 The
meaning of Vadapalani
is North Palani.
It is said that
a picture of Lord
Subrahmanya was
brought to this
place by a devotee
from Palani on the
direction of Subrahmanya
himself.
Annaswamy Nayagar
as a great devotee
of Lord Subrahmanya.
Once when he was
going around the
shops of Tiruttani,
he noticed a particular
picture of Subrahmania.
He wanted to possess
the picture but
did not have any
money. Lord appeared
in the dream of
the shop keeper
and asked him to
present the gift
to Annaswamy Nayagar,
which he did. He
worshipped the picture.
He chose his friend
Ratnavel Chettiar
as his successor
to distribute the
holy ashes. Ratnavel
Chettiar converted
the house of Annaswamy
Nayagar into a temple
and instructed a
sculptor to make
an image of Lord
Subrahmania in the
specifications given
This place is in
Vadapalani. The
sculptor observed
a fast before sculpting
and later finshed
his work which was
his best creation
ever. The present
state of the Vadapalani
temple can be attributed
to Bagialinga Tambiran
who performed poojas
day in and out and
collected enormous
wealth for the temple.
This Tambiran was
an ardent Saivite.
The picture brought
by Annaswamy Nayagar
from palani is still
worshipped in the
temple.
Vadapalani is in
a prominent area
in the city and
hence is easily
accessible. |
