24th November 2018
This is one of the Thiruveethi Amman
temples constructed in and around Chennai for a village deity. Usually, most of
Amman temples in Chennai will have similar features, like sitting postures, the
weapons ( Damaru, Soolam, Pasam ), rarely with abhaya varada hastham. In front
of the main idol, a head of Amman with a Snake hood will be installed.
Main Deity: Sri Thiruveethi Amman ( Putru
Koyil )
Some of the important features of this
temple are…
The temple is facing east with a 3 tier
Rajagopuram. Stucco images of Padma Nidhi and Sangu Nidhi, two of the 9 nidhis
of Kubera are in the Rajagopuram written as Kuberan.
Palipedam, Dwajasthambam, and Simham are
in front immediately after the Rajagopuram.
The Sanctum sanctorum consists of a sanctum and an artha mandapam. Iraivi
Thiruveethi Amman is sitting in sukhasana posture. She is holding the Trishul, Damaru, and Pasam in her hands. Putru or the ant Hill is in the artha mandapam.
Amman’s other forms are adorned as koshta Murtis.
In the praharam Sanadhi for Sri
Viswanathar Shiva temple with his consort Visalakshi ( facing south ),
Gayathri, Saraswaty, Nagars, Saptamatrikas ( facing south ), Saibaba, Ashta Lakshmi’s on a lotus pedestal
and a urchava mandapam.
It was said that the original temple is
150 years old, but renovations were done in recent years to look as new
with concrete/granite and tile floors.
Devotees gather large numbers on Fridays.
Aadi month 3 days festival will be celebrated in a grand manner with annadhanam
and Amman will be taken in procession.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open between
07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.30 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
The temple office may be contacted for further
details on the mobile 9884896128.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is off Gandhi Road, on
Thiruveethi Amman Koil Street.
About 1 KM from the Gandhi Road bus stop and
Sri Dhandeeswarar Shiva Temple.
Velachery MRTS railway station is about
3 KM and Guindy Suburban railway station is about 5 KM.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Ashta Lakshmi's lotus pedestal
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
Is thiruveethi Amman is Renuka ??
ReplyDeleteNo Ram.. This is a Nattar / Grama Deity installed on the Street..
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