Gnanasundara Vinayagar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai
Gnanasundara Vinayagar Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Lord Ganesha located at Mylapore in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. This is a 400 years old popular Temple. The temple is located
at the junction of the St Mary’s Road and Ramakrishna Math Road.
Legends
The main
deity here was once lying along other stones at the Dharga in Ramakrishna Math
road. When Arcot Nawab was going through this route, his horse was tied to this
stone but the horse got the Valippu. When the horse was untied, it came back to
normalcy but when it was tied again to the stone, it got the Valippu again. They
then identified the stone as the Vinayagar idol and this temple was built.
The
Temple
This
temple is dedicated to Lord Ganesha (Vinayagar). This small temple also has the
idols of Annamalai in the form of Shiva Linga, Unnamalai, Murugan with Valli
and Devasena, Durga, Nagathamman, Saneeswara and Navagraha. This temple is
around 400 years old.
Connectivity
The Temple
is located at the junction of Ramakrishna Mutt Road and St. Mary's Road. The
temple is very near to Ramakrishna Math Ashram and Kapaleeshwarar Temple and
located opposite to Mandaveli Market Bus Stop. The Temple is located at about 600
meters from Mylapore Bus Stop and 900 meters from Mylapore Railway Station. Mylapore
is located a few kilometers to the south of the British-built Chennai city. It
lies between Triplicane and
Teynampet in the west then across to the coast in the east.
It is
bounded by Royapettah to
the north. Its southern frontier corresponds roughly with that of the River
Adyar. It extends for around 4 km
from north to south and 2 km from east to west. Mylapore is in the heart
of Chennai city and is linked with local trains and bus facilities. Mylapore is
located at about 5 Kms from Triplicane, 3 Kms from Teynampet, 2.5 Kms from Royapettah,
6 Kms from Adyar, 6 Kms from T Nagar, 3 Kms from Marina Beach, 3 Kms from Santhome,
3 Kms from Alwarpet, 5 Kms from Nungambakkam and 7 Kms from Kodambakkam.
By Road:
Mylapore
is connected to other parts of the city by MTC buses, with connections including Chennai
Central, T.
Nagar, Tambaram, Broadway. Mylapore is located at about 10 Kms from Koyambedu Bus
Terminus.
List of
MTC bus routes covers through in and out of Mylapore;
Route
Number
|
Start
|
End
|
Via
|
1
|
Thiruvottriyur
|
Thiruvanmiyur
|
Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli,
Adyar
|
1A
|
Thiruvottriyur
|
Thiruvanmiyur
|
Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli,
Adyar
|
1C
|
Ennore
|
Thiruvanmiyur
|
Thiruvottriyur, Broadway, Central, Royapettah,
Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar
|
1D
|
Ennore
|
Thiruvanmiyur
|
Broadway, Central, Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli,
Adyar
|
5B
|
T. Nagar
|
Mylapore
|
Mandaveli, Adyar, Saidapet
|
12B
|
Foreshore
Estate
|
Vadapalani
|
Santhome, Kutchery Road, Luz, Alwarpet, Pondy Bazar,
Kodambakkam
|
12C
|
Saligramam
|
Mylapore
|
Vadapalani, Rangarajapuram, Panagal park, Adyar Gate,
Mandaveli
|
M15
|
Tambaram East
|
Mylapore
|
Mandaveli, Adyar, SRP tools, Velachery, Pallikaranai
|
M15xt
|
East
Tambaram
|
Mylapore
|
Mandaveli, Adyar, SRP tools, Velachery, Pallikaranai,
Medavakkam, Camp road
|
21
|
Mandaveli
|
Broadway
|
Mylapore, Royapettah, Central RS
|
21B
|
Adyar
|
Parrys
|
Andhra Mahila Sabha, Music College, Foreshore Estate,
Santhome, Chepauk, Madras University, Secretariat, RBI
|
21C
|
Kannagi
nagar
|
Central (RS)
|
Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Adyar, SRP tools,
|
21G
|
Broadway
|
Tambaram
|
Chepauk, Mylapore, Mandaveli, Kotturpuram, Gandhi
Mandapam, Guindy, Kathipara, Meenambakkam, Pallavaram, Tambaram
|
29C
|
Besant
Nagar
|
Perambur
|
Adyar, Mandaveli, Mylapore, Stella Mary's College,
Nungambakkam, Chetpet
|
45G
|
Guindy
|
Anna
Square
|
Saidapet West,
Mettupalayam, Srinivasa Theater, CIT nagar, Adyar Gate, Mandaveli, Mylapore,
V. house
|
By Train:
Thirumayilai Railway Station, on the Mass Rapid Transit System network, connects Mylapore to Chennai
Beach to the north and Velachery on the south. Mylapore is located at about 9 Kms
from Chennai Central Railway Station and 6 Kms from Egmore Railway Station.
By Air:
Nearest
Airport is Chennai International Airport located at about 17 Kms from Mylapore.
