The location of Rathnagiriswarar temple is in a busy and beautiful Besant Nagar area. The surroundings is quite calm and divine. Lord vinayakar, murugar, ramar, Dhakshinamurthy bless the devotees with their abundant love. Excellent feelings one would get after visiting this unassuming & serene temple. Visited to participate in the Dhakshinamurthy & hayagreevar homam and get divine blessings organized by Bhaktha Mandali. Sincere & dedicated noblest people performed the rituals with great passion & love for the society & children.The energy & inner feeling we had during this proceedings are unexplainable.After the poornaahuti blessed gifts - writing pens are distributed for the subscribers. Really wonderful session we had here.

Calm and Quiet temple to mediate. As like other Shiva temple, in this temple they perform Pradosham, Sivaratri, Navratri and all Hindu festivals in a grand manner. There is no Dwajasthambam (a Flagstaff otherwise Kodi maram). You can worship Lord Ganesha, Murugan, Sri Ram, Maa Sita & Lakshman (all the three in one sannathi) opposite to this sannathi Lord Hanuman sannathi is there. Separate sannathi's for Sri Rathnagiriswarar & Sri Aralakesi Amman (very beautiful and eye catching), Navagraha and Nagam. During Iypassi (ஐப்பசி) month Full mood day Annabishekam is being performed to Lord Shiva. Kanchi Maha Periyava and his holy foot wear (Paadha rakshe) in silver can be worshipped. Time to time they announce in the mic to follow social distance, wear mask and sanitize hands. #temple

Amazing and Festive atmosphere on the occasion of Annabhishekam to the Presiding Diety Rathnagireeshwarar - 12 11 2019. Blessed to have been here.

Godess Aralakesi, my affectionate mother, is an absolute beauty radiating affection and care to one and all. The priests here are very good and they do all Poojas as per the tradition. Lord Rathnagireeswar rules here and listens to your prayers and it has to be felt. All of the auspicious functions are celebrated by the members of the "Baktha Mandali" following the procedures laid out by our Seers. Members of the Baktha Mandali chant The Vedas on auspicious days and their group chanting is sure to energize everyone coming to the temple.

Lovely

Lord shiva is decorated very beautifully during the time of visit.this temple is maintained by private trust.very good vibration after visiting this temple

This temple is full of positive Energy. Well maintained and all the religious festivals and rituals are done with special care and attention. All devotees along with me love this temple as it feels very much home. Highly recommend 🙏

Amazing arrangements during annual annabhishegam. The crowd was large but was disciplined. The decoration at the temple is seen to be believed. The food was served very quick, piping hot and very tasty. The eating area was also well maintained. Don't miss this event!

On 20th April, 2020, during web cast of somapradosham, the camera was not moved according to the rituals after abhishekam to Lord Shiva. I phoned up and requested the person to adjust the camera to show the Lord instead of the Ambal constantly. However no action was taken . Will any one look into this as the web cast is watched by all NRI s from Besant Nagar.

One of the wonderful temple in Chennai esp on karthika pournami its verry good to visit this temple as it will be decorate wonderfully with fruits and vegetables

The calmest and most peaceful temple in this locality. Highlight is the Simple concept of rice and dal donation. This is based on Kanchi Periyavar's suggestion of saving one handful of rice a day to be put in at home and handover here. This is used fir Annadhanam. There is a kanchi medical Center too here.

Calm and Serene. Something peaceful about the place. Near our home

Clean temple. Alangaram for the deities are very good. A good place for a quiet medidtation.

Very well maintained hourly puja and disciplined pujaries .Temple has very powerful good vibration.

Vedic rituals , devotion, blessings from almighty eswara pour on us , fine temple well maintained

Very serene atmosphere. Great place of worship.

A well maintained and clean place of worship. Tucked inside, calm.

A good temple.This is a Shiva temple.This temple is located very near to Besent Nagar bus stand may about 300 meters away. The road in front of the temple is very wide.This temple is built in seventies with the blessings of Kanchi Sankaracharya. There is amble space inside the temple.Normal days the temple is not very crowded. During Shivaratri time they conduct carnatic concerts daily for a week.They invite well-known artists for these concerts

Divinely place with many many programs happening. Most programs are run through charity. Always clean and gives a calm atmosphere to connect with God within

மிகவும் அருமையான கோவில்.One close to my heart.Professional administration with dedication and resouces.The Shiva,Ambal,Rishabaroodar, SitaRamar,Natarajar,Adishankara and all other Moorthigal really divine and graceful.No wonder there is connect between bhagwan and bhakt through the acharyars (Gurukkals)and the Swami showers His bountiful blessings.The live relay of pujas especially Pradosha Pujas are nice and appreciable.

I am normally against Govt taking over temple. But today seeing the attitude of people in this temple office & the Archaga who asked Vilwam Garland to be dropped in plate just like Devotees are untouchable, I feel it's high time Govt should take over this temple. I was in temple from 07.45 am..No Archana being done till 08.45am. Office says the Archagas will finish breakfast and come to do Archana until then they do not give ticket. No display of any time for Pooja anywhere. So autocratic. This is the way Devotees are treated and God Pooja as second priority. Why this arrogance. Why can't Archagas take turns to perform Archana. When they are doing Arthi why they cannot perform Archana at same time for people waiting there. Disappointed

The temple houses Rathnagiriswarar, Andal, Kodandarama with seetha and lakshmana, Murugan, vinayaka, Anjaneyar, Navagraha deities and daily Pujas conducted. During Navaratri festival, traditional Golus are kept and rituals are offered. Nice and serene place in the midst of Besant Nagar to offer prayers and calm your mind.

Very divine place for worship. All Vedhas n formalities are followed by temple authorities systematically. Alangaram are very beautiful.

Situated in the beautiful Besant Nagar area, a calm and peaceful residential locality in Chennai close to the beach. The temple dedicated mainly to lord Shiva as Rathgireeswarar and Parvathi as Aralakesi Ambal. The temple Poojas are performed with utmost reverence with several Brahmin priests loudly chanting mantras in unison, gives a divine feeling. Especially must visit on pradhosham days. Pooja starts late afternoon and goes till evening. Limited 4 wheeler parking space.

The temple is maintained very clean. It is well ventilated & spacious too. Everyone who visited this temple will vouch for powerful vibrations. I keep praying and Goddesses Aralakesi always answers.

Peaceful and calming as soon as you enter. Ambal is so azhagu. Temple is well maintained and serene experience is guaranteed.

Lots of blessings from this shiva temple. This consists of Shiva, Vishnu, Ramar, Vinayagar, Murugan, Navagraha, Amman. Peaceful, good ambience. Space available to park car.

Very well maintained temple. All the poojas/functions take place following traditions in a grand way.. We are lucky to get very nice live coverage in you tube channel.

I went on annabhishegam date. Lord Shiva decorated so beautiful with rice alangaram. I got surprised to see such beautiful arrangements made with vegetables and fruits. My family enjoy a good dharshan and Good decoration. Thanks to the Temple Organizers and pandits

A private temple managed by members of Bhaktamandali Trust. General public are permitted to worship there. Calm and serene on normal days but very crowded on special puja days.

Performed Áyush-Hómam (Nakshatra Homam) archanai seva on the occasion of my 61 birthday day. It's better to book your seva slot in advance so as to enable them to prepare for the same. Nicely organised. Be there by 0730-0750 hrs to perform Sankalpam.

Neat and well kept temple. I was happy offering vada mala for Hanuman Swamy. Dedicated priests.

Temple neatly maintained, it was not crowded when i went toom my own temple to pray and mediate. Peaceful

One of the best maintained private temples in Chennai. The temple is sparsely crowded with floating visitors on normal days. Great for sitting and chanting or meditating for a while. But the dedicated priests and sincere patrons for the temple make it a happening a place through every small and big occasion on the calendar. The Annabhishekam (Oct/Nov) is a must watch spectacle during which the entire temple is decorated with fruits and the the diety ordained with Rice. Be prepared to stand in a queue across 4 streets to get a close glimpse. They welcome offerings from all devotees and all excess food grains and fruits that are not distributed to devotees visiting on that day are donated to different orphanages and old age homes. Another important occasion to visit is Mahashivarathiri.

Very Spiritual temple...neatly maintain. And very positive energetic place to feel.

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During this corona crisis , they ( Bhaktha mandal) telecast live of poojas during pradhosams and most other important festive occasions, enabling divine and holy dharshans of Lord Rathnagiriswarar and Ambal Araalakesi thaayar, to all the devotees who could not visit temples, in person amidst lock down prevalent every where.

holy place.. very powerful god.

Great divine and very peaceful place

Good place

Beautiful deities and well maintained and managed temple. The temple is in Besant Nagar near to the beach. A must place to visit if you are in Chennai

Well maintained, excellent spiritual atmosphere, well behaved priests

Super abishekam everyday morning 7am.do not miss. Grt temple.

Calm tranquil and peaceful environment

Good

(Translated by Google) Very nice place. (Original) மிக அருமையான இடம்.

Good, pleasant place to relax

Activity packed temple.

Awesome temple

Good

Excellent temple

Neatness of the temple and open air atmos

Holy shrine with special of live relay of all main programme of this temple in UTUBE

Indeed a divine place

Serenity....very divine

Good temple

Nice atmosphere and easily accessible...

(Translated by Google) Om namo Narayanaya (Original) Om namo Narayanaya

Good gracious

Nice Temple

Well organised temple

Very nice temple

Awesome temple

Easy to reach. Very old temple. Clean.

Been visiting off and on. Well maintained temple and delicious prasadams in the evening!!!

Very systematic arrangements. Never crowded.. neat and clean.. good services and pooja by the Panditjis here

After a long interval of time,due to the lock down because of corona pandemic ,visited temple and had a peaceful darshan of Lord Ratnagireeswarar and Aralakesi ambal.Very divine and peaceful temple,well maintained and following all safety procedures.May God bless all.

Very nice temple. Gives a peaceful environment. Feel the power of God inside temple.

Vibrant temple.. with peaceful atmosphere and the chants of mantras by elders in the temple gives a soothing experience..

One of the best Shiva temples... The things which I like here are alangaarams and the place and direction how every vigrahams are been pradhistaiyed. The prasadam and kacheri here are awesome. The vilva maram inside is a significant one also arasamara pilayar, komatha saanam smell are awesome. Only one slight thing I wished here was all 63 nayanmars to be depicted atleast as images.only 4 main ppl were there. Thiruchitrambalam

Very much maintained and disciplined temple. God bless all

No better place to get some peace of mind.

Those who cant visit Ayyar malai can visit this temple..

Marvellous place of worship.excellant arrangement of decoration of Shiva&Parvathi.

Very divine experience, all functions are conducted with faith & devotion. Very active parti by all devotees.

VIGRAHAMS ARE BEAUTIFUL. THE VIBRATIONS ARE DIVINE. BYT ARCHAKAS ARE OBSESSED WITH MOBILES ABD DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO DO AARTI

Good temple with all deities and good prasadam too

This temple is located in a quiet residential area. It offers an unique service for prayers on star birhdays. Senior citizens can commemorate their birthdays by chanting of Rudram and a feast to a handful of people. The management and priests are very sincere to devotees.

Wonderful Shiva temple - the spiritual vibration is great. The festivals here are grand. You can hear Vedic chanting quite often. The prasadam are also very tasty :). Annadhanam is done daily.

Serene calm temple..good arrangements always during functions like shivaratri...all priests etc very very courteous.always at peace on visiting this temple in chennai

Small private temple managed by local people observing all functions.you can also see all deities

Well maintained Temple with facility to have Darshan of all important Deities by standing at one place.

I used to go to this temple everyday. They are maintaining the temple neatly. Poojas and nakshatra homam are so nice. The whole margali month group of devotees are chanting Vishnu sahasranamam in the morning. Prasadham of Pongal is Hot and delicious .very nice temple in BESANT NAGAR

It's one of temples where you feel so much at peace. It's not very crowded and so lovely to just sit there and enjoy the calmness. One temple which has its charm.

Very nicely maintained. A calm place to worship. Not many people also. Definitely you will get peace sitting and meditating.

A small but very powerful temple. Lots of efforts have gone into Alankarams. It is a totally blissful atmosphere.

Excellently well maintained and clean. Mantras are recited very well and you have good vibrations once you enter the temple.

Very calm and neatly maintained temple. Lot of space to sit , meditate and pray . You can see Eswaran and Ambal together from the same place. Let Aralakesi ambal beauty give the needy what they ask for . Om namah sivaya, Rathnagirishwaraya namah !!!

Very nicely maintained Siva temple with other deities also surrounding the main deity. Calm , serene and very positive vibes with open space to sit and meditate .

It's a beautiful Siva Temple at Besant Nagar, in the heart of Chennai. Here HE is named Shri Rathnagiriswarar! They do Pujas, Abishekams in a very traditional manner. Even Perumal, Lakshmi and Anjaneyar are there ...

Small temple but well maintained. Margazhi month celebrations conducted very well.

A Shiva temple in Besant Nagar. The temple is neatly maintained. But the archagas in the temple lack that devine devotion while performing rituals. They look very bored and do things mechanically

We went this temple today. Travelled nearly 15 kilometres. All became waste. Google said temple open till 11 a.m. We have reached at 10.05 a.m. But, temple was closed....55 minutes before. Got Disappointed. Being New year, they could have not done like this. 🙄🙄

Very nice temple very tidy and peaceful atmosphere. Lots of divine power made me feel enlightened.

Well maintained temple on time.blissful chanting early mornings.offlate lots of beggars in Front of temple early morni gs too

An old temple. Maintained well. Peaceful.

I haven't visited this temple so far. I am surprised by the public and the chorus chanting by the devotees and the neat hall need special mention and appreciation.

Sri Rathnagiriswarar temple is near RBI staff quarters. This is a private temple. Aralakesari Ambal Samatha Rathnagiriswarar. Well maintained temple. You can conduct Sri Rudram programme by contacting their office. Special Hindu programmes and music programmes are conducted often for the benefit of the Hindu society. Enjoy your peaceful Dharshan here.

Must visit during pradosham time,very divine experience. Very good arrangements.must visit temple.

Such a divine experience and dharshan today at temple. Thursdays are meant for Guru Bhagavan (Dhakshinamoorthy). I've visited the temple around 8.00 pm on Friday. Before that time, we will have to wait and weekends will be even more crowded.

Wonderful ambience , priests are very helpful , they speak Hindi also . Abundant space inbthe main hall to sit n meditate.

Extraordinary Temple in India, Wonderful Decoration with fruits and Vegetables. Amazing view of Gods Look. Super...🙏🌟👌👌👌

At peace in the temple