Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Madam, Thiruvotriyur, Chennai
Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Madam
is a Hindu religious Mutt located at Thiruvotriyur, well known locality in
Chennai City in Tamil Nadu. It also houses the Adhishtanams of 55th
and 61st Pontiffs of Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Madam. Thiruvotriyur is
famous mainly because of the magnificent temple of Thyagaraja (Lord Shiva) and
Vadivudai Amman. This Madam is located
closed to Thyagarajar Temple on the South Mada Street.
Adi Shankara is believed to have camped here and was
responsible for stopping human sacrifices and codified the practices to be
followed in the Thiruvotriyur Thyagaraja Temple. There is an ancient building
next to the temple on the south side where we can find his statue with two
sishyas. This building is now under the custody of the Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt and functions as the Kanchi mutt
office.
It houses the Adhishtanam (Jeeva Samadhi) of the 61st pontiff, Shri Mahadevendra Saraswathy
III. He was previously known as Narayana. It was during his pontificate that Athma
Bodha wrote his commentary Susama on the Gururatna Malika. He attained Mukti at
Thiruvotriyur, now a part of Chennai on Sukla Navami in the month of Jyeshta of
the cyclic year Krothana (1746 AD). His pontificate was for 42 years.
It houses the Adhishtanam (Jeeva Samadhi) of the 55th pontiff Sri Chandrchuda III.
He was a native of Asmachala near Manimuthar river in south Arcot district. He
was the son of Purari and Shrimathi. His former name was Arunagiri. He was a Dravida
Brahmin and he died in the year Swabhanu, Mina Shukla Ekadasi (In the year
1524 A.D). His pontificate was for 17 years.
Contact
Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Madam,
No.32, South Mada Street,
Thiruvotriyur,
Chennai – 600 019
Phone: +91 44 2599 3365
Mobile: +91 98402
87293
Connectivity
This Madam is located closed to Thyagarajar Temple on
the South Mada Street. The Madam is
located at about 600 meters from Theradi Bus Stop, 300 meters from Thyagarajar
& Vadivudai Ambal Temple, 600 meters from Thiruvotriyur Railway Station, 2
Kms from Thiruvotriyur Bus Depot, 4 Kms from Wimco Nagar Railway Station, 10
Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station, 12 Kms from Egmore Railway Station,
24 Kms from Koyambedu Mofussil Bus Terminus and 32 Kms from Chennai Airport.
There are buses operated from
here to all over Chennai and also a few limited services which run to various
parts of the Tamil Nadu state. There is a bus available to Parrys corner for
every 10 minutes through different routes. Thiruvotriyur is located at
the Chennai Central – Gummidipoondi suburban line of Chennai. The number of
train services on this route are quite frequent. Thiruvotriyur has two rail
stations, one at Thiruvotriyur and the other at Wimco Nagar. Nearest Airport is Chennai
International Airport located at Meenambakkam.
Location
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