VAITHEESWARAN KOIL - The Lord Angaraka’s Temple (The Planet Mars)

VAITHEESWARAN KOIL - The Lord Angaraka’s Temple (The Planet Mars) Vaitheeswaran Temple is located 27 km from Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. Lord Shiva is worshipped as Vaitheeswaran “The God of healing“. The Lord Vaitheeswaran is in the form of Linga in the inner most sanctum. This temple is also known as the one of the nine Planetary temples associated with the Planet Mars (Angaraka). People visit this temple on Tuesdays and do rituals by offering red cloth to Lord Angaraka to reduce the malefic effect from the planet Mars when the planet is in unfavourable position in their horoscope. It is very effective to chant Lord Angaraka’s Gayatri Mantra for 9 Times on Tuesdays to reduce the malefic effects of Planet Mars. “Om veeradhwajaaya vidmahae vighna hastaaya dheemahi tanno bhouma prachodayaath“ Desert City by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license () Source: Artist: