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 Valli and Deivayanai are consorts of Lord Muthukumaraswamy.
Interesting Facts
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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Inter State Bus Terminal
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400 MTRS | 18004194287 |
Chennai Central Railway Station
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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 | |
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All Days | 05:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 04:00 PM - 09:30 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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