Divine drive

The weekend was very excellent. Saturday, I wanted to go to Shollingur, but unfortunately due to some reasons Smriti couldn’t come to shollingur, so we decided to go to Kancheepuram.

We started off at 4.00pm from Smritis home. Her parents and my mom too accompanied us. We had an excellent long drive. It was 5.30pm when we reached Sri Varadharaajar perumal kovil. We nanachufied our kaal in the kovil kolam and went to the Sudharshana alwar temple first which was adjacent to the tank. It was the first time I was visiting this sannidhi though I had been to this temples many times earlier.

Then we went to the main Sannidhi. The darshan was excellent. Little rush was there in the temple as it was a weekend and some tourists had come from north. Due to Aadi maasam and there was grand celebrations in Andal Sannidhi. Then myself and Smriti alone went to have a holy touch of the Golden (so called) and silver lizard. Interestingly Smriti’s amma pointed out that Kancheepuram Varadharajar temple was a Vadagalai perumal ;)

Then we started for the next temple. We went to the Ulagalanda Perumal kovil. But as it was time for Thadiyaradhanai and the archagar there told it will take another 15minutes we decided to go to the famous Kaamatchi Amman temple.

In Kaamatchi Amman kovil we got blessing from the kovil yaanai (elephants). Then went inside and had a wonderful dharshan. It was very nice, as Amman had been decorated with Sandhana kaapu, which was considered very auspicious.

From there again we went to Ulagalanda perumal kovil. I big doubt crept into my mind. I was confused if Maha Bali Chakravarthi was an Iyengar as the Naamam was saathified for him. Smriti pointed out that it is a Thengalai kovil :P. There were total of 5 divya desam inside that one temple. The famous one was "Ooragathan" a five-headed serpent.

After having had a very nice darshan in all the temples. We decided to feed the perumal inside us. :D So went to Hotel Saravana Bhavan and had our dinner. Then started back home at 8.30pm.

Reached Smriti’s home at 10.00pm and me and my mom drove back home. Unfortunately I forgot my mobile at Smritis house. Which luckily led to another meet on Sunday :D

P.S. Will update the Sannidhis name once i get the proper list of them. Forgot the exact names of them. Also the elephants name in Kaamatchi ammans kovil.

The other two sannidhi's in Ulagalandhan perumal kovil are : Karvanan,Thiru Neeragam perumal and Thirukaaragam perumal

Varadharajar kovil --> Devaraja perumal & Perumdevi thayar
Kaamatchi amman kovil --> Nila Thingal thundathan perumal & Neruruvilla valli thayar
Ulagalandha perumal kovil --> Thiruvikraman & Amruthavalli thayar
Thirukaaragam --> Karunakara perumal & Padmamani naatchiyaar
Thirukaarvaanam --> Kalvar & kamalavalli thayar
Thiruneeragam --> Jagadheeswara perumal & Nilamangaivalli

The Kaamatchi amman kovil yanai per is "Jayanthi"