Guduvancheri Kalyana Anjaneyar Temple, Kanchipuram

Address

Guduvancheri Kalyana Anjaneyar Temple, GST Road, Dakshina Brindaranyam, Thailavaram – 603 203 Phone: +9194442947833

Diety

Kalyana Anjaneyar Amman: Suvarchala Devi

Introduction

Kalyana Anjaneyar Temple is dedicated to God Hanuman located at Thailavaram Village near Guduvancheri in Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu. Lord Anjaneya, the great devotee of Lord Rama, has always been portrayed as a staunch bachelor. However, Lord Hanuman is found along with his consort Suvarchala Devi in the Kalyana Anjaneyar temple at the Thailavaram village near Chennai, India. The temple is located on GST high road (Chennai – Trichy route) in Thailavaram village, which is located between Guduvancheri and Maraimalai Nagar. The temple is located next to the famous SRM Engineering College

Puranic Significance

The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. The Kalyana Anjaneyar temple is perhaps the only temple where Lord Hanuman is found along with his consort. The temple authorities claim that there is a reference of Hanuman’s wife in Parasura Samhita. Suvarchala is the daughter of Lord Surya (the Sun God), who was the guru of Lord Hanuman. The temple is very small. Lord Hanuman’s idol is eight feet long and has four hands, which itself is different from the other temples. The goddess Suvarchala is found along with Hanuman only as Utsav idol (the metal idol). This is a small temple but has an enormous bell about 32 feet high. The top portion of the bell, measures 18 feet with a flag at its mast. The 18 feet concept is said to stand for the 18 chapters of the `Bhagavad Gita.’ The bell called Ghanta Sthamba also functions as a Sannidhi for Lord Rama with his consort Sita and brother Lakshmana. The Utsava Moorthi of this Lord blesses the devotees. The moola Vigraham, housed deep inside the bell and not visible to the visitor, is made of Rosewood. At the base of the bell are four small statues of Anjaneya, with hands folded. This bell is said to represent the great Vaishnava Acharya, Swami Desika, who according to traditional accounts was an incarnation of the bell of the Tirumala temple