Sri Ona Kantheswarar temple - Kanchipuram

	Moolavar	:	Ona Kantheswarar
	Urchavar	:	-
	Amman / Thayar	:	Kamakshi
	Thala Virutcham	:	Vanni and Tamarind trees
	Theertham	:	Onakantha Theertham, Thaanthondri theertham
	Agamam / Pooja	:	-
	Old year	:	1000-2000 years old
	Historical Name	:	Ona Kanthan Dhali
	City	:	Ona Kanthan Dhali
	District	:	Kanchipuram
	State	:	Tamil Nadu

Temple History

Commanders of demon king Vanasura – Onan and Kanthan were the securities at his fort near a place called Puzhal.  Onan found a swayambulinga in the place and performed severe penance doing abishek with his blood and secured many boons.  Kanthan too found a Linga and was blessed with boons as reward of his impeccable bhakti.  A third demon, Jalandeswararn was also lucky to find a Linga and got many boons from the Lord.  Saint Sundarar who came to this place, found the Lingas buried in an open space.  He was all praise of the demons for their devotion to Lord.  To show the world that even demons were staunch Shiva devotees and to protect the three Lingas, the saint sang in praise of the Lord seeking funds to build a temple.  Lord delayed His response to have more songs from the saint.  He then showed a tamarind tree and disappeared.  Sundarar saw the fruits of tree changing to gold.  Sundarar used the gold and built this temple for the three Swayambu Shiva Lingas.

 Greatness Of Temple

Lord Shiva appears in the temple as three Shiva Lingas.  The hymns sung by saint Sundarar are available in the temple.  It is the faith of the people that chanting these hymns would bless them with prosperity.  After passing through the three tier Rajagopuram, the devotees can have the rare darshan of three Lingas – Oneswarar, Kantheswarar and Jalandareswar in separate shrines.  The devotee can also enjoy the darshan of Saint Sundarar and the Feet darshan of Lord in the Arthamandap.  Lord Vayirudhari Vinayaka pours all the boons sought by the devotees.  There is also Omkhara Vinayaka in the temple.  Devotees place their ears close to Him to hear the sacred mantra Ohm, they say.

Thanks giving:

Performing special abisheks to Lord and Mother, devotees contribute what they can for the maintenance of the temple.

Prayers

Devotees believe that chanting a song of Saint Sundarar would bring them prosperity.

Singers

Lord of the temple is praised in the Thevaram hymns of saint Sundarar. This is the third temple in the Thondainadu region praised in Thevaram hymns.

Festival

Maha Shivrathri in February-March and Aipasi poornima-full moon day in October-November are the festivals celebrated in the temple.

Temple's Speciality

Onakandhan Dhali is one among the important Shiva temples in Kancheepuram considered the spiritual capital of Tamilnadu. Lord Shiva is a swayambumurthi in the temple

Opening Time

The temple is open from 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. continuously.

Address

Sri Ona Kantheswarar Temple, Ona Kandhan Dhali, Panchupettai, Kancheepuram-631 502. Phone: +91-98944 43108.

Phone

+91- 98944 43108

 General Information

Mother Kamakshi in Kancheepuram is omnipresent, hence there is no Ambica shrine in any Shiva temple in the place.  So there is no Ambica shrine in Lord Ona Kantheswarar temple too.

Location :
Mini buses and autos are available from Kancheepuram bus stand to Panchupettai at a distance of 2 km. There is an electricity sub-station. The temple is near this place.

Near By Railway Station :
Kancheepuram

Near By Airport :  
Chennai

Sri Ekambara Nathar temple - Kanchipuram

	Moolavar	:	Ekambara Nathar
	Urchavar	:	-
	Amman / Thayar	:	Kamakshi – Elavar Kuzhali
	Thala Virutcham	:	Mango
	Theertham	:	Sivaganga
	Agamam / Pooja	:	-
	Old year	:	1000-2000 years old
	Historical Name	:	-
	City	:	Kanchipuram
	District	:	Kanchipuram
	State	:	Tamil Nadu

 

Temple's Speciality

Lord Shiva in the temple is a swayambumurthi. The Shiva Linga made of sand by Mother Kamakshi adores the sanctum sanctorum. The symbol of Mother embracing the Linga is still visible. Opposite the sanctum of Lord Ekambareswara are the Spatika Linga facing west and the Spatika Nandhi in the prakara. On the Ratha Sapthami day in the month of Thai (January-February) rays of Sun fall on Lord. Of the Panchabhoodha sthalas, the temple belongs to Earth-Prithvi. There is a Mango tree in the temple dating back to 3,500 years. The divine tree with its four branches representing the four Vedas yields fruits in four flavours – sweet, citric, spicy and bitter. Procession deity Lord Ekambareswara is in a separate shrine of glass under the Rudraksha Pandal-tent, the roof with 5008 Rudrakshas. Devotees can have the darshan of Lord Shiva in his huge form. According to pundits, this darshan grants the devotee total relief from the cycle of births and deaths. The Spatika Linga prayer blesses the devotee with a beautiful personality removing evil thoughts from the mind. Also the Sahasralinga worshipped by Lord Sri Rama to cleanse Himself from the Brahmmahati dosha and the Ashtothra (108) Lingas are also in the temple. People use to light 108 lamps in this shrine. It should be remembered that gifted Tamil poet Kachiappa Shivacharya who authored the great epic Kanda Puranam (Skaanda Maha Puranam in Sanskrit was authored by Sage Veda Vyasa) and staged it at the Kuamara Kottam Lord Muruga Temple nearby was born in Kancheepuram. Saint Tirunavukkarasar praises Kanchi as a destination of vast learning – Kalviyil Karai Illadha Kanchi Managaram.

Festival

13 day Panguni Uthiram in March-April with colourful events with processions in Silver Rath, Silver Mavadi Servai and Gold Vrushab- the Nandhi vahan of Lord Shiva is the biggest festival of the temple drawing devotee crowd in lakhs. The devotee crowd is also huge on new moon, full moon and pradosha days. Also celebrated in the temple are Deepavali, Tamil and English New Year days with special abisheks and pujas. Thousands come to worship Lord on these days.

Singers

Lord Ekambara Nathar is praised by the four saivite saints, Thirugnana Sambandar, Thirunavukkarasar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar.  This is the first Lord Shiva temple in Thondainadu region praised in Thevaram and Thiruvasagam hymns.

Opening Time

The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Address

The Executive Officer, Sri Kanchi Ekambareswarar Temple, Kancheepuram-631 501.

Phone

+91- 44-2722 2084

Special Features:

Miracle Based: Lord Shiva in the temple is a swayambumurthi. The sand Shivalinga made by Mother Kamakshi adores the sanctum sanctorum. The hand symbol of Mother embracing the Lord is still visible on the Linga. Rays of Sun fall on the presiding Lord on the Rathasapthami day in January-February. The Mango tree in the temple is 3,500 years old yielding fruits in different flavours – sweet, spicy, citric and bitter

Location :
As a district capital, Kancheepuram has road and rail connectivity conveniently. The temple in the centre of the town is too close to bus stand. Can reach the temple by walk Kancheepuram is 75 km far from Chennai, 35 km from Chengalpat and 30 km from Arakonam.

Near By Railway Station :
Kancheepuram, Arakonam, Chennai.

Near By Airport :  
Chennai