Sri Ellai Amman Temple, Pakkam Village, Tiruvallur / Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu

The Visit to this Pakkam Ellai Amman Temple was a part of “Jainism Sculpture, Shiva Temples and an Amman Temple Visit” at Puliyur, Pakkam and Kilambakkam of Tiruvallur / Thiruvallur District, on 13^th February 2022. After Kilambakkam Shiva Temple’s visit, on the way home, happened to see this Temple on the roadside with an entrance arch that looks like Saptamatrikas temple.

Main Deity       : Sri Ellai Amman

Some of the salient features of this temple are...

The temple faces east with an entrance arch on the south side. The main deity, Amman’s various avatars are at the entrance arch, and Mukha mandapam and Gopuram are made of stucco. Stucco Dwarapalakis are at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum. A Small Amman’s head is at the feet of the main stucco deity. Various forms of Ellai Amman / Amman are in the koshtam. A mandapam with stucco lion pillars is in front of Durgai. In the prakaram, Stucco Vinayagar and Nagars are under a peepal tree. A big banyan tree is on the premises.  

ARCHITECTURE

The Temple consists of sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and a mukha mandapam. The sanctum sanctorum is on a padabandha adhistanam. A two-tier stucco Vimanam is on the sanctum sanctorum. Stucco images of Amman’s various forms are on the Vimanam.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It was told that the original temple is 300 to 400 years old. The Entrance arch was built and Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 09^th August 2000. Ashtabandhana maha Kumbhabhishekam was conducted on 16^th June 2016.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular Poojas special poojas are conducted on Pournami days, Chitra Pournami and Annual festival will be conducted on the 5^th Friday of Aadi month. During the Annual festival, Amman will be taken in procession up to Pakkam Mariamman temple and will return back after 3 days.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.

HOW TO REACH

This Ellai Amman temple at Pakkam, in Thiruvallur District,  is about 1 KM from Puliyur Village, 16 KM from Thiruvallur, 6 Thiruninravur, 19 KM from Poonamallee, 33 KM from Koyambedu and 37 KM from Chennai Central.

The nearest big Railway station is Thiruvallur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE  

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