Chembarambakkam Tank, Sri Kanniamman Temple and a ruined Jyeshta Devi Shrine., Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

A Continuation to the previous post. 

27^th August 2016.

After visiting the Parvathavardhini Samedha Sri Ramanatheeswarar temple and megalithic burial sites ( Cairn circles ) at Thirukavanur, we reached the bund of Chembarambakkam Lake. It was a panoramic sight to see the lake with water and might be more beautiful with water gushing out through the 19 sluice gates and 5 new sluice gates.

   

CHEMBARAMBAKKAM TANK  
This lake contributes to about 30% of the water to the Adyar River water and also this serves as a drinking water source to  Madras ( Chennai ). This lake gets water from the Cooum River through Korattur Anaikattu  ( Barrage ) … The actual start point of River Adyar is from Vellarai Village as per google map.  The full tank level is 84.5 feet. The full tank capacity is 3,645 million cft.  

During the years 1996, 1975,1943, 1946, 1960,1966, and 1930.00 the water reached the maximum level of the tank.  There are two sluice gates to let out the water from the tank. But both sluice gates let the water in a common channel.

The Chembarambakkam Lake water joints with the Adyar River at this point 

SRI KANNIAMMAN TEMPLE

This shrine is at the left side of the bund, below the ground level. The temple might have existed earlier and the bunds were constructed later. Even though it was called a Kanniamman temple, a Shiva linga is there in the shrine.  

LOCATION OF THE LAKE & DAM: CLICK HERE

A RUINED JYESHTA DEVI SHRINE

On the way to Manimangalam from the Chembarambakkam tank through Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering we happened to see a  Jyeshta Devi statue by the side of the road standing under the open sky. We had seen some of the fragments of the statues in a bush with traces of a temple.  Jyeshta Devi is under worship.

LOCATION OF THE JYESHTA DEVI: 

SECOND VISIT

On 7^th April 2019,  on the way to Kavanur Sri Ramanatheswarar Temple Visited this Tank water intake tower. After seeing the Google map thought that the route around the bund might be okay. But I found it very difficult to ride my scooter. Thorny bushes are on both sides. In two places the way was locked with a gate. With great difficulty finally reached the intake tower and saw the tank. 

 The Water intake Tower 

Fish market (freshwater lake fish ) 

To be Continued…..