10th December 2019
This Karanai Puducherry is a part of Chennai and the
Amman temple is about a KM off GST Road, built in recent years.
Presiding deity: Neethi Nayagi Sri Sangothi Amman.
Some of the important features of this temple are…
The temple faces east with a 3-tier
Rajagopuram. The Rajagopuram entrance wooden doors have sculptures of Ambal’s
various avatars. Balipeedam and Dwajasthambam are immediately after the
Rajagopuram. The Sanctum sanctorum consists of Sanctum, Artha mandapam and
mukha mandapam. Amman is in a sitting posture. Damaru and Angusam are in the upper
hands and the lower right hand holds a knife. The Suyambu Amman is at the bottom.
Urchavar is in the Artha mandapam. Simha vahana is in the mukha mandapam. In
koshtam Varagi, Maheswari, Vaishnavi, Brahmi and Durgai. Stucco images of Shiva and Ambal, munis, and Hindu deities are on the muka mandapam parapet wall.
In the outer praharam sannidhi for Vinayagar with
Nagars under a peepal tree, Iyappan, and Navagrahas. The temple tank is on the
right side of the temple which is full of water with fish.
LEGENDS
As per the legend, the name of the Ambal is Sangothi
which is the corrupted name of Sangu+oothi (blow the Conch). During the Piralaya
period (Tsunami) Amman blew the Conch and warned the people. Hence Amman was
called Sangoothi Amman, which later turned into Sangothi Amman.
The annual festival is celebrated on the 4th
Week of Aadi month.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to
11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Trustee Mr. S K Karunakaran may be contacted on his
mobile 9941611246 for further details.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is in Karanai Puducherry which is about 13.3
KM from Tambaram Railway Station and 3.3 KM from Urapakkam Railway Station.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Moolavar is of swayambhu
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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