Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple – Pudupakkam

 

Sri Veera Anjaneyar Temple is located in Pudupakkam Village near Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district in Tamilnadu.

The temple is situated on the top of Gajagiri Hills

The deity is 6 feet tall and his right leg is firm on the ground while the left is ready to fly. One of the hands shows the Abhaya Mudra - assuring protection to the devotee and the left hand is on the hip. A bell at the end of the tail is raised above the head, and the Lotus symbol is on his Naval.

The temple is believed to be built in 15^th century.

Sri Anjaneya is the only person who visited Lanka thrice. The first was on a mission searching for Mother Sita. He met Her in the Ashoka Garden of Ravana in his land, identified Himself with the Kanayazhi – the wedding ring She gave to Sri Rama and received Her Choodamani to prove to Rama that he had met His consort. On this first visit, He also played the role of a wise diplomat to pursue Ravana to hand Her over to Sri Rama with all honor. As the Lanka King was unrelenting, He showed His might by setting ablaze his city. The second was the march of the army, the building of the Sethu bridge, and reaching Lanka with the Lord. The third was his departure from Lanka and return with the Sanjeevi Mount through the air route.

 

The Rama-Ravana war lasted for 7 days according to Sage Valmiki’s epic. Many of the famous commanders of Ravana and his brothers laid their lives for him in the war. Ravana was shaken. Yet, his son Inderjit promised that he would rebuild the glory of the kingdom by defeating Rama with his martial prowess backed by magic warfare. He made Lakshmana fall with his arrow and applied with serpent Mantra. Yet, as the incarnation of Aadhisesha, Lakshmana fell only fainted by the power of Indrajit’s Nagasthra. A herbal remedy was necessary to restore him back to consciousness. That herbal was available only in the Sanjeevi Parvatha. Hanuman set out with all his might and returned with the mount itself and Lakshmana awoke sooner the very smell of the herbal touched him. On his way back, Hanuman just got down to perform his Sandhyavandhana, the evening prayers. That place was Pudupakkam where Sri Veera Anjaneya temple exists on the Gajagiri hills.

Hanuman Jayanti and Sri Rama Navami are the festivals celebrated here. Devotees go for girivalam during Purnima days.

 

Temple Timings

7.30 am to 11.30 am

3.30 pm to 7.30 pm

On Saturday

5.00 am to 1.00 pm

3.30 pm to 9.00 pm

How to reach the Temple

5 km from Kelambakam

37 km from Chengalpattu

40 km from Chennai

Nearby Temples

Chennai, Nanganallur Anjaneya Temple – 26 km

Myalapore, Madhava Perumal Temple – 35 km

Chennai, Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Peurmal Temple – 38 km

Villivakkam, Sri Agastheeswarar Temple – 38 km

Chennai, Sri Trisulanathar Temple – 38 km

Mannady, Kachaleeswarar Temple – 43

Villivakkam, Sri Soumya Damodara Perumal Temple – 49 km

Vyasarpadi, Sri Ravishwarar Temple – 60 km

Chennai, Sri Sreenivasa Varadaraja Perumal Temple – 64 km

Gnayiru Gramam, Sri Pushparadeswarar Temple – 70 km