Pancheshti Sri Agastheeswarar Temple

Sri Agastheeswarar Temple (Pancheshti)

Pancheshti is a very small village located on Chennai Kolkota highway, about 28 kms from Chennai. After crossing Red Hills and Karanodai on the highway, you have to take a right turn to enter this village. The temple is just 500 meters off the highway.

Pancheshti had got its name from Pancha Ishti. Pancha means 5 and Ishti means Yagna means Penance which is performed to get some wish fulfilled.

Sage Agasthiyar performed about 5 yagnas called Deva Yaagam, Brahma Yaagam, Bhootha Yaagam, Pithur Yaagam and Manusha Yaagam here. Hence this place got its name Pancha Ishti which later corrupted to become Pancheshti and now Panchetti.

Kodimaram :

Agasthiyar : 

Agasthiyar Theertham :

About Temple:

God                       : Arulmigu Agastheeswarar
Goddess                : Arulmigu Anandhavalli
Theertham             : Agasthiya theertham
Sthalam                 : Pancheshti (Panch - five Ishti - Yagna) 
Sthala Viruksham   : Bael (Vilvam)

Rashtara kuda sculptures : 

Parihara Sthalam:

Navagraha Thosham
Wealth lost
Vasthu Thosham
Marriage 
Sathru Thosham

Mahisha Sura Marthini

Other Sculptures:

Special Occasions:

Prathosham
Full moon day (Pournami)
Sivarathri day
Pankuni Utharam
Vaikasi Visakam
Mondays of the tamil month of Karthigai (Yaganas)
Thirukalyanam (Vaikasi Pournami)

How to reach Pancheshti :

If you go by car it would take around 1.5 hr  from Koyambedu.
Frequent Buses available from Broadway and Koyambedu. No Direct buses from Broadway and Koyambedu. You can get buses going to Ponneri. Go to Redhills from there you can frequent buses.
112, 112A, 112B, 131, 131A, 131B, 132, 133M, 90, 58C,S,L,V.

Opening hours :

Morning  7 AM to 12.30 PM
Evening   4.30 PM to 8.30 PM
For special occasions timings differs.

Whom to contact for Sevas/Parihara Pooja :

You can contact any one of gurukkal for pooja

1. P.N. Mohan Gurukkal   - 94441 46752
2. P.N. Babu Gurukkal      - 98413 17500
3. P.N. Ganesh Gurukkal   - 98413 44867
4. P.N. Kandhan Gurukkal - 99625 70445

Reference:

http://www.dharsanam.com/2008/02/pancheshti-sri-agatheeswarar.html