The main deity of this temple is Goddess Kolavizhi Amman, who is an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi faces North direction and Sakthi Amman is armed with weapons in her hands to kill the Fear and Evil, the Thali (Mangal sutra) which Amman wearing here is really a big in size.
Best Season To Visit
The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.
Weather
Highest - April to June (42 °C during day and 30°C during night)Average - May (33.7 °C during the day and 28 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (26 °C during day and 21 °C during night)Monsoon season - June to September
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transport connections
Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Mylapore Bus Station
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1.5 KM | 18004194287 |
Mandaveli Railway Station
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2.7 KM | 044-28194579 |
Chennai International Airport |
17.2 KM | 044-22560551 |
Architecture
Kolavizhi Amman Temple main sanctum has the Amman in a small Ugra Roopam and towering above her is the Shanta Swaroopa Ananda Kolavizhi Amman. All Abhishekams are for the Ugra Roopam and the Shanta swaroopam gets only an oil coating, it is a very arresting Idol. In temple Ardha mandapam, Ganesh and Murugan idols are located and Amman’s statue Nature of stone is Stucco.
History
The temple is 1000 years old.
Temple Timings
Day | Timings | |
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All Days | 05:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM |
Tours
Airports
Airport Name | Distance |
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Shamshabad | 40 KM |
Lorem Ipsum | 12 KM |
Railway Stations
Railway Station Name | Distance |
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Secunderabad | 10 KM |
Nampally | 12 KM |
Begumpet | 6 KM |
Lingampally | 20 KM |
Bus Stations
Bus Station Name | Distance |
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MGBS | 35 KM |
CBS | 28 KM |
kukatpally | 20 KM |
Lingampally | 30 KM |
Uppal | 35 KM |
Private Transports
Transport Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Private Transport | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Private Transport1 | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transports
Transport Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Local Transport | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
Local Transport1 | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
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