Monday, September 30, 2019

Angala Parameswari Temple, West Mambalam, Chennai

Angala Parameswari Temple, West Mambalam, Chennai
Angala Parameswari Temple is a Hindu Temple located in West Mambalam in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. The Temple is also called as Putru Koil. The Temple was built in 1978 as per the inscriptions available in the Temple.




The Temple
The Temple is facing North with a 3 tier Rajagopuram. Presiding Deity is called as Angala Parameswari Amman and she is in sitting posture. Simha and Balipeedam are facing sanctum. Ganapathy, Dhakshinamoorthy and Siva Durgai are Koshta Idols around the sanctum walls. There are Shrines for Navagrahas, Aiyappan, Valli Deivanai Subramaniyar, Saptha kanniyars and Urchavar in the Temple premises.



A Putru (an Ant Hill) is situated is on the west side of the sanctum. As per the inscription the temple was constructed by one Mr Poongavana Nayakar during 1978. Since the Ant hill seems to be older than the temple, there must be an old temple existed at this place.



Temple Opening Time
The temple remains open from 06.30 AM to 10.30 AM and 05.30 PM to 08.00 PM.
Connectivity
The Temple is located in Apparswami Street, West Mambalam, Chennai. The Temple is located at about 100 meters from Madras Kali Bari Temple, 500 meters from Anjugam School Bus Stop, 850 meters from Ayodhya Mandapam, 2 Kms from Ashok Pillar, 3 Kms from Saidapet Railway Station, 1.5 Kms from Mambalam Railway Station, 2 Kms from Ashok Nagar Metro Station, 2.5 Kms from T Nagar Bus Terminus, 6 Kms from Guindy, 2 Kms from T Nagar, 11 Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station, 7 Kms from Koyambedu Mofussil Bus Terminus, 8 Kms from Egmore Railway Station and 11 Kms from Chennai Airport.
West Mambalam is served by Mambalam Railway station (the busiest station after Chennai Central, Egmore and Tambaram), providing access to Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore and Tambaram. The nearest bus terminus is T. Nagar. The bus service connects the area to K.K. Nagar, Vadapalani, Iyappanthangal, Poonamallee, T. Nagar and Broadway (via Postal Colony), Mylapore and Vallalar Nagar (via Rangarajapuram) and Saligramam (via Brindavan Street), West Saidapet and Besant Nagar (via Mettupalayam). Other less frequent services connect the area to Taramani, Guindy Industrial Estate, Pattabiram, Tollgate and Kundrathur. Addition to that Small bus operated between Ashok Pillar to Liberty via 4th and 7th avenue of Ashok Nagar, Ayodhya Mandapam, Rangarajapuram. Nearest Metro Rail Station is Ashok Nagar.
Location
References
https://veludharan.blogspot.com/2018/02/sri-angala-parameswari-temple-amman.html