Golden temple Tamil Nadu

hi everybody,

Need to visit the temple as soon as possible. I have attached few images of the temple for info.

regards,

vanaja

Hi Ladies,
When you visit Idnia ,You can visit SRIPURAM , a Golden Temple in Tamil Nadu, South India, about 160 kms away from Chennai Airport, it will take about 3 hours highway journey by road.

visit : Welcome to the official site of Sripuram (Welcome to the official site of Sripuram)

hi everybody,

this Sunday i had the opportunity and grace of Goddess Lakshmi to visit Her Divine and Golden Abode. we had a wonderful darshan of the dwelling Goddess and the Golden temple. it was very spectacular.

devotees need to go around the Sri Chakram built around the Golden temple to have darshan of the Goddess. a pool of water surrounds the Golden temple where you can see the reflection of the Golden temple glittering.

the deity is clearly visible from the distance, beyond which the public is not allowed with fully adorned golden ornaments. special entrance tickets to be taken to enter into the Golden Prakaram and to have the darshan still closer.

since we had been there on Sunday, there was a huge crowd. we were put into cages like one in Thirupathi before darshan.

cellphones and cameras are not allowed. they issue tokens for these items to be collected after darshan. it is better to switch off and put it in the car, those who travel by car or any private vehicles.

those who are planning to visit this temple, avoid Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Nice post.Saw the pictures in one of mags.Hope to visit it one day.

hi vanaja,

Thanks for sharing the info...I am planning maybe december as a outing for the kids....let me see....

Dear Revathy,Anitha and Vanaja,
Thank you so much for the useful information. Planning to visit the place soon.
Meenakshirajan

Hi vanaja

tnk u very much yaar, actually iam planning for that, but my cousin said, heavy crowd is there.........iam wondering how to go......hope there wont be very heavy rush on working days........

Can u pls give me some details like, how many kilometres from chennai.......travel duration........temple timings.........about entrance and other charges...... , if u dont mind, pls.......

Is it ok to take kids.............


Thank u very much for sharing..........

latamurali

hi latha,

Regarding the crowd and the comfortable days to visit, my earlier post is self explanatory. Kids are allowed. You are allowed to take water bottles, eatables and small items inside except Cellphones and Camera. Before entering the main premises, you need to pass the Scan, handbags would be scanned separately as one in Airport.

From my place Mylapore it took 153 kms to Sripuram Temple. We went via Koyambedu-Maduravoyal-Sriperambadhur-Kanchipuram-Oochery-Melvisharam- Sathuvachari-Vellore Fort-Sripuram. Since we went on Sunday and started around 11.50 am it took 4 hours for the journey. It is better to start early morning from home.

You to need to cross 2 Toll Gates, first one near Sriperambadhur Venkateswara College and the next one after Oochery. You need to pay Rs.40/- in both the Toll gates for Cars, valid for the return too (24 hrs valid). Incase not returning only Rs.30/-.

Since the deity is visible from the distance, we did not enquire about the special entrance tickets. Car parking is 1/2 km away from the Temple entrance, Rs.20/- for the cars. From there we took an auto to the Temple entrance for Rs.10/-. Don't give them above, not worthy.

Good hotels are available when you come to town (Vellore). Happy journey.

Hi vanaja

Thank u so much yaar

Planning to go very soon, waiting for the chance........

latamurali

Golden Temple .... we think Amritsar ..

But Vellore has
" Mahalaksmi Temple "
worth 300 crore INR Under final stages of finishing .
No doubt Indian History is repeating itself.. & india is gaining back that classic era of supremacy slowly but steadily .
CHENNAI, AUGUST 21: A Mahalakshmi temple called 'Sripuram' and made of more than a tonne of pure gold will glitter and gleam under the sun on August 24 when it is unveiled for consecration by the Sri Narayani Peetam headed by a 31-year-old godman who calls himself Narayani Amma. Devotees hail the temple as 'one of the wonders of the world' and say that it is the only temple covered fully with gold.
More than 400 gold and coppersmiths from the Thirupath Thirumala Devasthanam are said to have worked for six years to craft the Rs 600-crore gold temple located on 55,000 sq ft of land on a 100-acre salubrious stretch in Malaikodi, about 6 km from Vellore in north Tamil Nadu. According to official sources, the gold bars were purchased through RBI in "a transparent manner "
First the coppersmiths set to work creating a copper base on the temple structure with engravings and etchings before the gold, beaten into nine layers of foils, was draped around it. The sanctum sanctorum will hold the deity of Mahalakshmi made of stone granite, but covered with gold kavacham (adornments).
" The Sripuram or Spiritual Park is Amma's dedication to the world and mankind," said P Murali, a trustee of the Peetam, adding that the temple has more gold than the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
Messages by 'Amma' have been laid out along the path to the temple with messages from the Gita, Bible and Quran. "When one enters the Sripuram, their focus is just on the magnificent temple. But when they leave, they cannot do so without taking some messages and gaining some wisdom," according to a booklet detailing the 'services' rendered by the Peetam. "In this quagmire of materialism, Sripuram rises as an inspiration to man to find the divinity within him," adds a brochure.
Murali said arrangements were being made to hire personnel to throw a security cover around the temple. "But the gold sheets have been laid out in such a manner that it would cost more to rip it off than purchase the gold," said a top Vellore district official.