Its the best and old temple in the locality. The paintings on the ceilings (recently done) deserves a special mention. The premises is well maintained. Better for visit in early mornings and late evenings as floor gets hotter during morning and afternoon sun.

Om namha shivaya,Vedhapuri(old name of Puducherry)before french invasion...derived fromSri Vedapureeshwara temple, was destroyed completly by french force,and later invading muslim rulers,was constructed again with a help of Dewan kandappa mudaliyar...dravididan architecturepure divine vibes

Big shiva temple, clean and good looking, one of the top 5 temples of Pondicherry, big pond at the back side. Good place for hindu religious people.

One of the most vist siva temple in white town pondicherry

Very old nice Siva temple.

More divine feel and vibe.

Very old shiva temple,Its amazing so many temples in one compound.Nice experience to visit temple.Big temple,Recently some renovation done hereTemple painted beautiful lyVery silent place

This temple is beside varadharaja perumal temple. This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva and Tripurasundari. If you have enough time then you can visit these two famous temples.

Vedapureeswarar Temple in Puducherry, in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple was demolished by the French troops in 1748. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapureeswarar and his consort Parvathi as Tiripurasundari.

Good experience in this templeVedapureeswarar thripurasaundari

Not a religious person but I did enjoy the architecture and images , Google night vision really took some amazing pictures even in its cracked version

Old and famous Sivan temple in main Pondy. Currently renovation going on. There is small kovil kullam which is open during day time.

Such a wonderful shivalayam

Divine and peaceful , come and spend time with lord shiva

Only temples are the places where u wud be asked not to take photographs.... Nowhere elseI dont know what they have which they dont want to share across through pics...

Powerful and old dieties in Pondicherry. The Shivan hold the name Vedhapureeswarar , which is the former name of Pondicherry Vedhapuri

Pleasant Temple with lots of Paintings with stories

VEDHAPUREESWARAR TEMPLE temple (Lord Shiva) - also known as the Eashwaran Dharmaraj Koil - is located on M.G. Road, Pondi (Next to Varadaraja Perumal Temple). The Rajagopuram is 75 feet tall & very colourful {Pl Ref to our Photos} is filled with statues of Gods and Goddesses & other Statues.The Swayambu Linga - the idol manifested on its own was found in its current form. There is another shrine for Lord Dakshinamurthy and Lord Muruga in this temple.Devotees perform Abhishekam – a ritual of bathing a deity in water, milk, honey, ghee, fruit juice, etc. and the resulting mixture is served as Prasadam to the devotees.Kruthika, Sankatahara Chaturthi, Adi Kruthikai, Thai Kruthikai, Chitra Poornima, Adipooram and Pradosham days are auspicious days and hundreds of devotees come for prayers. Deepavali, Pongal & Tamil New Year are a few other important days.INFO:In 1748, during Governor Dupleixs rule, the original temple (Vedapuri Iswaran Koil) was fully demolished. It was reconstructed around 1788.Temple Timings6:30am - 12:00pm and 4:30pm - 9:30pmTemple Contact+91-413-2336686

Sri Vedapureeswarar temple wore a festive look today on the occasion of pradhosam which is followed by Mahasivarathri tomorrow.

Kumnbabhishekam on 28 January 2018 now open to devote

A very old Shiv temple complex renovated , developed and maintained well. more detailed art works at ceiling added to understand divinity . Nandhi in front is lively. Thiripura sundari amman is so beautiful. Chanting of Panniru Thirumurai kept playing to listen always is adding devotees to concentrate in prayer and for a calmness to mind.

A big temple with pond behind clean and beautiful

An old ancient temple of lord SHIVAN.in pondicherry,A famous temple in city..

Most important spiritual place in Puducherry. One of the landmark in Puducherry.

Varadaraja Perumal temple (also called Vedapureswarar - Varadharajar Temple) in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.It is located heritage town region of the city. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is a storehouse of Chola architecture.A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines.The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the temples gateway tower.The temple is originally believed to have been built by the Cholas during the 11th century, with later expansion from the Pandyas.The temple follows Vaikasana Agama tradition of worship.Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day annual Brahmostavam during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May) and five-day Pavitrotsavam during Avani(August - September) and 25-day Ramar festival during chittirai being the most prominent.The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.

Awesome place with Fu divine vibration

A temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvati. Here the moolavar name is Thiripurasundari sametha Vedhapurishwarar. His name signifies that He formed the Vedas to help people prosper.

Sri Vedapureswarar Temple, is located at Puducherry and very close to Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple,. Saint Ramalinga Swamigal had sung the glory of Lord Murugan of this temple.Moolavar :Sri Vedapureswarar; Ambal : Tripura Sundari; Sthala vriksham : Vanni; theertham : Bramha Theertham. There is a 7 tier RajagopuramThe temple was totally destructed by the invading French troops and earlier by Muslim invaders. Dewan Kandappa Mudaliar, with the help of public contributions, reconstructed the temple in 1788. The details of the demolition has been recorded in the diary of a chronicler of a period named Ananda Rangam Pillai. Joseph François Dupleix was one of the French Governor of Pondicherry and he had ordered the demolotion . The presiding deity in the temple is believed to have been migrated from the Samba Easwaran street to the temple during the later part of the 19th century. The temple is maintained and administered by Sri Vedapureeswarar Sri Varadaraja Perumal Devastanam under the Department of Hindu religious institutions and Wakf of the Government of Puducherry.There are shrines of Vinayaga and Muruga before the Mahamandap and the sanctum is guarded by Dwarapalas. The shrine of Tiripurasundari is located in the second precinct . There also shrines of Shani, Durga, Chandikeswara, Dakshninamurthy and Navagraha around the sanctumMust have darshan of this temple when visiting Pondicherry.

Great place

The Most Powerful and Historical Temple. With a Great History. This temple is also famous for its Pond with Elephant.

Ancient Shiva temple in the city, close to Varadaraja perumal temple

Lovely place in pondicherry

A must wonderful place and very special temple as the ceremonies and people are so friendly and it is not so busy like other nearby temples but just as beautiful and sacred

Good holy place to worship. South East Corner is good for meditation.

Maintenance of cleanliness is very poor. Most of the cleaning staff are pretending to be cleaning. Actually they are simply sitting. Supervisory staff have no time to extract work from them for the reason best known to them.

This temple located at Mahatma Gandhi Road white town pdy. Very excellent temple main god is lord Shiva (lingam) and Thiripura sundari, 63 Nayanmars, Vinayagar, Lord Muruga, Bairavar, Suriyan and Chandiran. Main way Eastern side and Subway south side in temple. Thanking you

One of the oldest and famous siva temples in Pondicherry.. The temple is clean, vast and tidy.. The main deity is Lord Siva. A visit to this temple will definitely bring peace of mind … I feel blessed after darshan here.. It is MUST SEE temple

Recently renovated. This is the replica of ancient Vedapurieshwar temple, which was demolished by Duplex, a French governor.Situated in the heart of City. Best time to visit 8 AM. Open all days.

One of the oldest and famous temple in Pondicherry. Its a very big temple.you can peace of mind once you visit the temple.paintings in wall are great work.Kulam in back of temple gives lot of peace.Fish in that kulam eats only biscuit.

This is good, best and oldest temple in Pondicherry, this temple is located next to sir varadaraja Perumal temple in MG road Pondicherry, approx timings: 5:00am to 11:00am then re-open at 4:00pm to 9:30pm (approx), kindly request you to schedule your time to vist this temple, om nama sivaya

One of the Oldest temple at pondicherry... Maintaining good...

Best and calm place. Neatly maintained temple

Its a good temple and the priests undertake thithi ceremonies at the pond over there.

One of the oldest temple in pondicherry where you will find positive in you

Nice temple. Well maintained. A must to visit temple in puducherry

An ancient Temple of Shiva, named as Vedapureeswarar, that is named after Vedapuri, reknowned ancient name of Pondicherry. One of the ancient shrine of Lord Shiva in South India, renovated recently with lots of beautiful structures and paintings. A very pleasant and peace of mind temple located amidst of busy township. The temple pond is such a cool and glorious pool, resorting the Elephant of Sri Manakkula Vinayagar. We d definitely feel the resonance of divine power of Lord Shiva and Devi. Dont miss it whoever visits Pondicherry.

Siva temple every one should visit

Must visit temple , 400 yrs old good architecture , and historical importance

Famous and very old heritage temple. Good to visit for peaceful mind.

Must visit Temple in Pondicherry. Its Shiva Temple.Very Old as per the localites. There are various other sub temples inside this campus. Small vaitharini is present inside.

This temple after renovation is so nice...blissful..

Peaceful 🙏🏽

A wonderful temple of lord shiva🙏🙏🙏

One of the oldest Shiva temple inside the Town. Very recently its was renovated. Lord Shiva is facing east. There are two sannadis for Lord Muruga, one Lord Muruga with his two consortiums and another Lord Pazhani Andavar. Surprisingly this temple has pond but most of the time its locked. The temple is very peaceful and silent. Just feel the vibe when you enter. Om Namashivaya

A must visit temple in Pondicherry. Very powerful holy

Yet another shrine which i visit once in a while to offload my emotions with the Divine mother. This has also given me many experiences.Maha shivratri, Brahmotshavam and Navarathri functions are celebrated.Rudram chanting and Pradosham poojas are a regular feature.Mass chanting on Tuesdays and Fridays are special features.There are Ganesh,Muruga,Dhatchinamoorty,Durga, Natarajar and 63 saints shrines and a temple tank behind.Om Namo Bhagvathe Rudraya

It is the oldest Temple in pondicherry. In olden days this city is called vedapuri. However this Temple is calldyby most resident as eswarar kovil (Shiva Temple). It has vast history and present in heart of city. For tourist a must visit Temple.

One of the newly renovated Lord Shiva temples in M G Street

It is a very old Sivan Temple situated in the main road called Mahathma Gandhi Road. Very recently Kumbabishekam is done. It is one of the big temples in Pondicherry. Very near to it you can find Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple on the same road at a walkable distance. For both the temples devotees are visiting in a considerable number. Particularly on Fridays you can expect a lot of devotees coming here to have the Dharsan of the God Siva. Separate Sannadhis are there for Goddess Sri Thiripurasundhari, Lord Ganesa, Lord Muruga, Navagrahas and all that. The temple is well maintained and neat. You can also find a big pond surrounded with structural steps on all the four sides. It is a must to visit temple for the tourists too!

Lovely temple. Peaceful ambient. Clean .

Nice Temple

Nice place to visit at pondicherry. Om Namah Shivaya.

Beautiful Lord Shiva temple with gud vibes at heart of town

Proud to be able to visit the great heritage and spiritual place. This temple of Lord Shiva is very old and Pondicherry was once named after this temple as Vedapuri before the attacks and conquers by the foreigners.

Hindu temple is most famous in pondicherry

Very Devotional

DIVINE PLACE WITH HERITAGE VALUE

Hindu Temple, calm atmosphere. Good place for kids and family.

Agasthiyar did Pooja on this Linga and its very old temple and its a swambu moorthy. In life time atleast visit once and Bharmma theertham is the special its equivalent to sea level.If you suck water automatically fill with out any bour. Visit temple.dinamalar for more details.

Super. And. Best. Place. For. Praying and. Mind relaxing

The best siva temple in Pondicherry . very peacefully and spiritual place .

Place to worship lord Shiva.

Ancient Eswaran Koil Temple located on MG Road, Pondy.

One of the divine place. A peaceful place for hear and soul

This is one of the famous Shivan temple in Pondicherry. Very beautiful cratfmanship is seen here.

One of the popular temple in MG Street Puducherry

Pleasant and old temple. Must visit in Pondicherry.

Divine blessings of Lord SHIVA...

This ancient temple in Pondicherry was renovated and Mahakumbabishegam was performed on 28th Jan 2018 Sunday between 7.30am and 9.00am. On previous day Saturday, yagasalai pooja and special Homan was performed. Since the st.is narrow, heavy traffic witnessed. If you happen to visit Pondicherry, do not miss this temple.

Correct name, but wrong photo, old photo of Sri Varadaraja PERUMAL temple (taken before its renovation) has been wrongly published as Vedapureeswarar temple... please correct it...

Beautiful temple in pondicherry

Old , peaceful and neat pragahara along with pond, Temple has elephant near the pond,Here lord shiva called as vedhapureeswarar,Jan 28 2018 kudamuzhaku has done and alsoRenovated temple, now it gives beautiful look. Location MG road Eshwara temple

Nice perumal temple. Opens every day at 8:00 am.

Nice Temples must visit

Recently renovated and kumbabishekam done by puducherry government. Must see place for pilgrims

Such an amazing place...

Temple is little big and its well maintained.

Nandhi,sivan,parvathi are big idols,Lord Vedapureswarar is a swayambumurthy.The surrounding platform(சுற்று பிரகாரம்) ia very spacious.Devotees recite hymms of thevaram regularly here. A mandapam is here for conducting Marriages,exhibition,etc.

Famous Lord Sivan temple

One of the ancient temple

Every month on Pradosam (When Trayodasi Thithi falls b/w 4.30 pm to 6pm) here Nandhi & Shivan Pooja is very great to see and blessing are there always who step in.

Very famous and old temple

Vedhapuriswarar temple. Really good place to visit.

Holy place to get blessed

Excellent. Very peaceful

Excellent positive vibration

Very nice siva temple in heart of city

My friend senu likes this temple a lot...

Lord Sivas big temple

Shiva temple peace of mind