Eri Kaatha Ramar Temple, Thiruninravur — Attraction in Tamil Nadu

ஆங்கிலத்தில் எழுதுவதற்கு மன்னிக்கவும் .

Heard about this temple, long time back, this temple was in my list of must visit temples, since the name sounds very familiar to the Eri Katha Ramar near madurantagam.

Very small temple. Temple faces east. No rajagopuram or kodimaram. Temple pond which is poorly maintained, is adjacent to the temple, but the locals say it is the temple pond of Lord Bakthavathsala perumal.

Coming back to the temple, Lord Ram, stands beautiful with Sita devi and Lord Lakshman. Statue wise it is very different from the Eri katha Ramar temple in madurantagam.

Here, Lord Ram is about 8 feet in height, and his bow is still huge, almost touching the ceiling, but the arrow in his right hand is too small compared to the huge bow he has in his left hand.

When standing there and watching lord Ram, was thinking how would lord Ram, pull the string of such a long bow, and also why did the sculptor make the arrow so short, some kind of a catch, whether the sculptor has done it on purpose.

When u stand this close and when the statue is so tall, you are able to watch closely each and every individual features of the statue and enjoy the way the sculpture must have imagined it and taken the pain to bring it out in the stone. wonderful... superb....

As i was coming out, the priest called me and gave me curd rice prasadam. i specifically told him, please give me little, the priest understood and gave me less, but when i had a small portion of the curd rice, MY GOD... what wonderful taste....the rice, the curd, the ginger, was something absolutely fantastic. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm........

Damn, i was cursing myself as to why i asked for little. ha ha ha...

Going around the small temple, you can have a good view of the Thirunindravur lake at the backside of the temple. Not even a single drop of water. No point in blaming nature. Gods must have thought why give rain, when you guys are not able to manage a small pond neatly.

Definitely a wonderful temple to visit, and a must...

Eri Kaatha Ramar Temple is said to be older than the Bhakthavatsala Perumal temple and is found on the banks of the Thirunindravur Lake (Thiruninravur Eri) originally known as Varuna Pushkarni. It is believed that this lake was flooded in a storm and the bunds were in the verge of breaking when the villagers prayed to Lord Rama. Lord Rama is said to have created a fence of arrows around the lake that prevented it from breaking whereby the village was saved. The villagers showed their gratitude by building a temple on the banks of the lake for Lord Rama. A very tall and majestic Rama is seen along with Sita and Lakshmana blessing his devotees.

The Temple has a modern architeture but lacks a Gopuram and a Vimanam unlike other Temples.

Anjaneya in this temple is seen carrying both Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders. Also is a murthy of Shri Krishna dancing on the Kalinga.

Saint Ramanujar's disciple Mudaliyandan was closely associated with this Temple.

The ambience outside and inside the temple is very peaceful. And the lake behind, sparkles during sunset.

Note: Also do visit the Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple and Hridayaleeshwarar temple that are just a few...

It is an ancient temple near the famous Bhakthavatchala Perumal Temple in Thirunindravur on the outskirts of Chennai. It is on a narrow lane surrounded by water bodies and hence the name of Aeri Kaatha Raamar. It's unique feature is that the main deities of Sri Rama, Lakshman and Sita Devi is made up of Atthi (அத்தி) maram (Fig tree). The other famous Atthi varadar in Kanchipuram comes out for darshan only once in 40 years and his statue is also made up of rare Atthi maram. Surprised to see Hanuman statue with Ram and Lakshman on his both shoulders. Beneath his leg is the Lankini. It also has a display of Gajendra moksham where elephant gets caught by a crocodile and Vishnu comes to give it's freedom symbolic of saranakadhi (சரணாகதி) for liberation from birth and death. It is a wonderful experience and spiritual enlightenment in this temple. It is very peaceful and worth the long drive from...