Sri Devi Bhavani Amman Temple at Ramakrishna Nagar, West Velachery, Adambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

13 September 2012

This temple is at Ramakrishna Nagar, part of West Velachery. When we bought a piece of land to build our home in 1999, the temple was very small, and a piece of land was allotted to the Amman. Once, the total Ramakrishna Nagar was a paddy field which has irrigation from the big round well. It was said that the adjacent irrigation well would also be given to this temple by the old owner. Later, after filling up the well, the old owner became greedy and he sold it to somebody. 

In the meantime, the residents want to upgrade this temple with a Vimanam and a Mandapam. The Amman moortham was bought from Mahabalipuram, and the Stucco image work was carried out by sthapathis from Tirunelveli district. The new owner of the land ( The old well) raised a complaint with the police that the temple encroached portion of land. (Due to this, there was a delay in completing the construction of this temple.) Then the residents, with the help of a Politician, re-constructed the temple was re-constructed and Ashta Bandhana Maha kumbabishekam was conducted recently on 29-08-2012 in a grand manner as per agamam, and the Mandala pooja is in the process.

During the construction stage, it was observed that Vinayagar, Hanuman, and Amman faces appeared in the trunk of the bodhi tree (Arasa maram). The photos taken during the construction of the temple and the kumbhabhishekam are uploaded in this post.

  

 ( Vimanam under construction )

  ( Vimanam sudhai sirpangal ) 

  ( Vimanam stucco images )

  ( Vimanam stucco images ) 

  ( Vimanam stucco images - Munivar worshiping Amman  )

 ( Vimanam sudhai sirpangal )

 ( Lotus on the roof )

 ( Dwarapalaki )

 ( Entrance Stucco Image )

 ( Temple under construction )

 ( It is believed that the Amman face appears in the Arasa maram / peepal tree, and later Vinayagar and Hanuman )

 ( Kumbhabhishekam procession - (அம்மன் வீதி உழா )Veethi uzha)

 ( Ambal light decoration during Kumbhabhishekam )

 ( Moolavar old ( below ) and new Sila moortham of Sri Devi Bhavani Amman )

 ( Urchavar )

( Nagar under the Arasa maram )

The Vimanam was reconstructed, and Kumbhabhishekam was conducted in 2025

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