

 Temple info -1353 கோயில் தகவல் -1353 Achankovil Sri Dharmasastha Temple Overview Achankovil Temple or Achankovil Sri Dharmasastha Temple is one of the primary Lord Ayyappa temples in Kerala. Achankovil Shastha Temple is one of the five vital temples of Lord Ayyappan whose icons are sanctified by Lord Parasurama. The other four temples are Aryankavu Sastha Temple, Kulathupuzha Temple, Kanthamala Temple and Sabarimala Temple. Achankovil Temple is around 17 km from Kottarakkara in Kollam District of Kerala. Achankovil Temple is 950 mtrs range from the ocean level. About The Deity The managing divinity of this temple is Lord Ayyappa. The symbol introduced in the temple is accepted to be the most established vigraha introduced by Parasurama. The temple cherishes Lord Sree Dharma Sastha alongside his two consorts Poorna and Pushkala in Grihasta Ashram (as a family man). The icon of Swamy Ayyappan in the temple is known as "Rudraksha Sila" and is known for its inexplicable mending ...

 Amazing temple info -79 அதிசய கோயில் தகவல் -79 Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple.  The Śabarimala Temple is a temple complex located at Sabarimala inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimage sites in the world with an estimate of over 40 to 50 million devotees visiting every year. The temple is dedicated to a Hindu celibate deity Ayyappan also known as Dharma Shasta, who according to belief is the son of Shiva and Mohini, the feminine incarnation of Vishnu. The traditions of Sabarimala are a confluence of Shaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and other Śramaṇa traditions .The temple complex also include a mosque of Vavar which was built to honour a muslim general who was devotee of Lord Ayyappan.According to tradition it is compulsary for every devotee to pray at mosque to proceed further.Many historians noted that Lord Ayyappan was known to people thousands years before beginning of...