Dhandeeswaram Temple

Temple is good looking. In the temple Lord Shiva is the middle of temple. There are lots of gods and goddess.
Very peaceful and nice temple.

Neatly maintained and divinely place. Parking is difficult for 4 wheelers.

Oldest temple belived to be built by pallavas and updated by cholas.

Excellent experience.Bhagavan and Ambal.must visit.kindly share this temple with your freinds.

Velachery was once called as Vedasreni and even today it was mentioned with same name in this temple and reason for this name came from this temple. Lord Shiva workshipped here as Dhandeeswarar and ambal aa Karunambigai. Lord Yamadharmaraja has done penance and got Lord's dharshan. Hence it is believed that one who workships lord here will be relieved from the fear of death. Speciality of this temple are Lord Ganesha and Lord Dhakshinamoorthy was giving dharshan by turning their heads towards right side in the Utpragaram. Lord Saraswathi was giving dharshan by turning their head towards her left side and an old veena was kept beside her.

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Very quiet, peaceful, spritual, historical rich temple. Temple must be taken care properly. The history tells the Vedas had wershiped here to regain their purity to lord shiva. Yama as well wershiped here to regain his power and position. The temple inside carving and structure are eye catching and in good condition. Government of Tamil Nadu must maintain beauty of history and temple 🏵🙏🏵

Dhandeeswaram Temple is a Shiva temple in Velachery built during the Chola reign. It is a very historical and popular temple. One here prays to Lord Vishnu for regaining strength after suffering. In this temple, we can worship many gods. It is very spacious and located in a peaceful area. On auspicious days, special poojas and dharanas are performed. You must visit the temple in Chennai to gain positive energy.

Amazing place of Bhagavan Shiva.... on record the current temple is more than 1000 years old and the sthala purana suggests an interesting story behind its origins.

I also found that the original name of Velachery is Vedasreni and in due course it became Vedacheri now it is Velachery. Must visit...

Devotional place must visit in velachery area. I felt interior sanctum is unique.

Very old temple. The whole area is named after this temple - Dhanseeawaram

As usual loved it. I am visiting the temple after a long gap of more than two years.

History: Demon Somasura snatched the Vedas from Lord Brahmma. Lord Vishnu recovered them from the demon. As the vedas stayed with the demon for some time, their sanctity was lost. They performed penance on lord Shiva to become as pure and holy as they were earlier. Lord Shiva purified the vedas with their original glory. As vedas worshipped here, the place was called vadacherry, which in the days that followed changed as velacherry.The scriptural name is Vedasreni.

Miracle based Features: Lord Veerabadra graces the devotees in a sitting form. The rays of sun fall on the Shivalinga on the first day of the Thai Tamil month.

Dandeeswaran Sivan temple in Velachery.
About thousand years old. Best positive vibes. And best place for mind relaxing.

One of the ancient shiva temple. It is said to be more than 1000 years old. One can feel the positive energy seeing the shiva lingam and Amma idol. In the inner praharam one can see yoga dhakshinamoorthy, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswathi Sannidhi. The idols are so nice to see. Durgai amman temple inside is so good to see. Outer praharam is maintained well. Sthala puranam is mentioned in the praharam. Abhishekam is so good to see. Evenings are good time to visit.

Ancient Siva temple. 60/70/80 wedding day functions can be performed hehe

Om Nama Shivaya
One of the oldest temples.
Timing : 6am to 10.30am and 4pm to 8pm
Location : Dandeeshwaram , Velachery
Temple History : Lord Yama lost his dhandam (Weapon) after trying to take life of Shri.Markendeya. This is the temple where he worship the Lord and got back his weapon.
Also this is where all Four Vedas worshipped the lord.
The Goddess is named Karunambigai ( Goddess of kindness). As name suggests she blesses devotees with all kindness.

No words, just meet Gods and take blessings 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Very old Shiva temple. Felt Positive vibration as soon as you entered the temple.

History of Dandeeswarar Temple
The temple was earlier built during the reign of the Pallava kings and was later modified by the Chola dynasty. The oldest inscription found in the temple belongs to the period of King Gandaraditya Chola. It is believed that, based on this inscription, the temple could have been built in the 10th century CE during the Chola dynasty. There are inscriptions of the Chola dynasty in the 11th century, during the reign of Raja Raja Chola I and Rajendra Chola I.

The walls in the sanctum area have a lot of Tamil inscriptions. The Goddess Ambal was installed in the temple by Appayya Dikshithar with the Sri Chakra in the 16th century. A devotee from Arcot is believed to have built the shrine of Ganesha inside the temple and made provisions for Nithya Pooja.

Velachery was said to have existed as a village as far back as 9th century CE. The oldest inscriptions in Velachery are seen in the Selliyamman temple, during the reign of King Parakesarivarman, Parantaka Chola and Parthivendravarman in the 9th century.

It was believed that during the 12th century, Velachery came briefly under the rule of the Kadavas, feudal powers under the Chola kings and Pandya emperors. An inscription of King Kopperunjingan I of Senthamangalam in the South Arcot region was found in Velachery.
Architecture of Dandeeswarar Temple
The temple has three entrances – in the east, west, and north directions. The sanctum faces east, but the north-facing tower with the five tiers is the main entrance.

The presiding deity is Dandeeswarar, in Shiva Lingam form in an east-facing sanctum. It was said that during the early period, the rays of the sun would fall on the Lingam on the exact date of the Tamil New Year day, but later with high-rise buildings built around the temple, this could not be viewed.

Mother Karunambika is housed in a separate sanctum facing south, located in the Maha Mandapam. She is seen in a standing posture with four arms. A noteworthy fact is that the Sri Chakra installed by the renowned Vedic scholar, Sri Appayya Dikshithar, is in Goddess Karunambika’s shrine.

The temple has a 5-tiered Vimana (tower) and separate shrines for Ganapati, Shasta, and Subramanya. The shrines for Ganesha and Subramanya are found at the north gate. They are usually found at the rear of the prakaram (corridor). Instead, the Utsava idols of Somaskanda, Chandrasekara, and Uma, Lakshmi and Saraswathi are found here.

The Nandi Mandapam, flagstaff, and Bali Peetam are found in this area. Nandi appears in a submissive posture with his head bowed. The Dwarapalas are at the entrance of the Ardha Mandapam. Here the idols of Ganesha and Kartikeya with his consorts Valli and Deivanai can also be seen.

The outer prakaram houses the idols of Surya, the 63 Nayanmars, Nalvar, Sekkizhar, Ganesha, Veerabhadra, and Saneeswara. Other shrines include that of Vishvanathar and Visalakshi, with small idols of Ganesha and Subramanya. Vaitheeswara Lingam with Nandi, big Chokkanatha Lingam, Goddess Meenakshi with Nandi, Navagrahas, and Veda Vinayaka are seen in the outer prakaram.

Tamil and Devanagri etchings can be seen on the pillars. In the gostha wall of the sannidhi is Goddess Durga. There are idols of Goddesses Mahalakshmi and Saraswati in the prakaram (corridor).

Generally, in temples, Virabhadra is seen in a standing posture with a Danda. But in this temple, he is seen seated, with his right leg folded. He holds a Rudraksha mala instead of a Mazhu and a Danda. The Kostha idols reflect the beauty of Chola sculpture. Ganesha and Yoga Dakshinamurthi are found in a unique position, and Nandi is seen on a Peeta.

Since Shiva removed the Doshas incurred by the Vedas, Dakshinamurthy in this temple is worshipped as Yoga Dakshinamurthy. Chandikeswara and Gnanasambandhar are seen in south-facing shrines. A big idol of Nataraja and Sivakami are found in a separate shrine. The idol of Bhairava, a sculpture of Sambu Surya, and an idol of Vishnu, in place of Chandra, are seen in this prakaram.

Ancient Hindu temple for Siva. The temple is a small one but very divine. It has a long historical and mythological background. The temple comes under the Government department and needless to say, badly maintained. So ignore the facilities, and just say your prayer to Him.

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