Selaiyur (Tamil: சேலையூர்)
is a town near Tambaram, Chennai. This town is located on the Tambaram -
Velachery Road. Once upon a time, this place was called as Silaiyur. Neighbouring towns include Tambaram, Madambakkam, Rajakilpakkam, Sembakkam, Chitlapakkam and Medavakkam.
it has the airforce station and serves dwellings for most of the
retired airforce families and there are mixed of people like north
indians, andhraites, keralites etc... it has lot of colleges so its a
place for the young to start their career,,
Places of worship
- Om Sri Skandasramam
- Shri Vembuli Amman Thunai Temple
- Rama Koti Nama Bhaktha Anjeya Swami Temple, Maruthy Nagar
- Arulmigu Abirami Amman Udanurai Amirdhagadeswarar Temple - considered as "Chennaiyin Thirukadaiyur"
- Amirthavalli Thayar samedha Adikesavaperumal Temple
- Om Sri Skandasramam
- Ahobila Mutt
- St. Marks CSI Church
- Lord Dhenupureeswarar Temple, Madambakkam
- The Sathguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal Brindavanam Trust, Madambakkam
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church
- Kailasanather Temple, PADUVANCHERRY
- Siva Temple, AGARAM THEN
- Perumaul Koil,Padmavathy nagar,12th street.
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Ahobila Mutt, Behind Selaiyur Police Station
Transport
Selaiyur is well connected by MTC. The nearest railway station is 3
kilometres away at Tambaram.
The nearest airport is Chennai
International Airport at Meenambakkam.
The main mode of transport and
conveyance are buses and share-autos.
The following buses go inside the
Camp Road: Camp Road is the main junction where many important banks like
SBI, HDFC, AXIS are situated here
BUS NO ROUTE
- 51A - Agaramthen
- 51T - Ponmar/Madhurappakkam
- 51K - Karanai/Navalur
- 51D - Highcourt
- PP51 - Highcourt
- M21 - Velacherry
- M11 - Madipakkam
- A5 - T. Nagar
- A51 - High Court
- T51 - Thiruvanmiyur
- C51 - ADYAR
- V51 - T.nagar
- 51G - Vengaivasal
- 5A - Tambaram/T.Nagar
- L51 - CMBT Bus Terminus
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Sri Skandhasramam, Selaiyur |
The temple has gained prominence in recent years. It has
been renovated a year back. This temple is located at Mahalakshmi
Nagar, Selaiyur, Chennai - 600 073.
This was built by Sathguru Srimad Shanthananda Swamigal who hails from the Avadhoota tradition
of Saints, this temple pays a living tribute to the glory of Hinduism.
Enshrined in this temple are the icons of rare deities
including that of
Srimath Sadguru Shantananda
Swamigal,
Kamala Siddhi
Vinayakar,
Goddess
Bhuvaneshwari,
Lord Sarabeswara (form of Shiva),
Goddess Prathyankira,
Swaminathaswamy (Skanda),
Panchamukha Hanuman,
Panchamukha Heramba Ganapathy,
Dattatreya,
Saneeswarar,
Ayyapan,
Ashtadasabhuja Durga Parameswari,
Sudarshanachakathalwar,
Sahasralingam
(1008 lingams) and Sri Chakra Poorna Maha Meru all in magnificent stature.
The temple is located in a very densely populated residential area. It has a very wide parking space for the vehicles. The prasadam offered by the temple during festival days is very tasty.
The temple is located in a very densely populated residential area. It has a very wide parking space for the vehicles. The prasadam offered by the temple during festival days is very tasty.
Sadhguru Santhananandha Swamigal

Special day : Every Month Visaka Nakshatram
Kamala Siddhi
Vinayakar
Sri Kamala Siddhi Vinayagar appears in golden colour and is around 6 1/2
feet. He is seated on a Lotus having four hands which carry a flower,
mango, sugarcane and the parasu. He holds the Kalasam in his trunk
and has the `mooshikam’ as his vehicle which is below. The statue is
made up of stone. He is regarded as the destroyer of all sins and the
remover of obstacles. He bestows Peace and well-being on his devotees.
Kamala Siddhi Vinayakar is installed to the right hand side of
Goddess Bhuvaneswari. Around this sannadhi are installed Yoga
Ganapathy and Uchchista Ganapathy. This gopuram represents the Tamilnadu
type of architecture.
Special day : Sankatahara chaturthi
Special day : Sankatahara chaturthi
Goddess
Bhuvaneshwari
The temple has a sannidhi dedicated to Goddess Bhuvaneshwari, the
Universal Mother. The 6-foot stone icon radiates beauty, peace and
grace. Goddess Bhuvaneshwari is regarded as Shrividhya or Lalitha Maha
Tripura Sundari. It is believed that the 10 incarnations (Dasavatara)
of Lord Vishnu emerged from the 10 fingernails of Goddess
Bhuvaneshwari. She holds the noose to draw the devotee closer to her,
angusam to rid the devotee of their sufferings. Her abhaya hastham
confers blessings and prosperity to the devotee. One eye of Goddess
Bhuvaneshwari who is one of the Dasamahavidya is regarded as Raja
Mathangi, who bestows prosperity and erudition and the other that of
Varahi- the Commander-in-chief of the celestial army, who protects
devotees from all evil. The other Dasamahavidya deities Kali, Tara,
Shodasi, Tripurabhairavi, Cinnamastha, Dhumavati, Bagalamuki,
Rajamathangi, Kamalathmika are installed around the sannadhi. This
gopuram represents the Tamilnadu type of architecture.
Special day : Full Moon day/Aadi Velli/Aadi Pooram/Navarathiri/Thai Velli
Special day : Full Moon day/Aadi Velli/Aadi Pooram/Navarathiri/Thai Velli
Lord Sarabeswara (form of Shiva)

Special day : Prathosham/Every Sunday Raghukalam(4.30 P.M - 6.00 P.M)
Goddess Prathyankira
Facing the Sannidhi of Lord Veera Sarabeswara is the 12-foot panchaloka
icon of Goddess Ugra Prathyankira also known as Atharvana Bhadrakali.
She is also referred to as Aparajitha – the invincible. She is
believed to have emerged from the fire emanating from the third eye of
Lord Sarabeswarar. It was Goddess Prathyankira who aided in subsiding
the anger of Lord Narasimha. She is lion – faced and is seated on a
lion. Her four hands bear a noose in the form of a snake, trident,
hand-drum and bowl (kabaala paathram). She wears a garland of skulls.
In this Kali yuga, where evil is manifest in varied forms, Goddess
Prathyankira is regarded as the saviour of mankind, alleviating the
sufferings of humanity. She possesses the power to offset the
influences of black magic. Though fearsome in appearance, she is the
very embodiment of benevolence and grace to her devotees. Navadurgas
`Sri Sailaputri, Sri Brahmacharini, Chandrakande, Kushmande,
Skandamatha, Kathayayini, Kalarathri, Mahagauri and Sidhithathri’ are
installed around this sannadi. This gopuram represents the Tamilnadu
type of architecture.
Special day : New Moon Day,Ashtami
Special day : New Moon Day,Ashtami
Swaminathaswamy (Skanda)

Special day : Every Month Krithigai/Kantha shasti, Vaikasi Visakam, Thai Poosam & Aadi Krithigai
Panchamukha Hanuman
Sri Panchamuga Anjaneya appears with 5 faces, ten hands and is 14 feet
in height. His five faces are the embodiment of Lord Anjaneya in the
east, Lord Narasimha in the South, Garuda in the west, Varaha in the
North and Lord Hayagriva at the top. The five faces of the five Gods
protects the devotees in five fold ways. Lord Anjaneya is a destroyer
of enemies, Lord Narasimha is the remover of all kinds of Fears,
Garuda is a remover of all kinds of ailments, Varaha is a bestower of
Prosperity and Lord Hayagriva is a bestower of Knowledge. Thus he is
seen as the very epitome of infinite grace and blessings to his
devotees. This idol made up of stone is placed in the `Vayu moolai’ in
between West and North in this temple right opposite Lord Saniswara and
around this sannadhi are installed Bhakta Hanuman and Veera Hanuman.
This gopuram represents the Orissa type of architecture
Special day : New Moon Day
Special day : New Moon Day
Panchamukha Heramba Ganapathy

Sri Panchamuga Heramba Ganapathy is one of the 32 Ganapathi’s. This 12 feet Ganapathy is seated on a lion and has five elephant heads and ten arms which carry the noose, goad, rudraksha garland, pownder, battle axe and cord. He is regarded as the embodiment of the 5 Ganapathis - Maha Ganapathi, Siddhi Ganapathi, Vidhya Ganapathi, Shakthi Ganapathi and Moksha Ganapathi. His five faces, four facing each direction and the fifth facing the sky represent the forms of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, Goddess Shakthi and Lord Surya. The five natural elements, such as the earth, fire, water, air and ether are believed to have emanated from him. He is the Supreme One who co-ordinates and executes the five-fold works of creation, sustenance, destruction, causing of disappearance and granting of the divine grace. He is also known as Achabhura Ganapathi and is placed in the `Kanni Moolai’ in between South and West in this temple. Around this sannadhi are installed the Bala Ganapathy and Lakshmi Ganapathy. This gopuram represents the Orissa type of architecture.
Special day : Sankatahara chaturthi
Dattatreya

Special day : Full Moon Day & Dhattatreyar Jyanthi
Saneeswarar

Special day : Every Saturday Special Abhishekam and distribution of Ell Annam
Ayyapan

Special day : Every Month Uttra Nakshatram & Magarasangaranthi
Ashtadasabhuja Durga Parameswari,

Special day : Krishna Baksha Ashtami, Aadi Pooram, Aadi Velli, Thai Velli
Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar & Sudarshanachakathalwar

At Chennai Om Sri Skandasramam Sri Narasimhar has his consort Mahalakshmi Thayar in his left lap and is holding her. Bhaktha Prahlada is in his right hand side standing and worshipping Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar.
Special Days : Swati Nakshatram
Chennai Om Sri Skandasramam has installed a gigantic panchaloka idol of
Sri Maha Sudarshana Murthy (Chakarathazhwar) with Lakshmi Narasimhar
measuring about 18 feet. The speciality of this idol is that it has Sri
Sudarshana Murthy on the obverse and Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar (along with
his consort Sri Lakshmi) on the reverse. It is generally Yoga
Narasimhar who is found in the reverse. Sudharshana Chakra is regarded
as the primary weapon of Lord Vishnu. It is even believed to be the
incarnation of the Lord himself.
Around this sannidhi are installed the images of the Dasavatharas or the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu.
Special Days - Sravana Nakshatram
Around this sannidhi are installed the images of the Dasavatharas or the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu.
Special Days - Sravana Nakshatram
Sahasralingam
(1008 lingams)
Chennai Om Skandasramam has installed the Maha Sahasralinga Murthy,
which is 1007 lingams carved in a huge gigantic lingam making it a
total of 1008 lingams. This stone image stands about 9 and a 1/2 feet in
height.
Special day : Pradhosham, Maha Sivarathri, Iypasi Pournami, Tiruvadirai.
Sri Chakra Poorna Maha Meru

Special day : Navavarna Pooja: Ashtami, Navami, ChatturDasi, Full Moon Day & New Moon Day
Location
Selaiyur is 2.5 Kms from Tambaram Railway station and could be reached by any MTC bus which starts from East Tambaram.
Selaiyur is 2.5 Kms from Tambaram Railway station and could be reached by any MTC bus which starts from East Tambaram.
The following pujas are performed every month
Sankata Hara Chaturth
Special
Abhishekam to Lord Pancha Mukha Heramba Ganapathy and Kamala Siddhi Vinayakar
at 10 am.
Krishna Paksha Astami
Special abhishekam
to Goddess Asta Dasa Bhuja Durga Parameswari at 10. 30 am followed by special
alankaram and deeparadanai.
Maha Pradosham
Sri
Mahasahasralingamurthy and Lord Nandikeswarar at 5 PM. Mahanyasam at 5. 00 pm .
Special abhishekam at 5. 30 pm for Lord Mahasahasralingamurthy and Lord
Nandikeswarar.
Amavasya
Special abhishekam to Goddess
Prathiyankara Devi and Lord Pancha Mukha Anjaneyar at 10 am followed by special
alankaram and deeparadanai.
Krithigai
Special Abhishekam to Lord
Swaminatha swami at 10 am.
Tamil Month First Saturday special
Abhishekam to Lord Saniswarar at 10 am.
Uthiram Nakshatram
Special abhishekam to
Lord Ayyapan at 10 am followed by special alankaram and deeparadanai.
Chitirai Nakshatram
Special abhishekam
and alankaram to Lord Mahasudarshana murthy at 10.30 am followed by
deeparadanai.
Swathi Nakshatram
Special abhishekam and
alankaram to Lord Lakshmi Narasimhar at 10.30 am followed by deeparadanai.
Vishakam Nakshatram
special abhishekam
and alankaram to Sathguru Shrimath Santhananda Swamigal at 10.30 am followed by
deeparadanai.
Full Moon
Special abhishekam to Goddess Matha Bhuvaneswari
and Lord Dattatreya at 10 am.
Every Sunday Raghukala Homam and abhishekam to Lord
Sarabeswarar from 4.30 PM to 6. 00 PM.
Daily Prathiyankara Sarabha Sulini Homam from 9.15 AM to 11. AM.
Navavarna Puja
Panchami / Astami / Chaturdasi / New Moon /
Full Moon.
Daily ANNADANAM - 12 NOON
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