Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple - Hindu temple in Chennai - Chennai, India

Nice dharshan and must visit place in Chennai. Very calm and spacious place and don't miss every day 8.30 pm abihishekam to Lord Shiva. More than 100 devotees sang song which goosebumps moment for us and sure you will enjoy the spiritual moment. Heard they use only cow milk for abhishekam and not normal powder packet milk. Om Nama Shivaya

This 1300 years old temple is situated in Thiruvanmiyur near the shores of the Bay of Bengal. Marundeeswarar Temple has found its place in the verses of the well known Nayanars namely Appar and Thirugnana Sambandar during the 7th and 8th century. Major expansion of the sacred complex was done during the Chola period in the 11th century. Other additions were made during the Vijayanagar Empire. Spanning over an area of 1 acre, the religious site is maintained by the Hindus Religious and Charitable Endowments department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Legends state that well known sage Valmiki who wrote the Ramayana had been worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple as such the place is also called Thiruvalmikiyur which was later renamed as Thiruvanmiyur. Opposite to this sacred shrine, a temple was built in honour of Valmiki. It is believed that Sage Bharadwaja offered prayers to the Lingam in this sacred place. Markandeyar performed penance and worshipped Lord Shiva at this auspicious place. Lord Brahma had organised a festival in honour of Lord Shiva at this holy place. People believe that Kamadhenu, the sacred cow performed ablution on the Lingam with milk as such the Lingam is also known as Palvananathar. As it poured milk on the Lingam, it appears to be white in colour. In Tamil the word Palvannam means white as milk as such the name Palvananathar. It is said that the main shrine faces west and Sun and Moon offer their prayers to the Lord daily during the sunset. Vani tree is the holy tree of the temple where Lord Shiva made his appearance before Sage Valmiki and Sage Agastya. Last Kumbhabhishekam was held on 23rd May 2008. It is the 25th temple in Thondai region praised in the Thevaram hymns. As Lord Shiva taught Sage Agasthya about the Oushadha Mooligai or medicinal herbs and the cure for various diseases he is known as Marundeeswarar. In Tamil the word Marundhu means medicine and Eswarar means God Six rituals are held daily and twelve festivals are celebrated annually. Sessions on Shiva Siddhanta are held daily from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Devasriyan mandapam. Brahmotsavam celebrated in the month of March to April attracts a huge crowd. Shivaratri, Ganesh Chaturthi and Skanda Sashti are also well celebrated in the temple. Pilgrims flock into the temple during pradosham. There is no fee to visit the temple. It is open from 5:30 AM in the morning till 12:00 noon and 4:00 PM in the evening till 9:00 PM at night. How to reach Marundeeswarar Temple Chennai Chennai can be accessed through all modes of transport, bus, air or railway. Chennai airport is one of the busiest airports in the country. It is well connected to various parts of the world through daily flights that takes away from the Anna terminal. There are daily flights from different parts of the country to Chennai that fly from Kamaraj terminal. The capital city is well connected to other parts of the country through a well established railway network. Trains linking Chennai to other cities of India can be boarded from Chennai Central railway station and trains connecting it to other cities of Tamil Nadu can be boarded from Chennai Egmore station. Buses can be taken from CMBT (Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal). For transport within the city electric trains, metro trains and local buses are a preferred mode of commuting. People can take a bus, taxi, auto rickshaw or cab to reach the temple from the airport, bus stand or railway station. Marundeeswarar temple is located in Lalitha Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur. The nearest bus stop is Thiruvanmiyur.

It's a quiet and calm temple on the busiest main road. The maintenance is very good, they have enough parking space. But for car parking, we have to pay 50 rupees.

Temple is very peaceful, I heard that there will be usually huge crowd. But when I visited during Diwali, there were relatively less number of people and I was able to roam around peacefully and darshan also happened smoothly

An ancient Shiva temple. The lord's (Shiva) name in this temple is Marundeeshwarar and goddess(parvathi) name is Thiripurasundari. This is one of the thevara paadal petra sthalam (teevaarp paattl perrrr stlm). Nearest railway station name is Thiruvanmiyur. Can reach this temple through bus also. Lord Mahavishnu shrine is here instead of lingothbhavar at backside of Lord shiva's shrine. There are separate shrines for Thiyagarajar, Bairavar, Gajalakshmi, Ganesha, Murugan. Milk Abishekam is performed daily to the Lord. Here Lord is facing towards West direction and goddess is facing towards South direction. The another name of the Lord here is Paalvannanathar (paalvnnnnnaatr). Lord teached medicines to Sage Agasthiyar here. Marundu(mruntu) in tamil means Medicine. Hence lord's name is Marundeeshwarar. This temple has two entrance. Walkable distance from thiruvanmiyur bus depot.

Divine place n much positive vibes... Historical places too. A must visit place at least once in lifetime

Had a peaceful visit as there was no public rush and waiting time for darshan. But the staff must up their game to maintain better hygiene of the temple premises.

We visit this temple on every amavasya. This is a 1300 years old temple located close to thiruvanmiyur bus terminal. Fact : Legends state that well known sage Valmiki who wrote the Ramayana had been worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple as such the place is also called Thiruvalmikiyur which was later renamed as Thiruvanmiyur. There is no fee to visit the temple. It is open from 5:30 AM in the morning till 12:00 noon and 4:00 PM in the evening till 9:00 PM at night.