Sri Kothanda Ramar Temple / ஸ்ரீ கோதண்ட ராமர் கோவில், மேற்கு மாம்பலம், West Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

23^rd October 2017.

After the darshan of Sri Adi Chenna Kesava Perumal, situated at Mettupalayam, a part of West Mambalam, my next destination was to this Sri Kothanda Ramar Temple.

Moolavar : Sri Kothanda Ramar with Seetha and Lakshmanan

Some of the important features of this temple are…

The temple is facing east with an entrance arch. Vasantha mandapam is on the opposite of the road. Hanuman Sannadhi is immediately after the entrance arch.

Little further on the right Thiru Kalyana mandapam with paramapatha vassal and Andal Sannadhi on the right and on the left sannadhi for Sri Ranganayaki and Thirukulam with neatly paved steps. A 4 pillar mandapam is in front of the main shrine. Nandhavanam is on the back side of sanctum.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum consists of  sanctum antarala and artha mandapam.  In the sanctum Moolavar Rama with Lakshmana and Seetha. Urchavars Ramar, Seetha, Lakshmana and Narasimhar are in front of moolavars.

HISTORY & INSCRIPTION

This temple is about 200 years old, built by Sri Adi Narayana Dasar similar to the temple at Bhadrachalam. The Bhadrachalam temple was built by Sri Bhaktha Rama Dasar one of Sri Narayana Dasar’s ancestor. Hence this temple is called as dakshina Bhadrachalam.

In the year 1926 AD, this temple was developed by Sri Vangayala Kuppaya Chetty, who has no children. So his relatives gave him slow poison through his food, to kill him to enjoy his property.  Sri Ramar appeared in his dream and asked him to expand this temple and also relieved him from the poison. The Sri Bra. Ve. Dhenuva Gupta Venkatarangaiya Haridhasar one of the Manager & care taker of this temple, was making arrangements for the expansion of this temple. When he heard  Sri Vangaayala Kuppaya Chetti’s wish to expand this temple, handed over Rs 4000 collected from the devotees. They sold some old articles and got Rs 1000. With Rs 5000 as initial amount the bhoomi puja to the expansion work  was started on 26^th July 1926. Kumbhabhishekam was performed on 30^th April 1927 as per Sri Vaikhanasa agama.  The inscription stone is fixed on Sri Garudalwar’s sannadhi wall in Telugu.

 Telugu inscriptions about the temple expansion / construction by Sri Vangaayala Kuppaya Chetti 

Sri Vangaayala Kuppaya Chetti who expanded the temple.

 This inscription speaks about the donation to create this temple tank 

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will get opened between 06.30 Hrs to 10.30 hrs and 17.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Temple web site http://www.westmambalamkothandaramartemple.tnhrce.in/contact.html#

Land line number 044 2370 0243

HOW TO REACH:

The temple is about a KM from Mambalam Sub Urban railway station and autos are available from there.

The Town Buses  5E,5T, 10e, 11G, 11H, 12G, 49A and S35 passes through this temple Bus Stop Mettupalayam and from there about a KM.

About 2 KM distance from T Nagar Bus terminus.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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