Abirami Amman Temple, Selaiyur, Chennai suburb (அன்னை அபிராமி அம்மன்)

Location:

The Abirami Amman Temple is located in Selaiyur, Chennai suburb. The Temple is located around half km before (on the Medavakkam side) the Mutthu Mariamman Temple which is on the main road. A left turn on the main road leads to this temple.

Description:

The Abirami Amman Temple is dedicated to Sri Shiva as Amrithaghateeswarar and Divine Mother Shakti as Abirami Amman.

Thirukkadaiyur Amritaghateswarar and Abirami Amman:

The famous temple of Sri Amritaghateswarar and Abirami Amman is located in Thirukkadaiyur. Thirukkadaiyur is a Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam. According to legend, during samudra manthana Sri Ganesha stole the pot of Amrita and hid it in Thirukkadaiyur. Sri Ganesha also worshipped a Shiva Lingam with some Amrita and so the Shiva Lingam came to be known as Amritaghateswarar (Amrita means nectar and Ghata means pot).

Thirukkadaiyur is also the place where Lord Shiva is said to have saved His devotee Markandeya from the clutches of Yama on the day of his death.

Thirukkadaiyur is also the place where the devotee Abirami Pattar sang the Abirami Antati, a hundred praises of Mother Abirami, whereby the Divine Mother appeared before him and saved him from the clutches of death.

Shines and Deities:

Main Shrines:

Sri Shiva as Amrithaghateeswarar (அமிர்தகடேஸ்வரர்)
Devi as Abirami Amman (அன்னை அபிராமி அம்மன்)

Sri Brahma:

Sri Brahma (ப்ரம்மா)

Sri Vishnu:

Devi Alamelu Thayar & Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal (அலமேலு தாயார் - பிரசன்ன வெங்கடேசப்பெருமாள்)
Sri Mahavishnu (மஹாவிஷ்ணு)

Sri Shiva:

Sri Natarajar, Sivakami Amman (நடராஜர், சிவகாமி)
Sri Dakshinamurthy (தக்ஷிணாமூர்த்தி)
Sri Bhairavar (கால பைரவர்)

Devi:

Devi Alamelu Thayar & Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal (அலமேலு தாயார் - பிரசன்ன வெங்கடேசப்பெருமாள்)
Sri Natarajar, Sivakami Amman (நடராஜர், சிவகாமி)
Devi Kanaka Durgai Amman (கனக துர்க்கை அம்மன்)
Devi Shyamala (சியாமளா)
Devi Varahi (வராஹி)

Different forms of Devi Lakshmi:

Devi Arogya Lakshmi (ஆரோக்ய லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Samrajya Lakshmi (சாம்ராஜய லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Shakti Lakshmi (சக்தி லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Sowbhagya Lakshmi (சௌயாக்ய லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Kirti Lakshmi (கீர்த்தி லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Veera Lakshmi (வீர லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Vijaya Lakshmi (விஜய லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Santhana Lakshmi (சந்தான லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Pusti Lakshmi (புஷ்டி லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Tusti Lakshmi (துஷ்டி லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Medha Lakshmi (மேதா லக்ஷ்மி)
Devi Vidya Lakshmi (வித்யா லக்ஷ்மி)

Sri Ganesha:

Sri Narthana Ganapati (நர்த்தன கணபதி)
Sri Ananda Vinayagar (ஆணந்த விநாயகர்)

Sri Murugan:

Sri Valli Subramaniar Deivanai (வள்ளி சுப்ரமணியர் தெய்வானை)

Ayyappan:

Sri Ayyappan (ஐயப்பன்)

Bhakta Hanuman:

Sri Anugraha Anjaneyar (அணுக்ரக ஆஞ்சநேயர்)

Others:

Sri Chandran (சந்திரன்)
Sri Suriyan (சூரியன்)
Sri Garudazhwar (கருடாழ்வார்)
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Nalvars

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