Temple History

History

 

This Temple is one of the oldest and prestigious devasthanams in Puducherry situated in (Mahatma Gandhi Road) muthialpet, about 2kms from the shore of the Bay of Bangal. This temple was constructed as early as in 1800 AD

 

Grace to devotees by Lord Vishnu in this temple.

 

Three posture of lord vishnu are seen here

 

Standing  - Sri Thenkalai Srinivasa Perumal

Sitting      -  Sri Lakshmi Narashimar

Lying      -  Sri Ranganathar

 

                 Lord  - Sri Thenkalai Srinivasa Perumal

                 Goddess - Sri Alamelu Mangai Thayar

 

                 Other shrines are

 

                  Sri Ranganathar,

                  Sri Lakshmi Narashimhar

                  Sri Ramar

                  Sri Andal

                  Sri Manavala Mamunigal

                  Sri varashakthi Anjaneyar

                  Sri Alwars

 

First the srinivasa perumal  sannathi was build by some of donars on 1879. Lateron, sannathis were build. 

 

Now, this temple is presenting doing the renovation works and Maha Kumbabishekam is to be held on 12-02-2016

 

The Honable Chief Minister Mr.Rangaswamy Pudhucherry laid the foundation stone for construction of this temple (renovation work) on 22-08-2012. 

 

The work has been completed fully at the cost of rupees 60 lakhs. Apart from this, the old sannathis of Sri Srinivasa Perumal sannathi, Sri Alamelu Mangai Thayar, Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Sannathi, Sri Ranganathar Sannathi and Sri Anjanayar Sannathi were demolished and new sannathis are constructed at a cost of rupees 1 crore.

 

This Temple is under the control of the Goverment of Puducherry and under the purview of the Hindu Religious Institutions act, 1972