Adyar Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Chennai Adyar - Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple
The Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple is a Hindu temple in the neighbourhood of Adyar in Chennai, India. The temple is located on 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, near the Fortis Malar Hospital.
Dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, the temple is named after the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram and the deity Vishnu is depicted reclining on the mythological five-headed serpent as in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Thiruvananthapuram.
The temple was constructed in 1962 on land donated by Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharaja of Travancore and caters to Chennai's Malayali community. The temple is constructed in the beautiful Kerala style and is well maintained to this date.
Within the premises of the temple, lie an yagashala for conducting daily sermons. There is also a statue of Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharajah of Travancore unveiled by Lord Erskine, the then Governor of Madras on September 29, 1939 commemorating the Temple Entry Proclamation.
Other deities are
Sri Krishna
Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar
Sri Astha Dasa Bhuja Maha Durgai
Sri Ganesha
Sri Ishtha Siddhi Vinayagar
Sri Arasa Mara Vinayagar and Shiva
Sri Arasa Mara Vinayagar and Shiva
Sri Veera Anjaneyar
Sri Sudarshanar
Sri Garudalwar
Navagrahas
Chennai Adyar - Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple
சென்னை அடையாறு - அனந்தபத்மநாப சுவாமி திருக்கோவில்
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Main Deity
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Lord Vishnu
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Name
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Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy
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Goddess Name
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Sri Lakshmi
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Location
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Adyar
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Significance
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Replication of Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabhaswamy Temple
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Travel Base
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Chennai
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How to Reach : The Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple is located in the Gandhi Road, Adyar, Chennai. The temple is near the Adyar Circle bus stand.
Adyar Padmanabhaswamy Temple
2, 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar,
Adyar, Chennai - 600 020
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