Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Mylapore, Chennai

Date built:	–
Deity:	Veerabhadra Swamy
Architectural style:	Dravidian architecture
Major festivals	–
Locale:	Mylapore
District::	Chennai
Address:	–
Phone	–

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Veerabhadra Swami Temple is a Hindu Temple located near Madhava Perumal Temple in VSV Koil Street in Mylapore in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. Generally, Veerabhadra Swami in Lord Shiva temples has a different shrine other than the main deity. With the main deity Veerabhadra Swami, this temple in Mylapore is one of the rare temples dedicated to Veerabhadra.

Architecture

Legend / Local stories

According to Hindu mythology, Veerabhadra is a God, who was born out of Lord Shiva’s wrath to destroy Daksha. In all ancient South Indian Shiva temples, you can find the idol of Veerabhadra. However, it is very rare to find the temples with Veerabhadra as the presiding deity. There is one such rare temple dedicated to Veerabhadra in Mylapore area of Chennai in South India.

The north facing temple does not have a tower but just an arch at the entrance. The north facing sanctum enshrines the big idol of the presiding deity, Veerabhadra who is found along with the small image of goat headed Daksha. In Maha Mandapam, the shorter flag staff, bali peetha and Nandi are found facing towards the sanctum. Small shrines of Bala Vinayaka and Subramanya are located on either side of the main shrine. The Goddess of the temple is Abhayambikai who is found in a separate shrine adjacent to the sanctum.

There are so many small sub-shrines located on either side of the sanctum. Some of the other shrines that are found near the sanctum include Virupaksha-Vishalakshi, Sivasundara Vinayaka, Sarabeswarar, Murugan-Valli-Devasena, Perumal and Adi Shankaracharya. At the entrance of the Maha Mandapam, the idols of Bala Vinayaka and Bala Murugan are located. The prakara around the sanctum has few shrines such as Dyana Anjaneya, Saneeswara, Navagraha, Vishnu Durga, Shiva Durga, Chandikeswara and Dhakshinamoorthi.

Prayers

It is believed that if you perform pooja with water and Vilva Bhadra leaves to Veerabhadra Swami on Ashtami Tithi, he will be pleased and your desires will be fulfilled.

Photo Gallery

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How to Reach:

Veerabhadra Swami Temple is located near Madhava Perumal Temple in VSV Koil Street, Mylapore. The Temple is located at about 850 meters from Mylapore Bus Stop and 700 meters from Mylapore Railway Station. Mylapore is located a few kilometers to the south of the British-built Chennai city. It lies between Triplicane and Teynampet in the west then across to the coast in the east. It is bounded by Royapettah to the north. Its southern frontier corresponds roughly with that of the River Adyar.

It extends for around 4 km from north to south and 2 km from east to west. Mylapore is in the heart of Chennai city and is linked with local trains and bus facilities. Mylapore is located at about 5 Kms from Triplicane, 3 Kms from Teynampet, 2.5 Kms from Royapettah, 6 Kms from Adyar, 6 Kms from T Nagar, 3 Kms from Marina Beach, 3 Kms from Santhome, 3 Kms from Alwarpet, 5 Kms from Nungambakkam and 7 Kms from Kodambakkam.

By Road:

Mylapore is connected to other parts of the city by MTC buses, with connections including Chennai Central, T. Nagar, Tambaram, Broadway. Mylapore is located at about 10 Kms from Koyambedu Bus Terminus.

List of MTC bus routes covers through in and out of Mylapore;

Route Number	Start	End	Via
1	Thiruvottriyur	Thiruvanmiyur	Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar
1A	Thiruvottriyur	Thiruvanmiyur	Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar
1C	Ennore	Thiruvanmiyur	Thiruvottriyur, Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar
1D	Ennore	Thiruvanmiyur	Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar
5B	T. Nagar	Mylapore	Mandaveli, Adyar, Saidapet
12B	Foreshore Estate	Vadapalani	Santhome, Kutchery Road, Luz, Alwarpet, Pondy Bazar, Kodambakkam
12C	Saligramam	Mylapore	Vadapalani, Rangarajapuram, Panagal park, Adyar Gate, Mandaveli
M15	Tambaram East	Mylapore	Mandaveli, Adyar, SRP tools, Velachery, Pallikaranai
M15xt	East Tambaram	Mylapore	Mandaveli, Adyar, SRP tools, Velachery, Pallikaranai, Medavakkam, Camp road
21	Mandaveli	Broadway	Mylapore, Royapettah, Central RS
21B	Adyar	Parrys	Andhra Mahila Sabha, Music College, Foreshore Estate, Santhome, Chepauk, Madras University, Secretariat, RBI
21C	Kannagi nagar	Central (RS)	Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar, SRP tools,
21G	Broadway	Tambaram	Chepauk, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Kotturpuram, Gandhi Mandapam, Guindy, Kathipara, Meenambakkam, Pallavaram, Tambaram
29C	Besant Nagar	Perambur	Adyar, Mandaveli, Mylapore, Stella Mary’s College, Nungambakkam, Chetpet
45G	Guindy	Anna Square	Saidapet West, Mettupalayam, Srinivasa Theater, CIT nagar, Adyar Gate, Mandaveli, Mylapore, V. house

By Train:

Thirumayilai Railway Station, on the Mass Rapid Transit System network, connects Mylapore to Chennai Beach to the north and Velachery on the south. Mylapore is located at about 9 Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station and 6 Kms from Egmore Railway Station.

By Air:

Nearest Airport is Chennai International Airport located at about 17 Kms from Mylapore.

Contact Details

Official Address