Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Sri Thulukanathamman Temple / ஸ்ரீ துளுக்கானத்தம்மன் கோயில், Lake View Road,West Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

19th November 2017.
During the search for the Ellai Amman Temples of Mambalam, I came across this Temple on Lake View Road  ( Where is the Lake now?). This temple is in the middle of the Lake View road between Ramakrishnapuram to Duraiswamy subway.


Main Deity : Sri Thulukanathamman.

Some of the important details of this temple are,...
The temple is facing east with an entrance arch on the east side. The sanctum sanctorum consists of a sanctum, antarala, and an artha mandapam/ front mandapam. Palipedam and amman vahanam simham. Urchavars are in the antarala. Vinayagar and valli Devasena Subramaniars are at the entrance of the sanctum. In koshtam Meenakshi, Visalakshi, Thulukanathamman, Kamakshi, and Durgai.

On the east side Mandapam entrance arch stucco images of  Madurai Veeran with Pommi Amman and Vellai Amman. Sannadhi for Sri Krishna Mariamman, Anjaneyar, Shiva Linga with Nandhi, Navagrahas, Iyappan, Dakshinamurthy, and Nagars under the Peepal tree/ Bodhi tree.  On the back side of the sanctum ( on the west side entrance ), sannidhi for Madurai Veeran with Pommi Amman & Vellai Amman on one side and a stucco image of  Muneeswarar on the other side.

HISTORY 
It was said that the temple is more than 300 years old and was used as a camp during the war. Some of the statues like Vinayagar are found old but the temple was completely renovated and looks like a recent temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open between 06.30 hrs to 11.30 hrs and 17.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is on Lake View Road, in west Mambalam, and about a KM from Mambalam Suburban railway station.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE






---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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