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Kandhakottam Temple Parry’s Corner, Chennai - Velpu.com

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SRI KANDHA KOTTAM TEMPLE

Parry’s Corner, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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God

The main deity of this temple is Lord Muthukumaraswamy, who is two feet high faces in East direction. Here Lord is an incarnation of Lord Subramanyam.

Goddess

Goddess Valli and Deivayanai are consorts of Lord Muthukumaraswamy.

Interesting Facts

  • Lord Murugan graces with his Padukas(chappals).
  • As Lord Murugan is the deity for planet Mars, there is a special shrine for the planet in the temple.

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

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Inter State Bus Terminal
400 MTRS 18004194287
Chennai Central Railway Station
1.4 KM 139
Chennai International Airport
19.5 KM 044-22560551

Architecture

Sri Kandha Kottam Temple faces in East direction with 5 tiered North facing Rajagopuram. Kandaswamy Pookkadai has a Mandapam called Parivedan Mandapam, an Artha Mandapam and a Mukha Mandapam. The temple has a koneru named as Saravana Poigai.

Religious Significance

In the Seventeenth century there were two ardent devotees of Lord Murugan Mari Chetty and Kandapandaram, who used to visit Thiruporur Sri Kandaswamy Temple, a famous centre situated on the Madras-Mahabalipuram Road. Once when they reached Thiruporur they were very tired and decided to take rest under a neem tree near a tank. They had a divine dream in which Lord Murugan appeared and informed them that they would find an idol of himself in an ant-hill on the tank bund, which they could take to Madras City and worship. Accordingly the two devotees discovered the idol and brought it to Madras and a person called Mari Chettiar built Kandaswamy Pookkadai temple.

History

The temple was built in 1672 by Mari Chetty and Kandapandaram. Later when the original structure of this temple fell into disrepair the existing temple was built with stone about 200 years ago. Kandaswamy Pookkadai is associated with the life of the well known Saivite Saint Ramalinga Swamigal (1823 – 1874) who lived in this area and composed his Deivamanimalai here.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 05:00 AM - 12:30 PM 04:00 PM - 09:30 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
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
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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Parry’s Corner, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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