Chinna Sadai Amman Temple, Pudupet, Chennai
Chinna Sadai Amman Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
Goddess Sakthi located at Pudupet, well-known locality near Egmore in Chennai City
in Tamil Nadu. This Chinna Sadai Amman temple is situated before
Ranganathar Temple on the banks of river Koovam. The area where the
Komaleeswarar Temple located is known as Komaleeswaranpet but commonly called
as Pudupet.
This Chinna Sadai Amman is one of the 5 Sadai Amman
temples built around Egmore. Other Sadai Amman Temples are;
·
Sadai
Amman Temple
·
Manja
Sadai Amman Temple
·
Sakthi
Sadai Amman Temple
·
Arul
Maha Sadai Amman Temple
The Temple
This temple is facing east between residential flats,
with stucco images of Simhas (Lions) on both side of the entrance. The
Rajagopuram is of 3 tiers. The temple was constructed with sanctum and a
Mandapam. Presiding Deity is called as Chinna Sadai Amman. She is seen along
with Renuka Parameshwari. She is in sitting posture and head of Amman is at the
base. This is one of the Raghu & Kethu Parikara Sthalam since above Amman’s
head a two headed hood of Nagar is there. A Sri Chakkaram Yantram is installed
under the feet of Amman.
Vaishnavi, Bhuvaneswari and Vishnu Durga are the niche
idols located around the sanctum walls. Shrines of Siva Naga, Vishnu Naga, Poo
Naga can be found in the outer prakaram. There is a Saptha Kanniamars Panel,
situated in the northwest corner of the outer prakaram. Kanni Amman is seated
on a lion and can be seen at the center of Saptha Kanniamars Panel. Utsava
Idols are located in the Mandapam in the Temple premises. Shrines of Vinayagar,
Narthana, Vinayagar, Bala Murugan, Naga Lingam can be found in the temple
premises.
Temple Opening Time
The temple remains open from 06.00 AM to 11.00 AM and 05.00
PM to 09.00 PM.
Festivals
Aadi month’s last Sunday annual festival is being
celebrated.
Prayers
People worship Chinna Sadai Amman to get rid of Raghu
Kethu Dhosham, and ailments related to eye & skin, issues like child birth
etc. The procedure adopted for getting the wishes fulfilled is, devotees
used to roll coconut around the sanctum 21, 54, 108 times.
Contact
Chinna Sadai Amman Temple,
Thula Singam Ave, Balaji Nagar,
Pudupet, Chennai – 600 002
Phone: +91 44 2841 4880
Mobile: +91 9962824844
Connectivity
Chinna Sadai Amman Temple is located at about 500 meters
from Komaleeswarar Temple, 550 meters from Pudupet Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Egmore
Railway Station, 3 Kms from Egmore Bus Stand, 3 Kms from Egmore Metro Station, 4
Kms from Nehru Park Metro Station, 4 Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station,
11 Kms from Koyambedu Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus and 18 Kms from Chennai
Airport.
Location
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