Ayyappan Temple, Velachery, Chennai
Ayyappan
Temple is a Hindu Temple located at Velachery, well-known locality of Chennai City
in Tamil Nadu. The Temple is located very close to Dandeeswarar Temple and Yoga
Narasimhar Temple. The Temple is well maintained and constructed in beautiful
Kerala style architecture. There is a tranquilizing feeling upon entering the
temple. The ambience is just right for meditation. The temple has Ayyappan and Guruvayurappan
as Moolavar (presiding deity). There are also shrines for Maha Ganapathy and
Durgai Amman in the Temple premises. This is the only temple in Chennai, which
has the Dasavatharam chiseled on the Alangara Gopuram.
Temple
Opening Time
The
Temple remains open from 06.00 AM to 10.30 AM and 05.00 PM to 08.30 PM.
Contact
Ayyappan
Temple,
New No:
7 {old no:0/2}, 4th Cross Street,
Dandeeswarar
Nagar,
Velachery,
Chennai – 600 042
Phone: +91 44 2243 0329
Mobile: +91 75985 28320
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 350 meters from Dhandeeswaram Bus Stop, 500 meters
from Dandeeswarar Temple, 500 meters from Yoga Narasimhar Temple, 1 Km from Vijayanagar
Bus Stand, 6 Kms from Guindy Railway Station, 7 Kms from Thiruvanmiyur, 18 Kms
from Tambaram Railway Station, 1.5 Kms from Velachery Railway Station, 5 Kms
from Alandur Metro Station, 5 Kms from St. Thomas Mount Metro Station, 17 Kms
from Chennai Central Railway Station, 15 Kms from Egmore Railway Station, 17
Kms from Koyambedu Bus Terminus, 6 Kms from Nangainallur, 6 Kms from Adyar and
12 Kms from Chennai Airport.
The
Temple is located in Velachery, Chennai on the way from Saidapet towards
Pallikaranai. Lot of Town buses available from various parts of Chennai
City to Velachery and the bus stop is Dhandeeswaram bus stop between Gurunanak
College and Vijaya Nagar Bus Terminus. The Temple is located in the
Rajbhavan-Vijayanagar Bus stand road, about 1 Km from the Vijayanagar Bus Stand.
Those coming from southern district may get down either at Tambaram or Guindy
stations. There are bus facilities from these places to the temple. Nearest
Airport is Chennai Airport.
Location