Thirupachur Shivan Temple | Sri Vaaseeswarar | திருப்பாச்சூர் வாசீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம் | Vinayagar sabai

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Welcome to my channel - This week we posted Thirupachur Vaasseeswar Temple.

• This is one of the 276 Devara Padal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 16th Shiva Sthalam in Thondai Nadu.
• Lord Shiva in this temple is a Swayambumurthi (self-manifested).
• This lingam is not touched by human hands, not even by the priests, as it is “Theendathirumeni”.
• The vimanam (roof tower) of the sanctum sanctorum is designed in a special way that is exclusive to Pallava architecture - the Gaja Brishtam, that looks like the rear of an elephant (Gaja - elephant, brishtam - rear).
• This east facing temple has two corridors and its main tower (Rajagopuram) has 3-tiers.


It is believed that Chola King Karikalan had built this temple.
The place is also called Than-kathalipuram after the name of Goddess Thangathali. Other historical names of this place are Mayapuri, Abhayapuram, Manickapuri and Cholapuram.

Deities in the temple
Apart from the shrines of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy, there are shrines and idols of Sorna Kali, Lords Vinayagar, Mahavishnu, Natarajar, Dakshinamurthy, Annamalaiyar, Murugan with his consorts, Lord Brahma, Durgai, Nalvar, Navagraham, Somaskandhar and Sabtha Kannigaikal.

Greatness of this temple
Devotees pray to Goddess Than-kathali for conjugal unity. Also, devotees pray for removal of obstacles from their marriage proposals.

Temple Timings
07.00 AM to 12.00 noon and 04.00 PM to 08.00 PM
Temple Address
Sri Vaseeswarar Temple
Thirupachur
Kadambathur Post
Thiruvallur Via and District
Tamil Nadu-631203.
Tele: +91 98944 86890.