Vedapureeswarar Temple in Puducherry, in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple was demolished by the French troops in 1748. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapureeswarar and his consort Parvathi as Tiripurasundari.
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VEDHAPUREESWARAR TEMPLE temple (Lord Shiva) - also known as the Eashwaran Dharmaraj Koil - is located on M.G. Road, Pondi (Next to Varadaraja Perumal Temple). The "Rajagopuram" is 75 feet tall & very colourful '' {Pl Ref to our Photos} is filled with statues of Gods and Goddesses & other Statues.
The 'Swayambu Linga' - the idol manifested on its own was found in its current form. There is another shrine for Lord Dakshinamurthy and Lord Muruga in this temple.
Devotees perform 'Abhishekam' – a ritual of bathing a deity in water, milk, honey, ghee, fruit juice, etc. and the resulting mixture is served as 'Prasadam' to the devotees.
Kruthika, Sankatahara Chaturthi, Adi Kruthikai, Thai Kruthikai, Chitra Poornima, Adipooram and Pradosham days are auspicious days and hundreds of devotees come for prayers. Deepavali, Pongal & Tamil New Year are a few other important days.
INFO: In 1748, during Governor Dupleix's rule, the original temple (Vedapuri Iswaran Koil) was fully demolished. It was reconstructed around 1788.
Temple Timings 6:30am - 12:00pm and 4:30pm - 9:30pm Temple...
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Varadaraja Perumal temple (also called Vedapureswarar - Varadharajar Temple) in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
It is located heritage town region of the city. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is a storehouse of Chola architecture.
A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines.
The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower.
The temple is originally believed to have been built by the Cholas during the 11th century, with later expansion from the Pandyas.
The temple follows Vaikasana Agama tradition of worship.
Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day annual Brahmostavam during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May) and five-day Pavitrotsavam during Avani(August - September) and 25-day Ramar festival during chittirai being the most prominent.
The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a...
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The destruction was recorded in details by Ananda Ranga Pillai in his diary ~
“Sunday, September 8th, 1748 - the priests of St. Paul's Church have been trying in vain for last fifty years to pull down the Vedapuri Iswaran temple…Finally on this fateful day French priests with diggers, masons, coolies and others, 200 in all, with spades, pick-axes began to pull down the southern wall of the Vedapuri Iswaran temple and the out-houses. Soon the Arthamandapam and Mahamandapam were also destroyed.
Father Coeurdoux, the Superior of St. Paul's Church,…entered the sanctum and kicked the lingam, and with a great hammer broke it; then ordered the Europeans to break the images of Vishnu and the other gods...”
Vedapuri Iswaran temple was later re-built at a different location by Dewan Kandappa Mudaliar, with the help of public...
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