Vishwaroopa Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Kattavakkam,
Kanchipuram
Vishwaroopa
Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu located at
Kattavakkam in Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu. The Lord is gigantic and has
an amazingly smiling face. The presiding deity is Sri Vishwaroopa Lakshmi
Narasimha and is really huge-almost 25 ft. from base till the Adisesha hoods.
The Lord
is seated (Veetrirundha Thirukkolam) with his consort, Goddess Lakshmi on his
left lap. She is embracing him with her right hand and holding a lotus flower
on her left hand. The Lord holds Sudharshana Chakra on his back left hand and
bow-and-arrow on his back right hand. This indicates his intention of holding
the bow and arrow in his subsequent incarnation as Lord Rama.
His
forehands show Abhaya Hastham (indicating that the Lord will come to the rescue
of the devotees) and Varada Hastham (pointing towards his feet conveying
to the devotees that the Lord will come to the rescue of only those who fall at
his feet, i.e., total surrender) postures. He has three eyes; the
third one is in his forehead and the Adisesha above his head is with seven
hoods. Each hood has a crowning and sparkling Nagarathnam above it.
Temple
Opening Time
The
temple is open from morning 8 am to evening 7 pm.
Contact
Vishwaroopa
Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple,
Kattavakkam,
Kanchipuram District
Phone: +91 – 44 –
27290805
Mobile: +91 – 99529 55500
/ 9444225091
Connectivity
The
temple is located at Kattavakkam village, Walajabad near Kanchipuram. Kattavakkam
is located at a distance of 60 Kms from Chennai via Padappai. Travelling on the
Bangalore - Chennai highway, cut the bypass to reach Sunguvar Chatram junction
and take the left (coming from Chennai) or right (while coming from Bangalore)
towards Walajabad just opposite the Ganesha temple in the junction. Keep moving
on the road till you reach Kattavakkam which is about 13.5 kms. The temple is a
few metres away on the left side and can be seen from the road itself. For
devotees from Chengalpet, the route from Chengalpet to Kanchipuram would be
shorter.
Bus Routes:
·
79
(Ashargana/Alandur Bus Stop.
·
579 and
579A (Tambaram).
·
579,
160, 79 and 76 (Kanchipuram).
