Sai Baba Temple, West Mambalam, Chennai
Sai Baba Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Shirdi Sai Baba located in the neighbourhood of West
Mambalam in Chennai City in Tamilnadu. The Temple is situated in Jai Shankar Street
in West Mambalam. The Nearest Landmark to this temple are Panigraha Marriage
Hall & Bajaj Authorized Service Centre. This temple is around 25 years old.
History
The Founder of the temple is
Smt. Visalakshi Amma (Called as Saimatha or Sai Amma). She was a strong devotee
of Shirdi Sai Baba. She had the power of speaking with Sai. One-day Sai had
instructed her to build a temple. So, she constructed a temple at West Mambalam
in 1983. Initially Small Sai Pratima was placed and worshipped under a roof.
Later lot of devotees started visiting temple. Many devotees approached Smt
Visalakshi Amma seeking her guidance for their problems. In those times, Amma
speaks with Sai and passes Sai advices to them. Also, Smt Visalakshi Amma had
prayed for so many lady devotees to become pregnant. Now Visalakshi Amma is no
more.
The Temple
Presiding Deity is Sai Baba.
He is 5 1/2' tall White Marble idol. The Idol was consecrated on 31st Aug 2007.
Prior to that it was Jeeva Samadhi Temple. The sanctum of the
temple is adjacent to main gate of the temple. There is a small Thulasi Madam
after the entrance inside the temple premises. Then comes the sanctum (big hall
having the idol of Sai Baba. Idol of Visalakshi Amma is also placed in the right-side.
There are ways out in both
left side and right side of the hall. If you go out in the left side and move
little forward you can see the Dhuni. If you go out in the right side and move
forward, there is upstairs taking to Utsava moorthy. But if you come backward
in the right side there is one more upstairs where you can find small Vinayaka
& Hanuman Statues. From this floor we can have a nice down view of Main Sai
Pratima.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 05.00
A.M to 12.30 P.M and 04.30 P.M to 9.45 P.M.
Connectivity
The Temple is situated in Jai
Shankar Street near Ayodhya Mandapam in
West Mambalam. The Temple is located at about 250 meters from Ayodhya Mandapam
Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Ashok Pillar, 2 Kms from Saidapet Railway Station, 850
meters from Mambalam Railway Station, 2.5 Kms from Ashok Nagar Metro Station,
750 meters from T Nagar Bus Terminus, 1.5 Kms from T Nagar, 11 Kms from Chennai
Central Railway Station, 6 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.
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