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ABOUT OUR TEMPLE
Sree Uttara Swami Malai,
popularly known as "Malai Mandir," comprises the temples of Sree
Swaminatha Swami, Sree Karpaga Vinayakar, Sree Sundareswarar and Devi
Meenakshi. The temples reflect the glory and grandeur of South Indian
temple Architecture at its best.
The temple of Sree Swaminatha
Swami is situated on a hillock overlooking RAMAKRISHNAPURAM and VASANT
VIHAR; the temples of Sree Karapaga Vinayakar, Sree Sundareswarar and Devi
Meenakshi are at the foot of the hill.
Sree Swaminatha Swami's (Lord
Karthik's) temple is built in blue granite stone in the Chola style of
architecture. The temples for Sree Karpaga Vinayakar, Sree Sundareswarar
and Devi Meenakshi have been built in the Pandian style in ‘Sudhai‘ Work.
A Silpa Kala Mandapam,
located at the foot of the hill, is an added attraction to the devotees.
The temple for NAVAGRAHAS
(Nine Planetary Deities) and the magnificent AADHI SANKARA Hall are located
midway up the hill. The Aadi Sankara Hall is regularly utilised for
conducting Bhajans, Meditation Sessions, Prayers, etc.
A Beautiful artistic
Pravachana Mandapam depicting the divine marriage of Sree Devi Meenakshi Sundatreswarar
stands in the midst of unique paintings of Devas on the one side and Rishis
on the other, offering blessings to the divine couple was inaugurated on
18th September, 2006 by His Holiness Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipathi Sri
Jayendra Saraswathi Sankaracharya Swamigal.
The main temple for Sree
Swaminatha Swami was consecrated and the Mahakumbhabhishekam was performed
on 7th June 1973; the temple for Sree Karpaga Vinayakar, Sree Sundareswarar
& Devi Meenakshi were consecrated and the Mahakumbabhishekam was
performed on 13th June 1990. A Jeeranodharana Kumbabhishekam for Sree
Swaminatha Swami temple was also performed on the same day. The Navagraha
Temple, along with a small temple for Sree Idumban, was consecrated on 7th
July 1995. The Aadhi Sankara Hall was inaugurated on 9th November
1997. The Third
Punarudhdharana, Ashtabhandhana, Swarna, Rajathabhandhana
Mahakumbhabhishekam of the temples was performed on 27th June 2001.
All the temples are
attracting devotees in increasing numbers round the year.
IMPORTANT DAYS
AND FESTIVALS AT UTTARA
SWAMIMALAI TEMPLE
(From 14th April,
2007 to 13th April, 2008 – Tamil Calendar Year 'SARVAJIT')
April 2007
Sat 14 Tamil New Year (SARVAJIT) – Panchanga Patanam
Sun 15 Pradosham
Thu 19 Krithigai
Sat 21 Sree Aadi Shankara Jayanthi
Sun 22 Sukla Shashti
Sun 29 SREE MEENAKSHI SUNDARESWARAR
TIRU KALYANA UTSAVAM; Pradosham
May 2007
Sat 5 Sankatahara Chathurthi
Mon 14
Pradosham
Thu 17 Krithigai
Tue 22 Sukla Shashti
Thu 24 Biksha Vandanam to H.H.Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetadhipathi
Jagadguru
Sri Sankaracharya Swamigal (in commemoration
of first Maha Kumbhabhishekam
in June 1973 – VAIKASI MAKHAM)
Tue 29 Pradosham
Wed 30
VAIKASI
VISAKAM
Thu 31 Jayanthi day of H.H.Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi
Maha
Swamigal Sri
Chandra Mouleeswara Swami
Pooja Kattalai
June 2007
Sun 3
Sri Aadi Kumara Gurupara
Swamigal Guru Pooja
– Annam Palippu
Mon 4
Sankatahara Chathurthi
Tue 12 Pradosham
Wed 13 Krithigai
Wed 20 Sukla Shashti
Fri 22 SAMVATSARA MAHOTSAVAM – 108
Sankhabhishekam
to
Lord Swaminatha
Wed 27 Pradosham
Sat 30 Sri Arunagirinathar Jayanthi Day
July 2007
Tue 3
Sankatahara Chathurthi
Tue 10 Krithigai
Thu 12 Pradosham
Fri 20 Sukla (Kumara) Shashti
Fri 27 Pradosham
Tue 31 Jayanthi Day of H.H.Jayendra Saraswathi
Sankaracharya
Swamigal
August 2007
Thu 2 Sankatahara
Chathurthi
Fri
3 Aadi Padinettam
Perukku
Sun 5 SREE
SANI BHAGWAN PEYARCHI
Mon 6 AADI KRITHIGAI
Fri 10 Pradosham
Wed 15 TIRU AADI POORAM
Sun 19 Sukla Shashti
Sun 26 Pradosham
Mon 27 Rig Upakarma
Tue 28 Yajur Upakarma
Fri 31 Sankatahara Chathurthi
September 2007
Mon 3 Krithigai
Sat 8 Pradosham
Thu 13 Samopakarma
Sat 15 VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI
Mon 17 Sukla Shashti
Mon 24 Pradosham
Sat 29 Sankatahara Chathurthi
Sun 30 Krithigai
October 2007
Tue 2 SRI
ARUNAGIRINATHAR VIZHA
Mon 8 Pradosham
Fri 12 Navarathri Pooja Commences
Wed 17 Sukla Shashti
Fri
19 Sree Durga Ashtami – CHANDI
HOMAM
Sat 20 Saraswathi Pooja
Sun 21 Vijaya
Dasami
Tue 23 Pradosham
Thu 25 ANNABHISHEKAM
to Sree Sundareswarar
and
Sree Taraka Parameswarar
Sun 28 Krithigai
Mon 29 Sankatahara
Chathurthi
November 2007
Wed 7 Pradosham
Thu
8
SREE SKANDA SHASHTI
UTSAVA
POORVANGA POOJAS
Fri 9 DHWAJAROHANAM – Commencement
of LAKSHARCHANA/
SHANMUGA ARCHANA
Thu 15 SREE
SKANDA SHASHTI – SOORA SAMHARAM
Fri 16 SREE DEVASENA – SUBRAHMANIA TIRU KALYANAM
Sat 17 TEERTHAVARI – VIDAYATHI UTSAVAM –
Karthigai
Deepotsavam Commences
Thu 22 SREE
GURU PEYARCHI - NAVAGRAHA MAHA
YAGNAM; Pradosham
Sat 24
TIRU
KARTHIGAI DEEPAM – Sarvalaya Deepam
Tue 27 Sankatahara
Chathurthi
December 2007
Fri 7
Pradosham
Mon 10 Karthigai Masa Last
Somavaram
108
SANKHABHISHEKAM to Sree Sundareswarar
and Sree
Taraka Parameswarar
Sat
15 Sukla (Subrahmania – Champaka)
Shashti
Sun 16 Karthigai
Deepotsavam concludes
Mon 17 Dhanur
Masa Pooja commences
Fri 21 Pradosham;
Krithigai
Mon 24 Poornabhishekam to Lord Nataraja –
ARUDRA DARSANAM
Thu 27 Sankatahara
Chathurthi
January 2008
Sat 5 Pradosham
Sun 6 TIRU
PADI VIZHA
Mon 14 Bhogi Pandigai; Dhanur
Masa Pooja concludes; Sukla Shashti
Tue 15 Makhara Sankranthi;
Pongal Pandigai
Fri 18 Krithigai
Sun 20 Pradosham
Wed 23 THAI
POOSAM
Fri 25 Sankatahara
Chathurthi
February 2008
Mon 4 Pradosham
Tue 12 Sukla Shashti
Thu 14 Krithigai
Mon 18 Pradosham
Sat 23 Jayanthi
Day of H.H.Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal
Sun 24 Sankatahara Chathurthi
March 2008
Wed 5 Pradosham
Thu 6 MAHA SIVARATHRI
Sat 8 SREE
RADHA KALYANA UTSAVAM
Sun 9
Wed 12 Sukla
Shashti; Krithigai
Wed 19 Pradosham
Thu 20
to SOORYA
POOJA (at 6.00 a.m)
Mon 24
Fri 21 PANGUNI
UTHIRAM; SREE VALLI
SUBRAHMANIA
TIRU KALYANAM
Tue 25 Sankatahara Chathurthi
April 2008
Thu 3 Pradosham
Mon 7 Telugu New Year (Ugadi)
Wed 9 Krithigai
Fri 11 Sukla Shashti
Sun 13 Tamil New Year Day (SARVA
DHARI)
Panchanga
Patanam
SUBHAM
- MANGALAM
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