The main deity of Sri Soumya Damodara Perumal temple is Soumya Damodara Perumal. Here Lord is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The deity faces East and Lord Perumal is gracing the devotees in a standing form. The Lord, Krishna, has a smile on his face with a scar in his stomach where he was tied to the urn by his mother when he was a child.
Goddess Sreedevi and Bhoo devi are consorts of Vishnu.
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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Do's & Dont's
transport connections
Name | Distance | Contact Number |
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Villivakkam Bus Station
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150 M | 18004194287 |
Villivakkam Railway Station
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1.4 KM | 044-26174080 |
Chennai International Airport |
18.5 KM | 044-22560551 |
Architecture
Origin of Name - The word Damodara is elaborately explained in Vaishnava philosophies. In short, it means that Lord can be controlled by pure love. During the childhood of Krishnavatara, He was terribly mischievous boy and Mother Yasodha could not bring Him to order. She bound Him by a rope, yet he moved with the rope in between two trees, broke them and granted salvation to two demons. The scar of the rope stayed on His waist deeply showing His willingness to be bound by a mother’s love. Damam in Sanskrit and Thambu in Tamil mean rope. Udharam means belly. The rope scar is around the belly, hence Damodara. Soumya means ever smiling and looking handsome. Hence, the name Soumya Damodara.
Sri Soumya Damodara Perumal temple faces East with a three tier Rajagopuram. Dhwaja Stambham is placed infront of the temple and the Grabha Gudi Vimana (tower above the sanctum sanctorum) is Ananda Vimanam. The temple has a Vasantha Mantapam and koneru named as Amirtha Pushkarini.
History
The temple is 500 years old. Sage Agastya is said to have killed two demons Vilvalan and Vatapi who disturbed his penance here. To rid himself of Brahmahatodosha (curse incurred from Brahma for killing people) he worshiped Lord Shiva in the nearby Agastheeswarar Temple and also Vishnu here at Sowmyadamodara Perumal Villiwakkam, both of them consenting to stay here at the request of the Sage.
Temple Timings
Day | Timings | |
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All Days | 05:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM |
Pooja
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 |
Nearest Temples
This is one of the prime Pancha Bhaskara Sthalams
It has three entrances in the east, north and south directions
The Lord here is worshiped by the Sun
Lord Shiva is portrayed with five heads
Sage Bhrigu did penance to get Goddess Lakshmi as his daughter here
Lord Varadaraja Perumal is facing north in this temple
Vimanam is higher than the Rajagopuram
The temple is on a hill with 108 steps
Nearest Attractions
Museum has technical and heritage exhibits and sizable collections
The park has many impressive memorials to modern India’s leaders
It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore, and is named after Edward Elliot
Chembarambakkam Dam is a treat to one’s eyes
Remain as one of the last remnants of Chennai’s Dutch heritage
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