Anjaneya Temple, Alamelumangapuram, Mylapore, Chennai
Anjaneya
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman located at Alamelumangapuram
in Mylapore in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. The Anjaneya Temple was constructed
at the directions of Jayendra Saraswathi, the Shankaracharya of Kanchi
Matha. The idol was installed on March
31, 1985 and consecrated on June 26, 1986. The speciality of the temple is
the kodi archana wherein one crore names of the Hindu god Hanuman are
being recited over a period of two years.
The
Temple
The
highlight of this modern-day temple is the 16 feet monolithic granite idol of
Lord Anjaneya (Hanuman). This is perhaps the tallest idol of Hanuman in Chennai
city. The deity is facing the north direction. The tall Hanuman was made and
installed at the request of Jayendra Saraswathi. At present there are shrines
for Hayagriva Perumal,
Garuda, Ganapathy, a
small shrine for two seated and one standing Anjaneya idols, a shrine for
Kothandaramar with Mother Sita and Lakshmana. The
corridor surrounding the main shrine has the idols of Hanuman in various forms
such as Panchamukha Hanuman (five faced Hanuman) and Yoga Anjaneya.
Connectivity
For
brief details, please refer below link;
http://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2017/12/anjaneya-temple-alamelumangapuram-mylapore-connectivity.html
Location
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