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

19^th November 2017.

During the search for the Ellai Amman Temples of Mambalam, I came across this Temple on the lake View Road  ( Where is the Lake now?). This temple is on 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 sanctum, antarala and a 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 sie of the sanctum ( on the west side entrance ), sannadhi for Madurai Veeran with Pommi Amman & Vellai Amman on one side and stucco image of  Muneeswarar on the  other side.

HISTORY 

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

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened 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 the Lake view Road, on west Mambalam  and about a KM from Mambalam Sub Urban railway station.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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