Sri Bhashyakara Adhi Chennakesava Perumal Temple / பாஷ்யகார ஆதி சென்ன கேசவ பெருமாள் கோயில், West Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

23^rd October 2017.

When I stayed at Jaffar Khan Pet, I used to visit Shiva and Vishnu temples around Ashok Nagar & Mambalam. After I moved to Velachery, I started to document the temples I visited, but I could not visit these temples. In addition to this, one of my well-wishers asked me to visit and write temples of Mambalam also. Earlier visited this Perumal temple twice on Vaidkunta Ekasi day. After a gap of  10 years, I found the temple had undergone many changes. The sanctum was reconstructed,  New sannidhis were built, and paver blocks were laid around the sanctum, which looks new. 

Moolavar. : Sri Adhi Chenna Kesava Perumal.

Thayar     : Sri Sengamala Thayar.

Some of the important details are as follows...

The temple faces east with an entrance arch on the east and north. Anjaneyar and Thumbigai Alwar Sannidhis are immediately after the east side entrance arch. Nagars are under the arasamaram,  madapalli, office room, Chakkarathalwar, vahana mandapam, and unchal mandapam are in the outer praharam.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum consists of a sanctum, an ardha mandapam, and a mukha mandapam. Deepa sthambam, balipedam, Dwajasthambam, and Garudalwar are at the entrance of mukha mandapam. In the artha mandapam, sannadhi for Sengamala Valli Thayar, Andal, Srinivasa Perumal, Alwars, and Udayar (Ramanujar).

LEGENDS

As per the legend, Madhavachar, an ardent devotee of Sri Ranganathar of Srirangam, started their pilgrimage to Triplicane and Thirupathi to get a child. While crossing this forest area, Kesava Perumal, as a small boy, helped them to stay in a dilapidated mandapam and offered them food. During the night, Kesava Perumal appeared in their dream and said he was under this mandapam with his consort. The next day, with the help of local people, we dug that place and found Sri Kesava Perumal and his consort. Madhavachar built a small temple. After the darshan of Balaji at Tirupati and Parthasarathy at Triplicane, Madhavachar came and stayed here.

The temple is under the control of the Sri Kothandaramar Temple of West Mambalam.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be open from 06.30 hrs to 10.45 hrs, and from 17.15 hrs to 20.45 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Temple website: http://bashyakarakesavaperumaltemple.tnhrce.in/admin.html

The landline number is 044 2370 0243

HOW TO REACH:

Mambalam and Saidapet suburban railway stations are near the temple.

The Town Buses  5E,5T, 10e, 11G, 11H, 12G, 49A, and S35 pass through this temple Bus Stop Mettupalayam.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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