Kurungaleeswarar Temple Koyambedu Chennai

Kurungaleeswarar Temple is a 800(app.) hundred years old Hindu temple 

located in the neighbourhood of Koyambedu in Chennai, India. 

The temple encloses a large tank and dates from the Medieval Chola

period. In this ancient temple for Lord Shiva where the main deity is 

Sri Kurungaaleeswarar also called as Sri Kusalavapureeswarar and 

Goddess Sri Dharmasamvardhani also called Aram Valartha Naayagi.

Inscriptions which date back to Kulothunga Chozha III and Vijayanagara kings. 

Kulothunga Chozha is said to have ruled in the 12th Century and hence it is

said that the temple was built during his period. 



A stone pillared Mandapam is found in front of the temple, in which 

Sri Sarabeswarar is seen on one of the pillars facing west.  Special worships 

are performed to Sri Sarabeswarar on all Sundays during Raahu Kaalam. 

It is said that Lava and Kusa, sons of Sri Rama stayed with Sage Valmiki in his 

Ashram here along with their mother Sita Devi.The temple also has shrines to

Dakshinamurthy, Brahma, Chandikeshwarar, Vishnu Durga, Sastha, Vinayaka, 

Subramanya and Nalvar. Dharmasamvardhini is the goddess whose left foot is 

projected forward. There is also a shrine available for Navagraha.

There is another temple adjacent to this which is dedicated to Maha Vishnu 

called as Sri Vaikunda Vaasa Perumal Temple which is believed to have been 

formed by Lava  and Kusa.

Thiruneermalai Perumal Temple

The Thiruneermalai Perumal Temple is located in Thiruneermalai, 

Chennai suburb, which is around 5 km from the Pallavaram.There are 

two temples, one on the top of a hill and one on the base of the hill. 

The Thiruneermalai Perumal Temple on the top of the hill is dedicated to 

Lord Vishnu as Ranganatha Perumal (people need to climb around 300 

steps to reach the hill top). 

The temple at the foot of the hill is dedicated to Lord Vishnu as

Neervanan Perumal (It has a beautiful Teppakulam-tank with a

Mandap at the centre). 

This temple hill was supposed to have been surrounded with water 

in ancient times, hence the name Thiruneermalai came to exist. 

This temple is one of the 108 Divyadesams(Temples dedicated to 

Lord Vishnu and his various Avatars). While the presiding deity is 

Neervanna Perumal, all utsavams (Celebrations) are for Lord Ranganatha 

Perumal.

The temple at the foot of the hill for the Neervanan Perumal (Ninran-

Standing Posture), houses the shrines of Anima Malar Mangai Thayar,

Kalyana Ramar and Andal. Shrine for Anjaneya (Hanuman) is to the right 

as one climbs up to the hill shrine. 

 

The temple up the hill has three shrines for Lord Ranganatha (Kidanthaan

in reclining posture),Trivikrama (Nadanthaan  in walking posture), Lord 

Narasimha (Irundhaan - sitting posture) and a Shrine for Ranaganayaki 

Thayar.

Sri Nimishamba Temple Srirangapattana

Sri Nimishamba Temple Srirangapattana


On the banks of river Cauvery, about 2 kms from Srirangapattana(17kms

from Mysore) beyond Tippu's summer palace on the road leading to Sangam,

resides the ancient temple of Shri Nimishamba.

Sri Nimishamba is considered as the incarnation of Goddess Parvathi, wife of

 Lord Shiva. There is a belief that Sri Nimishamba removes all the problems

and troubles of her devotees within a minute. That is why she is called

Nimishamba. Nimisha means a minute. This temple was installed at the time of

Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar about 300 to 400 years ago.


Goddess Nimishamba's sannidhi is to the right as one enters the

shrine.Adjoining the sannidhi of the Goddess is that of Siva(Aksheeswara).

The icon is a small sized linga. The Nandi is proportionately small

sized, and is diagonally facing Siva.  Adjoining this sannidhi is that of

Lakshminarayana. It would be of interest to note that marriage proposals

which have been dragging on for years, get clicked immediately after

visiting this shrine..