Devi Karumari Amman Temple,
Nanganallur, Chennai
Devi Karumari Amman Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Goddess Sakthi located at Nanganallur,
a well-known locality in Chennai City in Tamil Nadu. The Temple
faces the new highway laid recently for connecting Velachery with the GST road
at the Thillai Ganga Nagar Point. This Temple is located adjacent to Lakshmi
Narasimha Temple.
Legends
The founder of the temple, C J Vijaykumar, an ardent
devotee of the goddess narrated an interesting episode about the genesis of the
temple. Vijaykumar is a leading realtor here. In order to build apartments, he
bought the land where the temple now exists. He used to frequently visit
Tiruverkadu Karumariamman temple to seek her blessings. After purchasing the
vacant land, he fixed an auspicious day for registration. The day before the
registration, while walking on the street, he heard a ‘voice’ behind him. But
he was unable to spot anyone. As he continued walking, he heard the voice of
goddess Karumariamman ordering him to build a temple in that place. Bewildered
and shocked beyond words, he at once obeyed the divine decree.
History
The Temple belongs to 20th Century, under the
control of Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple. The Kumbhabhishekam was performed on
September 4, 1987.
The Temple
The temple is facing east with
a 4 tier Rajagopuram. Trishul, Balipeedam and Simha Vahana can be found
immediately after the Rajagopuram. The sanctum sanctorum consists of a Sanctum
and a Mukha Mandapam. The east facing sanctum enshrines Karu Mari Amman
idol which has only the head of the Goddess. Behind this, there is another idol
of Karu Mari Amman who is found with her complete body and is in the sitting
posture.
Vinayagar, Thakshayini,
Vaishnavi, Brahmi and Durga are the Koshta Idols located around the sanctum
walls. A specially-designed glass case contains the idol of Karumariamman
opposite the sanctum sanctorum of the goddess. The icon of the goddess
worshipped earlier is inside the sanctum sanctorum of Durga. There is a
separate shrine for the stucco image of Tirupati Balaji. Garuda is found facing
towards Balaji.
The sub shrines of Vijaya Maha
Ganapati, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Valli & Devasena, Hanuman and
Navagraha in this temple. There are two stucco images of Mari Amman, one bigger
and the other one smaller, located within the temple complex. The temple belongs to 20th century, under the
control of Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple. Both these temples share the
common shed erected on the 24th street for functions & Utsavams.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 06.00 AM to 11.00 AM and 05.30
PM to 09.00 PM.
Contact
Devi Karumari Amman Temple,
Nanganallur, Chennai – 600 061
Phone: +91 44 2267 1099
Connectivity
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Location
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