The visit to this Sri Kalyanakandhaswamy Temple
was a part of “Madipakkam Area Temple Visit on 12th July 2026”. The Sri Kalyanakandhaswamy Temple is in Balaiya Garden, a part of Madipakkam.
Moolavar :
Sri Kalyana Kandhaswamy
Consorts : Sri
Valli Devasena
Some salient features of this temple are…
The temple faces east with an entrance arch.
Stucco images of Kandhaswamy’s Marriage with Devasena. The Vahana peacock is in
front of the temple. Vinayagar and Murugan are at the entrance of the sanctum
sanctorum. In the sanctum sanctorum, Kandhaswamy is with Sri Valli and Devasena, in koshtam Dakshinamurthy and Durgai.
In the praharam, Anjaneyar, Rama with Sita and
Lakshmanar, A Shiva Lingam, Ayyappan, Shirdi Saibaba, Utsava Murtis, and
Navagrahas.
ARCHITECTURE
The complete temple was built with bricks. The
temple consists of the sanctum sanctorum only. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada
bandha adhistanam with Jagathy, vrudha kumudam, and pattikai. One tala with
greevam and vesara vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. Kandhasamy’s various
postures are in the tala and greeva koshtams.
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HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The temple may belong to the 20th century, and the present structure may be 50 years old. The maha kumbhabhishekm was
conducted on 09th July 2026.
LEGENDS
Devotees pray to Sri Kalyana Kandhaswamy to get
rid of marriage obstacles and child boon. After getting married, the wedded
couples visit this temple and do abhishekam to Sri Kalyana Kandhaswamy and Sri
Valli Devasena.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are
conducted on Tuesdays, Sundays, Kiruthigai, Thaipoosam, Tamil New Year day,
Month Sashti, Kanda Sashti, Thirukalyana Utsavam, etc.
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TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept open from 06.00 hrs to
1a.00 hrs and from 17.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS
HOW TO REACH
The temple is at the Junction of Kalyana
Kandhaswamy Temple Road and Kumaran Street in Puzhuthivakkam, a part of
Madipakkam. The temple is about 2.3 km from Puzhuthivakkam MRTS railway
Station, 4 km from St Thomas Mount Railway Station, 14 km from Koyambedu Bus
Terminus, 14 km from Tambaram, and 22 km from Chennai Central Railway Station.
The nearest Railway Station is Puzhuthivakkam
MRTS.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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