Sri Kadumbadi Chinnamman Temple / ஸ்ரீ கடும்பாடி சின்னம்மன் கோயில், Saidapet West, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 06^th November 2016.

Main Deity: Sri Kadumbadi Chinnamman 

Some of the important features of this temple are....

The temple faces east with a 3-tier Rajagopuram. The balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Simha vahana are in the front mandapam. In the outer praharam sannidhi for the original anthill shrine, Varasidhi Vinayagar, Kannimar with Vinayagar relief on the stone panel, Annanmaars with their weapons relief on a stone panel, Sthala vruksham Neem tree, Madurai Veeran, and Kathavarayan.

In the sanctum, there are two Murtis, and a smaller one is a swayambhu. The swayambhu moortham was found when excavated for the temple’s construction. It was said that on 23-02-1982, milk came from the trunk of the sthala vruksham neem tree.

  

Tamil Aadi month (July- Aug), especially on Fridays, the devotees gather in large numbers and prepare pongal and offer it to Sri Kadumbadi Chinnamman.  During that time, the traffic will be diverted to the other roads. It was strongly believed that Amman would cure all the diseases and remove all obstacles. I was fortunate to have the darshan of Amman’s Abhishekam.

HISTORY 

This temple is estimated to be more than 400 years old. To prove its antiquity, there is no inscription or evidence available inside the temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will open from 06.30 hrs to 11.30 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs, on all days except Fridays, and on Fridays, it will be from 6.30 hrs to 12.00 hrs, and from 16.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs. This will change on function days.

CONTACT DETAILS :

The temple office may be contacted on the phone numbers 9840151094 and 24851094 for further details

HOW TO REACH :

The temple can be reached from both the Saidapet bus terminus, east and west. On the west side, route no 18K runs from the Broadway bus terminus to Saidapet West.

The suburban railway station, Saidapet, is about a km distance from the temple.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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