Sunday, 9 July 2017

Sri Tadbund Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple, Tadbund, Secunderabad , Hyderabad

Good morning.(8th July 2017)


The temple of Sri Tadbund Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple, an ancient and famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman is situated in Sikh Village, Tadbund, near Secunderabad in Hyderabad district of Telangana state.

About The Temple

The temple has a large expansive Mukhamandapam hall with Granite Grabhalayam, Vimana Gopuram and Maharaja Gopuram. Numerous people from many places come to the shrine to do Mandala pradakshinas and Mandala Abhishekam for 40 days. These devotees choose to halt at the temple grounds for 40 days and do pradakshinas and poojas. For the convenience of these devotees choultries were constructed.

This shrine also has a Ashwatha Vruksham (Raavi Chettu), Shami Vruksham (Jammi Chettu), Bilvadala Vruksham, Maaredu Vruksham, Nimba Vruksham (Neem Tree) and Usiri (Amla) chettu etc, in the Devasthanam buildings which are revered by the devotees.

About The Deity

Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy the chief divinity of this shrine is a “Swayambhu” i.e., not created. Idol of Sri Vinayaka Swamy is also Swayambhu is to the left of Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy is on the same large rock inside the garbha gudi. This is the foremost of its kind where Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy along with Sri Ganesha is present on the same rock and is being worshiped by the devotees.

Navagrahas namely Surya, Chandra, Angaraka, Budha, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu and Kethu are also present in the temple premises. Shani Trayodashi is celebrated in the temple when the tithi Trayodashi happens on Saturday. Great numbers of devotees believe this day as an auspicious day and pray to Lord Shani to get relief from all types of Shani-doshas.

As Sri Anjaneya Swamy was acknowledged as one of the personifications of Lord Shiva, Sri Shiva Lingam along with Goddess Parvathi, Vinayaka, Vishnu and Surya which is known as Shiva Panchayathanam was sanctified in the temple grounds. Many devotees worship this Shiva Panchayatanam every day.

Nagaraja, which is said to signify Subramanya Swamy in the form of snake, is also seen in the Shrine. There had in the beginning been a huge ant-hill below raavi chettu inside the temple grounds in which snakes used to live in the past. Nagendra in black granite stone in installed at the same place in the temple premises and is being worshiped by most of the devotees.

Ushtra i.e., Camel is the vehicle (vahanam) of Sri Anjaneya Swamy. As it is stated in the History of Sri Anjaneya and in Sri Anjaneya Mangalashasanam, Camel vahanam in Block Granite stone covered with silver plate is seen in front of Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy inside the temple Grounds.

Sri Suvarchala Veeranjaneya Swamy is revered as Utsava vigrahas in the temple. Suvarchala, the Daughter of Surya (Sun God) is the Consort of Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy according to 1 legend. Sri Anjaneya Swamy had to wed Suvarchala Devi to complete his studies i.e., Nava Vyakaranas out of which four has to be Studied by Gruhasthas (married people) only. As Sri Anjaneya Swamy devoted his entire life for Sri Rama seva, both Sri Anjaneya Swamy and Suvarchala Devi practiced celibacy (Brahmacharya), in spite of being married.

1 comment:

Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy Temple -Kadapa in A.P

Good morning.(19th July )  Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy Temple -Kadapa in A.P The Devuni Kadapa is a part of the Kadapa City and a h...