This (20th Aug) evening Vijaya and I went to Aru Padai veedu Koil at Besantnagar. Here, the six Koils for Murugan - like Pazhani, Tiruttani, Swamimalai, Tiruchendur, Tirupparankundram, Pazhamudhisolai have been constructed in one complex and in granite. One can have darshan of all six Murugans here. Plus one Vinayakar. The temple came up here 33 years ago. The history follows :-
In 1984, Kanchi Paramacharya was camping at Gulbarga, Karnataka, when Dr Alagappa Alagappan, a former UN official met him and expressed his desire to have all the six Veedus in one place, perhaps in Chennai. With His enthralling smile, the Kanchi sage looked at Alagappa and said, Why not? You start it, I will help. Dr Alagappa who was a resident of New York, started looking for suitable place.
The Sage called the CM of TNadu (MGR) and told him. MGR immediately offered free a large plot (more than 2 acres of land) near the sea shore of Besantnagar. Dr Alagappan had constructed many koils in New York, Pittsburg, and other cities in US; with the help of Sri Muthaih Sthapathi the construction started.
Swamimalai was the first in 1995, Vallaba Vinayakar koil followed, and then Pazhani, then Tiruttani in 1998. Tiruchendur, Tirupparankundram, Pazhamudhirsolai in June 2002. A grand spectacle in Chennai was thus completed.
It is in a corner of Besantnagar, not many people are aware of this koil; Many people do not visit on weekdays; however on weekends there is a decent crowd and also on Special days.
We two visit at least once in a month. This evening we went. A good crowd was there. After worshipping all the six Murugans and the Vinayakar, we located where a person (from the Madapalli) was selling Prasadams. We had Sakkarai Pongal, Thengai-Mangai- Pattani Sundal, and Puliyodharai. @ 10 rupees per. That Brahmin must have sold for nearly 600 - 800 rupees in 10 minutes ... everyone wanted to eat !! Tasty also.
We also went to the beach front, about 100 m away, but the approach road was not good. If one can reach the water front somehow, he can walk along the beach with waves breaking on his feet, for about 200 metres and reach the famous Ashta Lakshmi Koil !! If only the TN Govt improves the approach road, and well-lit, it will be a wonderful evening spot. Only the Spanish or Italians can do this !!!
Rajappa
20-08-2017
In 1984, Kanchi Paramacharya was camping at Gulbarga, Karnataka, when Dr Alagappa Alagappan, a former UN official met him and expressed his desire to have all the six Veedus in one place, perhaps in Chennai. With His enthralling smile, the Kanchi sage looked at Alagappa and said, Why not? You start it, I will help. Dr Alagappa who was a resident of New York, started looking for suitable place.
The Sage called the CM of TNadu (MGR) and told him. MGR immediately offered free a large plot (more than 2 acres of land) near the sea shore of Besantnagar. Dr Alagappan had constructed many koils in New York, Pittsburg, and other cities in US; with the help of Sri Muthaih Sthapathi the construction started.
Swamimalai was the first in 1995, Vallaba Vinayakar koil followed, and then Pazhani, then Tiruttani in 1998. Tiruchendur, Tirupparankundram, Pazhamudhirsolai in June 2002. A grand spectacle in Chennai was thus completed.
It is in a corner of Besantnagar, not many people are aware of this koil; Many people do not visit on weekdays; however on weekends there is a decent crowd and also on Special days.
We two visit at least once in a month. This evening we went. A good crowd was there. After worshipping all the six Murugans and the Vinayakar, we located where a person (from the Madapalli) was selling Prasadams. We had Sakkarai Pongal, Thengai-Mangai- Pattani Sundal, and Puliyodharai. @ 10 rupees per. That Brahmin must have sold for nearly 600 - 800 rupees in 10 minutes ... everyone wanted to eat !! Tasty also.
We also went to the beach front, about 100 m away, but the approach road was not good. If one can reach the water front somehow, he can walk along the beach with waves breaking on his feet, for about 200 metres and reach the famous Ashta Lakshmi Koil !! If only the TN Govt improves the approach road, and well-lit, it will be a wonderful evening spot. Only the Spanish or Italians can do this !!!
Rajappa
20-08-2017
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