24th November 2018
This is one of the Thiruveethi Amman
temple 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 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 sanctum and an artha mandapam. Iraivi
Thiruveethi Amman is sitting in sukhasana posture. She is holding the soolam
damaru, pasam in the hands. Putru or the ant hill is in the artha mandapam.
Amman’s other forms adorn as koshta moorthams.
In the prakaram 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 told that the original temple is
150 years old, but renovations were done in the recent years to look as new
with concrete / granite and tile floors.
Devotees gather large numbers on Fridays.
Aஅdi month 3 days festival will be celebrated in a grand manner with annathanam
and Amman will be taken in procession.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened 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 mobiles 9884896128.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is off Gandhi Road, in
Thiruveethi Amman Koil street.
About 1 KM from Gandhi Road bus stop and
Sri Dhandeeswarar Shiva Temple.
Velachery MRTS railway station is about
3 KM and Guindy Sub-urban railway station is about 5 KM.
LOCATION: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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