Temple History
On the beautiful hillock at the
foot of the ancient hills of Shankarwadi, within
Dehu
Gaon – the
pilgrimage town near
Dehu Road, Pune, Maharashtra, is
situated the abode of Lord Shri Subramaniya
Swamy (Lord Karthikeya) and His Divine Consorts
– Goddesses Valli and
Deivayanai over the sacred precincts of the
divine Murugan Hill.Shri
Subramaniya Swamy Temple
(Murugan / Karthik Temple )The
spiritual sanctity and history of the Shri Subramaniya
Swamy Temple, attributed by an intuition of an ardent
devotee, that the very spot where the Temple stands, was
sanctified by the holy feet of the Sant Tukaram,
one of the greatest poet of Marathi literature. It is
believed that he sang some of his abhangs, at the very
same spot.Shri
Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Dehu Road is a magnum opus of
the devotees of Dehu Road and adjoining areas, which
mainly house the military establishments.The
Temple was meticulously developed by the efforts of so
many devotees from the year 1974. The foundation stone
for the Temple was laid by Brig. Mr. C. Sundaram,
Controller, CISV, Dehu Road on
14th of March 1975. It was followed by the
“Bhumi Puja” by His Holiness “Shri
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Maharaj of Shri Dwaraka Sharada
Peetham” on 28th of May 1975.The
first phase of the Temple was inaugurated by
Col. Mr. P.S.Grewal, Station Commander, Dehu Road
Cantonment on 21st of June 1976. Initially the
photograph of the Lord Shri Subramaniya Swamy
was worshipped and daily pujas were performed.The
idol of Lord Shri Subramaniya Swamy and
His Divine Consorts – Goddesses Valli
and Deivayanai were donated by “Thavathiru
Balamurugan Adimai Swamigal of Arulmigu Balamurugan
Thirukkovil”, Rathinagiri, Tamil Nadu. The
First Kumbhabhishekam was performed on
4th of April 1985 on the
Panguni Uthiram day.Since then,
the temple has grown by leap and bounds. Every year
thousands of devotees flock the temple and participate
in all the major festivals of the divine Lord
Shri Subramaniya Swamy. Devotees have
generously and significantly contributed for the
development activities of the temple.
Lord Ganapathy Temple
His Holiness “Jagadguru
Shri Jayaendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi KamakotiPeetam”,
Kanchipuram sanctified the
Kumbhabhishekam of Lord Ganapathy
Temple on 30th of November 1979.
Everyday pujas and Chaturthi pujas are
performed for the Lord.
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple.
The Prana Prathista of Shirdi
Shri Sai Baba Temple took place on 8th
of August 1977. The Shri Sai Baba
Temple was accordingly inaugurated by Brig. Mr.
P.K. Pant, Controller C.I.S.V, Dehu Road.
“Kakad Aarti” is performed everyday and
the “Palkhi” procession of Shri Sai Baba’s padukas is
also performed on every Thursday.
Navagraha Temple.
The Navagraha Prathishta
was performed on 13th of April 1980 in
the Holy presence of
“Shri
Brahmashree Radhakrishna Sastrigal”.
Lord Hanuman Temple
The Kumbhabhishekam of Lord
Hanuman Temple was performed on 21st of
August 1993. “Shri Hanuman Jayanti”
is also celebrated with lots of zest and spiritual
discourses are organized.
Lord Balaji and Goddess Padmavathi Temple
The Kumbhabhishekam of Lord
Balaji and Goddess Padmavathi
Temple was performed on 3rd of May
1995. Various alangarams for the
Lord Balaji and Goddess Padmavati
is performed on “Adi Velli”. Every
Saturday “Shri Vishnu Sahasranamam”
is recited for Lord Balaji.
Lord Chandramoulishwarar (Shiva) and Goddess
Thirupurasundari Temple.
During the visit of His Holiness Shri
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Maharaj of Shri Dwaraka
Sharada Peetham, he blessed that Lord Shiva of
the Murugan Hill be worshipped as Lord
Chandramouliswara. His prophesies became a
reality when the Prana Prathista of
Lord Shiva as a Deity was performed
on 20th of Feb 2011 and recognized as
Lord Chandramouliswara. “Pradosha
Puja” which falls once in every 15 days is
performed for the Lord and his blessings are
invoked.
General
The first “Jeeranodharana
Mahakumbhabhishekam” of all
deities was performed
contemporaneously on 9th of Feb 1998. The
second “Jeeranodharana Mahakumbhabhishekam”
of all deities was performed contemporaneously on
20th of Feb 2011 along with the
Kumbhabhishekam of Lord
Chandramoulishwarar (Shiva) and
Goddess Thirupurasundari Temple.The
presence of all these powerful deities in one holy
hillock has given a divine intervention, a great
spiritual vibration and positivity which is realized
by devotees who break into tears of joy and ecstasy
by the mere darshan of these powerful deities.Temple
Trust.
The “Aalaya Thiruppani Kuzhu” is
the registered public trust for the temple,
registered under Provisions of Bombay Public Trust
Act, 1950, bearing Registration No. F-859.
The Trust consists of dedicated Trustees and the day
to day affairs are managed by the Managing Committee
of the Trust.The
primary and the beautifully sculpted temple of the
Lord Shri Subramaniya Swamy is
encompassed by the temples of important deities
giving great spiritual significance to the region.anniversary
or other important event on which day, Abhishekam at
all the Sannadhis, would be carried out in the name
of the Devotee and Vibuthi Kumkum prasad sent to the
address of the Devotee.
Kakda Aarthi of Shirdi Sai Baba, is
performed every Thursday at 6.30 a.M.
and Palkhi procession is taken out
by Devotees in the evening at 6.30 p.m.
The major religious functions celebrated for
Shirdi Sai Baba are Ram Navami,
Guru Purnima and Dassera.
Sahasranama Archana of
Shirdi Sai Baba is conducted on the last
Sunday of each month. Special decorations of
Goddess Padmavathi is carried out during
the 9 days of Navratri and each day
has a special Alankaram with
Haldi Kumkum, Vegetables,
Fruits etc. The Alankaram
of Devi is very painstakingly
undertaken.
Devotees may draw cheques or drafts in the name of
Aalaya Thiruppani Kuzhu, Dehu Road, Pune