Main Deities

Astha Dasa Bhuja Dhurgai Amman

The 18-handed Durga has a weapon in each hand to combat and rout the evil forces. But Her most powerful weapon is Her gentle genuine smile. She radiates nothing but pure motherly love.

One would have never seen such a beautiful deity with a unique smile on Her face – which never lets one focus his/her glance away from Her. She is simply pleasing and magnetic.

In fact, Durga has her right foot placed ahead of her left foot symbolizing the fact that she is always ready to rush to the help of her children.

Sithi Vinayagar

Lord Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles, is rich in symbolism used as spiritual guides. Each symbol associated with the elephant-headed Hindu god is viewed as a reminder to manifest the powers held within us. Ganesh, a much-beloved and worshiped deity, is the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. He is also known as the God of wisdom, prosperity and auspiciousness.

BalaSubramanium Swami

Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha.

Murugan rides a peacock, which is also the national bird of India. It symbolizes the destruction of harmful habits and control over sexual desires.

The peacock is often depicted gripping its feet around a serpent, the symbol of ego and desire.

The divine spear (Vel) represents Murugan’s far reaching protection of the people.

Narmatha Jothi Lingeswarar

The Shiva Linga or Lingam is a symbol that represents Lord Shiva in Hinduism. As the most powerful of deities, temples are built in his honor that includes a Shiva Linga, representing all the energies of the world and beyond.

The popular belief is that the Shiva Linga represents the phallus, the emblem of the generative power in nature.

Anjanayar

Lord Hanuman symbolically stands for pure devotion, complete surrender and absence of ego or the lower self. His character tells us what we can do in our lives by becoming pure devotees of God, aligning ourselves with the forces of good, helping the weak, with self control, unconditional faith and total surrender.

Balaji

Vishnu is a Hindu god, the Supreme God of Vaishnavism (one of the three principal denominations of Hinduism) and one of the three supreme deities (Trimurti) of Hinduism. He is also known as Narayana, Balaji and Venkateswara. Here he sits with Sri Devi and Bhumi Devi. He is conceived as “the Preserver or the Protector”.

Ayappan

Lord Ayyappa is known as "Hariharasuta" because he is the son of Hari (Vishnu), the saviour and Hara (Shiva), the destroyer. His most common name is "Manikanta" because when the king Rajasekara Pandiya of Pandalam found little Ayyappan in a forest, there was a "mani" (bell) tied around his neck. Lord Ayyappa is also known as Dharma Sastha, as some consider him to be born out of the union between Mohini (an avatar of Vishnu) and Shiva.

Dhakshinamurthy

Dakshinamurty is commonly seen in a seated posture. Dakshina means south ( direction ) and Shiva sits under the Banyan tree, and preaches ( facing towards South ), That is why He is called Dakshinamoorthy.

His right leg stretches down rested upon demon Apasmara whom he crushed. Apasmara symbolises ajnana lack of knowledge. Dakshinamurty destroys ignorance and illuminates knowledge. Dakshinamurty bends the left leg at the knee and rests it on that. Dakshinamurty keeps his right hand in chinmudra that indicates the position of ultimate knowledge. The thumb stands for god. Index finger for man.the other three fingers represent man’s delusion ,ego and sins of past birth.

Eluntharali Amman

This Amman is used when amman has to be carried inside and outside the Temple during our festivals.

Navagraham

The navgraha - Surya (Sun), Chandra(Moon), mangala (Mars), budha (Mercury), brihaspati(Jupiter), sukra(Venus), sani(Saturn), rahu and ketu with their position and revolution of Sun find a description in the most ancient scriptures of the world the veda and Puraan. The science of astrology began with the knowledge of Indian sages about the universe. The effects of all the graha were studies in detail. The people of the world initially considered earth to be stationary and they assumed that moon and sun revolved around earth. India gave them the knowledge that the sun is stationary and other graha revolve around it.

Bhairavar

Bhairavar is the fierce form of Shivan. Lord Bhairavar is one of the very powerful boon giver and an easy to appease God in this Kali Yugam. Bhairavar is usually prayed for overall protection, for good health, and for longevity by chanting the Bhairavar Gayatri Mantra devotedly. Apart from that, feeding dogs will also appease Bhairavar who will in turn protects you from all kinds of misfortunes as his vahanam (vehicle) is a dog.

Chandikeswari

The Goddess is known to be very powerful. People believe that a flower falling after being placed on the Goddess is an indication of your wishes coming true.

Sthamba Vinayagar

Stambha Ghanapathy or Moolaathara Ghanapathy at the front of the ceremonial flagpole (Kodi Stambham). In this form, He resides within the Moolaathara Chakra (spiritual energy centre within the spine). This form of Ganesha is found in all temples that have a Kodi Stambham.