About the Temple |
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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. |
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The
temple of Sree Swaminatha Swami is situated on a hillock overlooking
RAMAKRISHNAPURAM and VASANT VIHAR, the temples of Sree Karpaga
Vinayakar, Sree Sundareswarar and Devi Meenakshi are at the foot of
the hill.
Lord Swaminatha's (Lord
Karthik's)  temple is built
entirely with blue granite stone in the hoary traditions of Chola Temple architecture on top of an
undulating rocky hillock. The temples for Lord Vinayaka
(Lord Ganesha), Lord Sundareswarar (Lord Shiva)
and
Devi Meenakshi (Devi Parvathi) built in the Pandian style, using the time-tested
Sudhai
architecture and techniques. The temples for the Navagrahas (9 planetary deities) and the magnificent Aadhi Sankara Hall  are located midway up the hill. The Aadhi
Sankara hall is regularly used for conduct of bhajans,
meditation sessions and Prayers etc.
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| The main temple for the Lord Swaminatha
(Lord Karthik) was consecrated and a Mahakumbhabishekam was
performed on June 7, 1973, the temple for Sree Karpaga Vinayakar (Lord
Ganesha), Sree Sundareswarar (Lord Shiva) and Devi Meenakshi
(Devi Parvathi) were consecrated and Mahakumbhabishekam was
performed on 13th June 1990. A Jeeranodharana Kumbhabishekam
for the Lord Swaminatha Swami temple was also performed on the same
day. The Navagraha temple (nine planets) along with a small
temple for Idumban Swami was consecrated and Kumbhabishekam was
performed on 7th July 1995. The Aadhi Sankara Hall was
inaugurated on 9th November 1997. The third Punarudhdharana, Ashtabandhana, Swarna-Rajatha
Bandhana Maha-Kumbhabhishekam of the temples was
performed on 27th June, 2001 by H.H Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipati Sri
Jayendra Sareswati Swamigal. H.H. Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal
also participated in the yaga pooja on the night of 25th June,
2001. Ati Rudram and Nava Chandi Homam was performed during October 10th till October 15th, 2003. Recently Chandi Homam was again performed on sunday, 29th March, 2004. The Vishnu Durga Deity were adorned with new Swarna Ornaments (Hastham and Paadam ). were donated by a few devotees at the temple for the purpose. All the temples are attracting increasing number of devotees throughout the year. Please see the temple timings. |
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