The Chitragupta Temple Kanchipuram is near the main bus stand of Rettai Mandapam. It is exclusive and unique from the ninth-century Chola period, dedicated to Chitragupta, the chief accountant and minister of Lord Yama, the god of death. The Chitragupta temple timings are from 5 AM to 11 PM.
Chitragupta Temple Kanchipuram
Contents
- 1 Chitragupta Temple Kanchipuram
- 1.0.1 Architecture
- 1.0.2 Who built the Chitragupta Temple?
- 1.0.3 History of Legends
- 1.0.3.1 Parvati gave life to the rainbow colour picture created by Lord Shiva:
- 1.0.3.2 Kamadhenu presents Chitragupta Temple:
- 1.0.3.3 Lord Yama Dharma prays for help from Lord Shiva:
- 1.0.3.4 Brahma created a fire inside the sun:
- 1.0.3.5 Chitragupta prays to Shiva:
- 1.0.3.6 Sun God orders Chitragupta to help Lord Yama:
- 1.0.4 Chitragupta Temple Timings
- 1.0.5 Hotels near the Temple
- 1.0.6 How to reach
- 1.0.7 Address
Chitragupta records all human beings’ good and bad deeds and decides to send them to heaven or hell accordingly.
God Brahma created Chitragupta through Lord Surya, and he was considered to be the younger brother of Lord Yama.
Chitragupta is believed to be the supreme deity of Ketu, one of the Navagrahas. So, anyone who worships Chitragupta in the Temple will get prosperity and wealth, and the bugs of Ketu will be resolved.
Some say that one travels to Kalahasti for nagadosha, but in Kalahasti, only Rahu compensation will do, so it is incomplete, and the compensation is incomplete without Ketu. Hence, the Dosham of Chitragupta’s visit to the Temple is completed on the same day.
Architecture
The Cholas built Chitragupta Temple in the ninth century. Chitragupta or Chitragupta Swami is the Temple’s presiding deity, holding a pen in his right hand and a palm leaf in his left hand as a symbol of the nature of his work.
The statue of Chitragupta can be seen with his wife, Karnikambal. With the worship of Chitragupta, it is believed that the devotee bestows blessings and neutralizes the ill effects of Ketu.
Who built the Chitragupta Temple?
It is one of the ornate temples of the Western Group and one of the must-see attractions in Khajuraho. The Temple, built by the Chandela rulers in 1023 AD, is dedicated to Lord Surya. The Temple faces east and is the only sun temple in Khajuraho.
History of Legends
Parvati gave life to the rainbow colour picture created by Lord Shiva:
A version explains that Lord Shiva gave the picture depicting the colours of the rainbow life of Goddess Parvati, and eventually, Sri Chitra (picture) became Gupta Swami.
Kamadhenu presents Chitragupta Temple:
To remove the curse of Sri Indira Devan, Kamadhenu gave birth to Sri Chitragupta Swami Indira in heaven. We abstain from cow’s milk and yoghurt to sanctify Sri Chitragupta Swami.
Lord Yama Dharma prays for help from Lord Shiva:
The Lord Yama Dharma, who needed to count the sins and virtues of millions of people, felt that it was difficult to do it alone, so he prayed to Lord Shiva to give him a helper. Lord Shiva immediately instructed Brahma to give Yamu an assistant. Brahma knows this is possible only with Surya Bhagavan (Sun God).
Brahma created a fire inside the sun:
The sun cultivates romance, and in that romantic mood, the seven colours of the rainbow come together to form a girl. She is called the blue goddess, and she lives with the sun.
This relationship gives birth to a male child in the Tamil month of Chithirai, and it is also named after him as Chitraputhiran on the full moon day.
The delivery child held a book in his left hand and a writing nail in his right. (People presented him with multi-coloured garments since Chitragupta was born in the rainbow, people presented him with multi-coloured garments).
Chitragupta prays to Shiva:
Chitragupta did penance, prayed to Lord Shiva, and attained enlightenment and charisma. He began to create to test his powers. It astonished the “God of Creation” Brahman. The action complained to Surya Bhagavan.
Surya Bhagavan advised his son Chitragupta to determine the time of human beings by specifying day and night and calculating their goodness. The act of creation is Brahman.
Sun God orders Chitragupta to help Lord Yama:
The Sun God decided to marry to bring his son into custody. The virgins were married to Prabhavati, the daughter of Maya Brahmin of Shiva descent, Neelavathi, Manu Brahma, and Karnagi Chitragupta, the daughter of Vishwa Brahma.
Annoyed that Chitragupta was leading his family happily, Yamu complained to his father, “Suryudu”, and “Surya Bhagavan” immediately sent Chitragupta responsible and helped Yamu.
The Chitragupta, who went to the Lord Yama world with his wives, counts humanity’s good and bad deeds.
Chitragupta Temple Timings
Chitragupta temple timings are from 5 AM to 11 PM. The timings from Sunday to Saturday are 5 AM to 12 PM and 5 PM to 11 PM.
Poojas are performed at the Temple four times daily, i.e., morning, evening, afternoon and night. Apart from this, at the request of the devotees, the devasthanam will perform special poojas.
Special Poojas
Parihara Abhishekam in Chitragupta Temple
Pooja Cost: Rs.600 / -. You have to inform the temple authorities one day in advance.
Sarpa Dosham/ Kalasarpa Dosham, Rahu, Ketu Puja
Pooja cost: Rs.3500 / -, you must inform the temple authorities five days in advance.
Parihara Chitranna Milk Abhishekam
Pooja Cost: Rs. 1800. You must inform the temple authorities five days before. This puja should be performed for seven weeks and only on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 07:30 AM.
Festivals
The festival celebrated in the Chitragupta temple is the Chitragupta wedding ceremony on Chitra Pournami (the full moon day of Chitrai month). Devotees will perform special poojas on this day.
Prarthana
Chitragupta is the god of Ketu on the nine planets. Therefore, any offer to Chitragupta will relieve us from planet Ketu’s hardships and difficulties. The offering consists of cereals, seven lamps, and multi-coloured garments with anointing.
Hotels near the Temple
Sree Sakthi Residency
Address: 71 Nellukkara Street, Kanchipuram 631502, India
Phone: 044 2723 3799
Yatri Nivas
Sri Kamakshi Amman Sannadhi Street
Phone: 9994346996
Hotel Tamil Nadu
Opp Railway Station, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu – 631 502
Phone: 91 92111 77444
How to reach
Road: This is located very near the main bus stand near the Rettai Mandapam
Rail: Nearest Railway Station locates at Kanchipuram
Air: The nearest airport to Chitragupta temple is located in Chennai.
Address
Chitragupta Temple, Hospital Road, Nellukara street, Near By Kanchipuram Bus Stand, Kanchipuram Ho, Kanchipuram – 631501
Contact: + (91) 44 27230571, 044 27225875, 9443210256