Dedicated to Hindu God Muruga, Vadapalani Murugan
Temple is located at the
Vadapalani area in Chennai. History of the temple indicates that the main
temple which in the beginning was with a thatched roof was constructed 125
years ago. The popular rajagopuram of the temple was built in 1925.
A Muruga devotee named Annaswami Nayakar used to worship
Muruga in a hut here. It was a personal worship. But during his meditation and
prayers, he used to be divinely inspired and helped people in the area. All his
words happened to be true.
Soon the hut became an important center of worship. The hut
slowly gave way to the present temple.
Deities Worshipped in
the Temple
Muruga Murti is worshipped in the sanctum sanctorum. He is
in standing posture and is similar to the deity worshipped in the famous Palani Muruga
Temple . The inner chamber
of the temple also has murtis of Dakshinamurti, Chandikeswar and Goddess
Lakshmi.
The temple complex has small shrines dedicated to Hanuman, Varasiddhi
Vinayaka, Chokkanathar, Goddess Meenakshi, Goddess Kali, Bhairva, Shanmugha
form of Muruga with Goddess Devasena and Valli.
The temple is famous in the region for conducting marriages.
Annually more than 7000 marriages are held here.
The Rajagopuram (tower) of the temple is adorned with
sculptures of deities and scenes from the Skanda Purana. The eastern Rajagopuram
is around 40.8 meter tall and is famous for sculptures depicting 108
bharatanatyam dance gestures.
The temple is also famous as a chowa dosha parihara
sannidhi.