Like the Srivari temple in Tirumala-Tirupati in Andhra
pradesh, the Srivari Temple,Coimbatore in Tamilnadu
is located on a natural hill amidst sylvian surroundings at
an elevation of about 1000 ft. above MSL. and could be seen
from at a distance. The majestic looking Gopuram above the
sanctum sanctorum and the temple complex in white and grey
add to the grandeur of the shrine against the backdrop of
the greenish blue Nilgiri Mountains.
In
designing this temple care has been taken to maintain
the dignity and divinity of the place while making it
pleasing and attractive to the pilgrims and worshippers
by preserving the greenary around. The ecology of the
place has been maintained with great care by retaining
the green vegetation on the slopes.
Sri Venkateswaraswamy Vari Sannidhi
Garden
The tall and beautiful Coconut and Arecanut palms that
form the natural boundary and the evergreen Mango and
Banana plantations and flower gardens that hedge the
long central pathway leading to the main temple are
a delight to the eye that would enrapture any visitor.
Lord Sri Venkateswara swamy vari is in the main temple.
Sri Garudalwar sits facing the Lord. There is a separate
temple for Shri Adhivarahaswamy on the northern side
of the Hill opposite to the pushkarani. Shri Varadarajaswamy
temple is on the south eastern corner of the main temple.
In a separate shrine Sannadhis of Sri Sudarshana Azhwar,
Sri Yoga Narasimhar, the four Vaishnavite savants Sri
Ramanujar, Nammazhwar, Thirumangai Azhwar and Sri Vedanta
Desikar are housed. A Vaigunta Dwaram is also built.
Walk
up the ascending garden path to a distance of about
120 meters have Dharshan of Sri Anjaneya on the footsteps
of the hill. By climbing about 33 steps you reach the
main temple which has a 45-foot high Dwajasthambam.
On north of the bottom layer of the hill on which the
temple building is the Ranga Mandapam,where relgious
discourses and weddings are conducted. A small lotus
Pushkarni has also been built.
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