Chennai Navagraha Temples MARS(Angaaragan)

NAVAGRAHA TEMPLES IN CHENNAI
Days	Planets	Temple	Address
Sunday	Sun	Agastheeswarar Temple	Kolappakkam Next to Manappakkam
Monday	Moon	Somanatheeswarar Temple	Somamangalam Near Tambaram
Tuesday	Mars	Vaidyanathar temple	Poonamallee before market
Wednesday	Mercury	Soundarewarar temple	Kovur Before Kundrathur from Porur
Thursday	Jupiter	Sri Ramanatheeswarar	Porur road left to Electricity board
Friday	Venus	Sri Velleewarar Siva temple behind Kamatchi temple	Mangadu
Saturday	Saturn	Sri Agastheeswarar Temple	Pozhicallur- Pammal route
Saturday	Raghu	Sri Nageswarar Temple - Kundrathur Sezchillar temple	Kundrathur
Monday	Kethu	Sri Agastheewarar Temple	Gerugambakkam Next to Kundrathur

   
Poondhamalli is about 25 kms from Chennai city and has an ancient temple for Lord Shiva, which is more than 1000 years old. The main deity here is Sri Vaidheeswarar and Goddess Sri Thaiyyal Naayagi.

This temple is very similar to the Vaidheeswaran Koil temple near Kumbakonam, which is one of the Navagraha Sthalam for Angaaragan (Mars in English).

This temple is one among the Navagraha temples of Chennai (or Thondai Mandalam) for Angaaragan. It is said that Sri Angaaragan worshipped Lord Shiva at this place.

Sri Angaaragan’s foot mark is found in the temple just outside the sanctum under the Palm tree sculpted on stone. This temple is a Parihaara Sthalam for Chevvaai Dhosham. 

Special Poojas are done here on Tuesdays for Sri Angaaragan.

The temple is so huge with very vast praakaarams. The main deity is facing east in the form of Shiva Lingam. Goddess Sri Thaiyyal Naayagi is facing south.

In the inner praakaaram Sri Dhakshinamurthy, Sri Brahma, Sri Subramanyar, Sri Sandigeswarar and Sri Durgai are seen. There are 3 Chakras installed by Sri Aadhi Sankarar in the Praakaaram called Sri Chakram, Subramanya Chakram and Shanmuga Chakram.

The Sthala Viruksham for this temple is Thaazhi Panai Maram (Palm tree). The temple pond (called Vinai Theertha Kulam) is located on the eastern side of the temple, which needs attention.

Surya Pooja happens in this temple in the Thamizh month ‘Maasi’. On the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th of Maasi, Sun’s rays directly fall on the main deity around 6 am in the mornings. This amazing act happens only on these 5 days of the year and never repeats again.