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Tirusulam Trisula Nathar Temple
Tirusula Nathar Temple, Trisulam, Chennai suburb (திருசுல நாதர்)
Location:
The
Trisula Nathar Temple is located in Trisulam on the Guindy-Tambaram route, Chennai suburb. The Temple is located around 3 km away from the main road. Take the road opposite to the Chennai Airport bus stop which passes through the railway level crossing and go around 3 km in the interior to reach the temple.
Description:
The Trisula Nathar Temple is dedicated to Sri Shiva as
Trisula Nathar and Divine Mother Shakti as
Tripura Sundari Amman.
According to legend the four hills around the temple represent the four Vedas. Lord Shiva Who is the essence of the Vedas abide there and the three spikes of His Trident represent the three Shaktis - Iccha Shakti (Power behind Will), Gyana Shakti (Power behind Knowledge) and Kriya Shakti (Power behind Activities). Lord Brahma is said to have performed tapasya here invoking Lord Shiva. So the place is also known as Brahmapureeswarar.
Shrines and Deities:
Main Shrines:
- Sri Shiva as Trisula Nathar (திருசுல நாதர்)
- Devi as Tripura Sundari Amman (திரிபுரசுந்தரி அம்மன்)
Sri Brahma:
Sri Vishnu:
- Sri Srinivasa Perumal (ஸ்ரீனிவாச பெருமாள்)
Sri Shiva:
- Sri Virasana Dakshinamurthy (வீராசன தக்ஷீணமூr0த்தி)
- Sri Kasi Viswanathar (Visalakshi) (காசி விஸ்வநாதர் விசாலாக்ஷி)
- Sri Markandeyar (மார்க்கண்டெயர்) (Shiva Lingam)
- Sri Natarajar, (Manickavasagar, Shivakama Sundari) (நடராஜர், மாbணிக்கவாசகர், சிவகாமசுந்தரி)
- Sri Bhairavar (பைரவர்)
Devi:
- Sri (Kasi Viswanathar) Visalakshi (காசி விஸ்வநாதர் விசாலாக்ஷி)
- Sri (Natarajar, Manickavasagar), Shivakama Sundari (நடராஜர், மாbணிக்கவாசகர், சிவகாமசுந்தரி)
Sri Ganesha:
- Sri Ganapati as (நாகயக்ஞொபவீத கணபதி)
Sri Murugan:
- Sri Valli Arumugam Deivanai (வள்ளி ஆறுமுகம் தெய்வயானை)
- Sri Muthukumara Swamy (முத்துக்குமார ஸ்வாமி)
Sri Ayyappan:
Others:
- Sri Lingothbavar (லிங்கொத்பவர்)
- Nayanmars
- Sri Chandikeswarar (சண்டிகேஸ்வரர்)
- Sri Adi Shankara (ஆதிசங்கரா)
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