The Lord gets married daily - Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple, Chennai, India

Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple is located in a small village named Thiruvidanthai on East Coast Road (ECR) which connects the cities Chennai and Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, India. The distance of Nithya Kalyana Perumal temple from Chennai is around 42 km and from Mamallapuram it is 16 km.

Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams (108 most important temples of Lord Vishnu). The presiding deities of the temple are Adhi Varaha Perumal and Nithya Kalyana Perumal. Varaha is one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, who has the face of a pig and body of a human being. The main shrine of the temple has the idol of Varaha (Adhi Varaha Perumal). Lord Varaha is in standing position, holding the goddess Lakshmi on his left side, and hence the village got the name “Thiru Idathu Eanthai”, which means “Lord holding Lakshmi on the left side” in Tamil language. Over a period of time, the name of the place became “Thiruvidanthai”. You can find the heads of Nagaraja and his wife below the foot of Lord in the main shrine.

The main shrine also houses another presiding deity of the temple, Lord Nithya Kalyana Perumal. However, it is available in the form of Utsav vigraha (metal idol). His two consorts Sree Devi and Bhoo Devi are available along with him in the form of Utsav vigraha. As per a legend, Lord married 360 daughters of Sage Klava and hence he got the name “Nithya Kalyana Perumal”, which means the Lord who got married daily in Tamil language. All 360 were united into one and named as Lakshmi, as per the legend.

The presiding goddess of the temple is Komala Valli, whose idol is very attractive. She is available in a separate shrine. There are separate shrines for Andal, Garud, Ranganath with two wives, and Ranganayaki. There are idols of Ganesha, Achchutha, Aniruddha, Sathyan, Vaishnavi, Ramanuja, Krishna, and Alwars in the corridor of the temple (prakara).

The temple must be at least 1000 years old and it is believed to be built by Chola kings. The temple is not very huge but very beautiful. Especially the temple is located in a calm and serene place. As there is no much crowd in this village and temple, it is always a pleasant experience to visit this temple. The temple also has a tank which is located at a short distance outside the temple. There is also a belief that if unmarried men or women visit this temple and pray to God, they get married soon.

This temple is definitely one place which you should not miss when you visit Chennai. As the place is located on ECR, you can easily access this place either by the town bus or by the bus from Chennai to Mamallapuram. You can also reach this place easily by your own vehicle or taxi.

Happy Travelling.

Site Name: Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple

Presiding deity: Nithya Kalyana Perumal and Adhi Varaha Perumal (two forms of Lord Vishnu)

Location: Thiruvidanthai village near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Highlights:

1) One of 108 Divya Desams

2) 1000 year old Chola temple

3) A temple for Varaha incarnation

4) Lord married 360 females

5) Marriage related problems get resolved (belief)

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