Varaha swamy temples are very rare in Tamil nadu and when I heard there is one near Tindivanam I made it to the same today. Varaha avatar of Mahavishnu is one of the dasa avataras celebrated for retrieving the earth from the depths of the ocean after an asura called Soma hid her.
How to reach:
The temple is surprisingly easy to reach close to the highway. On NH 45 proceeding from Chennai cross the flyover on the Tindivanam bye pass .As you land down look for the road to Peramandur and take a right into this narrow road in 8 kms you will reach the temple on the right . near by are a Digambar Jain temple and a Shiva temple
The other way to reach is on the Kooteripattu to Gingee road in about 10 kms you will reach the turning for Peramandur 2 kms on this road will take you to the temple
though the temple is a few hundred years old it has recently been rebuilt about 2 years ago and is very neat and inviting.
it has a small courtyard
As you enter the gopuram you can see the dwajasthambam and Anjaneya sannidhi on the right
the rear side houses the sannidhi of Mahalakshmi on the left and Andal on the right
As you enter the main temple sannidhi we find the resplendent lord about 5 feet tall sitting with the Ambujavalli Thayar on his left thigh gazing lovingly as depicted in the main entrance
Its a very neat small temple of a very rare form of Mahavishnu
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