Perambur Ayyappan Temple
| Perambur Ayyappan Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| District | Chennai district |
| Deity | Ayyappan |
| Festivals | Makar Sankranti, Chitrai Vishu, 1st day of Tamil Karthigai month |
| Location | |
| Location | Perambur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Ayyappan Temple, Perambur (Chennai) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°06′39.1″N 80°14′44.0″E / 13.110861°N 80.245556°ECoordinates: 13°06′39.1″N 80°14′44.0″E / 13.110861°N 80.245556°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
Perambur Ayyappan Temple is an Ayyappan Temple located in Perambur,[1][2] in Chennai district of peninsular India, with the geographical coordinates of 13°06′39.1″N 80°14′44.0″E / 13.110861°N 80.245556°E
(i.e., 13.110850°N, 80.245550°E) at an altitude of about 33 m above the mean sea level.
The temple is built in traditional Kerala style of architecture. Ayyappan Swamy blesses the devotees in a posture of about 2 ft high, sitting on Srichakram with Chinmuthra. Ghee abishek pooja is done daily. White pongal is offered to the devotees as Prasad in this temple.[3]
To visit the Sabarimala Ayyappan temple in Kerala and to have darshan of Swamy, every year on the first day of the month of Karthikai, every devotee wears a chain with Ayyappan dollar and fasts for 41 consecutive days. As Ayyappa devotees travel from many parts of India, on the first day of the month of Karthikai, Ayyappa devotees wear chains with Ayyappan dollars and start fasting at the Perambur Ayyappan Temple also to visit Sabarimala Temple. A structure of 18 steps found in this Ayyappan temple implies the system which conveys to us the principles that represent the yogic stages that we must realize in our lives to attain the divine state. The following are the yogic stages: Birth is impermanent, Shankya Yoga, Karma Yoga, Wisdom Yoga, Sannyasi Yoga, Meditation Yoga, Gnana Vignana Yoga, Atsara Brahma Yoga, Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga, Vibhuti Yoga, Visvarupa Darshan Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Seshatra Vibhaga Yoga, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga, Purushottama Yoga, Taivasurasambat Vibhaga Yoga, Chratatharaya Vibhaga Yoga and Moksha Sannyasa Yoga.[4]
References
- ↑ Infokerala Communications Pvt Ltd (2015-08-01). Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage 2015. Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-81-929470-1-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Infokerala Communications Pvt Ltd (2019-09-01). Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage 2019. Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788193456781. Retrieved 2022-12-30. Search this book on
- ↑ "எங்கு, எப்போது, என்னென்ன பிரசாதம் கிடைக்கும்? சமூக வலைத்தளத்தைக் கலக்கும் டேட்டாபேஸ்!". Dinamani. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ "சபரிமலை சுவாமி ஐயப்பன் கோவில் வரலாறும், சிறப்புகளும்". Samayam Tamil (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
External links
- "GeoHack - Perambur Ayyappan Temple". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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