Sri Vidya Raja Rajeshwari Temple Chennai

Sri Vidya Raja Rajeshwari Temple

Sri Vidya Raja Rajeshwari Temple is located at Pazhavanthangal in Chennai.The Presiding Deity of this Temple is Goddess Rajarajeshwari and She is considered to be an incarnation of Goddess Shakti.

It is noteworthy that Goddess appears in this temple as a little girl i.e Bala Rajarajeshwari which is a rare of form of Goddess Rajarajeshwari.

Years ago, his Holiness Sri Chandra Shekarendra Saraswathi – praised as Maha Periaval by the devotees was on a pilgrimage to Parangimalai for Lord Nandikeshwara darshan. He also visited Trisulam to worship Lord Trisula Nathar and Goddess Tripura Sundari and proceeded through Pazhavanthangal, the place where the temple now exists. He relaxed there under a tree. Disciples relaxed in a nearby place.

Periaval was thirsty and called a disciple to get him water. But his words did not reach the disciple’s ears. Soon, a little girl appeared before him and offered water. When Periaval turned to return the water bowl to the girl, She was not there. When Periaval asked the disciples if they saw a little girl in the place, they replied that they didn’t see any girl in the surroundings.

Periaval then sat in meditation for a while and found that the Little girl was but Goddess Sri Rajarajeshwari. He called the elders and the people of the place and told them that Ambika was some where under the ground in the place and asked them to find it out and he continued his pilgrimage.

The people of the place dug the place and found the idols of Goddess as a little girl and Chandikeshwari and informed Sri Jagadguru. Sri Periaval advised the people to install the idols and start worshiping Sri Srividya Rajarajeshwari.

The rays of Sun fall on the Lotus Feet of Goddess Rajarajeshwari for six days in the month Tamil Masi (February-March) at about 6.00 a.m.