Shenbakkam Raghavendra Swami Mutt | |
Coordinates: | 12.9587°N 79.6553°W |
Native Name: | Navabrindhavan / Raghavendra Swami Mutt |
Country: | India |
State: | Tamil Nadu |
Location: | Vellore, Shenbakkam |
Deity: | Raghavendra Swamy |
Architecture: | South Indian, Kovil |
Shenbakkam Raghavendra Swami Mutt is an ancient temple located on the banks of the Palar river, in Vellore district, Shenbakkam. It is located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu around 130 km from Chennai and 200 km from Bangalore.
Sri Madhvacharya visited this Navabrindavana and wrote a grantha on Vishnu Sahasranamam.Sri Vyasaraja, the previous incarnation of Sri Raghavendra installed a Sanjeeviraya Hanuman Idol here.
At the entrance are the brindavanas of Sri Sripathi Theertha and Sri Kambaal Ramachandra Theertha of the Vyasaraja Matha.
On the first floor, the brindavanas of Sri Vidyapathi Theertha and Sri Sathyathiraja Theertha of Uttaradi Mutt are side by side.
Below their brindavanas, in a somewhat underground chamber, appear smaller brindavanas of Sri Kesava Udayaru, Sri Govinda Madhava Udayaru, Sri Bhoovaraaga Udayaru, and Sri Raghunatha Udayaru, about whom not much is known.
An early 1990s mrithika brindavana of Sri Raghavendra Swamy, makes it a Dhakshina Navabrindavana.
Every Thursday, special poojas are performed except on Ekadesi day.