Srimath Kulasekara Alwar Sabha, Sri Karkada Vinayagar Temple and Sri 1008 Bhagwan Mahavir Jinalaya.VIR JINALAYA, Saidapet West, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

  06^th November 2016

In the way to Sri Karaneeswarar temple and Sri Prasanna Venkata Narasimha Perumal temples, I crossed some of the interesting places on the banks of river Adyar, which has its own history.

SRIMATH KULASEKARA ALWAR SABHA, SAIDAPET WEST.

This is just 2 shops after the Dharmaraja Koil on the Dharmaraja Koil Street in East Saidapet. This saba was established during 1904  for conducting bhajans. Now one Mr Gopi, the third generation devotee is looking after the saba.

The Burst size Sri Venkatesa Perumal statue is installed at the center and regular poojas are conducted daily.

HOW TO REACH:

About a KM from Saidapet bus terminus and the temple is on the Dharmaraja Koil Street.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE  

SRI KARKADA VINAYAGAR TEMPLE, SAIDAPET WEST.

This temple is on the back side of Sri Prasanna Venkata Narasimha perumal temple. How this Vinayagar got this name, I do not know and the archakar also was not there to throw some light on this temple.

The sub sannadhis in this temple are Sri Iyappan, Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniyar and Navagrahas. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Hyakirthi, Brahma and Durgai. The The sannadhi was built like a separate temple with Sanctum and mandapam.

HOW TO REACH:

The temple is very near to the west Saidapet bus terminus and Bus 18K is available from Broadway. 

LOCATION:CLICK HERE 

 Sri Hayakeerthi in place of Lingothbavar

SRI 1008 BHAGWAN MAHAVIR JAIN TEMPLE, SAIDAPET WEST.

This one of the Jain temple installed in a house. Sri Padmavathi amma is in the Ground floor and Sri Adinath  Sri Mahavir and Sri Bahubali are in first floor. The temple was constructed with the contributions from Jain’s community.

It was interesting to note in one of the inscription it was mentioned as Sramanapuram ( ஸ்ரமணபுரம்) for Saidapet. It is told that many Jain monks and SamaNars /தமிழ் சமணர்/ lived in this area, during Jainism was in peak. Jain monks in north Indian language are called as “SramaNar – ஸ்ரமணர்” and in Tamil they are called as சமணத் துறவிகள். Since Jain monks also lived here ( may be running a School ), the place might have obtained the name of Sramanapuram.  

HOW TO REACH:
The temple is very near to the west Saidapet bus terminus and Bus 18K is available from Broadway. 

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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