Temples in chennai

Discussion in 'Religious places & Spiritual people' started by nadathur, Jul 28, 2012.

Page 1 of 11
  1. Jul 28, 2012 #1
    nadathur

    nadathur Silver IL'ite

    Messages:
    755
    Likes Received:
    77
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Gender:
    Male
    Hi friends

    Other day, one of my colleague was teasing me for visiting temples far and wide, but not temples in chennai. We sat down to list a few and (to my surprise) final count came to more than 40. These temples are at least 150 years old.

    By gods grace, I intend to visit the temples on sunday's, three at a time. The details of the temples will be updated in this thread.

    Your encouragement and comments are highly appreciated

    with warm regards
    Kumar Ramabhadran
     
    nadathur, Jul 28, 2012
    nadathur, Jul 28, 2012
    #1
    1 person likes this.
    Loading...

    Similar Threads
    1. Suparni

      Hindu Temples Around Chennai

      Suparni, Jul 18, 2016, in forum: Religious places & Spiritual people
      Replies:
      0
      Views:
      1,039
      Suparni
      Jul 18, 2016
    2. devibl

      Sai temples in chennai

      devibl, Apr 4, 2014, in forum: Religious places & Spiritual people
      Replies:
      22
      Views:
      3,088
      Muthuraji
      May 19, 2014
    3. Saisakthi

      Navagraha Temples in and around Chennai

      Saisakthi, Nov 20, 2012, in forum: Religious places & Spiritual people
      Replies:
      3
      Views:
      4,000
      Saisakthi
      Dec 11, 2012
  2. Aug 1, 2012 #2
    insha

    insha Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    771
    Likes Received:
    737
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Hello Sir,

    There is a Narasimhar temple in Velachery,Chennai.I heard it is more than 1000 years old.Not sure if this is included in your list.
     
    insha, Aug 1, 2012
    insha, Aug 1, 2012
    #2
    1 person likes this.
  3. Aug 1, 2012 #3
    nadathur

    nadathur Silver IL'ite

    Messages:
    755
    Likes Received:
    77
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Gender:
    Male
    thanks for your input. Dedicated to Sri Vishnu as Yoga Narasimha and Divine Mother Shakti as Amrithavalli Thayar. Yes I have this temple in my list. Again this is very near a old shiva temple Sri Dhandeeswaram Temple. I understand that velachery was known as dhandeeswaram earlier.

    with best wishes
     
    nadathur, Aug 1, 2012
    nadathur, Aug 1, 2012
    #3
    1 person likes this.
  4. Aug 2, 2012 #4
    Saisakthi

    Saisakthi IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    8,963
    Likes Received:
    12,597
    Trophy Points:
    438
    Gender:
    Female
    Dear Kumar Brother,

    True there are lot of temples in and around chennai which has history that dates back to few 100 years.

    We always used to feel that instead of building new temples, we should try to explore old temples, its value and try to undertsand about the temple.

    Go ahead, :thumbsup in doing this great service, we are all here to encourage you, May Baba guide you to do this service with devotion and in ease.

    Best wishes..
     
    Saisakthi, Aug 2, 2012
    Saisakthi, Aug 2, 2012
    #4
    3 people like this.
  5. Aug 2, 2012 #5
    suryakala

    suryakala IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    8,638
    Likes Received:
    10,880
    Trophy Points:
    470
    Gender:
    Female
    Dear Kumar,

    After visiting all the temples, please share your experiences with us. We would like to know more about these old ( Puradhana kovil) temples in Chennai.
     
    suryakala, Aug 2, 2012
    suryakala, Aug 2, 2012
    #5
  6. Aug 2, 2012 #6
    LLavanya

    LLavanya Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    1,088
    Likes Received:
    143
    Trophy Points:
    130
    Gender:
    Female
    Can you please share the list of temples.So that i ll also plan to visit which ever i didnt go.

    Thanks in advance
     
    LLavanya, Aug 2, 2012
    LLavanya, Aug 2, 2012
    #6
  7. Aug 2, 2012 #7
    nadathur

    nadathur Silver IL'ite

    Messages:
    755
    Likes Received:
    77
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Gender:
    Male
    The list is available in my blog Hindu Temples: Temples in Chennai. This is work in progress. However the details of the visit and temples, I will update in this thread.

    Thanks/Regards
     
    nadathur, Aug 2, 2012
    nadathur, Aug 2, 2012
    #7
    2 people like this.
  8. Aug 2, 2012 #8
    vdeepab4u

    vdeepab4u Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    1,395
    Likes Received:
    484
    Trophy Points:
    158
    Gender:
    Female
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful information at one place :)
     
    vdeepab4u, Aug 2, 2012
    vdeepab4u, Aug 2, 2012
    #8
  9. Aug 2, 2012 #9
    Sanguineme

    Sanguineme Silver IL'ite

    Messages:
    350
    Likes Received:
    138
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Gender:
    Female
    Let me share my experieice with you all.

    Recently I visited The Mallikeswarar Temple located in Thambu Chetty Street, Mannady, Parrys, Chennai. The Mallikeswarar Temple is dedicated to Sri Shiva as Mallikeswarar and Divine Mother Shakti as Maragadambal. This is more than 700 years old.

    Speciality: The navagraha here in this temple is so different. All the Navagrahas are present with their respective vahanas. The statues are so very artistic. Sooriyan is depicted on his beatiful chariot in the middle.

    Please workship Lord Yama inscribbed on the right most pillar on the outside mandabham of this temple first and then go in to the temple. The security told us to do this. But I do not know the reason for this.

    Girls do visit this temple.
     
    Sanguineme, Aug 2, 2012
    Sanguineme, Aug 2, 2012
    #9
    3 people like this.
  10. Aug 2, 2012 #10
    Sindhurak

    Sindhurak Platinum IL'ite

    Messages:
    1,319
    Likes Received:
    1,173
    Trophy Points:
    283
    Gender:
    Female
    There are so many temples in chennai which have great history behind them..
    It is really nice experiance to explore them.. Thanks for the info in Ur blog nadathur..

    I have visited all the tempels in an around Adyar, mylapor, Tiruvanmayur, Besent nagar.. Its a very good experiance..
    some of them You must visit are:

    Kapaleeswar temple - Mylapore
    Anantha padmanabha swamy temple - Adyar (near Adyar signal)
    Ashta Lakshmi temple - Besent nagar
    Rathnagiri Temple - Besent Nagar
    Murundareeswar temple - Thiruvanmayur
    Ganesh temple - Besent nagar (near besent nagar depot)
    Temple near by Adyar Depot - (this is having all gods ideals) here every festival will be celebrated with very good alankaras for the Uthsava Moorthys, still I'm amaged by the Rama kalyanam done there on Srirama navami.. every festival will be celebrated with a great grace..
     
    Sindhurak, Aug 2, 2012
    Sindhurak, Aug 2, 2012
    #10
Page 1 of 11

Share This Page