Theerthapaleeswarar Temple, Triplicane (Mylapore), Chennai
The temple is located in a highly congested area at Dr. Natesan Street near Lloyds Road in Triplicane. By looking at the temple's current state, anyone hardly would believe that this temple had such a significance in the past.
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Temple Layout
The east-facing temple does not have a tower but has an arch at the entrance. Although the temple is supposed to be very old, the current structure seems to be new.
The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva Linga named Theerthapaleeswarar. The Goddess Tripurasundari is found in a separate shrine. Theerthapaleeswarar and Tripura Sundari are very small idols.
Nardana Vinayaka, Dakshinamurti, Vishnu, Brahma, and Durga are found as the Koshta (niche) idols on the sanctum's outer wall.
Some of the other idols and small shrines found in this temple:
- Festival (utsava) idols
- Nataraja
- Bhairava
- Lakshmi Narayana
- Surya
- Nalvar
- Chidambara Vinayaka
- Chandikeshwarara
- Subramanya with Valli and Devasena
- Hanuman
- Shaneeswara
- Navagraha
Vanni tree is the Sthala Vruksha (holy tree) of this temple.
It is unique to find seawater being used for poojas in this temple.
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