Thyagaraja Temple (additionally known as as Vadivudai Amman Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. It’s far placed in Tiruvottiyur in the northern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is respected by the Tevaram hymns of Saiva nayanars, the 7th century Tamil saint poets and labeled as Paadal Petra Sthalam.All of the three of Thevaram Moovar(Appar, Samandar and Sundarar) has rendered Thevaram songs on this temple. The temple is carefully associated with the saint poet Sundarar and Pattinathar. The temple has been in vogue from the Pallava instances of the 7th century and extensively elevated via Chola kings for the duration of the eleventh century. The temple has a seven tiered gateway tower, a tank, with the general temple area covering 1 acre. The temple is administered with the aid of the Hindu spiritual and Endowment Board of the government of Tamil Nadu. The temple attracts parallel with the Thygaraja temple in Tiruvarur as both the temples have been increased by using Rajendra Chola I and both have the same dance poses of Shiva. The temple is one of the 51 Sakthi Peetams inside the u . S . A ..

The temple became the centre of gaining knowledge of, with the halls within the temple performing as venue for religious discourses in topics like vyakarna (translation), Somasiddantha (philosophy) and Panini’s grammar.There has been a hermitage attached to the temple in the course of the 9th century, presided over via Caturananas Pandithar.The temple additionally had philosophical discourses and expositions on grammar.There are references to recital of Prabhakara, Rudra, Yamala, Purana, Sivadharma, Panchanga and Bharata.Lands had been granted to found out scholars and their technology like Vedavritti, Bhattavriti, Vaidyavritti and Archanavritti. There are a number of inscriptions inside the temple dating returned to Pallava length.Sankaracharya, the 8th century scholar in the advaita faculty of Hinduism is believed to have visited the temple to put down the electricity of evil.

The temple was in the beginning built by way of Pallavas and later rebuilt by Rajendra Chola I.The inscription relationship 954 CE, the fifth year of the Chola king Gandaraditya suggests 90 sheep for burning lamps and ilavilaku, a lamp made in Sri Lanka).The inscriptions courting from 1046 CE display that 64 bronze nayanmar statues had been mounted inside the temple.There have been identical variety of dancing women called Devadasi inside the temple, who were divided into corporations – the valankai dasis danced for Thyagaraja, at the same time as the idangai dasis danced for Vadivudaiamman.At some stage in the reign of the Malik Kafur, lots of the temple changed into destroyed and the bronze idols gift now in the temple have been installed throughout the Vijayanagara period of the 15th century.A thirteenth-century inscription shows the training of animal sacrifice to the goddess, which endured at the side of presenting intoxicating drink till the early 2000s.Well-known saints like Pattinathar, Topeswamigal and Ramalinga Swamigal lived on this town and prayed Thyagaraja in this temple. This location is also home to Thiruvottiyur Thyagayyar who’s a carnatic composer and poet.The temple have been a centre of gaining knowledge of as seen from the inscriptions inside the temple. The inscriptions suggest unique topics like Purvamimansa styled as Pravahakarma. There were additionally provisions made for feeding and maintaining for instructors and students.

The presiding deity is Aadhipureeswarar is within the shape of a dust mound included with the aid of an armour. On the day of the whole moon of the Tamil month karthigai, the armour is removed and the illustration of the god is visible to devotees. The Lord is anointed with punugu, javvadhu, and sampirani oils. There’s a Durga shrine inside the northern aspect of the temple. In the main temple complicated – simply contrary to the main shrine we find the Nataraja shrine and in the koshta is the Ganapati Shrine. The Ganapati is known as Gunalaya Ganapati (domicile of bliss) and as we circumbulate the shrine we discover the idol of Adi Shankara -simply wee behind the primary Shrine in the complex. We also find deities like Subrahmanya mounted there. The Dakshinamurthy statue is inside the Northern Koshta facing south and we come to the Sub complex Shrine of Kali. Adi Shankara is said to have installed a chakra to relax the Devi and to make her Sowmya roopi (Calm and resplendent). To at the moment – a choose institution of Nampoothiri households perform the pooja and aradhana to this Lord and Goddess as favored by Adi Shankara.

The call of the goddess at this temple is Vadivudaiamman alias Tripurasundari. The goddess is housed in a separate shrine in the Temple complex. This temple is one of the three Sakthi Temples within the region. Thiruvudai Amman, Melur is referred to as Ichchaa Sakthi (the one who fulfills desires); Vadivudai Amman, Tiruvottiyur is known as Gnaana Sakthi (the one who blesses with Gnaanam) and the Kodiyidai Amman Temple, Thirumullaivoyal as Kriyaa Sakthi (the only who assists us in all our moves). Different deities present in the temple encompass Agasalingam, Thiruvotrieswarar, Thiruputheeswarar(between Vattaparaiman and Durga shrines), Kuzhandhai Eesar, Kalyana Sundarar, Jaganadhar, Annamalayar, Ramanathar, Suryan, Chandran, Nalvars, Jambukeswarar, Nagalingar, Meenakshi, Sundareswarar, Sahasralingam, Amirthakandeesar, Gowlieeswarar, and Ekapaadhar, Gunalaya Vinayagar, Aruljothi Murugan, Valar Kali. The twenty seven stars of Tamil calendar are believed to have worshipped Shiva in this temple.